Postby RebelYelp » Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:51 pm
Orgeron Selects Dan Werner As Ole Miss Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach
Werner helped develop several of Miami's (Fla.) greatest quarterbacks
Jan. 9, 2006
Oxford, Miss. - Ole Miss head football coach Ed Orgeron announced Monday the selection of Dan Werner as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach of the Rebels. The appointment is pending approval of the Board of Trustees, State Institutions of Higher Learning.
"Dan Werner brings a wealth of experience and leadership to Ole Miss," Orgeron said. "He has developed outstanding quarterbacks and directed some of the best offenses in college football. We are excited to have him join our staff."
"I'm excited to be a part of the Ole Miss family," Werner said. "I have had several friends who coached at Ole Miss and have heard nothing but great things about the University, the fans, and Oxford. I can't wait to get started and look forward to making Oxford our home."
Werner spent the last two seasons as offensive coordinator of the University of Miami Hurricanes and the last five as quarterbacks coach. The 2005 campaign was also his eighth season on Miami's coaching staff and his 23rd year of coaching.
Werner played an integral part of the development of several of Miami's greatest quarterbacks, including Gino Torretta, Steve Walsh, Craig Erickson, and Ken Dorsey.
The Miami passing game flourished under Werner's guidance. In 2001 and 2002, Dorsey posted totals impressive enough to win the 2001 Maxwell Award and placed high in voting for the Heisman Trophy both years. In 2004, he tutored Brock Berlin to a resurgence, as Berlin moved into the Miami record book with single-season rankings of ninth in passing yards, seventh in touchdown passes and 10th in total offense.
Over the last five seasons, Hurricanes quarterbacks threw for more than 14,500 yards and 114 touchdowns under Warner, giving balance to an offensive philosophy predicated on equality between the run and the pass. The 2005 Hurricanes finished 9-3 and ranked third in the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring offense (27.1) and pass efficiency (133.6).
Werner, a former Miami graduate assistant who also coached at a pair of Florida high schools during the 1980s, returned to Miami after spending the 2000 season as offensive coordinator at Murray State. The Tarpon Springs, Fla., native built the Murray State offense into one of the most potent on the NCAA Division I-AA level, as the team ranked 11th nationally in total offense (452 yards per game) and 13th nationally in passing yardage (276 yards per game).
Prior to his lone season at Murray State, Werner was an offensive consultant to Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville during the 1999 season. Before the job at Auburn, Werner was an assistant coach at James Madison University for four seasons from 1995-98. He began his tenure at JMU as assistant head coach/quarterback coach/passing game coordinator in 1995. In 1997 he was promoted to offensive coordinator/assistant head coach. From 1991-94 Werner coached at Louisiana Tech, where he was an assistant coach in charge of running backs and inside receivers. In 1993 he was promoted to offensive coordinator/quarterback coach.
Werner joined the coaching staff at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in the spring of 1990. At UNLV, Werner was an assistant coach in charge of quarterbacks. In the fall of 1990, Werner left the college game for one season to serve as offensive line coach at Miami's Southridge High School.
As a graduate assistant at Miami during the 1987-88 seasons, Werner worked with UM quarterbacks Steve Walsh, Craig Erickson and Gino Torretta during an era in which the Hurricanes went 23-1 and won the 1987 national championship. In 1989, he was a volunteer assistant coach working with the wide receivers on another Miami national championship team.
Werner began his college coaching career in 1986 as an assistant at Cornell University. Prior to going to Cornell, Werner coached five seasons on the high school level.
He began his coaching career as a college student, offering his services to local schools around Western Michigan University: Dowagiac Junior High, Portage Central High School and Kalamazoo Christian High School. His first full-time job came in 1983 at Tarpon Springs High School as the junior varsity defensive coordinator. In 1984-85, Werner was the offensive coordinator at Countryside High School in Clearwater, Fla.
Werner graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in education in 1983. A native of St. Louis, Mo., he attended Parkway Central High School. He and his wife, the former Kim Hadder of Birmingham, Ala., have two children, Maya (6) and Ian (19 months).
Personal Information:
Full Name: Dan Werner
Birth date: February 7, 1959
Hometown: Tarpon Springs, Florida
Education: B.A. in education, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan (1983)
Wife: Married to the former Kim Hadder of Birmingham, Ala.
Children: Maya (6), Ian (19 months)
Werner's Coaching Career:
2004-05 University of Miami (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
2001-03 University of Miami (quarterbacks)
2000 Murray State University (assistant head coach/offensive coordinator)
1999 Auburn University (offensive consultant)
1997-98 James Madison University (assistant head coach/offensive coordinator)
1995-96 James Madison University (assistant head coach/quarterbacks/passing game coordinator)
1993-94 Louisiana Tech University (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
1991-92 Louisiana Tech University (running backs/inside receivers)
1990 Southridge High School, Miami, Florida (offensive line)
1990 University of Nevada-Las Vegas (quarterbacks)
1989 University of Miami (volunteer assistant)
1987-88 University of Miami (graduate assistant)
1986 Cornell University (assistant coach)
1984-85 Countryside High School, Clearwater, Florida (offensive coordinator)
1983 Tarpon Springs High School, Tarpon Springs, Florida (assistant coach)
Bowl Games as a Coach: (8)
2005 Peach Bowl
2004 Peach Bowl
2004 Orange Bowl
2003 Fiesta Bowl
2002 Rose Bowl
1990 Sugar Bowl
1989 Orange Bowl
1988 Orange Bowl
Coaching Accomplishments:
Tutored Miami quarterback Ken Dorsey in 2001-02 as Dorsey set seven Miami career passing records,
won the 2001 Maxwell Award, and was a two-time Heisman Trophy finalist.
Mentored Miami quarterbacks during the team's 2001 National Championship season
as UM quarterbacks threw 27 touchdown passes with just nine interceptions.
Coached several of the great Miami quarterbacks:
Gino Torretta (1992 Heisman Trophy winner), Steve Walsh, Craig Erickson, and Ken Dorsey.
Prominent Players Coached:
Ken Dorsey (Miami) - 2001 Maxwell Award winner; 2-time Heisman Trophy finalist (3rd in 2001, 5th in 2002)
Craig Erickson (Miami) - 8th in 1990 Heisman Trophy voting
Gino Torretta (Miami) - 1992 Heisman Trophy winner
Steve Walsh (Miami) - 1988 All-American
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