USD Football 1998

Head Coach Kevin McGarry-~~--3

KEVIN McGARRY

3rd Season as Torero Head Coach

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Kevin McGarry enters his third year as head coach of the University of San Diego football program. This past season he directed the Toreros to an 8-3 overall mark and a school best second place finish in the Pioneer Football League with its 4-1 mark. The 1997 campaign was USD's best showing since moving to the NCAA Division I-AA ranks and the PFL conference in 1993. Last year's club became only the fourth USD squad to achieve at least eight victories in 35 years ofTorero football, and it was the program's most victories since the 1981 season. The team's 33.6 points per game average ranks second all-time in USD football. The tenth coach to direct the Torero football program since its start in 1956, Kevin is the first USD graduate to head the position. McGarry enters the 1998 season with a career mark of 12-9, and with fourteeen starters back and fifty returners, the immediate future bodes well for Torero football. McGarry is no stranger to USD football. Prior to his stint as head coach in 1996, he was an assistant coach at the University of San Diego for eighteen seasons, including the last fourteen as the defensive coordinator and defensive

Kevin McGarry Record

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backs coach. He became a full-time assistant for football in 1985 -- his first seven years (1978-84) were split between football, women's softball (head coach) and as an elementary school teacher. In addition to his on-the-field duties, Kevin was also responsible for recruiting and as liaison for the USD Football Alumni Club. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Kevin's years of experience at USD have prepared him well for this position," stated Tom Iannacone, Director ofAthletics. "He clearly understands the role of the football program within the mission of the university." Over the past twenty seasons with Kevin on the coaching staff, USD has accumulated an overall record of 113-84-3, including fifteen seasons with records of .500 or better. Of the nine USD football players that have been named GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans since 1981 , eight have come from the defensive side of the ball, including seven defensive backs. In 1987 the Torero defense set a school record for shutouts in a season with four, and the team gave up just 100 points in ten contests and finished 6-3-1. Prior to joining the USD coaching staff in 1978, Kevin was a two-year letterwinner on the USD football squad (1976-77), earning co-Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1977. He played two years (1974-75) at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California, earning Most Valuable Player honors in 1975. He received both his Bachelor of Arts in Education (1979), and his Master's Degree in Education Administration (1985) from the University of San Diego. He is currently on a leave of absense from USD's Doctoral program in Education. Kevin and his wife, Mary Ann, reside in Scripps Ranch and have four children: twins Pat and Mike (11 year-olds), Timbo (8-years-old) , and Matt (2-year-old).