<h2><span class="mw-headline">Arizona State Head Coach</span></h2>
At Arizona State, Koetter compiled an 40-34 record, and four winning seasons in six years. His record versus other Pac-10 teams was 21-28. His overall head coaching record was 66-44.</p>
Under Koetter, the Sun Devils became known for a vertical passing attack. He held a 1-11 (W vs. University of Oregon 2002) record against top 10 teams, and was 2-19 against all ranked teams. As Arizona State head coach, he never won a Pac-10 road game in the state of California (0-12).</p>
New Athletic Director Lisa Love granted Koetter a two-year contract extension and salary increase through the 2009 season. However, the team's disappointing performance in 2006 spawned several websites critical of Koetter, and the topic became talk-radio fodder. When questioned about Koetter's status in early October, Love turned down interview requests with a standard policy statement: "We'll evaluate the program throughout the year, from all aspects, and then discuss it with that coach at the season's end." Her e-mail response to complaints said that "our recent on-field performance falls short of the mark, and I have no inclination to defend it."[1]</p>
<a name="Termination_from_ASU_Football" id="Termination_from_ASU_Football"></a></p> <h2><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Termination from ASU Football</span></h2>
On November 26, 2006, the Arizona Republic reported that Koetter was being terminated as ASU football coach.[2] This confirmed another report made by KPNX earlier that week about Koetter's inevitable termination, irrespective of the result in that week's Territorial Cup match against Arizona, which ASU subsequently won. Athletic Director Lisa Love made Koetter's termination official at an announcement after the ASU football team banquet during the evening hours on November 26. His final game was the 2006 Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve.</p>
<a name="Early_years" id="Early_years"></a></p> <h2><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Early years</span></h2>
Koetter grew up in Pocatello, Idaho, the son of a football coach. A quarterback, he graduated from Highland High School and stayed in town to play his college football at Idaho State, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1981 and a master's in athletic administration in 1982. He was the head coach at Highland High School for two seasons (1983-84) before becoming a full-time college assistant coach.</p>
<a name="Offensive_coordinator" id="Offensive_coordinator"></a></p> <h2><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Offensive coordinator</span></h2>
His full-time coaching career began in 1985 as the offensive coordinator at San Francisco St., then to UTEP (1986-88), Missouri (1989-93), Boston College (1994-95), and Oregon (1996-97).</p>
Dirk Koetter was the head coach at Boise State for three seasons (1998-2000) before moving to ASU in 2001.</p>
His record with the Broncos was 26-10 (.722). He actually accepted the head coaching position at Oklahoma State before being offered the job at Arizona State. He quickly accepted the Arizona State job when the Sun Devils upped the terms in his contract offer.</p>
Koetter is currently the new offensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars in the National Football League. In his first season as Jaguars offensive coordinator, Koetter helped the Jaguars offense improve from 10th in the NFL (338.9 yards per game) to 7th (357.4 yards per game).</p>
<a name="Head_Coaching_Records" id="Head_Coaching_Records"></a></p> <h2><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Head Coaching Records</span></h2> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody> <tr> <th>School</th> <th>Year</th> <th>Overall Record (Conference)</th> <th>Postseason Results</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Boise State</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Boise State</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arizona State</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arizona State</td> <td>
At Arizona State, Koetter compiled an 40-34 record, and four winning seasons in six years. His record versus other Pac-10 teams was 21-28. His overall head coaching record was 66-44.</p>
Under Koetter, the Sun Devils became known for a vertical passing attack. He held a 1-11 (W vs. University of Oregon 2002) record against top 10 teams, and was 2-19 against all ranked teams. As Arizona State head coach, he never won a Pac-10 road game in the state of California (0-12).</p>
New Athletic Director Lisa Love granted Koetter a two-year contract extension and salary increase through the 2009 season. However, the team's disappointing performance in 2006 spawned several websites critical of Koetter, and the topic became talk-radio fodder. When questioned about Koetter's status in early October, Love turned down interview requests with a standard policy statement: "We'll evaluate the program throughout the year, from all aspects, and then discuss it with that coach at the season's end." Her e-mail response to complaints said that "our recent on-field performance falls short of the mark, and I have no inclination to defend it."[1]</p>
<a name="Termination_from_ASU_Football" id="Termination_from_ASU_Football"></a></p> <h2><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Termination from ASU Football</span></h2>
On November 26, 2006, the Arizona Republic reported that Koetter was being terminated as ASU football coach.[2] This confirmed another report made by KPNX earlier that week about Koetter's inevitable termination, irrespective of the result in that week's Territorial Cup match against Arizona, which ASU subsequently won. Athletic Director Lisa Love made Koetter's termination official at an announcement after the ASU football team banquet during the evening hours on November 26. His final game was the 2006 Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve.</p>
<a name="Early_years" id="Early_years"></a></p> <h2><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Early years</span></h2>
Koetter grew up in Pocatello, Idaho, the son of a football coach. A quarterback, he graduated from Highland High School and stayed in town to play his college football at Idaho State, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1981 and a master's in athletic administration in 1982. He was the head coach at Highland High School for two seasons (1983-84) before becoming a full-time college assistant coach.</p>
<a name="Offensive_coordinator" id="Offensive_coordinator"></a></p> <h2><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Offensive coordinator</span></h2>
His full-time coaching career began in 1985 as the offensive coordinator at San Francisco St., then to UTEP (1986-88), Missouri (1989-93), Boston College (1994-95), and Oregon (1996-97).</p>
Dirk Koetter was the head coach at Boise State for three seasons (1998-2000) before moving to ASU in 2001.</p>
His record with the Broncos was 26-10 (.722). He actually accepted the head coaching position at Oklahoma State before being offered the job at Arizona State. He quickly accepted the Arizona State job when the Sun Devils upped the terms in his contract offer.</p>
Koetter is currently the new offensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars in the National Football League. In his first season as Jaguars offensive coordinator, Koetter helped the Jaguars offense improve from 10th in the NFL (338.9 yards per game) to 7th (357.4 yards per game).</p>
<a name="Head_Coaching_Records" id="Head_Coaching_Records"></a></p> <h2><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Head Coaching Records</span></h2> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody> <tr> <th>School</th> <th>Year</th> <th>Overall Record (Conference)</th> <th>Postseason Results</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Boise State</td> <td>
1998
</td> <td> 6-5 (2-3, 4th Big West)
</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Boise State</td> <td>
1999
</td> <td> 10-3 (5-1, 1st)
</td> <td>Humanitarian Bowl (Defeated Louisville 34-31)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Boise State</td> <td> 2000
</td> <td> 10-2 (5-0, 1st)
</td> <td>Humanitarian Bowl (Defeated UTEP 38-23)</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Career w/ Boise St</th> <th>1998-2000</th> <th>26-10 (12-4)</th> <th>2-0</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Arizona State</td> <td> 2001
</td> <td> 4-7 (1-7, 9th Pac-10)
</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arizona State</td> <td>
2002
</td> <td> 8-6 (5-3, 3rd)
</td> <td>Holiday Bowl (Lost to Kansas State 34-27)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arizona State</td> <td> 2003
</td> <td> 5-7 (2-6, T8th)
</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arizona State</td> <td>
2004
</td> <td> 9-3 (5-3, T3rd)
</td> <td>Sun Bowl (Defeated Purdue 27-23)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arizona State</td> <td> 2005
</td> <td> 7-5 (4-4, 4th)
</td> <td>Insight Bowl (Defeated Rutgers 45-40)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arizona State</td> <td> 2006
</td> <td> 7-6 (4-5, T5th)
</td> <td>Hawai'i Bowl (Lost to Hawai'i 41-24)</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Career w/ Arizona St</th> <th>2001-2006</th> <th>40-34 (21-28)</th> <th>2-2</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Career</th> <th>1998-2006</th> <th>66-44</th> <th>4-2</th> </tr> </tbody> </table>