Shawn Watson

Shawn Watson
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1959-09-21) September 21, 1959
Carbondale, Illinois
Playing career
1978 Illinois
19791980 Southern Illinois
Position(s) Free safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982 Southern Illinois (GA)
19831984 Illinois (GA)
1985 Illinois (TE/OT)
1986 Illinois (WR)
19871989 Miami OH (TE)
19901991 Miami OH (WR)
19921993 Miami OH (QB/RC)
19941996 Southern Illinois
19971998 Northwestern (QB)
1999 Colorado (QB)
20002005 Colorado (OC/QB)
2006 Nebraska (TE/RC)
20072010 Nebraska (OC/QB)
2011 Louisville (QB)
2011-2013 Louisville (OC/QB)
2014-2015 Texas (AHC/QB)
Head coaching record
Overall 1122

Statistics

Shawn Watson (born September 21, 1959) is an American football coach. He was most recently the assistant head coach for offense and quarterbacks coach at Texas.

Biography

Early life

Shawn Watson was born in Carbondale, Illinois on September 21, 1959, and graduated from Carterville High School in Carterville, Illinois.

Coaching career

Watson began his football coaching career as a graduate assistant in 1982 at Southern Illinois; the same school where he had completed his playing career.

His first full-time position was at Illinois, where he started as a graduate assistant for two years beginning in 1983 before promotions to offensive tackles coach, tight ends coach, and wide receivers coach by 1986. Illinois participated in two bowl games during Watson's time there, including the 1984 Rose Bowl.

Beginning in 1987, Watson coached in various positions at Miami University across seven years, starting as wide receivers coach, and moving through positions as tight ends coach, wide receivers coach and completing his career at Miami in 1993 as quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator.

In 1994, Watson obtained his first appointment as a head coach when he was hired to take control of the program where he started his playing and coaching careers; Southern Illinois. SIU had gone 1529 in the four years prior to Watson's arrival, and his first year was a rough start to his head coaching career as SIU finished 110. SIU finished the next two seasons with repeat 56 records before Watson moved on, finishing with an overall head coaching record to date of 1122. During Watson's three-year tenure at SIU he produced 20 all-conference players and an NFL-drafted tight end in Damon Jones.

In 1997, Watson was hired by head coach Gary Barnett at Northwestern University as quarterbacks coach. When Barnett was later hired as head coach by the University of Colorado in 1999, Watson also followed and continued for a year as quarterbacks coach. In 2000, Watson was promoted to Offensive Coordinator at Colorado while maintaining his role with the quarterbacks, and remained in that role until Barnett's firing at the conclusion of the 2005 season.

In 2006, head coach Bill Callahan hired Watson to the position of tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Nebraska, and he was subsequently promoted the following year to the same position he had held at Colorado, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. When Callahan was fired at the conclusion of the 2007 season, Watson was one of two members of Callahan's staff that were retained under new Nebraska head coach, Bo Pelini.

Watson was not retained in a 2011 realignment of assistant coaches at Nebraska, and was subsequently hired as the quarterbacks coach at the University of Louisville.

After a lackluster offensive performance against Marshall, offensive coordinator Mike Sanford did not travel with the Cardinals for their next game, against North Carolina. Watson was named the play-caller for that game. CBSSports.com's Brett McMurphy reported that Sanford had been fired and replaced by Watson.[1] However, The Courier-Journal's Rick Bozich reported that Sanford was still with the team, but may be demoted to a position coach.[2] Bozich later confirmed that Sanford was no longer offensive coordinator.[3]

The following Monday, Head Coach Charlie Strong announced that Watson would serve as offensive coordinator for the remainder of the season.[4]

On December 12, 2015, The University of Texas announced it would not be extending Watson's contract, thereby ending his tenure as the school's offensive coordinator and quarterback's coach.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Southern Illinois Salukis (Gateway Football Conference) (1994–1996)
1994 Southern Illinois 110 15 T6th
1995 Southern Illinois 56 24 T5th
1996 Southern Illinois 56 14 5th
Southern Illinois: 1122 413
Total: 1122

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