J. D. Brookhart
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| JD Brookhart | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| College | Akron | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Team record | 18-18 | |
| Born | October 17, 1964 (43 years old) | |
| Place of birth | Pueblo, Colorado | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 18-18 | |
| Bowls | 0-1 | |
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| Championships | ||
| 2005 MAC | ||
| Awards | ||
| 2004 MAC Coach of the Year | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1984 1985-87 |
BYU Colorado State |
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| Position | Wide receiver | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 2004-Present | Akron | |
J. D. Brookhart (born October 17, 1964 in Pueblo, Colorado) is the head coach for the Akron Zips football team and was previously a coach for the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Panthers. He played college football at Brigham Young University as a freshman walk-on before transferring to Colorado State University.
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[edit] Player
As a three year starter at wide receiver for the Colorado State Rams, Brookhart finished his career sixth on the list of all-time receptions with 111. As of 2006 he was still ranked tenth and with 1,873 career receiving yards is ranked seventh. He was selected an GTE Academic All-American his senior year.
After graduation with a bachelors degree, he signed with the Los Angeles Rams in 1988 but was released the same year.
[edit] Early career
Brookhart worked for The International golf tournament in Denver, managing the event’s corporate hospitality tents for one year. He then worked for Xerox Corp. Within three years of selling copiers he was awarded the President’s Club Award, an honor given to those who meet a sales quota among the company’s top-15 percent. He then worked for two other companies in the Denver and Salt Lake City area. He had been managing a speed camp on the side of his career for high school and collegiate football players.
He decided to forgo his business career and accepted an unpaid position with the Denver Broncos in 1995. Two years later he became the assistant coach of tight ends for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He moved on to the wide receivers assistant coach in 1999 and added offensive coordinator duties in 2000.
[edit] Head coach
He became the 25th head coach of Akron on December 15, 2003, the third head coach since gaining Division I-A status in 1987. In just his second season, he led the team to their first MAC conference championship and bowl game in school history. They lost 38-31 in the Motor City Bowl to the University of Memphis.
[edit] Record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Rank# | |||
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| Akron Zips (Mid-American Conference) (2004 — present) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Akron | 6-5 | 6-2 | 2nd (East Division) | |||||
| 2005 | Akron | 7-6 | 5-3 | T-1st (East Division) | L, 38-31 Motor City Bowl | ||||
| 2006 | Akron | 5-7 | 3-5 | 3rd (East Division) | |||||
| Akron: | 18-18 | ||||||||
| Total: | 18-18 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
[edit] Personal
He is married to Jami and together they have three sons: Joseph, Jamison and John.
| Preceded by Lee Owens |
Akron Zips football Head Coach 2004-Present |
Succeeded by Current |
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