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The Broncos ranked in the Top 10 in total offense in three of Harsin's seasons as coordinator and were no lower than 18th in all five of his years, culminating in 2010 with an average of 521.3 ypg, which set the BSU school record and ranked second nationally. In those five seasons, the Broncos offense averaged 459.9 ypg.
As quarterbacks coach, Harsin guided Kellen Moore into becoming one of the nation's most productive quarterbacks. In 2010, Moore was named first-team All-America by the Football Writers Association of America and became Boise State's first Heisman Trophy finalist. He was also a finalist for the Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award and Manning Award and was named the nation's top quarterback by The Touchdown Club of Columbus.
Harsin was the offensive coordinator for Boise State's Fiesta Bowl winning seasons in 2006 (43-42 vs. Oklahoma) and 2009 (17-10 vs. TCU). With Harsin on staff, Boise State won 11 conference championships.
Following the 2010 season, Harsin went to Texas, where he served as co-offensive coordinator from 2011-12. While with the Longhorns, Harsin helped guide the ascension of an offense that ranked 88th in scoring prior to his arrival to No. 24 nationally in 2012 (36.1).
In Harsin's first season at Texas, he had the task of putting a new offense in place with a young group that featured 10 freshmen and sophomores starting for the Longhorns. Despite its youth, the offense was able to put up over 500 yards of total offense four times and rank 21st nationally in rushing offense with 202.6 yards per game. The team ran for over 400 yards in back-to-back games against Kansas (441) and Texas Tech (439), marking just the fifth and sixth 400-yard rushing performances by Texas since 1980.
The Longhorns posted over 400 yards total offense in nine games and scored at least 30 in eight, including a season-high 66 against Ole Miss.
Harsin then earned his first head coaching opportunity at Arkansas State in 2013, which claimed a share of the Sun Belt Conference championship and a berth in the GoDaddy.com Bowl that season.
The Boise, Idaho, native graduated from Boise State with a degree in business management. He and his wife, Kes, have two daughters, Devyn Lynn and Dayn Mykena, and a son, Davis.
Harsin Named Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin Wilcox announced Monday that Bryan Harsin will be California's new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
Harsin comes to Berkeley with 23 years of coaching experience on the offensive side of the ball, including 10 seasons as an FBS head coach at Auburn (2021-22), Boise State (2014-20) and Arkansas State (2013).
"Coach Harsin is one of the best offensive minds in football and we are excited to welcome him to Cal," Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin Wilcox said. "I have spent several years of my coaching career on the same staff and in the same room with Coach Harsin. He is a proven winner whose record speaks for itself and he will make an immediate impact on our offense and in recruiting."
With Wilcox as the defensive coordinator and Harsin as the offensive coordinator from 2006-09, Boise State went 49-4 overall and won two Fiesta Bowls.
Harsin led the Tigers to ranked wins over No. 17 Arkansas and No. 10 Ole Miss in 2021 and pieced together two Top-20 recruiting classes while on The Plains. He compiled a 69-19 overall record with three Mountain West Conference titles in his seven seasons in Boise.
Holding an 85-36 overall record as a head coach at the FBS level, Harsin is a former Boise State quarterback, assistant coach and offensive coordinator.
The former Bronco letter winner was named head coach at Boise State in December 2013 - he played quarterback for Boise State from 1995-99. Harsin coached running backs and receivers at Eastern Oregon in 2000 and began his coaching stint at Boise State as a graduate assistant in 2001 before taking over the tight ends as a full-time assistant coach from 2002-05.
Harsin assumed the role of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2006 when Chris Petersen was hired as head coach. He was Petersen's offensive coordinator for five seasons and was named a finalist for the 2009 Broyles Award, awarded annually to the nation's top assistant coach. Boise State went 61-5 during his tenure as offensive coordinator.
In Harsin's first season as offensive coordinator, the 2006 Broncos went undefeated and running back Ian Johnson led the country in rushing touchdowns and scoring. Johnson also set a school single-season record with 1,713 yards. He was named to four separate All-America teams and finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy voting.
In his five seasons as offensive coordinator at BSU, Harsin's offenses were in the top five nationally in scoring four times, capped by ranking first in 2009 (42.2 ppg) and second in 2010 (45.1 ppg). They also ranked second in 2006 (39.7 ppg), fourth in 2007 (42.4 ppg) and 12th in 2008 (37.6 ppg). In all, Boise State averaged 41.4 ppg during his time as coordinator.
The Broncos ranked in the Top 10 in total offense in three of Harsin's seasons as coordinator and were no lower than 18th in all five of his years, culminating in 2010 with an average of 521.3 ypg, which set the BSU school record and ranked second nationally. In those five seasons, the Broncos offense averaged 459.9 ypg.
As quarterbacks coach, Harsin guided Kellen Moore into becoming one of the nation's most productive quarterbacks. In 2010, Moore was named first-team All-America by the Football Writers Association of America and became Boise State's first Heisman Trophy finalist. He was also a finalist for the Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award and Manning Award and was named the nation's top quarterback by The Touchdown Club of Columbus.
Harsin was the offensive coordinator for Boise State's Fiesta Bowl winning seasons in 2006 (43-42 vs. Oklahoma) and 2009 (17-10 vs. TCU). With Harsin on staff, Boise State won 11 conference championships.
Following the 2010 season, Harsin went to Texas, where he served as co-offensive coordinator from 2011-12. While with the Longhorns, Harsin helped guide the ascension of an offense that ranked 88th in scoring prior to his arrival to No. 24 nationally in 2012 (36.1).
In Harsin's first season at Texas, he had the task of putting a new offense in place with a young group that featured 10 freshmen and sophomores starting for the Longhorns. Despite its youth, the offense was able to put up over 500 yards of total offense four times and rank 21st nationally in rushing offense with 202.6 yards per game. The team ran for over 400 yards in back-to-back games against Kansas (441) and Texas Tech (439), marking just the fifth and sixth 400-yard rushing performances by Texas since 1980.
The Longhorns posted over 400 yards total offense in nine games and scored at least 30 in eight, including a season-high 66 against Ole Miss.
Harsin then earned his first head coaching opportunity at Arkansas State in 2013, which claimed a share of the Sun Belt Conference championship and a berth in the GoDaddy.com Bowl that season.
The Boise, Idaho, native graduated from Boise State with a degree in business management. He and his wife, Kes, have two daughters, Devyn Lynn and Dayn Mykena, and a son, Davis.
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