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Keith Burns (American football coach)

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Sport(s)
  
Football

Name
  
Keith Burns

1980–1982
  
Title
  
Head coach


Conference
  
West Catholic Athletic League

Born
  
September 26, 1960 (age 63) Hurst, Texas (
1960-09-26
)

Alma mater
  

Coach keith burns


Melvin Keith Burns (born September 26, 1960) is an American football coach. He served as head football coach at the University of Tulsa from 2000 to 2002, compiling an overall college football record of seven wins and 28 losses. Burns has also been the defensive coordinator at Pacific, USC, University of Arkansas and San Jose State. While at Arkansas in 1998, Burns was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach. He was also an assistant special teams coach for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). After serving as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Burns was promoted to head coach effective for 2015.

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Assistant coaches under Keith Burns who became NCAA or NFL head coaches:

  • Dennis Allen: Oakland Raiders (2012–2014)
  • Matt Wells: Utah State (2013–present)
  • References

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