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 Doug Malone (pictured) was today named the Offensive Coordinator for Catamount football. |
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March 22, 2007
Cullowhee, N.C. - Western Carolina head football coach Kent Briggs today announced the addition of Doug Malone to his staff as the new offensive coordinator. Malone has served for the last eight years at Tennessee Tech as a coordinator, interim head coach and most recently as an assistant athletic director.
"We are excited to have an offensive coordinator with the amount of experience and knowledge that Doug Malone brings to our staff and football team," said Briggs. "I have known Doug for several years and have been impressed with his style of offense. He has been very successful against similar opponents and he is very familiar with the Southern Conference."
Under the tutelage of Malone, the Golden Eagles posted record-setting seasons in both 2001 and 2002, with the latter becoming only the second offensive unit in Tennessee Tech history to post both a 2,000-yard passer and a 1,000-yard rusher. Two years into his tenure as the offensive coordinator, TTU improved upon the 3,000-yard, 20-point per game average during his first season by racking up nearly 4,000 yards of offense and nearly 30 points per game in 2000.
As the acting head coach at Tennessee Tech last season, the Golden Eagles went 4-7 overall and 4-4 in the Ohio Valley Conference, including rallying from down 23 in the third quarter to upend Southeast Missouri State in the season finale on the road. TTU quarterback Lee Sweeney threw for over 2,000 yards last season and a pair of running backs rushed for over 500 yards apiece as the Golden Eagles averaged just under 20 points per game.
Malone began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) where he worked extensively with the offensive line. He then became an assistant coach at California State University in Northridge where he switched sides of the ball, coaching the defensive linebackers and coordinated the kicking game for three years.
Malone made the move back east where he served as an assistant coach at Wingate University for eight seasons before taking over the head coaching duties for five seasons. In his first year as the head coach, Wingate went 3-7 with three losses by a combined total of four points. The following year, his team upset Division II powerhouse, Carson-Newman, avenging a loss the year before. Malone set a school-record for wins in a single-season, posting an 8-3 mark in 1997.
In his 41 games at Wingate, the Bulldogs were only shut out one time.
Most recently, Malone was the Assistant Athletics Director for Corporate Sales/Marketing at Tennessee Tech. In that capacity, he oversaw the TTU athletics department corporate sales and marketing programs including arena and stadium signage, advertising, game sponsorships and additional sales opportunities.
Malone holds a bachelor's degree in physical education and health from Carson-Newman College and a master's degree in sports sciences from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Ala.
A native of Greeneville, Tenn., Malone and his wife, Jenny, have two daughters, Megan (22) and Molly (20), and one son, Derek (17). They also have one granddaughter, Kenry.
