Karl James Dorrell was born on December 18,1963 and is an American football coach.
31 Facts About Karl Dorrell
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Karl Dorrell has been the head coach for the UCLA Bruins and Colorado Buffaloes, being named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year for both.
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Karl Dorrell attended Helix High School in La Mesa, California, where he played football.
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Karl Dorrell was a two-time all-league selection and an honorable mention All-American as a senior.
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Karl Dorrell led Helix to the CIF San Diego Section second place in 1981.
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Karl Dorrell went on to play football at UCLA, earning four varsity letters in football.
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Karl Dorrell was one of the most successful wide receivers at UCLA with 1,517 receiving yards on 108 receptions.
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Karl Dorrell suffered a shoulder injury in 1984 and was granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA.
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Karl Dorrell played on a team that won the Rose Bowl in 1983,1984, and 1986, and that won the Freedom Bowl in 1986.
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Karl Dorrell caught touchdowns from Neuheisel during the season, including two in the 1984 Rose Bowl.
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Karl Dorrell had a brief career as a player in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys in the 1987 season, but he was placed on the injured reserve.
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From 1992 to 1993, Karl Dorrell coached wide receivers at Colorado.
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Karl Dorrell then served as wide receivers coach at Arizona State in 1994 before returning to Colorado when they hired his former UCLA teammate, Rick Neuheisel, as their head coach.
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In both 1993 and 1999, Karl Dorrell was a recipient of Denver Broncos Minority Coaching Fellowships, which allowed him to spend time in the Broncos' training camp.
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Karl Dorrell was hired as the head coach at UCLA, replacing Bob Toledo, who was released at the end of the 2002 regular season.
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Karl Dorrell's hiring as head coach was announced on December 19,2002, by UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero.
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Karl Dorrell was brought in at UCLA to clean up a program marred by off-the-field problems in the final years of Bob Toledo's tenure.
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In 2005, his third season as head football coach, Karl Dorrell was able get his first win against a ranked opponent, No 21 Oklahoma, featuring Adrian Peterson.
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Karl Dorrell was named Pac-10 co-coach of the year along with USC head coach Pete Carroll.
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On December 3,2007, Karl Dorrell was fired during a meeting with athletic director Dan Guerrero.
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Karl Dorrell was offered the choice to coach in the Las Vegas Bowl but decided not to.
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Karl Dorrell interviewed at Duke University and was a finalist along with eventual hire David Cutcliffe for the head coaching position vacated by Ted Roof.
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Karl Dorrell was dealt as a candidate for the vacant offensive coordinator position for the Houston Texans.
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Karl Dorrell was named quarterbacks coach on January 26,2011.
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Karl Dorrell was reunited with newly hired Vanderbilt University head coach Derek Mason, joining his staff as the offensive coordinator in January 2014.
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Mason was a player at Northern Arizona while Karl Dorrell was coaching there early in his career.
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On January 23,2015, Karl Dorrell was named the New York Jets wide receivers coach.
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On February 23,2020, Karl Dorrell was named the 27th head coach for the University of Colorado.
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Karl Dorrell signed a five-year, $18 million contract that would pay him $3.2 million for the first year with $200,000 annual raises in subsequent years.
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Karl Dorrell was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year after the Buffaloes finished the 2020 COVID-shortened season with a winning record for the first time at Colorado since 2016.
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The next day, Karl Dorrell apologized for the incident in a statement.