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Steve Logan (football)
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Steve Logan is an American football
coach currently serving as the running backs coach
for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
of the National Football League
. He was the head coach
at East Carolina University
from 1992–2002, where he is the all-time winning coach in program history.
. He attended the University of Tulsa
but did not play college football, planning instead to become a college professor. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Union High School
in Tulsa, Oklahoma
in 1974.
. He moved to Hutchinson Junior College for two years before joining John Cooper at Tulsa
. After one season as quarterbacks and wide receivers coach he took the reins as offensive coordinator in 1984. Logan headed for Colorado
in 1985, coaching the Buffalo running backs for two years before coaching the quarterbacks at Mississippi State until 1989.
offensive coordinator under Bill Lewis
from 1990–91, working alongside future Boston College Head Coach Jeff Jagodzinski
. When Logan succeeded Lewis, Jagodzinski remained on staff for four years before accepting the offensive coordinator position at Boston College. The 1991 Pirate team finished 11-1, reached a top-10 national ranking and defeated North Carolina State in the Peach Bowl.
Logan served as the head coach of East Carolina from 1992–2002. He became the school's all-time winning coach (69-58), and led the Pirates to five bowl games, including the 1994 St. Jude Liberty Bowl
, the 1995 St. Jude Liberty Bowl
, the 1999 Mobile Alabama Bowl, the 2000 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl, and the 2001 GMAC Bowl
. Logan's 1995 team finished with a 9-3 record and a No. 23 ranking in the final Associated Press poll. In 1996, ECU gave the Miami Hurricanes
their worst defeat (31-6) in the Orange Bowl
in 12 seasons. In 1999, ECU upset #9 Miami
at Carter-Finley Stadium
in Raleigh, North Carolina
, after Hurricane Floyd
devastated Greenville
. For this 9-3 season, which also included victories over West Virginia
, South Carolina
, and NC State en route to another bowl game. the team won the ESPN
Spirit Award. He resigned on December 7, 2002 after a "substandard" 4-8 season. Three of Logan's quarterbacks; Jeff Blake
, Marcus Crandell
, and David Garrard
went on to pro careers.
, who would win the ACC Player of the Year, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
, the Manning Award
and was named the AP NFL Rookie of the Year.
Logan left Boston College only days after BC promoted defensive coordinator Frank Spaziani to the head coaching position. Many reports stated that Boston College would promote Logan after the firing of Jagodzinski, but Spaziani was named head coach instead. Logan was recently installed as the new running backs coach with the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers
reuniting him with Jagodzinski.
After Jagodzinski's firing in Sep. 2009, Logan remained on the Buccaneers staff.
and one season (2006) as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach with the Rhein Fire
. Logan helped Dave Ragone
(2004) and Rohan Davey
(2005) earn Offensive Player of the Year and All-NFL Europe honors.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
coach currently serving as the running backs coach
Running backs coach
A running backs coach is a coach in charge of the running backs in gridiron football. The running backs coach typically operates under the team's offensive coordinator....
for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was the head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
at East Carolina University
East Carolina University
East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in...
from 1992–2002, where he is the all-time winning coach in program history.
Early years
Logan is a native of Broken Arrow, OklahomaBroken Arrow, Oklahoma
Broken Arrow is a city located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma, primarily in Tulsa County but also with a small section of the city in western Wagoner County. It is the largest suburb of Tulsa. According to the 2010 US Census, Broken Arrow has a population of 98,850 residents...
. He attended the University of Tulsa
University of Tulsa
The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is currently ranked 75th among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by...
but did not play college football, planning instead to become a college professor. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Union High School
Union Public Schools
Union Public Schools is a public school district located in southeast Tulsa, and northwest Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The school district is the eleventh largest in Oklahoma. Union is notable among school districts in the area because Union does not encompass a particular city...
in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
in 1974.
Early positions
In 1980, Logan became the tight ends coach at Oklahoma State under head coach Jimmy JohnsonJimmy Johnson (American football coach)
James William "Jimmy" Johnson is an American former NCAA and National Football League head coach. As of 2010, he is currently an analyst for Fox NFL Sunday, the Fox network's NFL pregame show. He was the first football coach whose teams won both an NCAA Division 1A National Championship and a...
. He moved to Hutchinson Junior College for two years before joining John Cooper at Tulsa
University of Tulsa
The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is currently ranked 75th among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by...
. After one season as quarterbacks and wide receivers coach he took the reins as offensive coordinator in 1984. Logan headed for Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
in 1985, coaching the Buffalo running backs for two years before coaching the quarterbacks at Mississippi State until 1989.
East Carolina
Logan was East Carolina UniversityEast Carolina University
East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in...
offensive coordinator under Bill Lewis
Bill Lewis (football)
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from 1990–91, working alongside future Boston College Head Coach Jeff Jagodzinski
Jeff Jagodzinski
-United Football League:-External links:*...
. When Logan succeeded Lewis, Jagodzinski remained on staff for four years before accepting the offensive coordinator position at Boston College. The 1991 Pirate team finished 11-1, reached a top-10 national ranking and defeated North Carolina State in the Peach Bowl.
Logan served as the head coach of East Carolina from 1992–2002. He became the school's all-time winning coach (69-58), and led the Pirates to five bowl games, including the 1994 St. Jude Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl
The Liberty Bowl is an annual U.S. American college football bowl game played in December of each year from 1959 to 2007 and in January in 2009 and 2010. The Liberty Bowl was sponsored by AXA Financial and was known as the AXA Liberty Bowl from 1997 to 2003...
, the 1995 St. Jude Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl
The Liberty Bowl is an annual U.S. American college football bowl game played in December of each year from 1959 to 2007 and in January in 2009 and 2010. The Liberty Bowl was sponsored by AXA Financial and was known as the AXA Liberty Bowl from 1997 to 2003...
, the 1999 Mobile Alabama Bowl, the 2000 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl, and the 2001 GMAC Bowl
GMAC Bowl
The GoDaddy.com Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game that has been played annually at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama since 1999. It currently matches teams from the Sun Belt Conference and the Mid-American Conference, and...
. Logan's 1995 team finished with a 9-3 record and a No. 23 ranking in the final Associated Press poll. In 1996, ECU gave the Miami Hurricanes
Miami Hurricanes
The Miami Hurricanes, of Coral Gables, Florida, are the varsity sports teams of the University of Miami. They compete in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference . The university fields 15 athletic teams for 17 varsity sports...
their worst defeat (31-6) in the Orange Bowl
Miami Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl, formerly Burdine Stadium, was an outdoor athletic stadium in Miami, Florida, west of downtown in Little Havana. Considered a landmark, it was the home stadium for the Miami Hurricanes college football team...
in 12 seasons. In 1999, ECU upset #9 Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
at Carter-Finley Stadium
Carter-Finley Stadium
Carter-Finley Stadium is home to the North Carolina State University Wolfpack football team. It was opened in 1966 and now has a seating capacity of 57,583 seats....
in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
, after Hurricane Floyd
Hurricane Floyd
Hurricane Floyd was the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. Floyd triggered the third largest evacuation in US history when 2.6 million coastal residents of five states were ordered from their homes as it approached...
devastated Greenville
Greenville, North Carolina
Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain and in 2008 was listed as the Tenth Largest City in North Carolina...
. For this 9-3 season, which also included victories over West Virginia
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
, South Carolina
University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
, and NC State en route to another bowl game. the team won the ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
Spirit Award. He resigned on December 7, 2002 after a "substandard" 4-8 season. Three of Logan's quarterbacks; Jeff Blake
Jeff Blake
Jeff Bertrand Coleman Blake is a retired American football quarterback who played in the National Football League. Although he finished his career with the Chicago Bears, he was formerly a quarterback for the New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, Arizona...
, Marcus Crandell
Marcus Crandell
Marcus Crandell is a Canadian football coach and former quarterback who is the current Offensive Coordinator of the Edmonton Eskimos....
, and David Garrard
David Garrard
David Douglas Garrard is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent.Garrard played college football at East Carolina. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft, and served as the team's starting quarterback from 2007 to 2010...
went on to pro careers.
Boston College
Logan rejoined former assistant Jeff Jagodzinski as offensive coordinator at Boston College in 2007. He helped develop quarterback Matt RyanMatt Ryan (American football)
Matthew Thomas "Matt" Ryan , nicknamed "Matty Ice," is the starting American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round as the third overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft...
, who would win the ACC Player of the Year, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's outstanding senior quarterback in college football. It was established in 1987 by a foundation named for Johnny Unitas , the Hall of Fame quarterback who played his college career at the University of...
, the Manning Award
Manning Award
The Manning Award has been presented annually since 2004 to the collegiate American football quarterback adjudged by the Sugar Bowl Committee to be the best in the United States...
and was named the AP NFL Rookie of the Year.
Logan left Boston College only days after BC promoted defensive coordinator Frank Spaziani to the head coaching position. Many reports stated that Boston College would promote Logan after the firing of Jagodzinski, but Spaziani was named head coach instead. Logan was recently installed as the new running backs coach with the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
reuniting him with Jagodzinski.
After Jagodzinski's firing in Sep. 2009, Logan remained on the Buccaneers staff.
NFL Europe
After leaving ECU, Logan spent two seasons (2004–2005) as quarterbacks and wide receivers coach with the Berlin ThunderBerlin Thunder
The Berlin Thunder were a professional American football team in NFL Europe, which was a springtime American football league serving primarily as a developmental league for the National Football League. Most of the players were young American professional players assigned by NFL teams to receive...
and one season (2006) as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach with the Rhein Fire
Rhein Fire
The Rhein Fire was a professional American football team in NFL Europe, formerly the World League of American Football. Established in Germany in 1995, the franchise resurrected the name of the former Birmingham Fire team which was active during the 1991-1992 WLAF seasons.-History:The team was...
. Logan helped Dave Ragone
Dave Ragone
David Patrick Ragone is an American football coach and former professional quarterback. He is currently the wide receivers coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League.-Early years:...
(2004) and Rohan Davey
Rohan Davey
Rohan St. Patrick Davey is a Jamaican-born American football quarterback who is currently a free agent.-High school years:...
(2005) earn Offensive Player of the Year and All-NFL Europe honors.
Head coaching record
External links
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio
- Robert Rousseau, "The skinny on BC offensive coordinator Steve Logan," RealFootball365.com, April 14, 2008.