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Offensive Line Coach
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Fourth Season
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Jeff Stoutland is in his fourth year as the offensive line coach for the Hurricanes. He was named interim head coach on Nov. 28, 2010.
As one of the nation's most respected line coaches, his lines at Miami, Michigan State and Syracuse are well known for their outstanding run-blocking.
In 2010, his offensive linemen earned All-ACC weekly honors five times, while the 'Canes have rushed for more than 200 yards in five of Miami's last seven games.
Stoutland coached an offensive line in 2008 that blocked for the Atlantic Coast Conference's third best scoring offense. In 2009, he returned three full-time starters in Outland Trophy and Lombardi candidates Jason Fox and Orlando Franklin, as well as A.J. Trump, who takes over the starting job at center. Junior Joel Figueroa, also has started and saw extensive playing time at guard. Fox earned All-ACC first team honors and was a fourth-round pick of the Detroit Lions. Franklin earned All-ACC honorable mention.
In 2007, Miami ranked third in the Atlantic Coast Conference in rushing offense and fourth in sacks allowed.
Stoutland spent seven seasons as the offensive line coach at Michigan State, following three years as an assistant coach at Syracuse and four years at Cornell.
During his tenure at Michigan State, Stoutland helped develop six All-Big Ten selections: guard Shaun Mason (second team, 2000), tackle Steve Stewart (second team, 2003), guard Joe Tate (second team, 2003), tackle Sean Poole (first team, 2004), guard William Whitticker (second team, 2004) and guard Kyle Cook (second team, 2006). In addition, seven of his offensive linemen earned Academic All-Big Ten honors, including Mason (2000), Tate (2001), guard Paul Harker (2002-03), center Chris Morris (2002-03-04-05), tackle Gordon Niebylski (2002-03-04-05), guard Pete Clifford (2004-05) and tackle Mike Gyetvai (2004). In 2005, Morris garnered ESPN Magazine Academic All-America Second-Team honors.
In 2005, the Michigan State line paved the way for the nation's No. 5 offense, the No. 11 pass offense and the No. 20 rush offense. The 2004 Spartans offense ranked second in the Big Ten and No. 10 in the NCAA in rushing, with eight 200-yard rushing games. That line led the Big Ten in fewest sacks allowed (eight). Stoutland's offensive line paved the way for T.J. Duckett, who produced back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons in 2000 and 2001.
Stoutland spent three seasons under Paul Pasqualoni at Syracuse (1997-99), where he coached the tight ends his first two years before taking over the offensive line in 1999. In addition to his coaching duties, he also served as the Orangemen's recruiting coordinator for all three years. Syracuse played in three bowl games in three years. In 1999, he coached First-Team All-Big East offensive tackle Mark Baniewicz, who also earned the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award and GTE Academic All-America honors. During his stint as tight ends coach, Stoutland helped produce two NFL players, including Roland Williams (Oakland Raiders) and Kaseem Sinceno (Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears).
Prior to that, Stoutland spent four years as offensive line coach at Cornell (1993-96), where he guided center Greg Bloedorn to First-Team All-Ivy League honors in 1995, and spent three years with the NFL's Seattle Seahawks (1997-99).
His full-time coaching credits include two stints at his alma mater, Southern Connecticut State, where he served as offensive coordinator for five years (1988-92) and coached inside linebackers for two seasons (1984-85). The New York City native also served as a graduate assistant for Coach Dick MacPherson for two years at Syracuse (1986-87), working primarily with the offensive line. He has coached in six bowl games.
Stoutland was a four-year letterman and three-year starter at inside linebacker for head coach Kevin Gilbride at Southern Connecticut State (1980-84), where he earned Little All-America honors as a senior while acting as team captain. He earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Southern Connecticut State in 1984 and added a master's degree in exercise physiology from the school in 1986.
He and his wife, Allison, who is a published children's author, have two children: Jake and Madison.
