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One of the brightest offensive minds in college football,
Dan Werner enters his second season as the
Hurricanes offensive coordinator and his fifth as
quarterbacks coach at the University of Miami. This
is also his eighth season on UM's coaching staff
and his 23rd year of coaching. Werner already
boasts impressive credentials as one of the foremost
developers of college quarterbacks.
In his second stint as a UM assistant coach, Werner
has been an integral part of the development of
several of Miami's greatest quarterbacks including
Gino Torretta, Steve Walsh, Craig Erickson, and
Ken Dorsey.
The Miami passing game has continued to flourish under Werner's guidance. In
2001 and 2002, Dorsey posted totals impressive enough to win the 2001 Maxwell
Award and placed high in voting for the Heisman Trophy both years. In 2004, he
tutored Brock Berlin to a resurgence, as Berlin moved into the UM record book with
single-season rankings of ninth in passing yards, seventh in touchdown passes
and 10th in total offense.
Over the last four seasons, Hurricanes quarterbacks have thrown for more than
12,000 yards and 94 touchdowns under Warner, giving balance to an offensive philosophy
predicated on equality between the run and the pass.
Werner, a former UM graduate assistant who also coached at a pair of Florida high
schools during the 1980s, returned to Miami after spending the 2000 season as
offensive coordinator at Murray State. The Tarpon Springs, Fla., native built the
Murray State offense into one of the most potent on the NCAA Division I-AA level,
as the team ranked 11th nationally in total offense (452 yards per game) and 13th
nationally in passing yardage (276 yards per game).
Prior to his lone season at Murray State, Werner was an offensive consultant to
Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville during the 1999 season. Before the job at
Auburn, Werner was an assistant coach at James Madison University for four seasons
from 1995-98. He began his tenure at JMU as assistant head coach/quarterback
coach/passing game coordinator in 1995. In 1997 he was promoted to offensive
coordinator/assistant head coach. From 1991-94 Werner coached at
Louisiana Tech, where he was an assistant coach in charge of running backs and
inside receivers. In 1993 he was promoted to offensive coordinator/quarterback
coach.
Werner joined the coaching staff at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in the
spring of 1990. At UNLV, Werner was an assistant coach in charge of quarterbacks.
In the fall of 1990, Werner left the college game for one season to serve as
offensive line coach at Miami's Southridge High School.
As a graduate assistant at Miami during the 1987-88 seasons, Werner worked with
UM quarterbacks Steve Walsh, Craig Erickson and Gino Torretta during an era in
which the Hurricanes went 23-1 and won the 1987 national championship. In 1989,
he was a volunteer assistant coach working with the wide receivers on another
Miami national championship team.
Werner began his college coaching career in 1986 as an assistant at Cornell
University. Prior to going to Cornell, Werner coached five seasons on the high
school level.
He began his coaching career as a college student, offering his services to local
schools around Western Michigan University: Dowagiac Junior High, Portage
Central High School and Kalamazoo Christian High School. His first full-time job
came in 1983 at Tarpon Springs High School as the junior varsity defensive coordinator.
In 1984-85, Werner was the offensive coordinator at Countryside High
School in Clearwater.
Werner graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor of arts
degree in education in 1983. A native of St. Louis, Mo., he attended Parkway
Central High School. He and his wife, Kim, have two children, Maya (6), and Ian
(1).
Personal Information:
| Full Name: | Dan Werner |
| Birth date: | February 7, 1959 |
| Hometown: | Tarpon Springs, Florida |
| Education: | B.A. in education, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan (1983) |
| Wife: | Married to the former Kim Hadder |
| Children: | Maya (5), Ian (1) |
Werner's Coaching Career
| 2004- | University of Miami | (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) |
| 2001-03 | University of Miami | (quarterbacks) |
| 2000 | Murray State University | (assistant head coach/offensive coordinator) |
| 1999 | Auburn University | (offensive consultant) |
| 1997-98 | James Madison University | (assistant head coach/offensive coordinator) |
| 1995-96 | James Madison University | (assistant head coach/quarterbacks/passing game coordinator) |
| 1993-94 | Louisiana Tech University | (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) |
| 1991-92 | Louisiana Tech University | (running backs/inside receivers) |
| 1990 | Southridge High School, Miami, Florida | (offensive line) |
| 1990 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | (quarterbacks) |
| 1989 | University of Miami | (volunteer assistant) |
| 1987-88 | University of Miami | (graduate assistant) |
| 1986 | Cornell University | (assistant coach) |
| 1984-85 | Countryside High School, Clearwater, Florida | (offensive coordinator) |
| 1983 | Tarpon Springs High School, Tarpon Springs, Florida | (assistant coach) |
Bowl Games as a Coach (6)
2004 Peach Bowl
2004 Orange Bowl
2003 Fiesta Bowl
2002 Rose Bowl
1990 Sugar Bowl
1989 Orange Bowl
1988 Orange Bowl
Coaching Accomplishments
Tutored Miami quarterback Ken Dorsey in 2001-02 as Dorsey set seven Miami career passing records, won the 2001 Maxwell
Award, and was a two-time Heisman Trophy finalist.
Mentored Miami quarterbacks during the team's 2001 National Championship season as UM quarterbacks threw 27 touchdown passes with just nine interceptions.
Has coached several of the great UM quarterbacks: Gino Torretta (1992 Heisman Trophy winner), Steve Walsh, Craig Erickson, and Ken Dorsey.
Prominent Players Coached
Ken Dorsey (Miami) - 2001 Maxwell Award winner; 2-time Heisman Trophy finalist (3rd in 2001, 5th in 2002)
Craig Erickson (Miami) - 8th in 1990 Heisman Trophy voting
Gino Torretta (Miami) - 1992 Heisman Trophy winner
Steve Walsh (Miami) - 1988 All-American
