Another Candidate - Bruce Chambers - UT RB Coach
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2001 11:13 pmBruce Chambers
Running Backs
Fourth season at Texas
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
High School: Carter HS (Dallas, Texas)
College: North Texas ’82
Years in Coaching: 18
Wife: Cathy
One of the most respected high school coaches in Texas for 14 years, Bruce Chambers has continued that success at The University of Texas. He is in his fourth season as the Longhorns’ running backs coach.
In only three seasons at UT, Chambers has coached two of the eight 1,000-yard rushers (Ricky Williams/Hodges Mitchell) in school history and become the first position coach since Fred Akers (with Roosevelt Leaks and Earl Campbell in ‘73 and ‘74-75, respectively) to have two different backs earn first-team all-conference honors in three consecutive seasons (Ricky Williams in 1998 and Hodges Mitchell in 1999-2000).
Texas featured one of the Big 12’s top backfields in Chambers’ first year with the Horns as Ricky Williams led the nation in rushing (193.1 yards per game) and posted the fifth-highest rushing total in NCAA history (2,124 yards). Williams went on to earn Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year honors and first-team All-America honors for the second straight year. He was a first-round draft pick (No. 5 overall) of the New Orleans Saints in 1999. Williams’ success was due in part to his lead blocker and versatile backfield mate Ricky Brown, who earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors despite limited carries in ‘98.
Bruce Chambers' Coaching Assignments
Years
1998-
1996-97
1993-95
1989-92
1986-88
1984-85
Position, Institution
Running Backs, Texas
Athletics Director/Head Coach, Dallas Carter HS
Asst. Head Coach/Off. Coord., Dallas Carter HS
Defensive Coordinator, Dallas Carter HS
Junior Varsity Offensive Coord., Dallas Carter HS
Freshman Assistant Coach, Dallas Carter HS
Bruce Chambers' College Bowl Experience
Years
2000
2000
1999 Bowl, Institution
Holiday Bowl, Texas
Cotton Bowl, Texas
Cotton Bowl, Texas
In 1999, Mitchell stepped to the forefront of the Longhorn backfield and not only earned first-team All-Big 12 accolades under Chambers’ direction, but also became only the eighth running back in UT history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season and the first back in school history to both rush for 1,000 yards and tally 300 receiving yards in a single season. Mitchell’s 1,343 rushing yards in 1999 also marked the fifth-highest rushing output in UT history, while his 1,824 all-purpose yards rank seventh on the school’s all-time single-season chart.
Under Chambers’ direction, Mitchell again earned first-team All-Big 12 honors in 2000. Mitchell posted a pair of 200-yard rushing games, set a Big 12 and UT single-game all-purpose yardage record (375 at Kansas), registered another 1,000-yard rushing season (1,118/No. 9 on the UT all-time list) and posted the third-most all-purpose yards in a season (1,931) on UT record. Mitchell finished his career ranked sixth on the UT all-time rushing list (2,664 yards) and fourth on the Longhorns’ career all-purpose yardage list (4,945).
In Chambers’ three seasons, the Longhorns have turned in 13 games of 200 or more yards rushing, including a 434-yard rushing day against Rice in 1998 and a 396-yard effort at Kansas in 2000.
Chambers joined the UT staff from Carter High School in Dallas, where he helped coach one of the state’s most successful football programs for 14 seasons. He was the head coach and athletics director during his final two years and also taught speech and journalism classes at the school.
Chambers’ tie to high school coaching and his understanding of young men, parents and the job of the high school coach, made him a prime candidate when Brown was forming his staff at Texas.
In his 14 seasons at Carter, the Cowboys advanced to the state playoffs each year, won one state title (1988), reached the state championship game twice, earned four regional titles and claimed 13 district crowns.
A graduate of North Texas, Chambers was Carter’s head coach in 1996 and ’97, compiling a record of 18-6. His Cowboys’ teams were bi-district finalists and district champions both years.
From 1993-95, Chambers served as Carter’s varsity offensive coordinator and assistant head coach. The Cowboys were area finalists and district champions during all three of those years.
Prior to that, Chambers coached on the defensive side of the ball from 1989-92 and served as the unit’s coordinator. During that time, Carter was a state semifinalist and two-time district champion.
A four-year letterman in football as a wide receiver and a two-time letterwinner in track and field at North Texas, Chambers earned his degree in journalism in 1982. He began his coaching career in 1984 as a freshman coach at Carter. He then moved over to tutor the junior varsity’s offense from 1986-88.
While at Carter, Chambers helped develop future NFL players Jesse Armstead (LB, New York Giants) and Greg Hill (RB, Kansas City Chiefs/Detroit Lions).
Chambers’ wife, Cathy, is a flight attendant.
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Running Backs
Fourth season at Texas
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
High School: Carter HS (Dallas, Texas)
College: North Texas ’82
Years in Coaching: 18
Wife: Cathy
One of the most respected high school coaches in Texas for 14 years, Bruce Chambers has continued that success at The University of Texas. He is in his fourth season as the Longhorns’ running backs coach.
In only three seasons at UT, Chambers has coached two of the eight 1,000-yard rushers (Ricky Williams/Hodges Mitchell) in school history and become the first position coach since Fred Akers (with Roosevelt Leaks and Earl Campbell in ‘73 and ‘74-75, respectively) to have two different backs earn first-team all-conference honors in three consecutive seasons (Ricky Williams in 1998 and Hodges Mitchell in 1999-2000).
Texas featured one of the Big 12’s top backfields in Chambers’ first year with the Horns as Ricky Williams led the nation in rushing (193.1 yards per game) and posted the fifth-highest rushing total in NCAA history (2,124 yards). Williams went on to earn Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year honors and first-team All-America honors for the second straight year. He was a first-round draft pick (No. 5 overall) of the New Orleans Saints in 1999. Williams’ success was due in part to his lead blocker and versatile backfield mate Ricky Brown, who earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors despite limited carries in ‘98.
Bruce Chambers' Coaching Assignments
Years
1998-
1996-97
1993-95
1989-92
1986-88
1984-85
Position, Institution
Running Backs, Texas
Athletics Director/Head Coach, Dallas Carter HS
Asst. Head Coach/Off. Coord., Dallas Carter HS
Defensive Coordinator, Dallas Carter HS
Junior Varsity Offensive Coord., Dallas Carter HS
Freshman Assistant Coach, Dallas Carter HS
Bruce Chambers' College Bowl Experience
Years
2000
2000
1999 Bowl, Institution
Holiday Bowl, Texas
Cotton Bowl, Texas
Cotton Bowl, Texas
In 1999, Mitchell stepped to the forefront of the Longhorn backfield and not only earned first-team All-Big 12 accolades under Chambers’ direction, but also became only the eighth running back in UT history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season and the first back in school history to both rush for 1,000 yards and tally 300 receiving yards in a single season. Mitchell’s 1,343 rushing yards in 1999 also marked the fifth-highest rushing output in UT history, while his 1,824 all-purpose yards rank seventh on the school’s all-time single-season chart.
Under Chambers’ direction, Mitchell again earned first-team All-Big 12 honors in 2000. Mitchell posted a pair of 200-yard rushing games, set a Big 12 and UT single-game all-purpose yardage record (375 at Kansas), registered another 1,000-yard rushing season (1,118/No. 9 on the UT all-time list) and posted the third-most all-purpose yards in a season (1,931) on UT record. Mitchell finished his career ranked sixth on the UT all-time rushing list (2,664 yards) and fourth on the Longhorns’ career all-purpose yardage list (4,945).
In Chambers’ three seasons, the Longhorns have turned in 13 games of 200 or more yards rushing, including a 434-yard rushing day against Rice in 1998 and a 396-yard effort at Kansas in 2000.
Chambers joined the UT staff from Carter High School in Dallas, where he helped coach one of the state’s most successful football programs for 14 seasons. He was the head coach and athletics director during his final two years and also taught speech and journalism classes at the school.
Chambers’ tie to high school coaching and his understanding of young men, parents and the job of the high school coach, made him a prime candidate when Brown was forming his staff at Texas.
In his 14 seasons at Carter, the Cowboys advanced to the state playoffs each year, won one state title (1988), reached the state championship game twice, earned four regional titles and claimed 13 district crowns.
A graduate of North Texas, Chambers was Carter’s head coach in 1996 and ’97, compiling a record of 18-6. His Cowboys’ teams were bi-district finalists and district champions both years.
From 1993-95, Chambers served as Carter’s varsity offensive coordinator and assistant head coach. The Cowboys were area finalists and district champions during all three of those years.
Prior to that, Chambers coached on the defensive side of the ball from 1989-92 and served as the unit’s coordinator. During that time, Carter was a state semifinalist and two-time district champion.
A four-year letterman in football as a wide receiver and a two-time letterwinner in track and field at North Texas, Chambers earned his degree in journalism in 1982. He began his coaching career in 1984 as a freshman coach at Carter. He then moved over to tutor the junior varsity’s offense from 1986-88.
While at Carter, Chambers helped develop future NFL players Jesse Armstead (LB, New York Giants) and Greg Hill (RB, Kansas City Chiefs/Detroit Lions).
Chambers’ wife, Cathy, is a flight attendant.
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