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| Title | Passing game coordinator |
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| Born | (1972-07-31)July 31, 1972 (age 53) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Union City (CA) Logan |
| College | Stanford (1991–1994) |
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Career history | |
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| Career | NCAA: 96–54 (.640) Bowls:5–3 (.625) |
David Lorenzo Shaw (born July 31, 1972) is an Americanfootball coach who is currently thepassing game coordinator for theDetroit Lions of theNational Football League (NFL). He served as head coach of theStanford Cardinal football team from 2011 to 2022. Shaw was the team'soffensive coordinator for the entire tenure of his predecessor, head coachJim Harbaugh, from 2007 to 2010. Previously, Shaw was a four-year letter winner as awide receiver for the Cardinal from 1991 to 1994, where he was coached byDennis Green andBill Walsh. Prior to returning to Stanford as offensive coordinator, Shaw was Harbaugh's passing game coordinator at theUniversity of San Diego and an assistant coach in theNFL for thePhiladelphia Eagles,Oakland Raiders, andBaltimore Ravens.[1] Shaw resigned as the Stanford head coach on November 27, 2022.[2] In 2024, Shaw served as a senior personnel executive for theDenver Broncos.
Shaw was born inSan Diego, California and moved with his family around the country following his fatherWillie's career as an NFL coach.[3] Shaw played high school football atRochester Adams High School inRochester Hills, Michigan while his father coached for theDetroit Lions.[4]
In 1989, Willie accepted a coaching job atStanford University and the family moved back to the Bay Area where David ultimately graduated fromJames Logan High School inUnion City, California.[4][5]
He went on to attendStanford University, where he playedcollege football as awide receiver under head coachesDennis Green andBill Walsh.[1] In his college career from 1991 to 1994, Shaw caught 57 passes for 664 yards and five touchdowns.[3] Shaw was also on theStanford men's basketball and track teams before earning aB.A. insociology in 1995.[1]
His coaching career began atWestern Washington University in 1995. In 1997, Shaw began a nine-year run as anNFL assistant coach with stints for thePhiladelphia Eagles,Oakland Raiders, andBaltimore Ravens.[3]
As the Raiders' quality control from 1998 to 2000 and quarterbacks coach in 2001, the team won two consecutiveAFC West titles and completed a 10–6 regular season.[1]
Shaw was thequarterbacks coach for the Baltimore Ravens from 2002 to 2004 andwide receivers coach for the Ravens from 2002 to 2005, with the 2003 team finishing with a 10–6 regular season mark and winning theAFC North. In 2005, Shaw coached wide receiversDerrick Mason to a Ravens record of 86 receptions and 1,073 receiving yards (the third-highest Baltimore record) andMark Clayton to a Ravens rookie record of 44 receptions for 471 yards.[1]
In 2006, Shaw left the NFL for theUniversity of San Diego to joinhead coachJim Harbaugh's staff as passing game coordinator. The 11–1 Toreros' offense led theNCAA Division I-AA in many statistical categories, including passing offense (293.3 ypg), total offense (494.25 ypg), and scoring offense (42.83 ppg).[1][3]
When Harbaugh was hired as head coach of Shaw'salma mater, Stanford, in 2007, he brought Shaw asoffensive coordinator. During his years as an assistant coach, Shaw also coached the Cardinalwide receivers andrunning backs.[3]
Shaw's unit performed successfully during his years as coordinator, led by 2010Heisman Trophy runner-upAndrew Luck.[3] They scored at least 40 points in 11 different games with Shaw as offensive coordinator, including 10 times in the2009 and2010 seasons. The Cardinal achieved a school-record 461 points in 2009 and broke the record again the following season with 524 points.[1]
Despite the graduation of 2009Heisman Trophy runner-upToby Gerhart, during Stanford's2010 season when Shaw took over as running backs coach, the Cardinal running game was second in the conference and 17th in the nation with an average of 213.77 yards and a total of 2,779 yards, Stanford's second-highest rushing total ever.[1]
In January 2011, Shaw was promoted to head coach after Harbaugh left to become head coach of theNFL'sSan Francisco 49ers over numerous other offers, including a hefty salary with theMiami Dolphins.[6] Shaw is the first Stanford alumnus to serve as head football coach sincePaul Wiggin, who coached Stanford from 1980 to 1983.[1]
In his first three seasons, Shaw led the team to three consecutiveBCS bowl games, including twoRose Bowls. Shaw led the team to aRose Bowl victory overWisconsin. The team returned to theRose Bowl again the following year in the 2013 season, but lost a heart-breaker toMichigan State.
After arebuilding season in 2014, the2015 season saw Shaw lead Stanford to its third Pac-12 championship in four years, and consequently, its thirdRose Bowl in four years, which the team won 45–16 over theIowa Hawkeyes. With the 2015 conference title, Shaw became the first Stanford coach in 80 years to win three conference titles and only the third ever in program history (afterTiny Thornhill from 1933 to 1935 andPop Warner in 1924, 1926, and 1927). With the Rose Bowl victory over Iowa, Shaw became only the second Stanford coach to win two Rose Bowls (afterJohn Ralston who won the1971 and1972 Rose Bowls). That victory also resulted in Stanford being ranked #3 in the finalCoaches Poll, their highest final ranking in the history of that poll. They were similarly ranked #3 in the finalAP Poll, their highest final ranking in 75 years, following the1940 national championship season.
With a win overCal in the 2017Big Game atStanford Stadium, Shaw set a new Stanford record for most wins by a football head coach (72 wins), breaking the record previously held byPop Warner (71 wins from 1924 to 1932). After going undefeated in theBig Game in Shaw's first eight seasons, Stanford lost the 2019, 2021 and 2022 Big Games at Stanford Stadium to bring Shaw's record to 9–3 against Cal.
After two consecutive 3–9 seasons, Shaw resigned as head coach, effective immediately, on November 27, 2022, just over an hour after Stanford's last game of the2022 season.[2]
On June 20, 2024, Shaw was named the Senior Personnel Executive for theDenver Broncos.[7]
Shaw and his wife, Kori, have three children.
His father,Willie, was a Stanford assistant coach underJack Christiansen from 1974 to 1976 andDennis Green from 1989 to 1991, and an NFL assistant coach with theDetroit Lions,Kansas City Chiefs,Minnesota Vikings,New Orleans Saints,Oakland Raiders,San Diego Chargers, andSt. Louis Rams.[3] Willie Shaw was a finalist for Stanford's head football coach position in 1992 that eventually went toBill Walsh.[8]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Stanford Cardinal(Pac-12 Conference)(2011–2022) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Stanford | 11–2 | 8–1 | T–1st(North) | LFiesta† | 7 | 7 | ||
| 2012 | Stanford | 12–2 | 8–1 | T–1st(North) | WRose† | 6 | 7 | ||
| 2013 | Stanford | 11–3 | 7–2 | T–1st(North) | LRose† | 10 | 11 | ||
| 2014 | Stanford | 8–5 | 5–4 | 2nd(North) | WFoster Farms | ||||
| 2015 | Stanford | 12–2 | 8–1 | 1st(North) | WRose† | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | Stanford | 10–3 | 6–3 | 3rd(North) | WSun | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2017 | Stanford | 9–5 | 7–2 | T–1st(North) | LAlamo | 19 | 20 | ||
| 2018 | Stanford | 9–4 | 6–3 | 3rd(North) | WSun | ||||
| 2019 | Stanford | 4–8 | 3–6 | T–5th(North) | |||||
| 2020 | Stanford | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3rd(North) | |||||
| 2021 | Stanford | 3–9 | 2–7 | 6th(North) | |||||
| 2022 | Stanford | 3–9 | 1–8 | T–11th | |||||
| Stanford: | 96–54 | 65–40 | |||||||
| Total: | 96–54 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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