 Babers in 2022 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1961-07-19)July 19, 1961 (age 63) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1983 | Hawaii |
| Position(s) | Running back,defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984 | Hawaii (GA) |
| 1985 | Arizona State (GA) |
| 1987 | Eastern Illinois (RB) |
| 1988–1989 | UNLV (ST/RB) |
| 1990 | Northern Arizona (ST/DB) |
| 1991–1993 | Purdue (WR)[1] |
| 1994 | San Diego State (WR) |
| 1995–1996 | Arizona (WR) |
| 1997 | Arizona (RB) |
| 1998–2000 | Arizona (OC/QB) |
| 2001–2002 | Texas A&M (OC/QB) |
| 2003 | Pittsburgh (RB) |
| 2004–2005 | UCLA (WR) |
| 2006 | UCLA (RB) |
| 2007 | UCLA (AHC/RB) |
| 2008 | Baylor (WR/RC) |
| 2009–2011 | Baylor (ST/WR) |
| 2012–2013 | Eastern Illinois |
| 2014–2015 | Bowling Green |
| 2016–2023 | Syracuse |
| 2024 | Arizona (OC/QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 78–71 |
| Bowls | 2–1 |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2OVC (2012–2013) 1MAC (2015) 2MAC East Division (2014–2015) | |
| Awards | |
| 2×OVC Coach of the Year (2012–2013) APACC Coach of the Year (2018) ECAC Coach of the Year (2018) | |
Dino Sean Babers (born July 19, 1961) is anAmerican football coach. He was most recently the offensive coordinator for theUniversity of Arizona. He was previously the head coach atSyracuse University from 2016 until 2023. He has also served as head coach atBowling Green State University andEastern Illinois University. Babers grew up in California and played football at theUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Babers was born inHonolulu,[2] grew up inSan Diego, and attended theUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa (1979–1983) where he playedrunning back anddefensive back on the football team.[3]
Babers began his coaching career as agraduate assistant at Hawaii in 1984. From there, Babers coached at numerous schools highlighted byoffensive coordinator positions at bothArizona andTexas A&M as well as an assistant head coach position withUCLA. After four years as an assistant atBaylor, on December 9, 2011, Babers was named as the new head football coach atEastern Illinois University to replaceBob Spoo.[4] In two seasons at Eastern Illinois, the Panthers made theplayoffs both times,[3] led by quarterbackJimmy Garoppolo, who was a second-round pick in the2014 NFL draft.
On December 18, 2013, Babers was hired as the new head coach atBowling Green following the departure of previous Falcons' coachDave Clawson toWake Forest.[5] Babers ledBowling Green to the 2015Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship.[6]
On December 5, 2015, Babers became the head coach atSyracuse.[7]
After a 10-win season in2018, Babers received a contract extension through the 2023 season.[8][9] Babers was fired from his role as head coach at Syracuse on November 19, 2023, one game before the end of the 2023 regular season. Babers had only two winning seasons during his eight years at Syracuse.[10]
NewUniversity of Arizona head coachBrent Brennan hired Babers as offensive coordinator in February 2024. Brennan was a graduate assistant at Arizona during Babers' first tenure as offensive coordinator in 2000.[11] Brennan moved play-calling duties to tight ends coachMatt Adkins after week three of the season.[12] Babers' contract was not renewed following the 2024 season.[13]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP/TSN° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois Panthers(Ohio Valley Conference)(2012–2013) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Eastern Illinois | 7–5 | 6–1 | 1st | LNCAA Division I First Round | 25 | |||
| 2013 | Eastern Illinois | 12–2 | 8–0 | 1st | LNCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 4 | 4 | ||
| Eastern Illinois: | 19–7 | 14–1 | |||||||
| Bowling Green Falcons(Mid-American Conference)(2014–2015) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Bowling Green | 8–6 | 5–3 | 1st(East) | WCamellia | ||||
| 2015 | Bowling Green | 10–3 | 7–1 | 1st(East) | GoDaddy[a] | ||||
| Bowling Green: | 18–9 | 12–4 | |||||||
| Syracuse Orange(Atlantic Coast Conference)(2016–2023) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Syracuse | 4–8 | 2–6 | T–6th(Atlantic) | |||||
| 2017 | Syracuse | 4–8 | 2–6 | 7th(Atlantic) | |||||
| 2018 | Syracuse | 10–3 | 6–2 | 2nd(Atlantic) | WCamping World | 15 | 15 | ||
| 2019 | Syracuse | 5–7 | 2–6 | 6th(Atlantic) | |||||
| 2020 | Syracuse | 1–10 | 1–9 | T–14th | |||||
| 2021 | Syracuse | 5–7 | 2–6 | T–6th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2022 | Syracuse | 7–6 | 4–4 | T–3rd (Atlantic) | LPinstripe | ||||
| 2023 | Syracuse | 5–6[b] | 1–6 | ||||||
| Syracuse: | 41–55 | 20–45 | |||||||
| Total: | 78–71 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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