Scott Downing Position: Assistant Head Coach and Tight End Coach Experience: First Year

Scott Downing is in his first season on the coaching staff at The University of Tulsa. He was named the Golden Hurricane assistant head coach and tight ends coach on January 18, 2011.

Downing brings 31 years of collegiate coaching experience to the Hurricane coaching staff. He has spent seven years as a head coach, 12 years as a coordinator and has coached in 15 bowl games.

Over the past five seasons, Downing served as the head coach at the University of Northern Colorado (2006-10). Before that, Downing was the recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach at Nebraska (2003-05) for three years.

Previously, he served six years under Joe Tiller at Purdue University (1997-2002) as assistant head coach, special teams coordinator and running backs coach. Downing went to Purdue with Tiller after spending 10 seasons on the coaching staff at Wyoming (1987-96), where he held positions as linebackers coach for four years, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for four years and assistant head coach, special teams coordinator and running backs coach for two seasons.

Downing began his coaching career at Sterling College in 1980, spending the first two years as offensive line coach (1980-81) and the next two seasons as head coach (1982-83). He then made his first stop at Nebraska (1984-86) as a graduate assistant coach for two years and served one year as the head freshman coach.

During his tenure, Downing has coached six FBS first-team All-Americans, the 2001 Ray Guy Award winner, the Ray Guy Award finalist in 2003 and semifinalist in 2005, the Groza Award finalist in 2001 and semifinalist in 1996, and the Mosi Tatupu Special Teams Award finalist in 1998 and 2001.

Downing earned his bachelor's degree in history from Sterling College in 1979. He was a four-year letterwinner in football and served as team captain in 1977 and 1978.

Downing and his wife, Karen, have three sons: Matthew, Andrew and Zachary.

THE DOWNING FILE
Alma Mater: Sterling (Kan.) College `80
Birthdate: November 7, 1956
Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.
College Coaching Experience: 31 years (1980-2010). Entering first year at Tulsa.
Playing Experience: A four-year letterman at Sterling College (1975-78). Served as team captain in 1977 and 1978.
Bowl Games as a Coach
1985	Sugar Bowl (Nebraska)
1986	Fiesta Bowl (Nebraska)
1987	Sugar Bowl (Nebraska)
1987	Holiday Bowl (Wyoming)
1988	Holiday Bowl (Wyoming)
1990	Copper Bowl (Wyoming)
1993	Copper Bowl (Wyoming)
1997	Alamo Bowl (Purdue)
1998	Alamo Bowl (Purdue)
2000	Outback Bowl (Purdue)
2001	Rose Bowl (Purdue)
2001	Sun Bowl (Purdue)
2002	Sun Bowl (Purdue)
2003	Alamo Bowl (Nebraska)
2005	Alamo Bowl (Nebraska)