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Football Coaching Staff

Keith Buckley

Head Football Coach
boxerfootball@pacificu.edu

Pacific University took the first step in building its new football program on July 31, 2009, with the appointment of Keith Buckley as head football coach.

Buckley arrives at Pacific after four seasons as part of the coaching staff at UC Davis, including the last two years as assistant head coach. Buckley emerged from an exhaustive national search that saw over 125 people apply to lead Pacific’s first football team since 1991.

“This is a coach’s dream,” Buckley said of the opportunity. “There are few situations where you have the chance to build a program from the ground up, develop young talent and have a chance to put Pacific on the football map. I am excited for this opportunity, not only for me professionally but for my family.”

“As the interview process went on, it became obvious that Keith would be a great fit for Pacific University,” said Pacific Director of Athletics Ken Schumann. “I am extremely pleased that we have attracted a seasoned Division I coach who not only has demonstrated success on the field, but who has a great understanding of the importance of education with his work at both UC Davis and Stanford.”

Buckley arrives at Pacific after a four-year stint at UC Davis, where he served as assistant head coach and coordinated recruiting efforts for the Aggies’ NCAA Division I-FCS program in addition to coaching the safeties. Prior to being promoted, Buckley spent three seasons as the Aggies’ defensive backs coach.

During his time at his alma mater, Buckley played an instrumental role in the team’s transition from Division II to Division I under Head Coach Bob Biggs. The Aggies succeeded in extending their string of 37 consecutive winning seasons in addition to pulling off an upset of Stanford in their third season of transition to Division I. Buckley was also the primary position coach for UC Davis’ first Division I All-American, free safety J.J. Barsi (2006).

In addition to his coaching duties, Buckley created and coordinated the Aggies’ annual high school football skills camp and worked as a lecturer in the physical education program, teaching courses in elementary physical education, sport in society and activity courses.

A 1996 graduate of UC Davis with degrees in rhetoric and communications and English, Buckley played for the Aggies as a defensive back. During his time on the line, the Aggies advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs twice and the team compiled a 30-11-2 record.

An injury forced Buckley to the sidelines in his senior season, but gave him a jump-start in his coaching career. He spent the 1996 season as a undergraduate assistant coach before being named cornerbacks coach in 1997 and defensive backs coach in 1998.

Buckley made his first move to the Northwest in 1999, coaching defensive backs and outside linebackers for two seasons at Idaho while earning a master’s degree in physical education. At Idaho, Buckley worked for both current Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable and Chris Tormey, current special teams coach at Hawaii.

After a one-year stint as a defensive backs coach at Humboldt State in Arcata, Calif., for the 2001 season, Buckley spent three seasons as the associate director of football operations at Stanford under Buddy Teevens and Walt Harris.

A native of Milpitas, Calif., Buckley and his wife, Kara, are the proud parents of two daughters, Kristen and Kaitlyn.

Jim Craft

Offensive Coordinator
craftj@pacificu.edu

Longtime Portland State assistant coach Jim Craft makes a return to the NCAA Division III level, joining the Pacific football program as the Boxers' offensive coordinator.

Craft brings a significant level of NCAA Division I FCS experience and local knowledge to Pacific, joining the program after nine seasons at Portland State, including serving the last season as the program’s offensive coordinator.

“I am very excited for Jim to join the staff,” said Pacific Head Football Coach Keith Buckley. “We get someone who is an experienced offensive coordinator and someone who has experienced different offensive systems. He will be able to put to use what he learned under Tim Walsh and Mouse Davis. That package will allow us to build a complete and dynamic offense.”

Craft was elevated to offensive coordinator for Portland State in 2009 by then Head Coach Jerry Glanville after the retirement of run-and-shoot master Mouse Davis. As the program’s play caller, Craft was charged with coordinating the offensive insertion calendar, game preparation and designing the offensive scheme. Among the season highlights was the selection of quarterback Drew Hubel to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII Football Team.

Craft plans to run many aspects of a West Coast Offense, with some run-and-shoot flairs that he learned under Davis. “The offense is exciting because we will run a multitude of sets,” Craft said. “Over the first couple of years we will constantly be evaluating and finding what we have for the best chance of success.”

The first challenge will be drawing athletes to the new Division III program. That will be a specialty for Craft, who also spent the last three years as the Vikings’ recruiting coordinator. “Recruiting will be exciting because it’s a unique challenge to get the kind of student-athletes we are looking for,” Craft said. “We need guys who know the challenge that we are presenting to them, both on the field and in the classroom, and are ready to step up and accept it.”

Before being elevated to offensive coordinator at Portland State, Craft spent one season as the offensive line coach and one season as the wide receivers coach. Under previous Head Coach Tim Walsh, Craft spent five seasons as the tight ends coach and one year as quarterbacks coach. He also assumed the duty of special teams coordinator for four seasons. He coached Portland State all-conference performers Scott Weaver, Adam Whitehead and Tony Curtis. Curtis is a current member of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs.

As special teams coordinator, Craft saw the 2005 Vikings lead the Big Sky Conference in punt return average and ranked in the top 20 in the nation in both punt return average and kickoff return average. The Vikings were second in punt coverage in 2004, 19th in punt returns and 22nd in kickoff returns.

Prior to joining the Portland State staff, Craft spent the 1999 and 2000 seasons as the tight ends coach at Lewis & Clark College.

Craft played his collegiate football at Portland State from 1995 to 1998, catching 57 passes and scoring nine touchdowns. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Portland State in 1998 and a master’s in teaching in 2003. Craft, 33, resides in Tualatin with his wife, Kelley, daughter Kayla (7) and son Tyler (3).

Ian Falconer

Offensive Line Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
falconer@pacificu.edu

Ian Falconer brings nearly a decade of NCAA Division III coaching and recruiting experience to Forest Grove, joining the Pacific football staff as offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator.

Falconer joins the Pacific staff after four seasons as the offensive line coach and offensive line coach. The former Portland State standout joins his former offensive coach, Jim Craft, as the Boxers’ two primary offensive coaches.

Falconer said he is excited about the challenge of drawing quality student-athletes to the Pacific program. “We want the kids that we are recruiting to understand the unique challenge of what we are trying to do here at Pacific,” Falconer said. “It’s going to be fun, but it will more work than you would as a freshman or sophomore at an already established program. We also want to bring in the right guys for the long-term health of the program, not just grabbing anybody and everybody. What will ultimately run the program is the quality of all of the people involved.”

Falconer served as offensive line coach and offensive coordinator at Lewis & Clark from 2006 to 2009 and played a key role in the rebirth of the Pioneers’ program. He developed a diverse one back package that included zone, gap and option technique variations. In addition to his coordinator duties, Falconer spent the last two seasons as the Pioneers’ recruiting coordinator. He also coordinated video responsibilities and spent three seasons coordinating the team’s off-season strength and conditioning program.

Falconer began his college coaching career at Lewis & Clark, serving as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator during the 2003 season. In between Lewis & Clark stints, Falconer spent two years at NCAA Division III Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, where he worked as the offensive line coach and assistant head coach. He also served as the Yeomen’s strength and conditioning coach, team travel coordinator and recruiting coordinator.

In addition to his college experience, Falconer spent the 2002 season as the assistant offensive line coach at West Linn High School.

Falconer played his college football at Portland State University, and joins his former offensive coach, Jim Craft, on the Pacific staff. Falconer was a four-year offensive line standout for the Vikings, earning All-Big Sky Conference honors at center as a senior. He played a key role in a Portland State offensive line that gave up only 12 sacks during the 2000 season.

A native of Lake Oswego, Falconer is a graduate of Lakeridge High School and earned his bachelor’s degree in social science from Portland State in 2000. He and his wife, Angel, reside in Milwaukie.

Aaron Cloud

Defensive Backs Coach

Aaron Cloud, a former NCAA Division III football player and an experienced coach at the level, returns to the Northwest Conference as Pacific’s defensive backs coach.

Cloud most recently spent the last three seasons coaching at the University of La Verne, a Division III program in La Verne, Calif. He spent the 2009 season as co-defensive coordinator while also working with the outside linebackers and special teams. Cloud’s previous two seasons were spent as a graduate assistant coach, serving primarily as the Leopards’ cornerbacks coach and as video coordinator.

Cloud made the return to Division III after spending the first five seasons of his career at the high school level. He spent three seasons at Sweet Home (Ore.) High School, where he spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons as the co-offensive coordinator. Cloud spent the 2002 and 2003 seasons as the wide receivers coach at Mt. Spokane (Wash.) High School.

A 2003 graduate of Whitworth, Cloud played three seasons with the Pirates, from 1999 to 2001. He also spent two seasons running sprints and hurdles for the Pirates’ track and field team.

A native of Albany, Ore., Cloud, 29, earned his degree from Whitworth in history education and earned his master’s in leadership and management from La Verne in 2009. When not coaching, Cloud works as a substitute teacher.

Jacob Yoro

Linebackers Coach

Jacob Yoro makes the step from the NAIA ranks to the NCAA Division III level, joining the Pacific coaching staff as linebackers coach. Yoro will also spearhead the Boxers’ recruiting efforts In Hawaii.

Yoro comes to Pacific after one season as the linebackers coach at the University of Montana Western in Dillon, where he helped lead the Bulldogs to a 4-6 record.

Prior to returning to the mainland, Yoro spent eight seasons coaching in the high school ranks in his native Hawaii. He spent the 2008 season at a linebackers coach and defensive consultant at Waipahu High School. Prior to Waipahu, Yoro spent six years at the St. Louis School in Honolulu where be began as linebackers coach before spending three seasons (2005-2007) as defensive coordinator. Yoro began his coaching career at Mililani High School where he was the linebackers coach.

Yoro played his collegiate football at the University of Montana, where he was a two-year letterwinner before seeing his career cut short by a knee injury. He was a part of Grizzlies’ teams that advanced to the Division I-FCS playoffs in 1998 and 1999. Yoro played his high school ball at the St. Louis School where he earned all-league and all-state honors in football.

A native of Mililani, Hawaii, Yoro, 30, earned his bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Hawaii-Manoa in 2008.

Mike McCabe

Running Backs Coach
mccabe@pacificu.edu

Mike McCabe, a former Pacific football player and longtime head football coach at Forest Grove High School, has joined the Pacific program as a head coach.

A 1977 graduate of program and a veteran of high school coaching circles, McCabe will provide valuable knowledge and assistance in local recruiting as the Boxers work on building their program for a Fall 2010 kickoff. In addition to recruiting, McCabe will be involved as an offensive assistant.

McCabe was a teacher and head football coach at Forest Grove High School for 12 years before retiring from education in 2009. As head coach, McCabe led the Vikings to state playoff appearances in 2003 and 2007. In addition to coaching, McCabe worked as a physical education and weight training teacher.

In addition to football, McCabe served as an assistant track and field coach from 2001 to 2006. He also served as an assistant varsity baseball coach from 1997 to 2001 with both Forest Grove’s high school and American Legion baseball programs.

As a teacher, McCabe spent his first 20 years as a physical education teacher in various local elementary and junior high schools. He moved to Forest Grove High School in 1997.

A native of Hayward, Calif., and a graduate of Forest Grove High School, McCabe earned his degree in physical education from Pacific in 1977. He played two seasons of football for the Boxers at center from 1973-1974 and also played four years of baseball. McCabe also earned his Master of Science in teaching from Pacific in 1984. He and his wife, Bonnie, continue to live in Forest Grove.

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