2006 Spring Prospectus
Holliday Coaching Experience
2005 - Present Florida (Associate Head Coach/Safeties)
2000-04 N.C. State (Associate Head Coach/Wide Receivers)
1995-99 West Virginia (Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers)
1993-95 West Virginia (Wide Receivers)
1990-92 West Virginia (Inside Linebackers)
1983-89 West Virginia (Wide Receivers)
1981-82 West Virginia (Part-time assistant)
1979-80 West Virginia (Graduate Assistant)
eighth nationally in scoring defense (15.2 points per game) and
Greg Mattison Michigan was among the top teams in the nation (108.5 yards
Co-Defensive Coordinator/ per game for 17th), pass efficiency defense (20th) and total
defense (18th at 300.9).
Defensive Line - Coaching the Texas A&M defensive line in 1991, the Aggies
boasted the country's top-rated defensive unit (222.4 yards per
Coaching Accomplishments game) as they won the Southwest Conference title and led the
- Has served as a defensive coor- league in all four defensive categories. In 1990, Texas A&M
dinator for 14 years and worked stood 19th in total defense and the Aggies were 13th in 1989.
on the collegiate level for 30
years. Prominent Players Coached
- One of five finalists for the initial FLORIDA:
Frank Broyles Award in 1996 as a DE JEREMY MINCEY - Second-team All-SEC by league coach-
member of the Michigan staff. es and AP. Ranked second on UF squad with 10.5 tackles for
- Co-Defensive Coordinator for a loss and 3.5 sacks. Ranked third among all SEC linemen in tack-
Florida unit that improved in 14 statistical categories in 2005. les with 62.
Florida ranked ninth in the nation in total defense (299.8 ypg.)
and 10th nationally in rushing defense (94.9 ypg.). NOTRE DAME:
- Installed an aggressive, attacking scheme at Florida that DT LANCE LEGREE - Finished his collegiate career with 119
forced 31 turnovers, tops in the SEC and ninth-best nationally tackles (67) and four sacks. As a senior in 2000, started 11
and recorded 33 sacks - the 25th-best total nationally and best games and finished with 50 tackles (25 solo), including six for
at UF since 1999. UF's 337 yards on tackles for loss in 2005 losses and two sacks.
were the best in school history since records were kept in 1983. DE GRANT IRONS - Played in 43 career games, making 26
- Florida's 31 turnovers resulted in 114 points or 34.3 percent of starts at numerous positions on defense. Totaled 142 tackles
all UF's points - tops in the SEC. UF was third in the SEC in three (79 solo). Signed as a free agent with the Buffalo Bills in April
and outs (35.3 percent of all opponent possessions). of 2002 and signed as a free agent by the Oakland Raiders in
- As defensive coordinator at Notre Dame in 2001, his unit December of 2003.
ranked 14th in the nation in total defense, 10th in the country DE ANTHONY WEAVER - Won second-team All-America hon-
in pass defense and 22nd in scoring defense. ors from The NFL Draft Report and ABC Sports Online, plus hon-
- While at Michigan in 1996, the Wolverines defense ranked
Mattison Coaching Experience
2005-Present Florida (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line)
2002-04 Notre Dame (Defensive Line/Recruiting)
1998-2001 Notre Dame (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line)
1997 Notre Dame (Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers)
1995-96 Michigan (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line)
1992-94 Michigan (Defensive Line)
1989-91 Texas A&M (Defensive Line)
1987-88 Navy (Defensive Line)
1984-86 Western Michigan (Defensive Coordinator)
1981-83 Western Michigan (Defensive Line)
1978-80 Northwestern (Defensive Line)
1977 Cornell (Defensive Line)
1976 Illinois (Graduate Assistant)
1974-75 Lacrosse Logan (Wis.) High School (Head Football Coach)
1971-73 Riverdale (Wis.) High School (Head Football Coach)
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orable mention honors from Football News. Was a consensus 1994: Hall of Fame
All-Independent first-team pick. 1994: Holiday
1995: Alamo
MICHIGAN: 1997: Outback
DT WILLIAM CARR - All-America selection by College and 1997: Independence
Professional Football News in 1996 and a first-team All-Big Ten 1999: Gator
honoree by the coaches and the media. Finished third on 2001: Fiesta
Michigan's career tackles for loss list with 38. 2003: Gator
DT JOSH WILLIAMS - All-Big Ten second-team selection by 2004: Insight.com
the coaches and the media. 2006: Outback
TEXAS A&M: Dan Mullen
DT SAM ADAMS - A three-year starter who entered the NFL
Offensive Coordinator/
Draft after his junior season and consensus first-team All-
American in 1993 by the AP, Kodak, UPI and Walter Camp Quarterbacks
Foundation.
DE TERRY PRICE - All Southwest Conference selection as a Coaching Accomplishments
senior and an honorable mention All-American by The Sporting - 12 years of collegiate coaching
News. Is currently the defensive line coach at Auburn. experience.
- Produced a semifinalist for the
NFL Players (Round Drafted) Biletnikoff Award (nation's top
DE Terry Price (10th) - Texas A&M '90 - Chicago Bears receiver) in Chad Jackson and
DT Mark Wheeler (3rd) - Texas A&M '92 - Tampa Bay the Rimington Trophy (nation's
Buccaneers top center) in Mike Degory. Both
DT Sam Adams (1st) - Texas A&M '94 - Seattle Seahawks were tabbed All-SEC first-team
DT William Carr (7th) - Michigan '97 - Cincinnati Bengals by the Associated Press in 2005.
DT Lance Legree (FA) - Notre Dame '00 - New York Giants - In his first year as offensive coordinator, UF wide receiver Chad
DT Josh Williams (4th) - Michigan '00 - Indianapolis Colts Jackson matched the UF single-season reception record held by
DE Grant Irons (FA) - Notre Dame '02 - Buffalo Bills Carlos Alvarez (88 receptions). Jackson led the SEC and finished
DE Anthony Weaver (2nd) - Notre Dame '02 - Baltimore sixth nationally.
Ravens - Florida quarterbacks threw just seven interceptions in 2005,
DT Darrell Campbell (FA) - Notre Dame '04 - Chicago Bears which was one per every 49.2 pass attempts. The total ranked
DT Cedric Hilliard (FA) - Notre Dame '04 - Arizona Cardinals as the best in school history and ninth nationally. In addition,
DE Justin Tuck (3rd) - Notre Dame '05 - NY Giants Florida completed 62.8 percent of its passes, which tied for the
fourth-highest total in school history.
Playing Career - The 2005 UF offense faced five of the nation's top 20 ranked
- Competed in football and wrestling at Wisconsin-La Crosse total defenses and averaged 28.5 points per game. The total
and was team captain in both sports as a junior and a senior. ranked sixth among the 23 NCAA Division I-A schools with a first
He was a wrestling All-American and was named the offensive year coaching staff.
MVP on the football team as a senior. In 1989, he was inducted - Florida was the only school in the SEC to score 49 points or
into the Wisconsin-La Crosse Hall of Fame. more against a league opponent in two games in the 2005 sea-
son (at Kentucky and vs. Vanderbilt). The Gators' 49 points in
Personal Information the first half of the UK game were the most points UF has ever
Birthdate: Nov. 15, 1949 scored in the first half vs. a SEC opponent in school history.
Hometown: Madison, Wis. - Directed Alex Smith's transition from a pure drop-back passer
Education: 1971 - Bachelor's Degree from the University of into a fine spread offense quarterback while at Utah. Smith put
Wisconsin-La Crosse; 1976 - Master's Degree from the up big numbers in 2003, passing for 2,247 yards and running
University of Illinois for 452 yards after taking over the starting job three games into
Marital Status: Married to the former Ann Busse the season. He finished second in the league in total offense,
Children: Daughter Lisa graduated from Notre Dame in 2002 averaging 245.4 yards per game.
and was a three-year All-Big East honoree as a member of the - In two years at BGSU, Mullen's quarterbacks powered one of
softball team. Son Bryan was is a sophomore defensive end at the nation's most prolific offenses by throwing for 5,145 yards
UF’s 2006 Outback Bowl opponent, the University of Iowa in and 48 touchdowns and rushing for 1,482 yards and 33 touch-
2005. downs.
- At Syracuse, he assisted in the Orangemen's 1998 Big East
Bowl Games as a Coach championship and Orange Bowl appearance. Two years later, he
1989: John Hancock went to the Fiesta Bowl with Notre Dame.
1990: Holiday
1992: Cotton
1993: Rose
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