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- Title:
- Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
- Email:
- dahuxtab@ncsu.edu
- Phone:
- (919) 515-7062
Beyond the Game Plan: Coach Huxtable Feature
Eastern Illinois '79
38th year in coaching, 7th at NC State
EDUCATION:
Earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Eastern Illinois in 1979.
PERSONAL DATA:
Born in Elgin, Illinois on December 20, 1956. He and his wife Vicki have a son, Jake, and a daughter, Shea.
BOWL EXPERIENCE:
As a coach - NC State: 2018 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, 2017 Hyundai Sun Bowl; 2016 Camping World Independence Bowl, 2015 Belk Bowl, 2014 Bitcoin St. Petersburg; Pitt: 2013 BBVA Compass; Wisconsin: 2012 Rose; UCF: 2010 Liberty, 2009 St. Petersburg, 2007 Liberty, 2005 Hawaii; UNC: 2001 Peach; ECU: 1999 Mobile; Georgia Tech: 1997 Carquest, 1992 Peach.
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS:
At NC State: In 2018, Pack ranked second in the ACC, and 13th nationally in rushing defense (109.1 ypg); LB Germaine Pratt was an All-ACC first-team selection. He finished second in the ACC with 9.45 tackles per game; NC State finished the 2017 season third in the ACC in rushing defense, yielding 131.0 yards per game. The Pack also ranked fifth with 2.31 sacks per game; Four Wolfpack defenders were taken in the 2018 NFL Draft, including No. 5 overall pick Bradley Chubb (Denver Broncos); NC State ranked eighth in the FBS in rushing defense in 2016, allowing just 108.6 yards per game on the ground. That mark ranks fifth in school history, Five opponents were held to less than 70 yards rushing; At Pittsburgh: In 2012, Pitt was 16th nationallly in total defense (325.8), 21st in scoring defense (19.7), 24th in rushing defense (129.1), 25th in passing defense (196.8); Panthers’ defensive lineman Aaron Donald earned first-team All-Big East honors after leading the conference and ranking 11th nationally with 18.5 tackles for loss, while safety Jason Hendricks was a second-team selection after leading the Big East and tying for ninth nationally with five INTs. At Wisconsin: In 2011 oversaw the development of first-team All-Big Ten performers Chris Borland and Mike Taylor. The pair spearheaded a defense that helped the Badgers win the Big Ten championship and earn a Rose Bowl berth; At UCF: In 2010, team ranked eighth nationally in scoring defense (17.1 points/game), eighth in rushing defense (108.4 yards/game), 15th in total defense (315.4 yards/game) and 18th in pass efficiency defense (113.0 rating); Defensive end Bruce Miller was a two-time C-USA Defensive Player of the Year and finished his career as UCF’s career sacks leader with 35.5. Miller was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2011 NFL Draft; At UNC: Pupils included a pair of NFL Draft selections in David Thornton and Quincy Monk. Thornton, a former walk-on, earned All-ACC honors; At Georgia Tech: Keith Brooking finished as the school’s career tackles leader (467 stops) and was a first-round draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons; At East Carolina: Linebacker Robert Jones was a consensus All-American who went on to be a first-round draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys and winner of three Super Bowl rings.
| Year(s) | Team | Position |
| 1982 | Iowa State | Graduate Assistant |
| 1983-84 | Independence (Ks.) CC | Defensive Coordinator |
| 1985-88 | Western Kentucky | Linebackers |
| 1989 | Western Kentucky | Defensive Coordinator |
| 1990-91 | East Carolina | Linebackers/Special Teams |
| 1992-94 | Georgia Tech | Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator |
| 1995 | Georgia Tech | Linebackers |
| 1996-97 | Georgia Tech | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
| 1998 | East Carolina | Linebackers |
| 1999 | East Carolina | Defensive Line |
| 2000 | Oklahoma State | Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator |
| 2001 | North Carolina | Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator |
| 2002 | North Carolina | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
| 2004-07 | UCF | Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator |
| 2008-10 | UCF | Defensive Coordinator |
| 2011 | Wisconsin | Linebackers |
| 2012 | Pittsburgh | Defensive Coordinator |
| 2013-pres. | NC State | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
