Coleman Hutzler Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev. Position: Outside Linebackers/Special Teams Experience: First Year Alma Mater: Middlebury College '06

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Protégé under coaches Urban Meyer, Will Muschamp, Steve Addazio and Jim Harbaugh.
• Finished his collegiate career as the second leading tackler in Middlebury College history with 246 stops.

Coleman Hutlzer enters his first season at the University of New Mexico, assuming the reins as a position coach and special teams overseer for the first time in his career.

Hutzler comes to UNM after spending two years at the University of Florida as a defense and special teams assistant. The Gators were No. 9 in total defense in the nation in 2011, allowing 299.6 yards per game. He coached under Urban Meyer (2010) and Will Muschamp (2011) in Gainesville. He also worked closely with former Florida offensive coordinator and current Temple coach Steve Addazio.

Hutzler spent the three seasons (2007-09) prior to that at Stanford, working for coach Jim Harbaugh. He was a defensive/special teams assistant in 2008 and '09.

He began his coaching career under Harbaugh at the University of San Diego in 2006 as a defensive assistant. The Toreros' nationally ranked defense helped USD win the Division I-AA Mid Major National Championship.

Hutzler graduated from Middlebury (Vt.) College in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. He played linebacker for the Panthers from 2002-05 and finished his career with 246 total tackles, which ranked second on Middlebury's all-time career list. Hutzler also accounted for 26 tackles-for-loss, 10 sacks, three interceptions and three forced fumbles. He also served as the Panthers team captain.

Born in Reno, Nev., and a native of Las Vegas, Nev., Hutzler attended the Meadows School, where he helped his team win its fifth consecutive AA state championship as a senior in 2002.

Hutzler's wife Cobey was a former director of women's volleyball at Stanford. He is the son of Jeff Hutzler and Karin Rogers. His father is the athletic director and football coach at La Jolla Country Day School in La Jolla, Calif.

The Hutzler File

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birthdate: May 5, 1984
Family: wife Cobey
Education: B.S., psychology - Middlebury (Vt.) College, '06
Playing Experience: Middlebury College 2002-05

Coaching Experience:
2010-11 Florida (Defensive/special teams assistant)
2008-09 Stanford (Defensive/special teams assistant)
2007 Stanford (Recruiting assistant)
2006 University of San Diego (Defensive assistant)

Bowl games: 2011 Outback Bowl (2010 season), 2009 Sun Bowl

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