Falcon Facts With Assistant Coach Tom Kaufman
June 13, 2014 | Football
Falcon Facts with Tom Kaufman
Tom Kaufman joins Dino Babers' staff at Bowling Green as the special teams coordinator in 2014. Kaufman, who will coach linebackers at BGSU, also coached linebackers for two seasons at Eastern Illinois under Babers.
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During his time at EIU, Kaufman's linebackers were routinely a major factor on one of the best defenses at forcing turnovers in the country. In 2013, linebacker Robert Haynes was named All-OVC under the guidance of Kaufman.
On special teams, EIU had one of the best units in the country. The Panthers finished 2013 with the No. 1 punt return unit, averaging 20.0 yards per return. Eastern Illinois also blocked two kicks and had four special teams' touchdowns. Kaufman's kickoff coverage unit finished as the third-best in the country.
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Kaufman coached a young group of linebackers during his first season. Robert Haynes ranked among the OVC leaders in tackles as he led the Panthers with 101. LeQuince McCall earned All-OVC Newcomer team honors finishing the year with 82 tackles. The linebacker corps helped EIU rank 18th in the nation in turnovers gained.
Kaufman worked as a quality control coach at Texas in 2011 helping the Longhorns earn a bid to the Holiday Bowl.
Prior to working at Texas, Kaufman spent one season as a quality control coach at Kansas (2010) and one season as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State (2009).
In 2008 Kaufman was the defensive coordinator at the University of Chicago before making the jump to NCAA Division I.
Kaufman is familiar with the Midwest with five years as an assistant coach at two Division III schools in Ohio. He was the linebackers and special teams coach at Case Western Reserve from 2005-07 helping the team go 10-0 during the 2007 season, advancing to the second round of the NCAA playoffs. At Case Western he coached Tom Brew a two-time Gagliardi Trophy finalist and three conference players of the year.
Kaufman was the linebackers coach at Heidelberg College from 2003-04 earning his master's degree in education in 2005.
Kaufman played at John Carroll (Ohio) University, earning all-conference and academic all-conference honors. He earned his bachelor's degree in English in 2003.
Tom Kaufman joins Dino Babers' staff at Bowling Green as the special teams coordinator in 2014. Kaufman, who will coach linebackers at BGSU, also coached linebackers for two seasons at Eastern Illinois under Babers.
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During his time at EIU, Kaufman's linebackers were routinely a major factor on one of the best defenses at forcing turnovers in the country. In 2013, linebacker Robert Haynes was named All-OVC under the guidance of Kaufman.
On special teams, EIU had one of the best units in the country. The Panthers finished 2013 with the No. 1 punt return unit, averaging 20.0 yards per return. Eastern Illinois also blocked two kicks and had four special teams' touchdowns. Kaufman's kickoff coverage unit finished as the third-best in the country.
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Kaufman coached a young group of linebackers during his first season. Robert Haynes ranked among the OVC leaders in tackles as he led the Panthers with 101. LeQuince McCall earned All-OVC Newcomer team honors finishing the year with 82 tackles. The linebacker corps helped EIU rank 18th in the nation in turnovers gained.
Kaufman worked as a quality control coach at Texas in 2011 helping the Longhorns earn a bid to the Holiday Bowl.
Prior to working at Texas, Kaufman spent one season as a quality control coach at Kansas (2010) and one season as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State (2009).
In 2008 Kaufman was the defensive coordinator at the University of Chicago before making the jump to NCAA Division I.
Kaufman is familiar with the Midwest with five years as an assistant coach at two Division III schools in Ohio. He was the linebackers and special teams coach at Case Western Reserve from 2005-07 helping the team go 10-0 during the 2007 season, advancing to the second round of the NCAA playoffs. At Case Western he coached Tom Brew a two-time Gagliardi Trophy finalist and three conference players of the year.
Kaufman was the linebackers coach at Heidelberg College from 2003-04 earning his master's degree in education in 2005.
Kaufman played at John Carroll (Ohio) University, earning all-conference and academic all-conference honors. He earned his bachelor's degree in English in 2003.
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