FightingIllini.com
The Official Home of University of Illinois Athletics
- Men's Sports
- MEN'S SPORTS
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Football
- Golf
- WOMEN'S SPORTS
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
|
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schultz enters his first season at Illinois after 11 seasons directing TCU's multiple offense. He served as both offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the past two seasons after coaching the running backs for his first nine years.
The 2008 season saw TCU set single-season school records
for points scored (420) and touchdowns (54). The Frogs led
the nation in time of possession (35:05) and were 13th
nationally in team rushing (215.7 yards per game) despite
not having a player among the top-100 individually. The
215.7 yards per game rushing is the highest total at TCU
since 2000.
The Frogs were second in the Mountain West Conference in
total offense (417.1 yards per game) and third in scoring
offense (35.0 points per game). TCU's average of 417.1 yards
per game was its best mark since 2004 (430.7). TCU totaled
at least 410 yards of offense in eight of 12 games.
In 2007, Schultz helped mentor Frog signal caller Andy Dalton
to Freshman All-America honors. Dalton set single-season
TCU records for pass completions (222) and attempts (371)
while placing second in yards (2,459) and fourth in
completion percentage (59.8).
Four of the five highest-scoring teams in TCU history came
under Schultz's direction. Four of the top-five single-season
touchdown totals by TCU came in the last five years. Two of
TCU's top-three games in total offense also were under
Schultz. The Frogs had a school-record 782 yards versus
Houston in 2003 and a 694-yard effort at San Diego State in
2007 to rank third.
During Schultz's tenure, the TCU running game was
consistently ranked among the best in the nation. The 2006
team ranked ninth in rushing (194.6 yards per game) and
17th in total offense (408.5 ypg.). During his time as running
backs coach, Schultz made a habit of developing young
players at the position.
Prior to Aaron Brown receiving 2005 Mountain West
Conference Freshman of the Year honors as a true freshman,
Lonta Hobbs and Robert Merrill became the only two freshmen
in TCU history to rush for 1,000 yards. The duo accomplished
the feat in back-to-back seasons (Hobbs 2002, Merrill 2003).
Schultz tutored a 1,000-yard rusher five times at TCU - with
Basil Mitchell, LaDainian Tomlinson (twice), Hobbs and
Merrill each earning that distinction. Prior to Schultz's
arrival, TCU had boasted just four 1,000-yard rushers in more
than 100 years of college football.
Under the direction of Schultz, Tomlinson was a two-time
NCAA rushing champ, leading the country with 1,850 yards in
1999 and a school record 2,158 in 2000. He earned All-
America honors, was a Heisman Trophy finalist and the
winner of the Doak Walker National Running Back Award.
With Tomlinson leading the way, the 2000 Frogs ranked fourth
in the nation, averaging 275.6 rushing yards per game.
Tomlinson parlayed his success into a top-five draft pick and
a standout NFL career, which includes 2006 MVP honors.
In 2003, TCU was one of just six schools to average over 200
yards rushing and 200 passing per game. The following year,
the Frogs ranked among the nation's top-20 teams in scoring,
total offense and passing offense. The 362 points scored tied
for the second-highest total in school history, while the 48
touchdowns were just one shy of the school record set in
2005. TCU also recorded three of the top-11 passing games
in school history during the 2004 campaign.
Schultz served six seasons at New Mexico, the first four as the
assistant head coach and secondary coach and the final two
as the assistant head coach and running backs coach.
The Houston native began his coaching career at his alma
mater, Sam Houston State, in 1979. Schultz then assisted at
UTEP and Kansas State. His next stops were with Fred Akers'
staff at Texas for one season (1985) and three years at Round
Rock (Texas) Westwood High School as an assistant.
Schultz and his wife, Cindy, have three daughters, Taylor,
Kendall and Jordan.
(updated 5/09)
