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StanWatson

Age: 32 (Born March 2, 1980)

Hometown: Youngstown, OH

Alma Mater: Mount Union

StanWatson’s Coaching Experience

2012 Toledo - Special Teams Coordinator /Outside Linebackers 2011 Bowling Green - Outside Linebackers 2009-10 Bowling Green - Cornerbacks 2008 Bowling Green - Graduate Assistant

2007 Emory & Henry College - Defensive Coordinator/Secondary 2005-06 Emory & Henry College - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2004 Mount Union - Defensive Line 2003 Mount Union - Linebackers

StanWatson

Special Teams Coordinator / Outside Linebackers

Stan Watson is in his frst season on the Rockets’ staf. He will coach outside linebackers and serve as the special teams coordinator.

Watson spent the last four seasons as an assistant at Bowling Green, coaching the outside linebackers in 2011 after spending two years coaching the cornerbacks. He served as a graduate assistant for the defense in 2008. This past season, Watson mentored BooBoo Gates and Keith Morgan at the rover position. Combined, the duo recorded 108 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions and seven pass break-ups. Gates saw the majority of playing time, fnishing second on the teamwith 73 tackles.

While coaching cornerbacks in 2010, Watson broke in two newstarters at the position inCameronTruss andAunre’ Davis. Truss made eight starts, fnishing the year with two interceptions and a team-high seven pass breakups. Davis, who flled in for Truss at times, recovered a fumble in his frst career start.

In 2009,Watson led an inexperienced cornerback group that helped the Falcon pass defense rank fourth in theMAC, allowing just 204.0 yards per game through the air. Corner-back RogerWilliams led the team in interceptions with four, while Adrien Spencer returned an interception 64 yards for a touchdown in his frst career start.

Prior to arriving at Bowling Green, Watson spent three years at Emory &Henry College, where hewas the defensive coordinator for all three years. He was also responsible for the secondary in 2007 and the linebackers in 2005-2006. Watson also coached at Mount Union, his alma mater, where he worked alongside UT Head CoachMatt Campbell for one season. In 2003, he coached the linebackers and a year later he was responsible for the defensive line. The 2004 staf includedCampbell as the Purple Raiders’ofensive coordinator.

Watsonwas part of four national championship teams (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002) as a player at Mount Union. He was a three-time all-conference frst-team selection at outside linebacker, earning All-American status in 2002 by the Football Gazette and Hewlett Packard. Watson and Campbell were teammates from 1999-2002.

Watson and his wife Stephanie have two children, Ad-dison (5) and Ross (2).