Kalen Douglas DeBoer (born October 24, 1974) is an

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coach. He is the head football coach at the

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. DeBoer served as the head football coach at the

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from 2005 to 2009 and

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from 2020 to 2021. At Sioux Falls, his teams won three

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s, in 2006, 2008, and 2009.

Early life and education

Born and raised in

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, DeBoer graduated from Milbank High School. Attending the

, DeBoer played at wide receiver from 1993 to 1996 for the

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under head coach Bob Young, setting school records for receptions (234), receiving yardage (3,400) and touchdown catches (33) and earned All-American honors. DeBoer was a student assistant at Sioux Falls in 1997 after his football playing career ended, and he graduated in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in secondary education. DeBoer also played baseball at Sioux Falls, hitting .520 with 10 home runs and 34 RBIs in his senior season of 1997. In 1998, DeBoer played one season of independent league baseball with the

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as a

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Coaching career

After graduating from the University of Sioux Falls, DeBoer remained in the city of

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as an assistant coach at Washington High School. After two years at Washington, DeBoer reunited with Bob Young and returned to his alma mater as offensive coordinator, a position he held from 2000 to 2004. Following Young's retirement, Sioux Falls promoted DeBoer to head coach on December 1, 2004. As head coach from 2005 to 2009, DeBoer had a record of 67–3 and won three NAIA national championships in 2006, 2008, and 2009 and a runner-up appearance in 2007. Two of DeBoer's losses at Sioux Falls came at the hands of

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's national title-winning

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squads in 2005 and 2007. DeBoer was the offensive coordinator at

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from 2010 to 2013 under Dale Lennon. He held the same position at

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from 2014 to 2016 under

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, at

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from 2017 to 2018 under

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, and most recently at

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under Tom Allen in 2019. The Hoosiers averaged 443.6 yards per game under DeBoer, ranking second in the Big Ten for the season. In 2020, DeBoer was hired as the head football coach at

. On November 29, 2021, DeBoer was hired as the head football coach at the

Head coaching record

Notes

References

External links

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