offensive coordinator. There his offense shattered the school record for total yards with 5,917 yards, breaking the previous record of 5,010. School records were also set for points scored (385), passing yards (3,849), touchdown passes (25), first downs (303), pass completions (309), plays (999) as well single-game plays (99).

The new leader of the IU offense first honed his craft as a wide receiver in college.

A graduate of the University of Sioux Falls, DeBoer played for the Cougars from 1993-96, where he was an All-American wide receiver. He set school records for receptions (234), receiving yards (3,400) and touchdown catches (33).

DeBoer would go on to cement his status as a USF legend as a coach.

Following his playing days, he started as a student assistant for Sioux Falls and thenmoved up the ranks to offensive coordinator and eventually became the head coach in 2005.

While his USF playing career was impressive, DeBoer’s five year stint as the Cougars’ head coach was astonishing. During those five seasons, Sioux Falls won as many national championships (3) as they lost games (3).

DeBoer was named a three-time NAIA National Coach of the Year and compiled a 67-3 (.957) record while guiding USF to those three national championships. The Cougars won 50-straight home games and 29-straight games overall in his final two seasons, including back-to-back NAIA National Championships in 2008 and 2009.

A balanced offense has been the name of the game for DeBoer.

Fresno State, which averaged 34.6 points per game in 2018, averaged 267 pass yards and 154 rush yards per contest. The