Steve Kazor
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Westminster (UT) |
| Position(s) | McPherson |
| 2000–2003 | Wayne State (MI) |
| 2004–2005 | College of DuPage |
| 2006 | Ottawa Renegades (OL) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1981 | Dallas Cowboys (scout) |
| 2007–2022 | St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams (scout) |
| 2023–present | Michigan Panthers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–40 (college) |
Steven Kazor (born 1948) is an
Early life and playing career
Kazor was born in 1948 in
Coaching career
After graduating from Westminster College, Kazor coached at Camden Military Academy in Camden, South Carolina. In 1973, he was named head football coach at the College of Emporia in Emporia, Kansas, but the school was closed in 1974.[4] Kazor spent the 1974 season at the University of Texas at Arlington as an assistant coach. The following year he was hired as defensive line coach at Colorado State University.[5] After working for a year at Colorado State under head coach Sark Arslanian, Kazor was hired in 1976 as the defensive coordinator at Southern Utah State College—now known as Southern Utah University—under head coach Tom Kingsford. In 1977, he moved to the University of Texas at Austin as an aide to head coach Fred Akers.[6]
Kazor was the linebackers coach at the
After 11 seasons with the Bears, Kazor returned to the college football ranks, in 1993, when he was hired as the head football coach at Iowa Wesleyan College—now known as Iowa Wesleyan University.[9] Kazor was the head football coach at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas for the 1998 and 1999 seasons.[10] His coaching record at McPherson was 12–8.[11] In February 2000, Kazor was named the head football coach at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.[12]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Iowa Wesleyan Tigers (NAIA Division I independent ) (1993)
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| 1993 | Iowa Wesleyan | 8–3 | |||||||
| Iowa Wesleyan: | 8–3 | ||||||||
McPherson Bulldogs (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference ) (1998–1999)
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| 1998 | McPherson | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1999 | McPherson | 7–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| McPherson: | 12–8 | 9–7 | |||||||
| Wayne State Warriors (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2000–2003) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Wayne State | 4–6 | 4–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2001 | Wayne State | 3–7 | 3–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2002 | Wayne State | 3–8 | 3–7 | T–9th | |||||
| 2003 | Wayne State | 3–8 | 2–8 | T–11th | |||||
| Wayne State: | 13–29 | 12–27 | |||||||
| Total: | 33–40 | ||||||||
References
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- ^ "Steve Kazor". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. September 7, 1986. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
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- ^ "Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. 1986-01-27. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
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- ^ "McPherson College Football Media Guide 2010" (PDF). McPherson College Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
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