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Position: | Head coach | ||||||||||||
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Born: | East Meadow, New York, U.S. | January 16, 1979||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Baldwin (Baldwin, New York) | ||||||||||||
College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2002 | ||||||||||||
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Regular season: | 25–13 |
Brandon T. Moore (born January 16, 1979) is an American college football coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the San Diego Toreros football team at the University of San Diego (USD). A former National Football League (NFL) linebacker, he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent following the 2002 NFL draft. Moore played college football at Oklahoma.
Moore has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals, Las Vegas Locomotives and San Diego Chargers.
Moore was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in the 2002 NFL draft. In 2006, Moore started 11 games and led the team in tackles (92) and sacks (6.5), playing inside and outside linebacker in the 49ers' 3-4 scheme. Moore struggled the next year and was demoted to second string, coming in mostly as a situational pass rusher. He was released on August 10, 2008. [1]
On August 12, 2008, he was signed by the Arizona Cardinals. [2] He was later released on August 30, 2008, during final cuts. [3]
Moore was drafted by the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League and signed with the team on August 5, 2009. Moore was a starter for the Locomotives, and won UFL championship titles both seasons that he was a member of the franchise.
On December 21, 2010, the San Diego Chargers signed Moore to a one-year deal. [4]
Moore was the Orediggers' defensive coordinator and linebackers coach leading up to his promotion on February 2, 2022, where he took on the role of head coach previously held by Gregg Brandon. In his first season, he led the Orediggers to an unbeaten season in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play and a run in the NCAA Division II playoffs that ended in a championship-game loss to Ferris State. After the season, he was named by the American Football Coaches Association as its Division II Coach of the Year. [5]
On April 19, 2023, Moore was hired to be the head coach for the University of San Diego Toreros. [6]
Moore is the younger brother of former NFL wide receiver Rob Moore. [4]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
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Colorado Mines Orediggers (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(2022) | |||||||||
2022 | Colorado Mines | 13–3 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Championship | 2 | |||
Colorado Mines: | 13–3 | 9–0 | |||||||
San Diego Toreros (Pioneer Football League)(2023–present) | |||||||||
2023 | San Diego | 4–7 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
2024 | San Diego | 8–3 | 6–2 | 2nd | |||||
San Diego: | 12–10 | 10–6 | |||||||
Total: | 25–13 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
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