Nigel Burton

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Nigel Burton
Biographical details
Born (1976-07-30) July 30, 1976 (age 48)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Playing career
1995 Pacific (CA)
1996–1998 Washington
Position(s) Safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000 South Florida (GA)
2001–2002 Portland State (DB)
2003–2007 Oregon State (DB)
2008–2009 Nevada (DC)
2010–2014 Portland State
Head coaching record
Overall21–36

Nigel Burton (born July 30, 1976) is an American football commentator for CW Sports and the former head coach for the Portland State Vikings college football team.

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Playing career

Burton grew up in Sacramento where he attended Jesuit High School. He attended the University of the Pacific in 1995, but when the school eliminated its football program the following year, he transferred to the University of Washington, where he graduated in 1999 with a bachelor's degree. [1] He played safety for both schools' football teams. [2] He earned all-academic honors from the Pacific-10 Conference three times at Washington and later earned a masters in business administration at the University of South Florida. [1]

Coaching career

Burton's first coaching job was as a defensive assistant for South Florida in 2000. From 2001 to 2002, he coached defensive backs at Portland State, and then from 2003 to 2007, coached the secondary at Oregon State. In 2008, Burton was named defensive coordinator at Nevada. [2]

In 2009, Burton was selected to replace Jerry Glanville as the head coach at Portland State. [3] He became the second African American head football coach in school history after Ron Stratten, who coached in the early 1970s. [1] Burton was fired after the 2014 season and compiled an overall record of 21–36 during his tenure at Portland State. [4]

In 2015, Burton joined Pac-12 Networks as an analyst. [5]

Personal

Burton is married and has two children. [1]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Portland State Vikings (Big Sky Conference)(2010–2014)
2010 Portland State 2–91–78th
2011 Portland State 7–45–3T–3rd
2012 Portland State 3–82–6T–11th
2013 Portland State 6–63–59th
2014 Portland State 3–92–6T–10th
Portland State:21–3612–27
Total:21–36

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Beseda, Jim (December 8, 2009). "Portland State hires Nigel Burton as head football coach". The Oregonian. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Nigel Burton bio". Portland State University. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  3. "Nevada's Burton named Portland St coach". SI.com. December 8, 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2009.[ dead link ]
  4. "Nigel Burton fired as Portland State Vikings football head coach after 5 seasons". The Oregonian. OregonLive.com. November 26, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  5. For Nigel Burton, TV work is an ideal way to be in the game while remaining in his beloved Portland