Doug Graber
{{Short description|American football coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Doug Graber
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|9|26|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
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| alma_mater =
| coach_years1 = 1966
| coach_team1 = St. Frances Cabrini HS (MI) (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1967–1968
| coach_team2 = St. Frances Cabrini HS (MI)
| coach_years3 = 1969–1971
| coach_team3 = Michigan Tech (DC)
| coach_years4 = 1972–1975
| coach_team4 = Eastern Michigan (DC)
| coach_years5 = 1976–1977
| coach_team5 = Ball State (DB)
| coach_years6 = 1978–1981
| coach_team6 = Wisconsin (DB)
| coach_years7 = 1982
| coach_team7 = Montana State
| coach_years8 = 1983–1986
| coach_team8 = Kansas City Chiefs (DB)
| coach_years9 = 1987–1989
| coach_team9 = Tampa Bay Buccaneers (DC)
| coach_years10 = 1990–1995
| coach_team10 = Rutgers
| coach_years11 = 2001–2003
| coach_team11 = Frankfurt Galaxy
| coach_years12 = 2004
| coach_team12 = New York Jets (DB)
| coach_years13 = 2009
| coach_team13 = Ball State (DC)
| overall_record = 35–41–1 (college)
16–15 (NFL Europe)
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| tournament_record =
| championships = 1 World Bowl (XI)
| awards = NFL Europe Coach of the Year (2003)
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Douglas Graber (born September 26, 1944) is a former American football coach. He graduated from Wayne State University (1966) in Detroit, Michigan. He began his coaching career at St. Frances Cabrini Elementary School and High School in Allen Park, Michigan. He served as the head football coach at Montana State University in 1982 and at Rutgers University – New Brunswick from 1990 to 1995, compiling a career college football record of 35–41–1. Graber was also the head coach of the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe from 2001 to 2003. He led the Galaxy to an overall record of 16–15, including a World Bowl XI championship.
Coaching career
=Montana State=
Graber got his first collegiate head coaching job on December 16, 1981, when he was hired by Montana State University.{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SHpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GhIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1572,3528573&dq=wisconsin+doug+graber&hl=en |title=Montana State to name Graber head coach |last=Sauerberg |first=George |date=December 16, 1981 |publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |access-date=December 26, 2011 |archive-date=December 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219200330/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SHpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GhIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1572,3528573&dq=wisconsin+doug+graber&hl=en |url-status=dead }} During his only season in Bozeman, he led the Bobcats to a 6–5 overall record and a tie for the first place in the Big Sky Conference with a 5–2 league record.{{cite book |title=2011 Big Sky Conference Football Media Guide |publisher=Big Sky Conference |page=37 |chapter=Montana State Bobcats |url=http://www.bigskyconf.com/custompages/football/2011/mediaguide/2011FBGUIDE.pdf |access-date=December 26, 2011}}{{cite book |title=2011 Big Sky Conference Football Media Guide |publisher=Big Sky Conference |page=61 |chapter=All-Time Conference Standings |url=http://www.bigskyconf.com/custompages/football/2011/mediaguide/2011FBGUIDE.pdf |access-date=December 26, 2011}} He left the school in February 1983 to become an assistant coach with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h6E_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=CVYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5359,4729211 |title=Doug Graber named new Chiefs coach |author=Associated Press |date=February 27, 1983 |publisher=The Sunday Union |access-date=December 26, 2011}}
=National Football League=
Graber was a member of the Chiefs' staff for four seasons, working for head coach John Mackovic. He handled defensive quality control duties during his first year, while also helping defensive coordinator Bud Carson coach the defensive backs. In August 1984, Carson resigned and Graber took over coaching the secondary.{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GMNPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bgYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3899,7846512 |title=Carson Leaves Kansas City |last=Associated Press |date=August 14, 1984 |publisher=Star-Banner |access-date=December 26, 2011}}
=Frankfurt Galaxy=
After a five-year hiatus from coaching, Graber was hired as the head coach of NFL Europe's Frankfurt Galaxy on September 18, 2000.{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/news/2000/09/18/graber_galaxy_ap/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721082446/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/news/2000/09/18/graber_galaxy_ap/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 21, 2012 |title=Graber to coach Galaxy |author=Associated Press |date=September 18, 2000 |work=sportsillustrated.cnn.com |access-date=December 26, 2011}} He became the fourth coach in team history, succeeding Jack Elway (1991–1992), Ernie Stautner (1995–1997) and Dick Curl (1998–2000). In his first year at the helm, the Galaxy finished sixth in the league with a record of 3–7.
Head coaching record
=College=
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Montana State Bobcats
| conf = Big Sky Conference
| startyear = 1982
| endyear = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1982
| name = Montana State
| overall = 6–5
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = 3rd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Montana State
| overall = 6–5
| confrecord = 5–2
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Rutgers Scarlet Knights
| conf = NCAA Division I-A independent
| startyear = 1990
| endyear = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1990
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 3–8
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Rutgers Scarlet Knights
| conf = Big East Conference
| startyear = 1991
| endyear = 1995
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1991
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 6–5
| conference = 2–3
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1992
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 7–4
| conference = 4–2
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1993
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 4–7
| conference = 1–6
| confstanding = 7th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1994
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 5–5–1
| conference = 2–4–1
| confstanding = 6th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1995
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 4–7
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = 6th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 29–36–1
| confrecord = 11–20–1
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 35–41–1
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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| legend = no
}}
=Professional=
{{CFB Yearly Record Start
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| poll = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Frankfurt Galaxy
| conf = NFL Europe
| startyear = 2001
| endyear = 2003
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2001
| name = Frankfurt Galaxy
| overall = 3–7
| conference =
| confstanding = 6th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2002
| name = Frankfurt Galaxy
| overall = 6–4
| conference =
| confstanding = 3rd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2003
| name = Frankfurt Galaxy
| overall = 6–4
| conference =
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = World Bowl XI
| bowloutcome = W
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Frankfurt Galaxy
| overall = 16–15
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 16–15
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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| legend = no
}}
References
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{{Montana State Bobcats football coach navbox}}
{{Rutgers Scarlet Knights football coach navbox}}
{{Frankfurt Galaxy coach navbox}}
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