 Paul
Williams Leaves Delaware Football Staff
for Position at Western
Michigan
Date:
January 24, 2005
NEWARK, DE
-- University of Delaware assistant
football coach Paul Williams has left the
Blue Hen coaching staff to take a similar
position at Western Michigan University.
Williams,
who served on the Blue Hen football staff
under head coaches Tubby Raymond
(1999-2001) and K.C. Keeler (2002-04) for
the last six seasons, including the last
four as defensive backs coach, will also
serve as defensive backs coach for the
Broncos, an NCAA I-A school that competes
in the Mid-American Conference. Western
Michigan posted a record of 1-10 last
season and lost its final 10 games.
Williams
will work under new head coach Bill Cubit,
a former University of Delaware standout
who was named head coach at Western
Michigan back on Dec. 7. Cubit has
previously served as a head coach at NCAA
Division III Widener and was defensive
coordinator at Stanford, Rutgers,
Missouri, and Western Michigan. Williams
previously worked with Cubit on the
Western Michigan staff in 1997.
A search
is currently underway to replace Williams
on the Blue Hen staff.
A native
of Newark, DE and a 1996 graduate of
Delaware with a degree in physical
education, Williams, 33, began his
coaching career assisting with the
defensive secondary at Lafayette College
in 1996, at Western Michigan in 1997
(May-August), and at the University of
Pennsylvania in 1997-98. He had just
recently accepted the defensive secondary
position at Jacksonville (Fla.) and had
worked for just two months when the
Delaware position became available.
While a
coach at Delaware, Williams helped lead
the Blue Hens to a 15-1 record and the
NCAA I-AA national title in 2003 under
Keeler. The Hens also advanced to the I-AA
national semifinals with a 12-2 record in
2000 and to the I-AA quarterfinals in 2004
when the Hens posted a mark of 9-4.
Delaware teams won Atlantic 10 titles
three times during his tenure. He played a
big part in the development of safety Mike
Adams, who recently completed his first
season as a member of the NFL's San
Francisco 49ers, and Sidney Haugabrook, a
consensus All-American cornerback this
past season.
Williams
enjoyed a stellar high school career,
earning All-State honors and leading
Glasgow High School to the state football
title in 1989 under current UD tight ends
coach Dave Scott. After a one-year stint
at Fork Union Military Academy, Williams
returned to Delaware and starred at
cornerback as a three-year starter in
1993-95 for the Hens.
For his
career, he posted 189 tackles, 27 pass
breakups, and 10 interceptions. He had
five interceptions in 1994 and three in
1995, including an NCAA I-AA playoff
record 100-yard for a return vs. Hofstra
in the playoffs. He led the Hens to three
NCAA post-season playoff
appearances.
-DDD
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