Jay Locey - Oregon State University Athletics

Updated June 10, 2008

Jay Locey

Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers

Jay Locey is in his third year at Oregon State as the Assistant Head Coach, and this season will be working with the wide receivers. He came to OSU after a tremendously successful career at Linfield College in nearby McMinnville.

Locey brought to Oregon State many of the aspects that made him one of the most successful coaches in small college football, including some well received team building activities that he credits for much of the success at his former program.

He currently coaches possibly the best group of receivers in the last few seasons at OSU, including 2006 All-American Sammie Stroughter and freshmen postseason honors recipients in 2007 James Rodgers and Darrell Catchings.

Locey spent the first two seasons at OSU working with the tight ends. In 2006 he coached senior Joe Newton, who earned postseason all-conference honors and competed in the Senior Bowl. Newton finished his career with the most touchdowns (15) ever for a Beaver tight end.

Locey is one of the most successful coaches in the history of small college football. The five-time Northwest Conference Coach of the Year led the Wildcats to the 2004 NCAA Division III title and in 10 years as the head coach, guided the program to a record of 84-18, including a streak of 41 consecutive wins.

During his tenure as head coach, Locey coached 16 All-Americans, led Linfield to its longest Northwest Conference unbeaten streak (23 games), and continued with the program’s NCAA record consecutive winning seasons streak which stood at 50 at the end of 2005.

Locey was associated with Linfield for 23 years and experienced three national titles and 13 conference championships. In 2005 he was named one of the state’s top 25 most influential sports people by The Oregonian and was selected the Division III Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year by Samson.

Locey began his Linfield career in 1983 when he accepted the position of defensive coordinator, replacing current Oregon State head coach Mike Riley, who moved on to the Canadian Football League.

The 53-year-old native of Corvallis served as an assistant under a number of Northwest coaching legends, including Ad Rutschman, Bud Riley, Dee Andros, Tom Smythe and Chuck Solberg. His grandfather, Percy Locey, was a college football coach at the University of Denver and the athletic director at Oregon State (1937-47).

In addition to his coaching duties at Linfield, Locey was a full professor in the College of Health and Human Performance. He was an instructor for anatomical kinesiology and the principles of neuromuscular conditioning.

As a sophomore at Corvallis High School in 1970, he had the opportunity to play on the varsity football team that went undefeated and won the state championship. A reserve linebacker, he played special teams while learning under a special group of seniors that included Mike Riley, Gary Beck (OSU assistant), Don Reynolds, Jerry Hackenbruck and Kerry Eggers.

Locey earned a football scholarship to Oregon State. After starting just one game as a sophomore, he went on to receive First Team All-Pacific-8 Conference honors as a defensive back in 1976 and second team in 1975. Twice he was singled out as OSU's top student-athlete and received the outstanding senior award his final year. After an attempt at playing professional football in Canada, Locey returned to Oregon and embarked on a career in coaching. He served as a graduate assistant for one season at OSU before being hired by Smythe as a secondary coach at Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Ore.

After four successful years at Lakeridge, Locey returned to his alma mater to coach with Beck while completing his master's degree at the University of Oregon (1983). Locey honed his coaching skills under Rutschman, and was a part of two NAIA national title teams in 1984 and 1986 before leading the Wildcats to the 2004 NCAA crown.

His family includes wife, Susan, and daughters Danika, Braelyn and Rachelle.

LOCEY PROFILE

Assignment: Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers

Recruiting Area: Oregon and California (Northern/Central Valley)

Year at OSU: 2nd

Age: 53

Hometown: Corvallis, Oregon

Education:

1983 Master’s in Physical Education from the University of Oregon

1978 Bachelor’s in Physical Education from Oregon State

1973 Corvallis High School

Wife: Susan

Children: Danika, Braelyn and Rachelle

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Oregon State, 2006-present

Linfield, 1983-June 2006

Corvallis High School, 1982

Lakeridge High School, 1978-81

Oregon State, 1977

OSU HIGHLIGHTS

2007 Howard Croom – Honorable Mention Pac-10 Academic Team

Gabe Miller – Honorable Mention Pac-10 Academic Team

Rushing Offense (174.9) – 4^th in Pac-10

2006 Joe Newton (TE) – Honorable Mention All-Pac-10/Senior Bowl participant

Scoring Offense (27.8) – 4^th in Pac-10

Passing Offense (242.4) – 4^th in Pac-10

Sun Bowl Champions