Football
- Title:
- Secondary Coach
- Phone:
- 737-2614
Appointment: Secondary
Education: Washington State, 1995, '97 – bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology
Family: Wife, Crystal; Sons, Cristopher, Carter and Cooper
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Burns' Notables:
2 -- National Championships – USC 2003 and 2004
13 – Bowl games as a student-athlete and coach
11 – Number of years as Pac-12 coach
136 – Number of victories as a college coach
6 – Number of conference titles (Pac-10 & Conference USA)
OREGON STATE (2018-Present)
- Appointed Jan. 10, 2018 as secondary coach
- Coached defensive backs (2014) and safeties (2015-16)
- Bears posted their first 8-win season (2015) since 2009, capping with an Armed Forces Bowl victory
- Armed Forces Bowl appearance was first postseason game for Cal since 2011
- Safety Stefan McClure earned 2015 Pac-12 Honorable Mention
- On the staff of the second-year FBS team
- Co-defensive coordinator of Texas vs. the Nation Senior Bowl
- Defensive backs coach
- Team played in the Heart of Dallas Bowl
- Defensive backs Ricardo Allen and Josh Johnson, and safety Landon Feichter earned Big Ten Conference postseason honors
- Cornerbacks coach for former OSU head coach Dennis Erickson at ASU
- Team played in the 2011 Las Vegas Bowl
- 2009 Sun Devils led the Pac-10 in total defense, passing defense and rushing defense
- 2010 Sun Devils led the league for rushing defense and ranked second for tackles for loss
- Defensive backs coach at Kansas State in 2007
- Defensive backs coach
- Ronde Barber earned All-Pro honors
- Secondary coach under current Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll
- Also was responsible for kickoff return specialists
- USC was 48-4 during his tenure
- 2003 and ’04 National Champions
- Team played twice in the Orange and Rose Bowls
- Coached All-Americans Troy Polamalu and Darnell Bing
- Multiple NFL Draftees played for Coach Burns
- Cornerbacks coach
- Team played in four bowl games during his four-year career
- Coached six Conference USA postseason honorees, including first team selections Anthony Floyd and Antonio Roundtree.
- 2000 team led the nation for interceptions (27)
- Began his coaching career with the Vandals as cornerbacks coach and academic liaison
- Also coached special teams players
- Academic counselor assisting at-risk students develop organizational skills, study habits and other personal-improvement practices
BOWL TEAMS
2015 Armed Forces Bowl
2012 Heart of Dallas Bowl
2011 Las Vegas Bowl
2005 Rose Bowl
2004 Orange Bowl (national champions)
2003 Rose Bowl (national champions)
2002 Orange Bowl
2001 Liberty Bowl
2000 Liberty Bowl
1999 Humanitarian Bowl
1998 Motor City Bowl
1994 Alamo Bowl (as a player)
1992 Copper Bowl (as a player)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Three-year starter at Washington State
Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar Award nominee
YMCA Excellence in Academics Award
Laurie Niemi Courage and Positive Attitude Award
Pac-10 Honorable Mention in 1992
