Jimmy Lake
Jimmy Lake (born December 17, 1976) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at the University of Washington.[2] He has coached at both the National Football League (NFL) and college football levels, primarily overseeing defensive backs.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Washington |
| Conference | Pac-12 |
| Record | 3–1 |
| Annual salary | $3 million[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 17, 1976 Walnut Creek, California |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1998 | Eastern Washington |
| Position(s) | Strong safety |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999 | Eastern Washington (GA) |
| 2000–2003 | Eastern Washington (DB) |
| 2004 | Washington (DB) |
| 2005 | Montana State (DB) |
| 2006–2007 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (assistant DB) |
| 2008 | Detroit Lions (DB) |
| 2010–2011 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (DB) |
| 2012–2013 | Boise State (DB/PGC) |
| 2014–2015 | Washington (DB) |
| 2016–2017 | Washington (co-DC/DB) |
| 2018–2019 | Washington (DC) |
| 2020–present | Washington |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Pac-12 North Division (2020) | |
Early years
A military brat, Lake was born in Walnut Creek, California; his father served in the U.S. Air Force and the family lived in various locations, including overseas tours in Turkey and the Philippines. He attended North Central High School in Spokane, Washington, was a three-sport letterman for the Indians (football, basketball, and baseball), and was recognized as a scholar-athlete.[3]
Lake played college football for Eastern Washington University in nearby Cheney as a strong safety from 1995 to 1998, where he was an honorable-mention All-Big Sky recipient, team captain, and named to the All-Big Sky Conference Academic Team.[4] After graduating from Eastern Washington in 1999, Lake worked in ticket sales for the Spokane Indians.[5]
Coaching career
Eastern Washington hired Lake as their defensive backs coach in 2000.[5]
Lake joined the Washington Huskies staff in 2014 as a defensive backs coach under head coach Chris Petersen. This was his second stint at the school after serving one year under Keith Gilbertson in 2004. In 2016, he was promoted to co-defensive coordinator. On December 2, 2019, Petersen announced he would step down as Washington's head coach at the end of the 2019 season and Lake would be his successor.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Huskies (Pac-12 Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Washington | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1st (North) | |||||
| Washington: | 3–1 | 3–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Notes
- 1.^ Washington was unable to play in the 2020 Pac-12 Championship game due to an outbreak of COVID-19 within the team.
References
- Vorel, Mike (December 2, 2019). "Chris Petersen steps down, Jimmy Lake named UW Huskies head football coach". seattletimes.com. The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- "Petersen To Step Down, Lake Named New Huskies' Head Coach". GoHuskies.com. Washington Huskies Athletics. December 2, 2019.
- "Cream of the scholar-athlete crop honored". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). June 1, 1995. p. C4.
- Lawson, Theo (December 2, 2019). "Jimmy Lake's ascent to head coaching role at Washington no surprise to those from Spokane's North Central, Eastern Washington". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- https://www.milb.com/milb/news/tickets-and-tubbs-jimmy-lake-in-the-minors/c-312500668
External links
- Washington profile
- North Central HS Alumni – Jimmy Lake