Marcus Arroyo

Marcus Cole Arroyo (born January 23, 1980) is an American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) from 2020 to 2022. Arroyo played college football as quarterback at San Jose State University. From 2004 to 2019, Arroyo was an assistant coach, most recently at the University of Oregon as offensive coordinator from 2017 to 2019.

Marcus Arroyo
Biographical details
Born (1980-01-23) January 23, 1980
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Playing career
1998–2002San Jose State
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003San Jose State (UA)
2004Prairie View A&M (OC)
2005San Jose State (GA)
2006San Jose State (QB)
2007–2008San Jose State (co-OC/QB)
2009–2010Wyoming (OC/QB)
2011California (QB)
2012California (PGC/QB)
2013Southern Miss (OC/WR)
2014Tampa Bay Buccaneers (QB)
2015–2016Oklahoma State (RB)
2017Oregon (co-OC/QB/TE)
2018Oregon (OC/QB/TE)
2019Oregon (AHC/OC/QB)
2020–2022UNLV
Head coaching record
Overall7–23

Playing career

After graduating from Colfax High School in Colfax, California, Arroyo was the starting quarterback for the San Jose State Spartans from 1998 to 2002.[1][2] He set many school records for passing, some of which are still unsurpassed. To this day, Arroyo ranks eighth in passing yards (4,603), ninth in completions (348) and total offense (4,525 yards), and tenth in passing efficiency (115.6). He still holds the school records for single-game passing efficiency and average yards per completion. Arroyo played in the NCAA Division I record-setting game against Nevada in 2001, where he threw five touchdowns and the teams put up the score 64–45, which set the record for most total offense in a single game.[3] Arroyo was the main starter for the Spartans until Scott Rislov took the job in 2002. Arroyo graduated from San Jose State in 2003 with a degree in kinesiology.

Coaching career

Following his playing career, Arroyo took a coaching position with San Jose State as an undergraduate assistant coach in 2003. The next year, he went to Prairie View A&M University where he served as the offensive coordinator. After one season in this capacity, Arroyo returned to San Jose State as a graduate assistant coach under newly hired head coach Dick Tomey. He was promoted to a full-time position in 2006, becoming the Spartans quarterbacks coach. Arroyo added co-offensive coordinator duties in 2007. During his tenure he worked with quarterbacks Adam Tafralis and Kyle Reed. After the 2008 season concluded, Arroyo accepted the position of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Wyoming. He joined the University of California, Berkeley as quarterbacks coach in February 2011, adding the title of passing game coordinator prior to the 2012 season. In January 2013, Arroyo was hired by head coach Todd Monken as the offensive coordinator and outside receivers coach at Southern Miss.[4] In January 2014, he was hired by head coach Lovie Smith to coach quarterbacks with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[5][6] Arroyo left Tampa Bay in January 2015 and joined the Oklahoma State University football coaching staff in February 2015 as the running back coach.[7] Marcus was co–offensive coordinator with Mario Cristobal for the Oregon Ducks in 2017 under head coach Willie Taggart. He took over full offensive coordinator and play calling duties starting with the Las Vegas Bowl on December 16, 2017 under head coach Mario Cristobal.[8] In the 2019, Oregon went 11-2 during the regular season, winning the North division, beating Utah in the PAC-12 Conference Championship Game.[9] Oregon would finish the post season with a Rose Bowl victory over the Wisconsin Badgers.[10] This was Arroyo's last game with Oregon before taking over head coaching duties at UNLV.[11]

UNLV

On December 11, 2019, Arroyo was announced as the new head coach of the UNLV Rebels football program.[12] In his first season as a head coach, he led the Rebels to an 0-6 record.[13] Arroyo remained head coach through 2022, posting a record of 7–23. On November 28, 2022, UNLV fired Arroyo from the head coach position.[14]

Personal life

Born in Sacramento, Arroyo grew up in Meadow Vista, California.[1] He is married and has two children.[2]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
UNLV Rebels (Mountain West Conference) (2020–2022)
2020 UNLV 0–60–612th
2021 UNLV 2–102–66th (West)
2022 UNLV 5–73–54th (West)
UNLV: 7–235–17
Total:7–23

References
  1. "Marcus Arroyo". San Jose State University. September 7, 2001. Archived from the original on May 15, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  2. "Marcus Arroyo". UNLV. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  3. "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Harrington and Oregon Squeeze Past U.C.L.A." The New York Times. 11 November 2001.
  4. Stephenson, Creg (January 4, 2013). "Southern Miss announces six new football assistant coaches". GulfLive.com. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  5. "Pewter Report | Delivering the Bucs Latest News | A Buccaneers Blog". Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  6. "Buccaneers part ways with Marcus Arroyo". 16 January 2015.
  7. "Oklahoma State University Athletics - 2016 Football Coaching Staff". www.okstate.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-06.
  8. "Marcus Arroyo to call Oregon's plays as part of Cristobal's staff". 9 December 2017.
  9. "2019 Pac-12 Football Championship Game: No. 13 Oregon upends No. 5 Utah, takes third Pac-12 crown in controlling fashion | Pac-12". pac-12.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  10. "Oregon vs. Wisconsin - Game Summary - January 1, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  11. "Marcus Arroyo will coach Oregon in the Rose Bowl… Why this matters". NBC Sports Northwest. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  12. Crepea, James (December 11, 2019). "Oregon Ducks Offensive Coordinator Marcus Arroyo Hired as UNLV's Head Coach". Oregonlive. The Oregonian. The Oregonian. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  13. "2020 Football Schedule". University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  14. Yamashita, Andy (November 28, 2022). "UNLV athletic director discusses Arroyo dismissal..." Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
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