Kalen DeBoer is the head coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team, as of August 2025. Kalen DeBoer began his coaching career at the University of Sioux Falls, serving as an offensive coordinator from 2000 to 2004, and was promoted to the team's head coach from 2005 to 2009. Under his guidance as head coach, the team won multiple NAIA and GPAC recognitions.
DeBoer coached as an assistant offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Southern Illinois from 2010 to 2013. He joined Eastern Michigan as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2014 to 2016. DeBoer returned to Fresno State as an offensive coordinator for the 2017 season. DeBoer became Fresno State's head coach in 2020. After two seasons at Fresno State, he spent the 2019 season at Indiana as an offensive coordinator. He committed to Washington from 2022 to 2023, and in 2024, DeBoer decided to lead the Alabama program.
Kalen DeBoer Hometown
Kalen DeBoer is from Milbank, South Dakota. He began his football career at Milbank High School and played college football at Western Washington and Sioux Falls from 1992-1996. DeBoer had a successful career as a coach; he guided Sioux Falls to three consecutive NAIA national championships in 2006, 2008, and 2009. He also won four GPAC Championships in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.
Where was Kalen DeBoer born?
Kalen DeBoer was born in Milbank, South Dakota, USA, on 24th October 1974, and that makes him 50 years old as of August 2025. He was further honored with the NAIA Coach of the Year thrice and the AFCA NAIA Coach of the Year three times in 2006, 2008, and 2009. In 2022 and 2023, he received the Pac-12 Coach of the Year award for his contributions at Washington. He helped the Huskies win the Pac-12 Championship in 2023. For his successful 2023 season, DeBoer collected several national Coach of the Year honors, including the AP, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, Home Depot, and Eddie Robinson awards.
Kalen DeBoer Nationality
Kalen DeBoer is an American national.
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