Oklahoma State University Athletics
Bill Young Bio
April 01, 2009 | Cowboy Football
Year By Year
| Year | School | Position |
| 2008 | Miami, Fla. | Defensive Coordinator |
| 2002-2007 | Kansas | Defensive Coordinator |
| 2001 | Detroit Lions | Defensive Line |
| 1998-2000 | Southern California | Defensive Coordinator |
| 1996-97 | Oklahoma | Defensive Coordinator |
| 1988-95 | Ohio State | Defensive Coordinator |
| 1985-87 | Arizona State | Defensive Line |
| 1980-84 | Tulsa | Defensive Line |
| Defensive Coordinator from 1983-84 | ||
| 1979 | Iowa State | Defensive Tackles |
| 1976-78 | Oklahoma State | Offensive/Defensive Lines |
| 1971-75 | Putnam City West HS | Defensive Coordinator |
| 1970 | Carl Albert HS | Defensive Line |
| 1968-69 | Oklahoma State JV | Offensive Coach/Defensive Line |
Bowl Games
2008 Emerald Bowl
2008 Orange Bowl
2005 Forth Worth Bowl
2003 Tangerine Bowl
1998 Sun Bowl
1996 Citrus Bowl
1995 Citrus Bowl
1993 Holiday Bowl
1992 Hall of Fame Bowl
1991 Liberty Bowl
1990 Hall of Fame Bowl
1989 Blue/Grey Bowl
1988 Freedom Bowl
1987 Rose Bowl
1985 Holiday Bowl
1976 Tangerine Bowl
Prominent Pupils
• Trace Armstrong (Arizona State) - Oakland Raiders
• Dan Saleumua (Arizona State) - Kansas City Chiefs
• Kelly Gregg (Oklahoma) - Baltimore Ravens
• Dexter Manley (Oklahoma State) - Washington Redskins
• Dan Wilkinson (Ohio State) - Detroit Lions
• Mike Vrabel (Ohio State) - New England Patriots
• Alonzo Spellman (Ohio State) - Chicago Bears
Coaching Career
• OSU graduate Bill Young returned to Stillwater to join Mike Gundy's staff as defensive coordinator in January of 2009. Young, who has a long history of success at the highest levels of football, spent the past season as the defensive coordinator at the University of Miami (Fla.).
• Young was born in Hereford, Texas and attended Grant High School in Oklahoma City. He was a Cowboy linebacker and defensive end from 1965 through 1967 and was an academic all-Big Eight selection as a player. After earning a bachelor's degree in education at OSU and a master's degree in education at Central Oklahoma, he spent six years in the Oklahoma high school ranks at Carl Albert and Putnam City West.
• Young's collegiate coaching stops have included OSU, where he coached the offensive and defensive lines from 1976 through 1978. He also spent a year at Iowa State before joining the staff at Tulsa, where he coached from 1980-84, serving as defensive coordinator from 1983-84.
• Young spent three years coaching the defensive line at Arizona State before three straight stints as a defensive coordinator (Ohio State, Oklahoma and Southern California). After a season as the defensive line coach of the Detroit Lions, Young returned the college game and spent 2002 through 2007 as the defensive coordinator at Kansas, prior to joining the Hurricanes last season.
• Young's accomplishments are many. He has been the part of 16 bowl teams. His final defensive unit at Kansas was No. 12 nationally in total defense and fourth in scoring defense. While at USC, Young's Trojan defenders led the Pac-10 in total defense and were second nationally in takeways.
