Lobo Football Announces Staff Additions
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Head coach Bob Davie has announced several staff additions for the 2018 season. On the offensive side of the ball, Calvin Magee who has served as the offensive coordinator at West Virginia, Michigan, Pittsburgh and most recently Arizona, has been named offensive coordinator/running backs coach. Defensively, Davie has named Archie McDaniel, who previously coached at UNM and was at SMU, as outside and rush linebackers coach, and Perry Eliano, most recently of Bowling Green, as cornerbacks coach and special teams coordinator.
Magee is a coaching veteran at the collegiate level, with the upcoming 2018 season his 23rd in coaching, and his 14th straight as offensive coordinator. He has spent 12 of his previous 13 seasons as the offensive coordinator on Rich Rodriguez staffs, and he has managed the spread option offense, which Rodriguez has been widely credited for innovating. He spent the last six seasons at the University of Arizona as co-offensive coordinator, associate head coach and running backs. He also served as offensive coordinator and running backs coach at Pittsburgh, Michigan and West Virginia.
While at Arizona the offense has broken Wildcat records for team scoring, total offense and rushing offense. In 2017, Arizona was third nationally in rushing at 309.3 yards per game, and they were led by quarterback Khalil Tate, who despite only playing 11 games, was a four-time Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (all consecutive) and finished seventh in rushing yards per game and amassed 1,411 rushing yards.
Overall, Arizona finished 12th in total offense in 2017. He coached two-time All-America Ka’Deem Carey, who played for three seasons with the Chicago Bears. With Arizona, Magee helped the Wildcats to five bowl appearances, including two Gildan New Mexico Bowl wins and a 2017 berth in the Foster Farms Bowl. All told in his career, Magee has coached in 13 bowl games, including a pair of Fiesta Bowls and a Sugar Bowl.
The 2018 Lobo Coaching StaffMagee and his wife Rosie have three children, Jade, Bryson and Jasmine.
McDaniel, who was on Coach Davie’s inaugural staff and stayed at UNM for three seasons, comes back to the Lobos after a three-year stint at SMU under Chad Morris. With SMU in 2016, the Mustangs’ defense was statistically one of the 10 most-improved in college football. Overall, SMU’s win total improved each season with McDaniel on staff, culminating with the 2017 DXL Frisco Bowl berth.
McDaniel has also coached for two seasons at Tulsa (defensive tackles in 2011 and tight ends/H-backs in 2010) and one at Texas Southern (linebackers in 2009). He played linebacker at Texas A&M, where he was a three-year starter and team captain his senior season. McDaniel totaled 213 tackles, five sacks and two interceptions as a starter from 2003-05. He earned his degree from A&M in agricultural development in 2005. McDaniel is married to the former LaTrenia Byrd of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and has one son, Christian.
Perry Eliano joins the Lobos after a two-year stint serving as the Associate Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator at Bowling Green. Last season the Falcons forced 24 turnovers, including 15 fumble recoveries and they scored two touchdowns. The defense racked up 292 return yards on interceptions and fumbles, and the 15 fumble recoveries was tied for fourth nationally.
Prior to Bowling Green, Eliano spent five seasons at UTSA, starting with its inaugural season in 2011 through the 2015 season, coaching safeties and serving as special teams coordinator. Overall, he coached eight all-conference players spanning two different conferences. He also coached safety Tristan Wade, who in 2014 became UTSA’s first Jim Thorpe semifinalist.
TRANSACTIONS: The University of New Mexico named Calvin Magee offensive coordinator and running backs coach, Archie McDaniel outside linebackers coach and Perry Eliano cornerbacks coach and special teams coordinator.