USA Football has assembled a nine-member coaching staff to lead the 2015 U.S. Men’s National Team in the fifth International Federation of American Football (IFAF) World Championship held July 9-18 in Canton, Ohio.

The IFAF Senior World Championship is a seven-nation tournament held every four years since 1999. The United States defeated Canada, 50-7, in Vienna, Austria, for the 2011 gold medal. The U.S. beat Japan, 23-20, in double overtime in Kawasaki, Japan, to win the 2007 tournament, the first that included Team USA. Prior to the United States’ participation, Japan earned gold medals at the first two IFAF Senior World Championships played in Palermo, Italy (1999), and Frankfurt, Germany (2003).

Competing with the United States is Australia, Brazil, Japan, France, Mexico and South Korea. A full schedule will be announced by May 31.

The U.S. Men’s National Team, composed of 45 athletes 20 and older, is led by former Boise State and Colorado head football coach DAN HAWKINS. Hawkins was 53-11 at Boise State from 2001-05, winning four consecutive Western Athletic Conference titles. His teams compiled a 31-game WAC winning streak, the longest in conference history. His five seasons at Colorado (2006-10) included a win over No. 3 Oklahoma in 2007, the same year he led the Buffaloes to the Independence Bowl.

Prior to Boise State, Hawkins coached Willamette University in Salem, Ore., to a 40-12-1 record from 1993-97, earning two conference titles and a 1997 NAIA championship game berth. Currently serving as a college football analyst for ESPN and SiriusXM Satellite Radio, Hawkins was the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 2013.

Hawkins’ staff includes:

• PAUL WULFF, offensive coordinator: Wulff brings 15 years of coaching experience at the collegiate and professional levels. In 2014, he was the offensive line coach and offensive coordinator at the University of South Florida. He also served as the offensive assistant for the San Francisco 49ers from 2012-13 and is the former head coach at Washington State (2008-11) and Eastern Washington (2000-07).
• ROBERT TUCKER, defensive coordinator: Tucker is entering his second season as head coach at West Hills College in Coalinga, Calif. He also spent four seasons as the assistant head coach at the University of Sioux Falls, including a year as defensive coordinator in 2013. A former assistant under Hawkinsat Boise State and Colorado, Tucker served as the recruiting coordinator and director of football operations Colorado and safeties coach at Boise State.
• CODY HAWKINS, quarterbacks: An offensive graduate assistant at Ohio State, Cody Hawkins was the starting quarterback and a team captain on the 2011 U.S. Men’s National Team that won the gold medal at the 2011 IFAF World Championships in Austria. The son of head coach Dan Hawkins, Cody Hawkins played quarterback at Colorado from 2006-09, then played professionally for the Stockholm Mean Machines of the Sweden Super Series league.
• DARIAN HAGAN, running backs: Hagan has been with the University of Colorado coaching staff for 10 seasons, shifting from coach to the director of player development in January 2013. In 2011-12, Hagan served as the director of player personal after spending five years as the running backs coach under Dan Hawkins. As a three-year starter at quarterback for Colorado, Hagan went 28-5-2, leading the Buffalos to the national championship following the 1990 season. In 2002, he was inducted into Colorado’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
• DAN MORRISON, receivers: Morrison completed his seventh season as the associate head coach at SMU in 2014 after spending nine seasons as the quarterbacks coach for Hawaii. While at Hawaii, Morrison produced all-conference performers in five of his nine seasons, mentoring NCAA all-time passing leader TIMMY CHANG and NCAA all-time touchdown pass leader COLT BRENNAN. In Morrison’s first six years with the Mustangs, the team set 13 of the school’s 14 all-time offensive team records.
• JERRY BRADY, defensive linemen: Brady is the defensive line coach at West Hills College in Coalinga, Calif. He played on the defensive line for University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota for two seasons. Before Sioux Falls, he attended American River College, helping it to an undefeated 2011 season and the 2011 Mid Empire Championship.
• ISAIAH JACKSON, linebackers: Jackson was the linebackers and special teams coordinator at West Virginia State in 2014. Prior to that, he served as the linebackers and defensive line coach at the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota for three seasons, helping Cougars reach the 2010 NAIA national championship game.
• THOM KAUMEYER, defensive backs: Kaumeyer is the defensive backs coach at Tulane University. Prior to Tulane, he served five seasons as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at San Diego State University and was the defensive quality control coach and assistant secondary coach for the Atlanta Falcons. A former All-Pac-10 safety at the University of Oregon, Kaumeyer started his coaching career at Palomar College in California, taking on the role of defensive coordinator and special teams coach from 1998-2000.

“Each one of these coaches personifies the values one would expect from a U.S. National Team, and we are proud to have them represent USA Football and our country,” USA Football Executive Director SCOTT HALLENBECK said. “With their accomplished coaching backgrounds, we believe this staff is exceptional and will be able to lead our athletes against competition from around the world.”

IFAF is composed of 71 member countries spanning six continents that possess national federations dedicated to American football. Among the world’s fastest-growing international federations of sport, IFAF has grown from 21 member nations in 2006.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) granted IFAF provisional recognition in December 2013. Provisional recognition is the initial step toward permanent IOC membership, which IFAF could attain as early as 2016. IFAF’s permanent IOC membership would make American football eligible for a future vote to become part of the Summer Olympics lineup.

USA Football is the sport’s national governing body in the United States.

2015 U.S. Men’s National Team coaching staff:

Name	Position	School/experience	Hometown
Dan Hawkins	Head coach	Former Boise State and Colorado head coach	Boise, Idaho
Paul Wulff	Offensive coordinator/ Offensive linemen	Former University of South Florida offensive coordinator	Walnut Creek, Calif.
Robert Tucker	Defensive coordinator	West Hills College head coach	Coalinga, Calif.
Cody Hawkins	Quarterbacks	Ohio State University graduate assistant	Woodland, Calif.
Darian Hagan	Running backs	University of Colorado director of player development	Denver, Colo.
Dan Morrison	Receivers	Southern Methodist University associate head coach	Dallas, Texas
Jerry Brady	Defensive linemen	West Hills College defensive line coach	Coalinga, Calif.
Isaiah Jackson	Linebackers	West Virginia State University defensive line coach	Dunbar, W.Va.
Thom Kaumeyer	Defensive backs	Former Tulane University defensive backs coach	Chico, Calif.

About USA Football: Indianapolis-based USA Football (www.usafootball.com) is the sport’s national governing body, leading the game’s development for youth, high school and other amateur players. The independent nonprofit partners with leaders in medicine, child advocacy and sport to establish important standards rooted in education. USA Football trains more high school and youth football coaches combined than any organization in the U.S., advancing coaching education and player skill development for safer play and positive experiences through athletics. Follow USA Football at www.facebook.com/usafootballor on Twitter @USAFootball. 

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