Tim Daoust - Football Coach - East Carolina University Athletics

Tim Daoust

Title:
Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Ends/Outside Linebackers
Email:
daoustt21@ecu.edu
Phone:
(252) 737-4570

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Appointed to the East Carolina staff as special teams coordinator and defensive ends/ outside linebackers coach on January 25, 2021 ....
Owns 21 years of overall Division I coaching experience, including eight seasons as a unit coordinator at the FBS level in the Big East, Atlantic Coast, Mid-American Conferences, and now, the American Athletic ...
Members of his 2022 defensive end/ outside linebackers group helped the Pirates rank 19th nationally in rush defense averaging just 112.5 yards per carry and stood 88th in total defense at 404.3 yards per contest …
The Pirates forced 20 turnovers ranking 40th in FBS, while the squad stood 32nd in fourth down defense (43.5 percent) and 35th in redzone efficiency (80.0 percent) …
Junior Jeremy Lewis started all 13 games standing fourth in total stops (60), while leading the team in sacks (4.5 for minus 33 yards) and ranking second in TFLs (8.5 for negative 41 yards) …
Sophomore Chad Stephens registered a team-best 10.5 TFLs (-37 yards) with 2.5 sacks (-15) and finished the campaign with 40 total stops …
In his first year with the program, junior Jack Powers provided depth off the bench appearing in all 13 games booking 25 stops with 3.0 TFLs (minus 22 yards) …
On the special teams front, his unit ranked 15th nationally in kickoff returns with a 23.12 average behind the play of junior Jsi Hatfield and sophomore Keaton Mitchell … Hatfield stood second in FBS in kick return touchdowns which came on a 97-yarder in the season finale at Temple … He averaged 27.6 yards per return (14 for 387), while Mitchell averaged 26.6 per return (5 for 133) …
The placekicking duo of freshman Andrew Conrad (8-of-12 FGs) and Owen Daffer (5-of-8) combined for 13 field goals, 46 PATs and 85 total point … Conrad took over as the primary placekicker midway through the season and secured ECU’s second consecutive bowl eligible season with a 33-yard field goal at BYU as time expired in the fourth quarter …
Made an immediate impact directing ECU's special teams unit and leading a critical defensive element during the 2021 campaign that helped the Pirates reach bowl eligibility status for the first time since 2014 ...
East Carolina's special teams squad stood among the Top 25 in the NCAA FBS statistical rankings in two categories - 18th in field goals per game and 25th in punt return defense ... The Pirates also were third among all AAC members in net punt average (40.4 ypp) ...
Tutored the development of Daffer (freshman), who earned First-Team All-AAC honors after accounting for a team-high 96 points (19-of-23 FGAs, 39-of-41 PATs) and drilling a time-expiring, game-winning 54-yard field goal at Navy - the longest walk-off three-pointer in school history ...
Defensively, his corps played a pivotal role in ECU's pressure-producing pass rush led by converted tight end Jeremy Lewis, who co-topped all Pirate defenders with 4.0 sacks, five quarterback hurries and stood second in TFLs with 6.5 and forced fumbles with two ...
Prior to serving as assistant head coach (and defensive line coach) at Sam Houston State in 2019 and 2020, was special teams coordinator at Syracuse (2013-2015) before leading defenses at Ball State (2016) and Western Michigan (2017-18) ...
Quickly made a notable presence with the Bearkats in 2019 as SHSU captured FCS statistical championships in rush defense (69.9 ypg), opponent third-down conversion rate (27.9 percent) and team tackles for loss (10.9 tflpg), while also standing among the Top 10 nationally in sacks (2nd/3.58 spg), team pass efficiency (3rd/106.7), turnovers gained (6th/30), redzone efficiency (6th/68.8 percent) and scoring defense (8th/17.8 ppg), which included multiple shutouts ...
Directly tutored three All-Southland Conference selections, a SLC Newcomer-of-the-Year pick and Freshman All-America honoree Jevon Leon, who topped all FCS rookies in tackles for lost yardage (16.0) and sacks (8.5), during initial campaign at Sam Houston State ...
Worked with both the safeties and hybrid linebackers during his two-year defensive leadership role at Western Michigan, which followed an earlier three-season stint in Kalamazoo from 2006 to 2009 ...
The Broncos' defense consistently ranked among the top units in the MAC statistically, leading the league in fumbles recovered and standing second in total takeaways, turnover margin, tackles for loss and third down efficiency, and produced three All-MAC picks in 2017 and two selections in the 2018 NFL Draft ...
Made memorable WMU debut as the Broncos netted two interceptions and a pair of sacks on the road against No. 4 USC and future No. 3 overall draft pick Sam Darnold ...
Spearheaded a complete rebuilding project at Ball State in 2016, guiding one of the most improved defenses in the MAC as the Cardinals stood first in fourth down defense (7th in 2015), second in TFLs (12th), second in sacks (11th) and third in rush defense (12th) ...
Before his hire at BSU, spent five seasons at Syracuse serving as defensive ends coach in 2011 and defensive line coach in 2012 before adding assistant head coach and special teams coordinator to his title from 2013 to 2015 ...
While with the Orange, he was part of two bowl championships (2012 Pinstripe Bowl, 2013 Texas Bowl) and a co-Big East title in 2012 ...
Coached two Syracuse defensive linemen who were selected in the NFL Draft - Jason Bromley (2014/3rd round/N.Y. Giants) and Chandler Jones (2012/1st round/New England Patriots) ...
Also mentored the No. 2 ranked punt returner in the nation in 2015, Brisly Estime, who averaged 18.1 yards per return, and First-Team All-ACC punter Riley Dixon, who would later be selected by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round ...
Additionally, Syracuse’s defense scored the most non-offensive touchdowns in the ACC in 2015 (six) and was the only squad nationally that did not allow an individual 100-yard rusher in 2013 …
Prior to a two-year stay as Central Michigan's defensive line coach (2010-11), was part of a Western Michigan staff during his first tour of duty in Kalamazoo that set the previous high for most wins in a season in 2008 with nine ...
His swarming defensive line helped the Broncos lead the nation in both interceptions (24) and sacks (46), while ranking sixth at the FBS level in rush defense (76.1 ypr) in 2006 on the way to an International Bowl appearance ...
Began coaching career at Northern Illinois in 2002 as a defensive graduate assistant before moving to Illinois State as cornerbacks coach in 2004 and Cincinnati as a defensive staff assistant in 2005 ...
As a player, earned four letters and was a two-time team captain as a standout defensive end at Wittenberg (Ohio) from 1998 to 2001 ...
While with the Tigers, he posted 27.5 career sacks - the second-highest total in school history - and helped Wittenberg to a four-year record of 45-5 with four league titles and four appearances in NCAA Division III Playoffs ...
Married to the former Jen Emming and they are the parents of three daughters – Leona, Nora and Josephine ...
Age 45 (October 4) …
Last name is pronounced DOWST.