Kenny Dillingham - Offensive Coordinator - Staff Directory

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Kenny Dillingham

Title:
Offensive Coordinator

Kenny Dillingham joined Dan Lanning’s inaugural Oregon coaching staff on December 16, 2021, after multiple years as a successful offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Memphis, Auburn and Florida State.

"Kenny is one of the most innovative minds in football and will bring a dynamic and explosive offense to Eugene,” Lanning said at the time of the hiring. “He has been a part of some of the most explosive offenses in college football during his coaching career, and we are eager to see that track record continue to grow at Oregon. He is a tireless worker with a proven history of developing quarterbacks. He also has strong ties to the West Coast, which will be important as we continue to build our roster through recruiting. He is passionate about the development of student-athletes, both on and off the field, and is one of the best leaders that I have worked with.”

Dillingham came to Eugene after helping Florida State weather several quarterback injuries to be among the most explosive offenses in the nation in 2021. Prior to joining the Seminoles’ staff, Dillingham directed some of the nation’s most potent offenses at Auburn and Memphis while working with first-year starting quarterbacks at both stops.

Dillingham’s teams have played in six bowl games and he has coached several all-conference players as an offensive coordinator. Prior to joining the college ranks, he directed the top offense in the state of Arizona as the offensive coordinator for Chaparral High School. Dillingham remained in the state for his first college job, which was working with offensive coordinator Mike Norvell at Arizona State.

Florida State (2020-21)
Dillingham spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Florida State, adjusting his scheme to fit multiple quarterbacks in both seasons as the Seminoles dealt with injuries at the position.

In 2021, FSU’s offense was among the most explosive in the nation, finishing 18th nationally in plays for 60-plus yards (6) and eighth with three touchdowns longer than 75 yards. The Seminoles were also one of the top teams in the nation in red zone scoring, converting their final 32 trips to the red zone into points, the second-longest streak in the nation during the 2021 season. Florida State scored 25 touchdowns with seven field goals for 195 points on 32 trips to the red zone in its final nine games.

Dillingham leaned on a strong running game that saw Florida State rank fourth in the ACC with 4.78 yards per rush. The Seminoles offensive line battled injuries that forced it to use the second-most starting offensive line combinations in the country (8) and still managed to produce six games with 200-or-more rushing yards.

During Dillingham’s first season in Tallahassee the Seminoles averaged 199.9 rushing yards per game, the program’s highest since 2016 and 20th nationally among teams that played at least nine games in 2020. Florida State averaged 5.11 yards per rush, its most in a season since 2015. Florida State topped 400 yards of total offense in five of the last seven games, including more than 500 yards of total offense twice, and produced FSU’s first game with at least 250 yards rushing and passing since 2016.

Auburn (2019)
Dillingham served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Auburn in 2019, helping the Tigers to a 9-3 record and an invitation to the Outback Bowl. The team’s scoring offense ranked third in the conference and 28th nationally with an average of 33.2 points per game. The Tigers also converted 90 percent of their red-zone possessions, third-best in the SEC. In Dillingham’s final game coordinating Auburn’s offense the Tigers scored 48 points in a win over No. 5 Alabama, the most points allowed by the Crimson Tide under head coach Nick Saban.

Quarterback Bo Nix – who transferred to Oregon ahead of the 2022 season to reunite with Dillingham – earned SEC Freshman of the Year honors with Dillingham as his coordinator and position coach. Nix broke the program’s freshman records for completions, passing yards and passing touchdowns. He was first true freshman to start a season opener at quarterback for Auburn since 1946 and was responsible for an average of 11.2 points per game to rank fifth in the SEC. JaTarvious Whitlow was sixth in the SEC with nine rushing touchdowns and Seth Williams’ eight receiving touchdowns were the conference’s eighth-highest total.

Memphis (2016-18)
Dillingham followed Norvell from Arizona State to Memphis in 2016 and was elevated to be the Tigers’ offensive coordinator just two years later. He spent 2017 coaching quarterbacks and tight ends after spending the 2016 season working with quarterbacks as a graduate assistant.

In 2018, Dillingham coordinated a Memphis offense that broke program records with 7,324 yards of total offense and 3,919 rushing yards. The rushing attack was the fourth-best in the nation, averaging 279.9 yards per game, and its 48 touchdowns on the ground was the second-highest total in the country. He helped produce the first season in Memphis history with two 1,000-yard rushers, led by Doak Walker Award finalist and unanimous All-American Darrell Henderson, who ranked second in the country with 1,909 yards, 22 touchdowns and an average of 8.92 yards per carry.

The Tigers ranked fourth in the country with an average of 523.1 yards per game and 7.12 yards per play in 2018. They were also seventh nationally with 42.9 points per game. Quarterback Brady White directed the record-setting offense and passed for 3,296 yards with 25 touchdowns after transferring from Arizona State.

The 2017 team scored 45.5 points per game, the second-highest average in the country, and ranked fourth in the NCAA with 523.1 yards per game and 7.35 yards per play. With Dillingham coaching quarterbacks and tight ends, the team was sixth in the nation in passing efficiency (160.15) and its passing offense totaled 335.0 yards per game to rank seventh. Quarterback Riley Ferguson ranked third in the country with 4,257 passing yards and with 38 passing touchdowns en route to earning first-team All-American Athletic Conference honors. Tight End Joey Magnifico caught 21 passes for 280 yards and three touchdowns to earn second-team All-AAC honors in his first season as a starter.

In his first year at Memphis, Dillingham worked with the quarterbacks as a graduate assistant. The 2016 Tigers ranked in the top-15 nationally in scoring offense, averaging 38.8 points per game, and passing offense at 304.4 yards per game. Ferguson passed for 3,698 yards and 32 touchdowns, breaking the program record that he would break again in 2017.

Arizona State (2014-15)
Dillingham moved into the college coaching ranks as an offensive assistant at Arizona State. The 2014 Sun Devil offense gained 5,750 yards, 3,556 of those through the air, and ranked 13th in the nation with 34 touchdown passes.

Chaparral High School (2007-13)
Dillingham began his coaching career after he tore his ACL during his senior year of high school. He began working with the junior varsity team before being elevated to the offensive coordinator role of the varsity squad at the age of 21. Dillingham coordinated the No. 1 offense in the state of Arizona in 2013 as the Firebirds won 12 games and advanced to the Division II state championship game.

COACHING CAREER

2022	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	Oregon
2020-21	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	Florida State
2019	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	Auburn
2018	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	Memphis
2017	Quarterbacks/Tight Ends	Memphis
2016	Graduate Assistant - Quarterbacks	Memphis
2014-15	Offensive Assistant	Arizona State
2013	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	Chaparral High School (Ariz.)
2007-12	Quarterbacks	Chaparral High School (Ariz.)

BOWL GAMES
2019 Outback Bowl – Auburn (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
2018 Birmingham Bowl – Memphis (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
2017 AutoZone Liberty Bowl – Memphis (Quarterbacks/Tight Ends)
2016 Boca Raton Bowl – Memphis (Graduate Assistant)
2016 Cactus Bowl – Arizona State (Offensive Assistant)
2014 Sun Bowl – Arizona State (Offensive Assistant)

NFL DRAFT PICKS COACHED
2020 (RD 4) OL Jack Driscoll – Auburn – Philadelphia Eagles
2020 (RD 6) OL Prince Tega Wanogho – Auburn – Philadelphia Eagles
2019 (RD 3) RB Darrell Henderson – Memphis – Los Angeles Rams
2019 (RD 4) RB Tony Pollard – Memphis – Dallas Cowboys

ALL-AMERICANS COACHED
2018 RB Darrell Henderson – Memphis (Unanimous – 1st)

FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICANS COACHED
2020 OL Robert Scott Jr. – Florida State (247Sports)
2020 OL Maurice Smith – Florida State (Rivals)

CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR COACHED
2019 QB Bo Nix – Auburn – SEC

ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS COACHED
2021 RB Jashuan Corbin – Florida State – ACC (Coaches/Media – 3rd)
2021 OG Dillon Gibbons – Florida State – ACC (Coaches/Media – HM)
2021 OG Devontay Love-Taylor – Florida State – ACC (Coaches/Media – HM)
2019 OL Prince Tega Wanogho – Auburn – SEC (Coaches – 2nd)
2019 QB Bo Nix – Auburn – SEC (Coaches – Freshman)
2018 RB Darrell Henderson – Memphis – AAC (Coaches – 1st)
2018 OL Dustin Woodard – Memphis – AAC (Coaches – 1st)
2018 WR Damonte Coxie – Memphis – AAC (Coaches – 2nd)
2018 OL Trevon Tate – Memphis – AAC (Coaches – 2nd)
2017 QB Riley Ferguson – Memphis – AAC (Coaches – 1st)
2017 TE Joey Magnifico – Memphis – AAC (Coaches – 2nd)