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Manny Diaz (American football)

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Manny Diaz (American football)

Manuel Alberto Diaz II (born March 13, 1974) is an American football coach who is the head football coach at Duke University. He served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Penn State from 2022 to 2023 and as the head football coach at the University of Miami from 2019 to 2021. Diaz previously worked as an assistant football coach at Mississippi State, Louisiana Tech, Texas, Middle Tennessee State, NC State, and Florida State.

Infobox

2010
Mississippi State (DC/LB)
2014
Louisiana Tech (DC/LB)
2015
Mississippi State (DC/LB)
Title
Head coach
Team
Duke
Conference
ACC
Record
17–9
Annual salary
$4 million
Born
(1974-03-13) March 13, 1974 (age 51)Miami, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater
Florida State (1995)
1998–1999
Florida State (GA)
2000–2001
NC State (GA)
2002–2003
NC State (LB)
2004–2005
NC State (S/ST)
2006–2007
Middle Tennessee (DC/S)
2008–2009
Middle Tennessee (DC/LB)
2011–2013
Texas (DC/LB)
2016–2018
Miami (FL) (DC)
2019–2021
Miami (FL)
2022–2023
Penn State (DC/LB)
2024–present
Duke
Overall
38–24
Bowls
0–3

Tables

· Head coaching record
Miami Hurricanes (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2019–2021)
Miami Hurricanes (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2019–2021)
Year
Miami Hurricanes (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2019–2021)
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
Miami
Overall
6–7
Conference
4–4
Standing
T–3rd (Coastal)
Bowl/playoffs
L Independence
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
Miami
Overall
8–3
Conference
7–2
Standing
3rd
Bowl/playoffs
L Cheez-It
Coaches#
22
AP°
22
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
Miami
Overall
7–5
Conference
5–3
Standing
2nd (Coastal)
Bowl/playoffs
Sun
Miami:
Miami:
Year
Miami:
Team
21–15
Overall
16–9
Duke Blue Devils (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2024–present)
Duke Blue Devils (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2024–present)
Year
Duke Blue Devils (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2024–present)
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
Duke
Overall
9–4
Conference
5–3
Standing
T–4th
Bowl/playoffs
L Gator
2025
2025
Year
2025
Team
Duke
Overall
8–5
Conference
6–2
Standing
T–2nd
Bowl/playoffs
Sun
Duke:
Duke:
Year
Duke:
Team
17–9
Overall
11–5
Total:
Total:
Year
Total:
Team
38–24
Year
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Bowl/playoffs
Coaches#
AP°
Miami Hurricanes (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2019–2021)
2019
Miami
6–7
4–4
T–3rd (Coastal)
L Independence
2020
Miami
8–3
7–2
3rd
L Cheez-It
22
22
2021
Miami
7–5
5–3
2nd (Coastal)
Sun
Miami:
21–15
16–9
Duke Blue Devils (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2024–present)
2024
Duke
9–4
5–3
T–4th
L Gator
2025
Duke
8–5
6–2
T–2nd
Sun
Duke:
17–9
11–5
Total:
38–24

References

  1. Miami fired Diaz before the bowl game. And the Hurricanes opted out of the game.
  2. "The Effects of High School Soccer Competitive Team Selection on Athletic Identity, Expectations for Success and Subjective Task Value"
    http://repository.lib.ncsu.edu/ir/bitstream/1840.16/4161/1/etd.pdf
  3. Miami Herald
    https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/university-of-miami/article52782700.html
  4. "- Local Hour: Ice Cats | ESPN"
    http://www.espn.com/espnradio/play?id=25516688
  5. Austin American-Statesman
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140224135611/http://www.statesman.com/weblogs/bevo-beat/2013/sep/08/diaz-fired-defensive-coordinator/
  6. The Daily Review
    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90394939/la-tech-hires-ex-texas-defensive/
  7. The Times
    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90395269/diaz-leaves-la-tech-for-mississippi/
  8. ESPN.com
    https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/12124551/mississippi-state-hires-manny-diaz-defensive-coordinator
  9. University of Miami
    http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28700&ATCLID=210611698
  10. Palm Beach Post
    https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/college/2016/11/23/miami-dc-manny-diaz-named/7513625007/
  11. pressofatlanticcity
    https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/college/manny-diaz-bails-on-temple-after-days-as-owls-new/article_d6f373d8-f495-57da-afd1-69b207585957.html
  12. @smillerdegnan
    https://twitter.com/smillerdegnan/status/1079582586832371717
  13. The Miami Hurricane
    https://themiamihurricane.com/2021/12/06/head-coach-manny-diaz-fired-by-university-of-miami/
  14. Sports Illustrated
    https://www.si.com/college/pennstate/football/penn-state-hires-manny-diaz-as-defensive-coordinator
  15. www.ncaa.com
    https://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs
  16. "2023 Broyles Award Semi-Finalists – The Broyles Award"
    https://broylesaward.com/posts/2023-broyles-award-semi-finalists/
  17. Duke University Athletics
    https://goduke.com/news/2023/12/7/duke-names-manny-diaz-head-football-coach.aspx
  18. USA Today
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/acc/2025/12/06/duke-college-football-playoff-acc-title-virginia/87651509007/
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