Bruce Snyder
Bruce Snyder is an offensive assistant football coach at the University of Nevada—Las Vegas, under head coach John Robinson. Widely regarded as one of the best coaches in the game, Snyder has had an impressive career. From 1992-2000, he served as the head coach at Arizona State. In nine seasons at the helm of the Sun Devils, he lead ASU to a 58-35 record and four post season bowl appearances. Prior to arriving at ASU, he completed a highly successful five-year stint as the head coach at the University of California. During Snyder’s tenure at Cal, the Golden Bears registered a 29-4-4 record. His last two Cal teams had a composite 17-6-1 record, including two bowl victories. A 1963 graduate of the University of Oregon where he played linebacker and fullback as a two-way starter for the Ducks, Snyder began his coaching career at Sheldon High School in Eugene, Oregon in 1963. Subsequent coaching stops included Oregon (1974-71), New Mexico State (1972), Utah (1973), Southern Cal (1974-75), and Utah State (1976-82). As Utah State’s head coach, he led the Aggies to a share of two PCAA conference championships. He then spend four years as an assistant coach on the staff of the Los Angeles Rams before accepting the Cal job i 1987. Snyder’s coaching efforts have garnered him numerous honors during his successful career, including being named the 1996 consensus National Coach of the Year, when he won 13 major coach-of-the-year awards. A much sought-after clinician and a popular banquet speaker, Snyder is highly respected for his keen insights and expensive knowledge of football fundamentals, particularly the running game. Snyder and his wife, Linda, have three children—Jennifer, Tracy, and Paige.
