Randy Hart Position: Defensive Line Experience: Third Season Alma Mater: Ohio State '70

Coaching Career
1970-71 Ohio State Graduate Assistant
1972 Tampa Offensive Line
1973-76 Iowa State Defensive Line
1977-81 Purdue Defensive Line
1982-87 Ohio State Defensive Line
1988-94 Washington Defensive Line
1995-98 Washington Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line
1999-2008 Washington Defensive Line
2009 Notre Dame Defensive Line
2010-12 Stanford Defensive Line

One of the most respected coaches in the collegiate ranks, Randy Hart is in his third season on the Stanford staff as defensive line coach following a one-year stay at Notre Dame, where he served in the same capacity.

The 2012 season will mark Hart's 44th year as a collegiate coach, with stops at six other schools, including Tampa, Iowa State, Purdue, Ohio State, Washington and Notre Dame.

Hart has been a member of 24 bowl teams in his collegiate coaching career, including seven Rose Bowl squads.

Under Hart's tutelage, the play of the defensive line has played a key role in the turnaround of Stanford's defensive fortunes over the past two seasons.

In 2011, the Cardinal ranked either first or second in the conference in six defensive categories, including rushing defense (1^st; 84.4), third-down conversion defense (1^st; 31.1), scoring defense (2^nd; 21.9), total defense (2^nd; 337.6), sacks-per-game (2^nd; 3.00) and opponent first downs (2^nd; 17.5).

Stanford finished third nationally in rushing defense, sixth in third down conversion defense (31.0; 51-164) and 11^th in sacks per game (3.00). Its 39 total sacks was the highest single-season total since 1999, when the team recorded a school-record 54 sacks during its Rose Bowl season.

First-year starting defensive end Ben Gardner earned second team All-Pac-12 honors, while senior Matt Masifilo was an honorable mention selection for a second straight season.

In Hart's first season on staff in 2010, the Cardinal allowed a Pac-10 low 17.4 points a game while finishing second in the conference and 19^th nationally in rush defense (120.85). Stanford also averaged 2.77 sacks a game, which ranked first in the Pac-10 and 15^th nationally.

Nose guard Sione Fua earned second team All-Pac-10 honors and was a third round selection of the Carolina Panthers in the NFL Draft.

During his 21-year tenure as the defensive line coach at Washington, he helped guide the Huskies to 12 bowl appearances, including three straight Rose Bowl games from 1991-93. His 1991 Husky defensive unit allowed only 101 points and 1,191 rushing yards in 11 regular season games en route to winning the school's first national championship.

Three times during Hart's tenure at Washington, the Huskies allowed fewer than 100 rushing yards per game, including 1990 and '91, when the unit allowed just 66.8 yards and 67.1 yards rushing, respectively. Prior to his arrival in Seattle, Washington had allowed fewer than 100 rushing yards per game in a season only four times in the 51-year history of the program.

Four of the eight best single-season defensive rushing averages in school history occurred under Hart's watch and six times the Huskies allowed 120.2 rushing yards or fewer in a season. His 1990 defense owns the Washington school record for fewest rushing yards allowed in an 11-game season (735) while the 2002 unit permitted 1,270 rushing yards to set the standard for a 13-game schedule.

Hart coached 14 first team All-Pacific-10 Conference players while at Washington and 11 of his players were selected in the NFL Draft. Hart developed four All-Americans, three winners of the Morris Trophy (awarded to the conference's top lineman) and two of his players were named Pac-10 Players of the Year.

One of his prized pupils at Washington was Steve Emtman, who was the recipient of the 1991 Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy. Emtman was a first team All-America selection, two-time winner of the Morris Trophy and the first overall selection in the 1992 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. In 2007, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Hart also developed D'Marco Farr, who earned Pac-10's defensive player of the year honors in 1992 and '93 and won the Morris Trophy in '93.

In 1996, Washington's Jason Chorak was named the Pac-10's Defensive Player of the Year and also earned first team All-America honors under Hart's tutelage.

Several other of Hart's other players enjoyed NFL careers, including Dennis Brown, David Ritchie, Tyrone Rodgers, Jamal Fountain, Jabari Issa, Mac Tuiaea, Larry Tripplett and Terry "Tank" Johnson.

As the Huskies defensive coordinator from 1995-98, Hart also helped develop future second-round picks Lawyer Milloy and Tony Parrish.

Prior to Washington, Hart coached the defensive line at his alma mater, Ohio State. His return to Columbus marked his second coaching stint with the Buckeyes after serving as a graduate assistant coach from 1970-71.

Hart's first full time coaching job was at the University of Tampa in 1972 under head coach Earle Bruce. He followed Bruce to Iowa State for three seasons (1973-76) and was again reunited with his mentor at Ohio State in 1982.

A three-year football letterwinner, Hart was a member of the Buckeyes 1969 Rose Bowl and national championship team that finished 10-0. He was also a member of the Buckeye wrestling team in 1966.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Hart was born on March 9, 1948 and graduated from South High School in Willoughby, Ohio. He earned his bachelor's degree in education from Ohio State in 1970 and a master's degree in higher education, also from Ohio State.

Randy and his wife Linda have two sons, Jay and John. John was a three-time letterwinner on the Washington football team and graduated in 2002.