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The McGraw File

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Education High School: Bachelors: Oregon ('03) Master's: Quincy ('10)

Playing Experience A two-year letterwinner at Oregon in 2001 and 2001, helping the Ducks to back-to-back PAC-10 championships.  He was a member of the Ducks' 2001 squad that won the Fiesta Bowl and finished the season ranked second in the final AP poll.  Also played at Chabot (Calif.) Junior College, where he led the nation's junior colleges and set a school record for interceptions (13) as a sophomore on his way to All-America honors.

Coaching Background Asst. Coach at Marist (Ore.) HS (DC, ST) - 2002-03 Asst. Coach at Quincy (LB, ST, DB) - 2004-07 Defensive Coordiator at Quincy (DC) - 2008-09 Asst. Coach at Ferris State (DB) - 2010 Asst. Coach at Midwestern State (DB) - 2011-

Gary McGraw is in his fourth season coaching defensive backs at Midwestern State, joining the staff in 2011.

In 2013, his secondary was a major part of the Mustangs leading the Lone Star Conference and ranking 25th in NCAA Division II by allowing 188.5 yards a game through the air. The secondary helped the MSU defensive unit lead the LSC and rank 34th in DII in total defense (341.7 yards per game), and lead the league and rank 46th in the nation in scoring defense (23.9 points per game).  He coached All-American cornerback Neiko Conway, along with second-team All-Super Region 4 safety Marqui Christian and second-team All-LSC safety Taiyon Jackson.

His 2012 secondary helped the Mustangs win a Lone Star Conference Championship and advance to the NCAA II playoffs.  MSU ranked fourth in the LSC in pass efficiency defense (89.79 rating) while collecting 10 interceptions.  He coached All-Super Region 4 third-team and All-LSC first-team safety Taiyon Jackson, All-LSC second-team cornerback Coryan Briggs and honorable mention safety Pat Gardner.

The 2011 defensive backs played a key role in leading MSU to its first undefeated regular season and the LSC title, ranking second in the LSC and 54th nationally in pass efficiency defense (93.98 rating) and playing its part in the Mustangs defense ranking 43rd nationally in scoring defense (23.36 points per game), second in the LSC.  He coached All-Super Region 4 first-team safety Pat Garner (also first-team All-LSC), All-LSC second-team cornerbacks Romie Blaylock and Neiko Conway, and honorable mention safeties Tyler Maner and Bernard Griffin.

McGraw served in the same role at Ferris State of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) where the Bulldogs ranked 54th in NCAA II in pass defense (190.3 ypg) and 85th in pass efficiency defense (126.83). The FSU secondary produced a pair of All-GLIAC honorable mention performers in Williams Miles and Chad Wilson.
 
Prior to moving to Ferris State, McGraw spent six seasons at then-NAIA Quincy (Ill.). There, he held positions of defensive backs coach, special teams coordinator and co-linebackers coach prior to earning the promotion to defensive coordinator for the 2008 and 2009 campaigns.
 
In his first seasons helm of the Hawks' defense in 2008, McGraw led Quincy to its most sacks (21) as a team in three seasons. His defense also forced 26 turnovers, their most since the 2004 season. While at Quincy, McGraw coached three NAIA All Americans and 23 all-league performers.
 
McGraw joined the Quincy staff in 2004 after beginning his coaching career on the prep level in Oregon where was the co-defensive coordinator and special teams coach at Marist (Ore.) High School in 2002 and 2003. While there, MHS compiled a 23-1 record and captured a state championship in 2003 with a 13-0 record.
 
McGraw played collegiate football at the NCAA Division I level as a safety at the University of Oregon in 2000 and 2001, helping the team win back-to-back PAC-10 championships. The Fremont, Calif. native was a member of the Ducks' 2001 squad that won the Fiesta Bowl and finished the year ranked second in the final Associated Press poll.
 
He also attended Chabot Junior College for two seasons prior to transferring to Oregon. As a sophomore, he led nation in interceptions at the junior college level while setting a school record with 13 picks. He was named the conference defensive player of the year and also earned all-state and All-American honors. McGraw was inducted into the Chabot Hall of Fame in 2010.
 
McGraw graduated from Oregon in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in psychology and earned his master's degree in Educational Leadership from Quincy in 2010.