In 2002, Brian Borland entered the position as defensive coordinator on the UW-Whitewater football staff.
Borland, who began at UW-W in 1994, had previously coached the defensive backs. He was recently announced as a 2015 Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductee.
Borland was named Division III Coordinator of the Year in 2013 by footballscoop.com after helping lead the Warhawks to the NCAA Division III national championship, the team's fifth in seven seasons. UW-Whitewater led the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 9.1 points per contest, and ranked No. 1 in the country in fumbles recovered (19) and turnovers forced (44).
Over the last five years, Borland's defenses have led the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and ranked among the top 20 in the nation in rushing defense, scoring defense and total defense. The Warhawks have also led the league in pass efficiency in each of the last four seasons, including the last three among the NCAA's top 15 in that category.
Borland earned Wisconsin Collegiate Assistant Coach of the Year honors from the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association in both 2004 and 2006. In the 2009 season, Borland led the Warhawks to the fourth best scoring defense in Division III. In 2010, the Warhawks were ranked second in NCAA Division III in run defense. In 2011, Borland’s rushing defense was ranked first in the WIAC.
From 1994-2002, Borland also coached track and field at UW-Whitewater. In 2000, he led the Whitewater women's track and field team to a fourth place finish at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He earned NCAA D-III national coach of the year honors for his successful season.Â
Prior to Whitewater, Borland was the defensive coordinator for three years at Baker University (Kan.) from 1991-93, and at the University of Minnesota-Morris from 1989-90. He also was the head women's softball coach at Baker University and head track and field coach at the University of Minnesota-Morris.
Borland's other stops include stints as a graduate assistant football coach at the University of Florida and at the University of Wisconsin. He also coached defensive backs at Arizona Western College.
Borland played his college football at Morningside (Iowa) College (1981-84) where he was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at defensive back, and a team captain.Â
In addition to his football coaching duties at UW-W, Borland teaches in the HPRC Department. He has a wife, Gayle, and two sons, Evan and Jaren.
Mailing Address:
Intercollegiate Athletics
Williams Center
UW-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI 53190
Office: 111 in the Student Athletic Complex
Phone: (262) 472-1058
Fax: (262) 472-2719
Email: borlandb@uww.edu
(Updated July 8, 2014)
