Offensive Coaches Brandon Bennett
Glen Fowles
Offensive Line (2nd Year) Willamette University ‘07
Asst. Head Coach, Offensive Coord., Offensive Line (12th year, 14th year on WU staff) Willamette University ‘96 Glen Fowles is in his 12th year as offensive coordinator for the Bearcats and is in his 14th season as a Willamette football coach. He is the assistant head coach and is the team’s strength and conditioning coordinator. Fowles was the offensive line coach for the Bearcats in 1996 and 1997, before adding offensive coordinator duties in 1998. He has coached 12 First Team All-NWC
Casey Noack
Offensive Assistant (1st Year) Oregon State University ‘09
Casey Noack joins the Bearcat coaching staff this season as an offensive assistant. He played college football at Oregon State University, where he was a walk-on as a freshman redshirt, then became a threeyear letterman for the Beavers on defense. He played linebacker during his Oregon State career. As a senior in 2008, he saw action in all 13 games and recorded 14 total tackles, including two tackles behind the line of scrimmage. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science from OSU in 2009. Noack is from Portland, Ore., where he attended Beaverton High School and graduated in 2004. He is the son of Todd and Cindy Noack. His cousin, Jimmy Whiteley, was a free safety on the Willamette football team during the 2003 through 2007 seasons.
John Scott
Tight Ends (2nd Year) California State-Chico ‘97
John Scott is in his second season as an assistant coach at Willamette. He coaches the tight ends for the Bearcats. Prior to arriving at Willamette in 2008, Scott was a high school football coach in California for 13 seasons. He currently teaches social studies as Houck Middle School in the Salem-Keizer School District. He graduated from Butte Community College (Calif.) and earned a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies from California State University-Chico. He also received his teaching license at Cal State-Chico. In football, he played center at Chico High School and also in college. Scott and his wife, Debbie, are the parents of two daughters, Jasmine, age 11, and Jordan, age 9, and twin sons, Julius and Jackson, age 7.
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offensive linemen. Last year, he was named the national Coordinator Coach of the Year. Fowles came to WU as a transfer student in 1994 and started two years at offensive tackle. He was named Second Team All-Conference as a junior and was drafted by Ottawa of the CFL. He chose to return to Willamette and was named Honorable Mention All-NWC as a senior despite missing half the year with an injury. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science at WU in 1996. Fowles and his wife, Rochelle, live in West Salem. They have a son, Gavin, two years old.
Brandon Bennett starts his second season on the coaching staff after playing for WU from 2004-07. At WU, he earned AFCA First Team All-America honors in 2006 and 2007. He was selected Second Team A.P. Little All-America in 2007 and was Third Team in 2006. He was named First Team All-Conference three times and was Honorable Mention as a freshman in 2004. His powerful blocking at offensive tackle helped the Bearcats earn 8,960 rushing yards (229.7 avg.) and 94 TDs during his four years. Bennett graduated from WU in December of 2007 with a degree in Economics. He played on the NCAA Division III All-Star Team that defeated Mexico in the 2007 Aztec Bowl. Bennett played football in Europe in 2008 and Arena2 in 2009.
Chuck Pinkerton
Ryan Rufener
Quarterbacks (12th Year) Willamette University ‘98
Chuck Pinkerton enters his 12th season as an assistant coach with the Bearcats. He coached running backs from 1998 through 2004, then began coaching WU’s quarterbacks during the 2005 season. Pinkerton was a four-year starter at quarterback for the Bearcats and helped the team reach the 1997 NAIA National Championship game. Pinkerton also led the Bearcats to three conference titles from 1995-97. In 1996 and 1997, he was named First Team All-NCIC and was chosen Honorable Mention NAIA All-America. He graduated from Willamette in 1998 with a degree in Economics. He will be inducted into the WU Athletics Hall of Fame this fall. Pinkerton is an accountant. He lives in West Salem, with his wife, Melanie, and their children, Meredith, 8, Jeremiah, 5, and Elizabeth, 2.
Offensive Assistant (1st Year) Oregon State University ‘07
Ryan Rufener joins the Bearcat football team this season as an offensive assistant. Rufener is originally from Keizer, Ore., where he was a quarterback on the football team at McNary High School. He led McNary to a combined overall record of 23-2, including the OSAA Class 4A State Championship in 2001. He also played basketball and helped McNary take fourth place at the Class 4A State Tournament as a senior. Rufener walked on and redshirted at Oregon State University for one season. He earned a bachelor’s degree with a major in Accounting from OSU in 2007. He spent the past three years playing and coaching professionally in Europe. In 2007 and 2008, he was in Finland and he was in Austria earlier this year. He led his team to the national semifinals each season.
Tim Speckman
Josh Scott
Running Backs (4th Year) Played at WU, 2002-03
Wide Receivers Special Teams Coordinator (10th Year) Willamette University ‘99 Josh Scott begins his 10th season as an assistant coach at Willamette, including the last six seasons as the Bearcats’ wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator. Scott played for Willamette from 1996 until 1998 as a quarterback and a wide receiver. In addition to his current duties at WU, he is employed as a math teacher at McNary High School in Keizer. Scott also runs the Bearcats’ highly-successful youth summer football camp held for four days in mid-July. He graduated from Willamette in 1999 with a degree in History. In 2001, Scott earned a Master’s in Education degree from Western Oregon University. Scott, and his wife, Marie, have a daughter, MacKenzie, age 5, and twin boys, Logan and Teagan, one year old.
Tim Speckman is in his fourth year as an assistant coach for the ’Cats. He is in his third season working with the running backs after coaching WU’s flankers in 2005. Speckman was an oustanding wide receiver at nearby South Salem High School. He redshirted at Willamette University in 1999, then played one season at San Bernardino Valley College in 2001. He returned to Willamette for the 2002 and 2003 seasons. In 2003, he averaged 19.2 yards per catch for the Bearcats. He received a bachelor’s degree with a major in Social Sciences from Western Oregon University in 2009. Speckman has a daughter, Hannah, who is six years old. He lives in Salem and is the son of Willamette Head Coach Mark Speckman.
2008 Northwest Conference Champions