Sean Duggan begins his second season as linebackers coach for the Rainbow Warriors in 2017.
As a rookie assistant coach in 2016, Duggan headed a linebacker unit that featured first-team all-Mountain West standout Jahlani Tavai, who led the team with 129 tackles including 19.5 tackles for loss and 86 solo tackles, both of which led the conference. Linebacker Malachi Mageo started all 13 games in which he played and was fourth on the squad with 78 stops, including 7.5 for loss and two sacks.
Duggan also mentored linebacker Jerrol Garcia-Williams, who completed his eligibility last season and signed as an undrafted free agent by the Denver Broncos in the offseason.
Duggan came to UH from Boston College, where he coached alongside Kevin Lempa, UH’s defensive coordinator in 2016 who has since left for a position at Michigan. Duggan was a defensive graduate assistant for the Eagles following a four-year playing career. Duggan was a part of a BC defensive staff that produced the nation’s top total defense and was fourth nationally in points allowed (15.3). In addition, the squad ranked second in run defense (82.8 rushing YPG) and sixth in pass defense (171.5 passing YPG).
Working with the linebackers, Duggan helped guide first team all-ACC inside linebacker Stephen Daniels, who led BC with 82 tackles, including 16 for loss and six sacks.
As a player, Duggan played in 45 games for the Eagles, recording 115 career tackles, including 49 solo stopsand 6.5 tackles for a loss of 12 yards. He was voted a captain by his teammates prior to the start of the 2014 season. He forced a fumble and recovered two while donning the maroon and gold and made an interception in his senior campaign, returning it 15 yards in a victory against Syracuse.
A Cincinnati, Ohio, native, Duggan earned all-Ohio Division I second-team honors out of St. Xavier. He earned his marketing degree from BC’s Carroll School of Management in 2014.
The Duggan File
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Alma Mater: Boston College, Bachelor’s in Marketing (2014)
Playing Experience
2011-14: Boston College (Linebacker)
Coaching Experience
2016-Present: Hawai‘i, Assistant (Linebackers)
2015: Boston College, Graduate Assistant (Linebackers)
