Chris Doyle

Position: Strength and Conditioning Experience: 12th year at Iowa Alma Mater: Boston University, 1990

Chris Doyle is in his 12th year as strength and conditioning coach for the University of Iowa football program.

As the head of Iowa's strength and conditioning program, Doyle has helped the Hawkeye program become bowl eligible in each of the last nine seasons. Iowa has earned six appearances in January bowl games in the past eight seasons.

Iowa concluded the 2009 season with a 24-14 win in the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl and a national ranking of seventh in the nation. The Hawkeyes have been ranked in the final top 10 of both major polls four times in the past eight seasons.

The Hawkeyes have played in eight bowl games since 2001. Iowa has won five bowl games since 2001, including four January bowl victories. The January Bowl wins have come over Florida (2004 Outback), LSU (2005 Capital One), South Carolina (2009 Outback) and Georgia Tech (2010 Orange).

The Hawkeyes have won 70 games over the past eight seasons, including 42 Big Ten games. The Hawkeyes earned a share of the Big Ten title in both 2002 and 2004 and tied for second a year ago. Iowa has finished in the Big Ten's first division in eight of the past nine years.

Doyle is a certified strength and conditioning specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). That group named him the Big Ten Strength Coach of the Year in 1999. He was one of 20 nominees for the Professional of the Year Award, an award given annually and selected by the NSCA membership. The award recognizes college professionals who have shown excellence in strength training and conditioning programs.

He served as director of strength and conditioning for the University of Utah in 1998. Under Doyle's direction the Utah basketball team played in the national championship game. While in Utah, Doyle also served as state director for the NSCA.

Doyle was assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Wisconsin from 1996-98. He oversaw the training programs for football and hockey teams during this time. The Badger football team participated in two bowl games (Copper and Outback) and the hockey team won the WCHA championship during his tenure.

As a strength and conditioning professional, Doyle has tutored 149 student-athletes who have advanced to the professional ranks in the NFL, NHL and NBA. Iowa has had a total of 24 players selected in the past six NFL Drafts, while as many as 31 additional Hawkeye players have signed free agent contracts in the past six years.

Over the past nine years, 68 of 78 Iowa senior starters have been selected in the NFL Draft or signed an NFL free agent contract. In addition, Iowa has seen five former walk-ons drafted in the past six years.

Doyle served as offensive line coach at Holy Cross from 1992-95. He also worked as a graduate assistant at Notre Dame in 1991 and Syracuse in 1990. Notre Dame won the 1992 Sugar Bowl following the 1991 season and Syracuse won the 1990 Aloha Bowl.

Doyle was a three-year starter on the offensive line at Boston University from 1986-88. He served as a student assistant for the football program there in 1989.

Chris earned his B.S. in human movement from Boston University in 1990 and his M.Ed. in education from Boston University in 1991.

Doyle was born June 30, 1968. Chris is from Quincy, Mass., and attended Boston College High School. He was inducted into the Boston College High School Hall of Fame in November, 2004. Chris and his wife, Tia, have three sons, Declan, Donovan and Dillon.

Strength and Conditioning Mission Statement

The University of Iowa Football Program is committed to providing the ultimate training experience for each student-athlete. Our focus is to build the total athlete while reducing the risk of injury through individual evaluation and program design. Developing strong relationships with each athlete is a fundamental building block essential to the success of Iowa Football.

Doyle's Coaching Career
Iowa	     Head Strength & Conditioning Coach	   1999-present
Utah	     Director of Strength & Conditioning   1998
Wisconsin    Assistant Strength Coach              1996-97
Holy Cross   Offensive Line Coach	           1992-95
Notre Dame   Graduate Assistant	                   1991
Syracuse     Graduate Assistant	                   1990