Al Borges was the San Jose State University offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.
Borges coordinated one of the most balanced offenses in school history in 2015. These Spartans became the second in the program’s modern era dating back to 1950 that rushed for at least 2,000 yards (2,378) and scored 20 touchdowns (24) and passed for more than 2,000 yards (2,882) and 20 touchdowns (21) in the same season. Each of his three quarterbacks completed at least 60 percent of his passes. Kenny Potter was the Mountain West’s most accurate passer at 67.4 percent and an honorable mention all-conference honoree.
For Borges, he was reunited with head coach Ron Caragher. The two were part of the UCLA staffs during the 1996 through 2000 seasons when the Bruins won the 1998 Pac-10 championship and Rose Bowl and shared the conference title the previous season. At UCLA, he was a two-time finalist for the Broyles Award given annually to the top Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) assistant coach.
Borges has 30 seasons of major college experience with nine current FBS schools. His reach spreads from the Mountain West and Pac-12 in the west across the Mississippi River to the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference. Teams he coached played in 11 post-season bowl games and were ranked in the final national polls seven times.
The 1981 Chico State graduate has high school, community college and major college coaching experiences starting in 1975 as an assistant coach at Salinas (Calif.). He spent three seasons at Diablo Valley College (1983-85) and was appointed an offensive coordinator for the first time in 1985.
His first major college coaching opportunity was in 1982 as an assistant coach at the University of California coaching tight ends and outside linebackers. In 1986, he began a seven-season stint as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Portland State. He moved to Boise State in a similar capacity for the 1993 and 1994. The 1994 Broncos finished third in the final Sports Network NCAA I-AA poll.
Since 1995, Borges was an offensive coordinator at Oregon (1995), UCLA (1996-2000), California (2001), Indiana (2002-03), Auburn (2004-07), San Diego State (2009-10), Michigan (2011-13) and San José State (2015-16). In his four seasons at Auburn, the Tigers were ranked in the top-20 every year and had an undefeated season in 2004. UCLA finished in the top-10 in the 1997 and 1998 Associated Press polls. Oregon was ranked #18 in the final 1995 A.P. poll.
He and his wife, Nikki, have a son, Cole, and a daughter, Mady Joe.