Riverside City College Men's Football

Craft finished his first six years (2010-15) as the winningest head football coach of any consecutive six-year stretch in RCC football history with an astounding 58-10 record. Since taking over a program which finished 1-9 in 2009, Coach Craft has built one of the premier programs regionally, statewide and nationally. In 2010, he became RCCs 18th head football coach after head coaching stints at Palomar College and San Diego State. In his first six years he has coached the Tigers to five conference titles and six straight bowls, winning five. Becoming just the second coach to lead a football team to an undefeated season -- 11-0 in 2011 -- and became the first RCC head football coach to record back-to-back double-digit win seasons, twice (2010-11 and 2013-14). Coach Craft has taken teams to the post-season 16 consecutive times during his last 16 years as a head community college football coach, leading two different programs at the community college level, Palomar and RCC, which is a Southern California Football Association (SCFA) record. His post-season record stands at 14-6. From 2007-09, Craft served as the offensive coordinator at Mt. San Antonio College (MSAC), helping the Mounties to three straight appearances in the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) state championship game. At MSAC, he continued to turn some of the best quarterbacks in California, including one state and three regional players of the year. In 2009, the Mounties finally captured the state and national championship beating the College of San Mateo. During that 2009 championship season, the Mounties averaged 303 passing yards per game. In 2008, the Mounties rolled up 5,820 yards of total offense, easily the best total offensive yard mark in the state. And, in 2007, Craft coached his oldest son, Kevin, who amassed over 5,600 yards in total offense, including over 4,200 passing yards and 44 touchdowns. Kevin Craft was named First Team All-America and California Community College Offensive Player of the Year. He then became a starting quarterback at UCLA during the 2008-09 seasons. A former quarterback at San Diego State University (SDSU), Craft has built a legacy at the community college level. Over the course of 16 years, he led Palomar College to greatness, winning three state and national Championships. During Coach Craft's last ten years at Palomar, the Comets won nine conference titles and recorded nine bowl victories. During one three-year stretch at Palomar, the program went 31-2, staging an offensive attack that ranked among the nations best for five consecutive years. Coach Craft also developed seven All-America quarterbacks in his last ten years at Palomar. When Craft decided to leave Palomar for San Diego State, he had built a won-lost record of 115-56-1. Craft took a three-year hiatus from his duties at Palomar to become the offensive coordinator for San Diego State from 1994 through 1996. During that time, Craft directed some of the most prolific offenses in Aztec history. During the 1995 and 1996 seasons, the Aztecs finished in the top ten nationally in total offense and scoring. The 1995 team set a national record becoming the first NCAA Division I team to have a running back gain over 1,500 yards rushing, two 1,000-yard receivers and a 3,000-yard passer.  During that 1995 season, George Jones broke Marshall Faulk's single-season rushing record with over 1,800 yards and finished second in the nation in net rushing yards. In his first season with the Aztecs as their head coach in 2002, Crafts offensive unit finished fifth in the nation in passing offense with a SDSU-record 4,302 passing yards, making his offensive unit the most-improved unit in NCAA Division I football that season. He was also known as a top recruiter as shown by his 2003 recruiting class at San Diego State, where Rivals.com selected it the best in the Mountain West Conference. During his tenure, the Aztecs won 19 games In 2006, Coach Craft coached Palomar quarterback Tyler Lorenzen, who was named All-America and California State Player of the Year. Before Coach Craft came to Riverside, he spent three seasons (2007-09) at Mt. San Antonio College (MSAC). He continued to turn out some of the best quarterbacks in California. Craft, who played quarterback and was team captain of the 1976 Aztecs team which went 10-1, was graduated from SDSU with a degree in kinesiology and holds a master's degree from Azusa Pacific. He and his wife, Kathy, have three children: daughter, Lacey, and sons, Kevin and Kyle. *** CAREER COACHING HIGHLIGHTS Riverside City College (2010 - present) 5 conference titles (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) 58-10 overall record (six seasons, 2010 - 2015) 5-3 in bowl games 6 consecutive bowl game appearances *** Palomar College (1983-93, 1998-2001) 9 conference titles (1989, '90, '91, '92, '93, '98, '99, 2000, '01) 9-3 bowl record in last ten years 10 consecutive bowl appearances in 10 consecutive years 3 state championships (1991, '93, '98) 3 national titles (1991, '93, '98) 4 Southern California titles (1991, '93, '98, 2001) 7 All-America quarterbacks *** Overall Community College Highlights 14 conference titles in his last 16 years 16 consecutive bowl game appearances (last six are SCFA record) 14-6 post-season record 173-66-1 overall commuunity college won-lost record *** San Diego State U. Offensive Coordinator (1994-96) In 1995 and 1996, offense was rated in the Top 10 in the nation in total offense and scoring In 1995, George Jones broke Marshall Faulk's single-season rushing record (over 1,800 yards) and was ranked No. 2 in the nation. In 1995, SDSU became the first offensive unit in NCAA history to have a running back with over 1,500 net rushing yards, two receivers with over 1,000 receiving yards and a quarterback with over 3,000 passing yards. *** San Diego State U. Head Coach (2002-05) Broke school record for passing offense in his first year with over 4,300 yards. SDSU went from 89th in the country in passing offense to FIFTH in his first season. Was third-most improved offense in the nation, going from 89th to the Top 20. J.R. Tolvar led the nation in receiving yards as Craft put together the most prolific receiving duo with Tolvar and Kasim Osgood combining for 244 receptions in 2002. Helped San Diego State improve its attendance from 20,000 to over 36,000. Beat Utah and BYU in the same season for the first time in 19 years.   -30-

Kuk came to RCC after a coaching stint at Pasadena City College (PCC). Kuk originally was hired as PCC's defensive coordinator, but became the head coach three games into the 2008 season. He directed the team to a seven-win season and a postseason victory in the Tremblay Financial Services Bowl, the first bowl bid in six seasons for PCC Football. He also served as the Lancers' head coach in 2009, going 5-5, and in 2010. Prior to signing on at Pasadena, Kuk (pronounced "Cook") served as Citrus Colleges secondary coach in 2007 after being employed as a secondary coach and defensive passing game coordinator for two seasons (2005 and 2006) at Mt. San Antonio College. Kuks football career began in high school where he was a first-team selection as a free safety for Granada Hills H.S.  From there, he went to UC Irvine where he received a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1999.  He earned a master's degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in sports management from California State University, Long Beach in 2003.  Kuks coaching resume also includes five seasons at the professional level with the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League and Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.  From 2003-2005, Kuk worked for the Kansas City Chiefs as a College Scouting Assistant in the Player Personnel Dept. From 2001-2003, Kuk was the Video Coordinator and Defensive Coaching Assistant for the Los Angeles Avengers (AFL). He also is a certified athletics trainer (ATC) with the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA). Kuk and his wife, Iona, have three sons, Tobias, Justin, and Isaiah. View: | Desktop