Football
Malloe, Ikaika
vs
Rutgers
Oct 10 (Fri)
6:00 p.m. PT
Ikaika Malloe
- Title:
- Co-Defensive Coordinator/OLBs Coach
- Email:
- football@uw.edu
- Phone:
- (206) 543-2223
Former Husky defensive standout Ikaika Malloe returned to Montlake as the UW's new defensive line coach in December of 2015. On Feb. 1, 2021, he moved from coaching the d-line to overseeing the Huskies' outside linebackers.
The 2021 season will mark his sixth year on the Washington staff and his second as co-defensive coordinator.
In 2020's four-game season, Malloe helped coach a d-line that played a big role in the Huskies finishing second in the Pac-12 in quarterback sacks, while also leading the conference in total defense and passing yards allowed.
The 2019 season was another strong one for the UW d-line, which help limit opponents to just 19.4 points per game. Malloe helped mentor yet another first-team All-Pac-12 selection as Levi Onwuzurike earned that honor in 2019.
The previous two years, Malloe coached the winner of the Pac-12's Morris Trophy, given to the top offensive and defensive lineman in the conference, as voted on by the conference's opposing linemen. Vita Vea won the award in 2017 and the Huskies repeated in 2018 as Greg Gaines took home the honor. Gaines was also a first-team All-Pac-12 selection, while senior lineman Jaylen Johnson also earned honorable mention all-conference.
The Huskies also led the Pac-12 in both scoring (15.5 points per game) and total (301.8 yards per game) defense in 2018, marking the fourth year in a row that the Huskies have done that (the last three of which Malloe had a role). The 2018 Huskies were also second in the Pac-12 in rushing and passing defense.
Malloe (pronounced like "Malloy"), who lettered at the UW from 1993 to 1996, joined the Husky staff after having spent the last two seasons in the same role at Utah State.
The 2017 Husky defense was anchored by Malloe's pupil, Vea, the Pat Tillman Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. Thanks largely to Vea and Gaines, then a second-team All-Pac-12 , the Huskies' line helped the defense rank fourth nationally allowing 100.8 yards per game and second overall allowing 2.86 yards per rush. Vea would go on to be the 12th overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, the second-straight draft that one of Malloe's players was selected.
In his first season back on Montlake, Malloe helped coach a Husky defensive unit that once again topped all Pac-12 defenses as the Dawgs went 12-2 and earned a trip to the College Football Playoff. The Dawgs led the conference in both total defense (316.9 yards per game, 12th in the nation) and scoring defense (17.7 points per game, eighth) in the nation, while also leading all FBS schools in turnover margin (1.29 per game) and takeaways (33). Washington was also first in the conference in first downs allowed and third down conversion defense, while finishing second in red zone defense, rushing defense and sacks.
On the defensive line, Elijah Qualls earned first-team All-Pac-12 (as well as second-team All-America from FOX Sports), while Vea was a second-teamer and Gaines earned honorable mention.
A graduate of Kamehameha School in Hawai'i, Malloe came to the UW from his home in Waimanalo and went on to earn four varsity letters as a safety and outside linebacker. He started 11 games in 1995, when the Huskies won a share of the Pac-10 championship. Malloe led the UW in interceptions that season, with five.
In 1993, he won the Bob Jarvis Most Inspirational Walk-On Award after having won the Brian Stapp Defensive Scout of the Year Award in 1992.
Malloe returns to Seattle with 15 years of coaching experience, including three as a defensive coordinator and six as a special teams coordinator, under his belt.
In 2014, he helped the Aggies to a 10-4 overall record (second-most wins in school history) and a third straight bowl trip, a win over UTEP in the New Mexico Bowl. Three defensive linemen earned All-Mountain West honors (a first-teamer, a second-team and an honorable mention) in 2014. This past season, two Aggies d-linemen picked up All-MWC honorable mention.
The 2014 Aggie team featured a rugged defense that finished in the top 30 in the nation in 10 categories, including best in the MWC and No 12 in the nation in scoring defense at 19.7 points per game. USU also led the conference in rushing defense, sacks and tackles for loss.
Malloe went to Utah State after two seasons at Portland State, where we worked under former Husky teammate Nigel Burton as the Vikings' special teams coordinator and defensive tackles coach. In 2013, he coached a unit that held seven opponents under 100 rushing yards and posted 91 tackles for loss and 27 sacks while two players earned honorable mention All-Big Sky. In 2013, the Vikings also boasted All-America punter Kyle Loomis and led the FCS in net punting. PSU also blocked seven punts or kicks and was second in the nation in kickoff coverage. The 2012 PSU team held five Big Sky opponents to 86 rush yards or less and three of Malloe's players earned honorable mention all-conference.
From 2009-11, Malloe spent three seasons as the defensive coordinator at Yale, where he worked for former UW assistant coach Tom Williams. In 2008, he was special teams coordinator and defensive tackles coach at Hawai'i, helping guide the Warriors to a berth in the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl. From 2004-07, he was d-line coach at Texas-El Paso, which made it to the 2005 GMAC Bowl.
Prior to UTEP, Malloe began his full-time coaching career as special teams coordinator and d-line coach at Western Illinois. The Leathernecks won the Gateway Conference title in 2002 and made the NCAA Division I-AA playoff quarterfinals twice.
Malloe began his career as a student assistant, program coordinator and, eventually, a graduate assistant, at Washington. He earned his degree in sociology from the UW in 1997.
Malloe and his wife, Tara (also a UW graduate), have two daughters – Taylor and Sloane – and two sons, Jordan and Isaiah.
• 2021 – Washington – Co-Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers
• 2020 – Washington – Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line
• 2016-2019 – Washington – Defensive Line
• 2014-2015 – Utah State – Defensive Line
• 2012-2013 – Portland State – Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Tackles
• 2009-2011 – Yale – Defensive Coordinator
• 2008 – Hawai'i – Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Tackles
• 2004-2007 – UTEP – Defensive Line
• 2001-2003 – Western Illinois – Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line
• 1997-2000 – Washington – Student Assistant/Graduate Assistant/Program Coordinator
The 2021 season will mark his sixth year on the Washington staff and his second as co-defensive coordinator.
In 2020's four-game season, Malloe helped coach a d-line that played a big role in the Huskies finishing second in the Pac-12 in quarterback sacks, while also leading the conference in total defense and passing yards allowed.
The 2019 season was another strong one for the UW d-line, which help limit opponents to just 19.4 points per game. Malloe helped mentor yet another first-team All-Pac-12 selection as Levi Onwuzurike earned that honor in 2019.
The previous two years, Malloe coached the winner of the Pac-12's Morris Trophy, given to the top offensive and defensive lineman in the conference, as voted on by the conference's opposing linemen. Vita Vea won the award in 2017 and the Huskies repeated in 2018 as Greg Gaines took home the honor. Gaines was also a first-team All-Pac-12 selection, while senior lineman Jaylen Johnson also earned honorable mention all-conference.
The Huskies also led the Pac-12 in both scoring (15.5 points per game) and total (301.8 yards per game) defense in 2018, marking the fourth year in a row that the Huskies have done that (the last three of which Malloe had a role). The 2018 Huskies were also second in the Pac-12 in rushing and passing defense.
Malloe (pronounced like "Malloy"), who lettered at the UW from 1993 to 1996, joined the Husky staff after having spent the last two seasons in the same role at Utah State.
The 2017 Husky defense was anchored by Malloe's pupil, Vea, the Pat Tillman Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. Thanks largely to Vea and Gaines, then a second-team All-Pac-12 , the Huskies' line helped the defense rank fourth nationally allowing 100.8 yards per game and second overall allowing 2.86 yards per rush. Vea would go on to be the 12th overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, the second-straight draft that one of Malloe's players was selected.
In his first season back on Montlake, Malloe helped coach a Husky defensive unit that once again topped all Pac-12 defenses as the Dawgs went 12-2 and earned a trip to the College Football Playoff. The Dawgs led the conference in both total defense (316.9 yards per game, 12th in the nation) and scoring defense (17.7 points per game, eighth) in the nation, while also leading all FBS schools in turnover margin (1.29 per game) and takeaways (33). Washington was also first in the conference in first downs allowed and third down conversion defense, while finishing second in red zone defense, rushing defense and sacks.
On the defensive line, Elijah Qualls earned first-team All-Pac-12 (as well as second-team All-America from FOX Sports), while Vea was a second-teamer and Gaines earned honorable mention.
A graduate of Kamehameha School in Hawai'i, Malloe came to the UW from his home in Waimanalo and went on to earn four varsity letters as a safety and outside linebacker. He started 11 games in 1995, when the Huskies won a share of the Pac-10 championship. Malloe led the UW in interceptions that season, with five.
In 1993, he won the Bob Jarvis Most Inspirational Walk-On Award after having won the Brian Stapp Defensive Scout of the Year Award in 1992.
Malloe returns to Seattle with 15 years of coaching experience, including three as a defensive coordinator and six as a special teams coordinator, under his belt.
In 2014, he helped the Aggies to a 10-4 overall record (second-most wins in school history) and a third straight bowl trip, a win over UTEP in the New Mexico Bowl. Three defensive linemen earned All-Mountain West honors (a first-teamer, a second-team and an honorable mention) in 2014. This past season, two Aggies d-linemen picked up All-MWC honorable mention.
The 2014 Aggie team featured a rugged defense that finished in the top 30 in the nation in 10 categories, including best in the MWC and No 12 in the nation in scoring defense at 19.7 points per game. USU also led the conference in rushing defense, sacks and tackles for loss.
Malloe went to Utah State after two seasons at Portland State, where we worked under former Husky teammate Nigel Burton as the Vikings' special teams coordinator and defensive tackles coach. In 2013, he coached a unit that held seven opponents under 100 rushing yards and posted 91 tackles for loss and 27 sacks while two players earned honorable mention All-Big Sky. In 2013, the Vikings also boasted All-America punter Kyle Loomis and led the FCS in net punting. PSU also blocked seven punts or kicks and was second in the nation in kickoff coverage. The 2012 PSU team held five Big Sky opponents to 86 rush yards or less and three of Malloe's players earned honorable mention all-conference.
From 2009-11, Malloe spent three seasons as the defensive coordinator at Yale, where he worked for former UW assistant coach Tom Williams. In 2008, he was special teams coordinator and defensive tackles coach at Hawai'i, helping guide the Warriors to a berth in the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl. From 2004-07, he was d-line coach at Texas-El Paso, which made it to the 2005 GMAC Bowl.
Prior to UTEP, Malloe began his full-time coaching career as special teams coordinator and d-line coach at Western Illinois. The Leathernecks won the Gateway Conference title in 2002 and made the NCAA Division I-AA playoff quarterfinals twice.
Malloe began his career as a student assistant, program coordinator and, eventually, a graduate assistant, at Washington. He earned his degree in sociology from the UW in 1997.
Malloe and his wife, Tara (also a UW graduate), have two daughters – Taylor and Sloane – and two sons, Jordan and Isaiah.
• 2021 – Washington – Co-Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers
• 2020 – Washington – Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line
• 2016-2019 – Washington – Defensive Line
• 2014-2015 – Utah State – Defensive Line
• 2012-2013 – Portland State – Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Tackles
• 2009-2011 – Yale – Defensive Coordinator
• 2008 – Hawai'i – Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Tackles
• 2004-2007 – UTEP – Defensive Line
• 2001-2003 – Western Illinois – Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line
• 1997-2000 – Washington – Student Assistant/Graduate Assistant/Program Coordinator
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