Pete Alamar

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Hometown
Thousand Oaks, California

Alma Mater
Cal Lutheran ’83

Recruiting Areas
California (Central Coast, Central Valley, Inland Empire, Ventura County), Louisiana (Eastern), Mississippi, Nevada, Texas (West Houston, South)

Notable Players Coached
Jake Bailey, Christian McCaffrey, Conrad Ukropina, Ty Montgomery, Jahvid Best, Carson Dach, Dion Fox, DeSean Jackson, Marcel Jensen, Damone Johnson, LP Ladoceur, Mike Lucky, Brandon Manumaleuna, Cameron Morrah, Paul Shields, Craig Stephens, Byron Storer, Nick Sunberg, Kevin Walter, Bryan Anger, Dennis Northcutt

Pete Alamar joined the Stanford staff in 2012 as special teams coordinator and will serve as Senior Special Teams Analyst on Troy Taylor's staff in 2023. He has coordinated special teams at Arizona (1996-99), California (2003-09) and Fresno State (2010-11) prior to coming to The Farm.

Alamar’s specialists and special teams units have regularly been among the nation’s best during his career. Alamar has coached on eight teams that won at least 10 games -- two at Arizona, two at Cal and four at Stanford -- and has been a part of 18 bowl teams.
 
In 2022, kicker Joshua Karty was a finalist for the Lou Groza Award after finishing 18-for-18 on field goals with 13 of those makes from 40+ yards, three from 50+ and a school-record 61 yarder.

In 2021, Alamar's unit continued to be a bright spot for the Cardinal. Sophomore Joshua Karty entered his first season as the primary kicker for Stanford, handling both kickoff and place kicking duties, and was named to PFF's All-Pac-12 third team. Nathaniel Peat led the conference with 663 kickoff return yards, averaging 24.6 yards per return, and was named to Phil Steele's All-Pac-12 first team on special teams. Ryan Sanborn continued his impressive career with a junior season that saw him average 43.3 yards per punt off 63 punts. 

2020 was just another year in the long list of them where Alamar's special teams units shined. Kicker Jet Toner was named second team All-Pac-12, Booker was named first team All-Pac-12 at the special teams spot and Sanborn and Peat were named honorable mention.

Booker blocked two kicks for the Card, including the game-sealing extra point in the 24-23 Big Game win over Cal. Simi Fehoko also blocked a field goal, giving Stanford three blocked kicks in just six games.

Toner finished his Stanford career with the school record for consecutive PATs made at 113, while his 280 career points are third-most in school history. 

In 2019, Alamar's special teams rested on the leg of a true freshman in Sanborn following Toner's season-ending injury in the seventh game of the season. Sanborn was the Cardinal's punter all season, but handled kickoff and placekicking duties in each of the final five games as well. Sanborn was the only true freshman specialist in the country to handle full-time punting duties, kickoff at least 20 times (28) and make seven-or-more field goals. Sanborn and Toner combined to make 19 field goals on the year, tied for third-most in the conference.

In addition to the kicking game, Alamar's return units were strong as Connor Wedington ranked eighth nationally averaging 28.1 yards per kickoff return. He was named honorable mention All-Pac-12 as a kick returner. The Cardinal ranked sixth nationally in 2019 with four blocked kicks, including one that went for a touchdown. Stanford's special teams units ranked third in the Pac-12 in kickoff coverage with a net average of 40.2 yards per kick.
 
In 2018, Stanford special teams was at the top of the Pac-12 conference, led by punter Jake Bailey and kicker Jet Toner. Bailey, who was drafted in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots, finished as Stanford's all-time career leader in punting average (43.81). Toner led the league and was No. 2 in the nation in field goal percentage as he made 14-of-15 and all 34 extra-point attempts. Both specialists took second-team All-Pac-12 honors.
 
In 2017, the Cardinal ranked eighth nationally in kickoff returns (25.11) and 12th in net punting (41.04). Cameron Scarlett led the nation with 1,008 kickoff return yards and 12 returns of 30 or more yards.
 
In 2016, Alamar’s work with Conrad Ukropina made him one of the most prolific kickers in Cardinal history. Ukropina and the Cardinal set single-season team records for field goals made (22) and extra point percentage (1.000). He set individual career school records for field goal percentage (.824) and consecutive extra points made (108), and individual single-season school records were set for field goals made (22), field goal percentage (.900), extra points made (67) and extra point percentage (1.000).
 
Ukropina also ranked fifth nationally in field goals per game (1.83) and was named to the National Football Foundation’s Hampshire Honor Society, comprised of college football players from all divisions who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 grade-point average or better throughout their career.
 
Heading into the 2017 season, Alamar’s kickers made 169 consecutive extra-point attempts, the third-longest streak in the nation (Michigan - 284, Memphis - 209). The streak dates to Stanford’s matchup at Oregon State on Oct. 26, 2013.
 
Alamar’s specialists came through big in 2015 while helping the Cardinal to a third Pac-12 title in four years and a win over Iowa in the Rose Bowl Game. Christian McCaffrey, who won the Jet Award as the nation’s top kick returner, became the third Cardinal with more than 1,000 kickoff return yards (1,070) in a season. McCaffrey was second nationally in combined kick returns (1,200).
 
Ukropina’s .900 (18-20) field goal percentage was a single-season school record and ranked third nationally. Ukropina also made each of his 67 extra-point attempts, tied for the most for Stanford in a season.
 
Punter Alex Robinson’s 42.42 average was the eighth-best single-season clip by a Cardinal. Reed Miller was named to the National Football Foundation’s Hampshire Honor Society. Miller, a four-year starting long snapper, graduated with a degree in science, technology and society.
 
In 2014, Alamar helped the Cardinal lead the nation in punt-return average. Ty Montgomery averaged 19.8 yards per return and had two touchdowns, and freshman Christian McCaffrey averaged 17.1 yards per return.
 
Under Alamar’s watch, fifth-year senior Jordan Williamson set a then-Stanford record with 77 consecutive extra points made and also passed John Hopkins for the most field goals in a career with 62.
 
The special teams units made a big impact for Stanford in 2013. Montgomery and the kickoff return unit ranked second nationally in return average at 27.4 yards/return. Montgomery returned two kickoffs for touchdowns, going 99 yards on the opening kickoff against Washington and a school-record 100 yards at Utah. The kickoff coverage unit was equally as good, allowing just 18.1 yards/return to rank 10th nationally.
 
Alamar was named Phil Steele's Special Teams Coach of the Year following the 2013 season.
 
Alamar steered Stanford’s 2013 special teams to a trio of top 40 NCAA rankings, including net punting (33rd - 38.49 yards/punt), punt returns (21st - 11.96 yards/return) and kickoff returns (39th - 23.09).
 
Stanford also led the Pac-12 and ranked 10th nationally in kickoff coverage, allowing just 18.2 yards/return during the 2013 season. Williamson made 16 of his 20 field-goal attempts, including 13 of 14 inside 40 yards. Punter Ben Rhyne, the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year, averaged 42.1 yards/punt with 10 kicks of 50 or more yards. He placed 15 punts inside the 20-yard line while notching just one touchback.
 
Alamar’s specialists Daniel Zychlinski and Williamson posted banner years in 2012 with Zychlinski ranking among the nation’s best punters at 43.12 yards/punt. Williamson delivered a series of clutch field goals at No. 1 Oregon, against UCLA in the Pac-12 Championship game and against Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl Game.
 
While at Fresno State, Alamar worked closely with punt returner Devon Wylie, who earned 2011 All-America honors from Yahoo (third team), Phil Steele (fourth team) and Sports Illustrated (honorable mention). Sophomore Isaiah Burse set NCAA FBS single-season records for most kickoff returns (75), most returns/game (5.8), kickoff return yardage (1,606) and most yards returned/game (123.5).
 
In 2010, Alamar worked with two-time all-WAC kicker Kevin Goessling, who led the team in scoring with 105 points, making 21 of 26 field goals and 42 of 44 of his extra-point attempts. Jalen Saunders and Burse averaged over 20 yards on kick returns during the 2010 season under Alamar.
 
During his two years at Fresno State, the Bulldogs blocked 18 kicks.
 
Throughout Alamar’s seven seasons at Cal, the Golden Bears special teams were among the most electrifying units in the nation. Alamar coached All-America punt returner DeSean Jackson, who led the nation with an average of 18.2 yards/return and set a pair of Pac-10 records with four touchdown returns in 2006.
 
Sporting News rated Cal’s special teams as the best in the Pac-10 in its 2007 preview issue.
 
In 2008, Alamar mentored punter Bryan Anger, who was a finalist for the Ray Guy Award after earning first-team freshman All-America honors and second team all-conference accolades.
 
Alamar earned three letters as an offensive lineman at Western Oregon (1) and Cal Lutheran (2), and played on two national playoff teams, one at each school.
 
A native of Thousand Oaks, California, Alamar earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Cal Lutheran in 1983.
 
Alamar and his wife, Tina, have three daughters -- Alicia, Alexandra and Amanda.

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