During his eight seasons with Navy—three before his time at Southern Virginia and five since—DuPaix helped coach the Midshipmen to tremendous offensive success. In 2021, Navy boasted the country’s ninth-best rushing offense with 225.5 yards per game. In 2019, DuPaix contributed one of Navy’s most successful seasons, during which the Midshipmen finished 20th in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls while tallying 11 wins (tying the program’s all-time single-season win total). That year, Navy’s ranked second in the country for yards per catch (22.5) and seventh in passing efficiency (176.92).
Before Southern Virginia University and Navy, DuPaix was the Recruiting Coordinator and Running Backs Coach at Brigham Young University from 2011–12. During his two years at BYU, the Cougars went 18–8 overall, including a 10–3 record in 2011, while collecting wins in their consecutive bowl game appearances.
From 2001–07, DuPaix served as the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly). DuPaix began his collegiate coaching career in 1998 as the quarterback coach for the University of Missouri-Rolla.
During his playing career, DuPaix was the starting quarterback and team captain for Southern Utah University, where he set an NCAA FCS individual rushing record for a quarterback with 1,246 yards during the 1996 season. Prior to joining SUU, DuPaix was named an Honorable Mention Junior College All-American in 1995 after recording 2,482 passing yards and 832 rushing yards for Snow College. He was also the MVP of the Real Dairy Bowl that same year.
DuPaix hails from Salt Lake City, Utah. He played quarterback at Skyline High School for his father, Roger DuPaix, and was named the 1990 4A Utah State MVP.
He and his wife, Monica, married after he returned from serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Barranquilla, Colombia. Together they have eight children, several of which have attended Southern Virginia University.
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