Wayne Nunnely

Wayne Nunnely (born March 29, 1952 in Los Angeles) is an American football defensive line coach for the National Football League's Denver Broncos. Nunnely was the head coach of the UNLV Rebels football team from 1986-1989.

Coaching career
Prior to coaching the Broncos, Nunnely has coached since 1975 at UNLV, Cal Poly Pomona, CSUF, University of the Pacific, USC, UCLA, New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers.

On April 23, 1986, Nunnely was named interim head coach UNLV Rebels after the previous coach, Harvey Hyde, had been dismissed due to disciplinary issues surrounding his players; Nunnely had been an assistant coach on Hyde's staff.


 * 1976 UNLV (GA)
 * 1979 University of California-State Fullerton (DL)
 * 1980-1981 University of Pacific (RB)
 * 1982-1985 UNLV (RB)
 * 1986-1989 UNLV (HC)
 * 1991-1992 USC (RB)
 * 1993-1994 UCLA (DL)
 * 1995-1996 New Orleans Saints (DL)
 * 1997-2008 San Diego Chargers (DL)
 * 2009-2010 Denver Broncos (DL)

College career
Nunnely played college football at UNLV where he was a fullback.

High school career
Nunnely played high school football at Monrovia High School in Monrovia, California.