2003 college football coaching changes


The Hilltoppers announced the firing of Mike Sanford on November 25, a day after the team finished the 2018 season with its worst record (3-9) since Willie Taggart's first season in 2010. UNLV on Wednesday, December 7 introduced new head football coach Barry Odom. The Aggies subsequently plucked Jimbo Fisher from Florida State on December 1, leading the 'Noles to hire Willie Taggart away from Oregon on December 5 after just one season with the Ducks. Shaw is the only four-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year, having led the Cardinal to three conference titles and 8 bowl games in his first 8 seasons. Louisiana went on to defeat Marshall in the New Orleans Bowl in Desormeaux's debut as head coach as the team finished the season on a 13-game winning streak.. Dan Mullen was fired from Florida on November 21 on the heels of a 24-23 loss to Missouri. 8 of those 14 league wins came in the 2016 season when MacIntyre led Colorado to the conference championship game and was named Coach of the Year by the AP. Leonhard is in his seventh season on Wisconsin's coaching staff. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. BYU won in the late '70s and early '80s because nobody could figure out what was going on, Young said in 2012. He was 1-0 this season as a head coach when he served in that capacity for the Auburn game after Saban tested positive for Covid-19. L3d3dy5nb29nbGV0YWdtYW5hZ2VyLmNvbS9ndG0uanM/aWQ9JytpK2RsKycm Web .. As for Riley, he was anticipated to be the school's next head coach, but not this soon. It was the program's best mark under Campbell who was hired in 2018 to replace the architect of the program, Joey Jones. He began his stint with the Mountaineers by going 4-8 in the school's final FCS season in 2013. His resignation took effect immediately. As a player in 2000, Hammock had a stellar season of 1,083 yards rushing and 16 touchdowns, and he followed that up with a 1,096-yard season in 2001. Prior to his stint with the Longhorns, Drayton coached running backs for the Chicago Bears (2015-2016) after logging four years at Ohio State for Luke Fickell and Urban Meyer. Bowden was fired on Sunday, December 2 after a 4-8 season, the school's worst showing since going 1-11 in his inaugural year at the helm in 2012. From Yale's Walter Camp to Alabama's Nick Saban, here are eight whose innovations or achievements have significantly impacted the sport over the past 15 South Alabama on December 7 plucked Steve Campbell from Central Arkansas where he was 33-15 in 4 seasons. presented at a Hawaii state senate hearing. Moglia expects to be able to return by the end of the season. Fresno State on November 9th announced the hiring of former Cal head coach Jeff Tedford. Georgia was 9-3 this year with Richt at the helm and he leaves with a 15-year record of 14551 overall, 8337 in the SEC. Each of those would be his only winning season at those schools and he has a career record of 46-65. Helton stepped up after Steve Sarkisian was forced to take a leave of absence to deal with personal problems after the 17-12 loss to Washington on Thursday, October 8. Johnson helped transport this blueprint to the NFL, where fast pass rushers are mandatory and speedy linebackers, adept at pass defense, have displaced bulkier run-stoppers. He left Houston with a 35-17 record. Meyer's retirement became effective after defeating Washington 28-23 in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. Fedora's Tar Heel teams were 40-25 through his first 5 campaigns (26-14 in the ACC), but was only 5-18 over the last two seasons (2-14 in the ACC). At Missouri, Drinkwitz replaces Barry Odom who was fired on November 30 after a 6-6 campaign brought his 4-year career mark to 25-25. Mullen spent 9 seasons in Starkville, becoming the school's second-winningest head coach behind Jackie Sherrill. The inflammation restricts the lungs, which could create a serious breathing problem." His biggest accomplishment was leading Cincinnati into the College Football Playoff in 2021 when his team went 13-0 before losing to Alabama in the semifinal round. Dykes was 22-15 in three seasons with Louisiana Tech from 2010-2012, ending his stint in Ruston with a bowl-less 9-3 campaign (the WAC only had 2 bowl spots available). After Brohm announced he was leaving Western Kentucky, the school appointed defensive coordinator Nick Holt as interim coach for the Hilltoppers' Boca Raton bowl game against Memphis on December 20 which WKU won. Rankings reflect the AP Poll. Sanford previously served as the head coach at Western Kentucky from 2017-2018, but he was fired after going 9-16 in two seasons. The loss to the Hilltoppers, coupled with a 31-24 home defeat at the hands of San Jose State earlier in the season, magnified the depth of Arkansas' problems. Tulsa was 5-7 in 2022, but closed with an upset win at Houston. Cubit was the offensive coordinator under Beckman, and was previously the head coach at Western Michigan where he compiled a record of 51-47 from 2005-2012, and Widener College from 1992-1996 (34-18-1). East Carolina basically went down the street to find its new head coach. Rhule was 28-23 in 4 seasons at Temple, but 20-7 over the past 2 seasons with back-to-back division titles and the 2016 American Athletic Conference title. Dykes' SMU team lost 4 of its last 5 games to finish 8-4 and he leaves the school with records of 30-18 over-all and 18-13 in the American Conference. After Daughertys 1965 squad won a national title, his 1966 team became the first predominantly Black starting lineup to win a championship in college football's top division. By contrast, his contract at UCLA called for him to earn $3.5 million. These days, those were numbers would seem almost average, but it was a different era in college football. Pete Lembo resigned as head coach at Ball State on December 22 to become Maryland's associate head coach and special teams coordinator. Leonhard was a three-time All-American as a safety for Wisconsin, tying the school record with 21 career interceptions. Rolovich was 4-3 this season after a 1-3 inaugural campaign during the shortened 2020 Covid season. He is 71-63 in his career. Bennett spent 6 seasons as the head coach at SMU from 2002-2007 where he was a woeful 18-52 overall and 14-34 in conference games. He was the head coach for 20 years at The Gillman School from 1996 to 2015 after spending 8 as an assistant (1988-1995) and won 13 state titles in Maryland. Army became the first team in NCAA Division I-A football modern history to finish the season 013. cyd9KTt2YXIgZj1kLmdldEVsZW1lbnRzQnlUYWdOYW1lKHMpWzBdLAogICAg Hunter Yurachek was named the new Director of Athletics earlier in the day, leaving his Houston post where he was the Assistant Director of Athletics. Moorehead spent just two seasons in Starkville, compiling a 14-12 record over-all, a 7-9 mark in SEC play and an 0-2 bowl record. Purdue on Tuesday, December 13, named Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters as its new head coach. Coastal Carolina announced on January 5th that Joe Moglia will resume his duties as head football coach in 2018 after taking a medical sabbatical during the 2017 season to fight an allergic reaction in his lungs. PHNjcmlwdD4KICAoZnVuY3Rpb24odyxkLHMsbCxpKXsKICAgICAgICBpZiAo The Hokies closed 2-1, including a 23-20 win at rival Virginia (12th straight) on November 28 to become bowl eligible. Poggi has very little college coaching experience, but yet has been given much credit in Michigan's success since his arrival last season. Using shifts, fakes and the newly legalized forward pass, the agricultural schools football team compiled four one-loss seasons during Warners tenure. Matt Luke's season-long audition at Ole Miss paid off as the school removed the interim tag on November 26, making him the next official head coach of the Rebels. In six seasons, Kingsbury guided the team to just 3 bowl games with the only win coming in his inaugural season in 2013 which was also his best overall season at 8-5. Lembo was 33-29 in 5 seasons at the Muncie, Indiana school, but the Cardinals backslid to 5-7 in 2014 and just 3-9 in 2015. Reports said Edwards will keep Todd Graham's staff as dictated by Anderson. Leach has an over-all career record of 139-90. He was 11-13 in American Conference games. After just two seasons as the head coach at James Madison, Everett Withers is leaving the Dukes to take the same position at Texas State. The rosters: Breaking down the conference coaching rosters; Donnan: What it takes to be a great head coach; ESPN experts select their coach if they need to win one game Monday, Aug. 11 ACC Preview The school fired Brad Lambert on November 18. He was 43-31 overall with the Hokies and 28-20 in the ACC. In college, Kinne was a 3-year starter at Tulsa after transferring from Texas. The move came shortly after the Owls had suffered a 32-31 loss at home to Western Kentucky in overtime when the Hilltoppers successfully went for two points after a touchdown. resigned due to health reasons on December 6 following a 4-8 season. Wisconsin announced the hiring of Fickell on Sunday, November 27th, after his four-year run in Cincinnati produced a 57-18 record over-all and a conference mark of 35-11 while claiming back-to-back American Athletic Conference titles in 2020 and 2021. He was Meyer's offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Florida from 2005-2008, and Meyer's QB coach at Utah (2003-2004) and Bowling Green (2001-2002). Z3RtX2F1dGg9JysnS2hINmhlQ3BvV0pVSG5xVnpkRWE3dycrCiAgICAgICAg Oklahoma's schedule strength was ranked 11th to LSU's 29th and USC's 37th. He was lured away by Maryland after leading UConn to the Fiesta Bowl in 2010, but couldn't duplicate the success he had with the Huskies. The Arizona job became vacant when Rich Rodriguez was fired on January 2. Iowa State announced Campbell's hiring on November 29. Offensive coordinator Mike DeBord had been serving as 'acting' head coach ever since Miles was put on administrative leave two days prior. Regardless, the administration had stood by Graham and the coach, in a statement, said he was not forced out but was stepping aside for the good of the program and his own health. Co-offensive coordinator Shawn Elliott was 1-5 after being named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. He writes mostly about the NFL. He replaces Mike MacIntyre who was fired on November 18, a day after the Buffaloes lost their sixth straight game following a 5-0 start. Graham and his staff stayed on for ASU's Sun Bowl game versus N.C. State, but lost 52-31. The day after Thanksgiving (November 26), SMU lost Dykes to Metroplex rival TCU, but Dykes was allowed to coach his teams' last game which it lost 34-31 at home to Tulsa. Ironically, Florida fired Muschamp as head coach the morning after the Gators lost 23-20 in overtime to South Carolina. The 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with an abundance of controversy, resulting in a split national championship. UCF wasted no time naming a replacement for Scott Frost, announcing on December 5 that their new guy is Missouri offensive coordinator Josh Heupel. Athletic Director Todd Stansbury was also let go and Frank Neville was named interim AD. the Knights won a double-overtime thriller, sealing the deal with an interception on the Tigers' potential game-tying possession. They speak glowingly of a stellar won-loss record (187-32) and three national titles (two with Florida in the 2006 and 2008 seasons and one with Ohio State in the 2014 season). Tedford replaced Tim DeRuyter after a 1-7 start to the 2016 season which saw the Bulldogs ultimately finish 1-11 with offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau serving as interim, head coach. It was quite an achievement considering Hugh Freeze resigned on July 20, just 44 days before Ole Miss opened the 2017 season at home versus South Alabama. The opening at Marshall was created when the school declined to renew the contract of Doc Holliday (announced on Monday, January 4). He has a career record of 56-62 with five winning seasons and five losing seasons. READ MORE: The Heisman Trophy is Named After This Coach and Innovator. He had previously gone 2-0 in that capacity after Jimbo Fisher announced his departure prior to the final regular season game in the 2017 season. He was 46-24 overall and 36-13 in conference play. The fan base had directed its displeasure at Tuberville for weeks, and the chorus grew louder when the Bearcats endured a 3-game stretch near the end of the season in which they scored a total of 13 points. Pittman was the assistant head coach and offensive line coach for the Razorbacks from 2013-2015 under Bret Bielema. Babers was 18-9 in 2 seasons at BGSU and advanced his squad to the MAC Championship each year. Carnell "Cadillac" Williams, who was an all-American running back at Auburn and has served as an assistant coach the previous four seasons, will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Leonhard replaces Paul Chryst, who was in his eighth season as the Badgers' head coach. Georgia Tech lost that game 34-10 and Johnson finished his career with a 189-99 record, including a mark of 83-60 with the Yellow Jackets (51-37 in conference play). He ranks second in total offensive yards (16,910) and career passing yards (17,072) and is eleventh in touchdown passes (117). DeRuyter was 20-6 in his first two season in the San Joaquin Valley, and a slip to 6-8 in 2014 still produced a conference championship game appearance. This year's team was 4-8 overall and 2-6 in the MWC. Pruitt began his collegiate coaching career under Saban as the Director of Player Development in 2007 and worked his way up to defensive backs coach before getting his first defensive coordinator gig with Florida State for its 2013 national championship season. 1 in every BCS rating,[1] AP and Coaches' Poll[2] of the season, lost to Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship Game, 357 on December 6. Morris was announced as the new head coach at Arkansas on December 6. Assistant positions followed at Alabama at Oregon, where he became head coach in 2018 after Willie Taggart left for Florida State. He also "played a role in overseeing special teams". After Brohm announced he was leaving, Western Kentucky appointed defensive coordinator Nick Holt as interim coach for the Hilltoppers' Boca Raton bowl game against Memphis which the Hilltoppers won 51-31. The 2015 team lost to Duke in overtime in the Pinstripe Bowl. This was the first split title since the inception of the BCS, something the BCS intended to eliminate. However, Coombs was given a 3-year contract to stay at Cincinnati. The promotion occurred after the Eagles earned consecutive wins of 52-0 over South Alabama and 34-24 over Louisiana-Lafayette. Phil Bennett, who was hired last year a defensive coordinator, was the interim head coach for the 35-32 loss in the Frisco Bowl on December 17 against Boise State. McElwain was 22-12 when he was fired halfway through his third season at Florida (2015-2017) and was 22-16 while rebuilding the Colorado State program from 2012-2014. In Madison, Bielema's teams were 37-19 in Big Ten games and 2-4 in bowl games. He replaces Dino Babers who vacated the Falcons' post to fill the head coaching vacancy at Syracuse on December 5, the day after leading Bowling Green to the MAC title over Northern Illinois. His teams were 51-37 overall, and 38-18 in Sun Belt play with an outright conference title in 2015 and a co-title in 2016. He missed the first two games of 2017 while undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. Many were pleaded down and never went to trial. Before World War II, college football featured strict substitution limits. At McNeese State, Viator was 77-33 in 10 seasons with 5 FCS playoff appearances and 3 first-round wins. His first game as head coach of the Rockets was a 42-41 Military Bowl victory over Air Force. cmlwdD4KICA8aW1nIHNyYz0iaHR0cHM6Ly9zYi5zY29yZWNhcmRyZXNlYXJj From 1996-99, the school sports hall-of-fame member (inducted 2011) passed for 11,299 yards and 89 touchdowns while setting 17 school records. Holtz was permitted to lead the Bulldogs in their last game, which they lost 35-31 at Rice to finish 3-9. Stewart was 9-4 in each of his 3 seasons at WVU. Coastal Carolina made its FBS debut in 2017 without its head football coach. He was the consensus national coach of the year in 2016 after guiding Colorado to a 10-4 finish and the Pac-12 South Division Title. The Mean Green lost 48-27 at UTSA two days earlier. Sanders found immediate success in Jackson, despite initially having to deal with the Covid pandemic, as he guided the Tigers to records of 27-5 over-all and 19-2 in the SWAC. Before signing on with the Buckeyes, Hafley spent 7 seasons on the NFL sidelines with Tampa Bay and San Francisco. Sarkisian stayed with the Tide through the national championship win over Ohio State, 52-24, on January 11. Davie was 35-64 overall with the Lobos, including a 17-47 mark in the conference over his 8 seasons. His 2006 team made it to the NCAA Championship, losing 28-17 to Appalachian State. On Tuesday, November 29, Georgia Tech was that school when it retained Brent Key as head coach by removing the interim tag. Defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard was immediately named interim head coach. The former Iowa defensive back (1982-1985) spent last season as the wide receivers coach at Arizona State. From 2000-2008, Stoops guided the storied program to 4 BCS Championship game appearances and won the 2000 title in just his second year at the school. This past year's 8-4 mark was actually his second-best season with the Mountaineers. He was 30-10 (19-5, CUSA) with the Hilltoppers over three seasons, and 36-34 (26-25, Big Ten) at Purdue in 6 years. Temple hired Florida defensive coordinator Geoff Collins on December 13 where he assumes the head coaching job that Matt Rhule vacated when he left for Baylor on December 6. d2luZG93Ll9kaWRBc3luY0luamVjdEdvb2dsZVRhZ01hbmFnZXIpIHJldHVy The only thing that happened since then was a 55-23 demolition of Colorado in the Alamo Bowl. Thursday, April 6, 2023 Latest: alaska fleece jackets; cintas first aid and safety sales rep salary Liberty completed its first season as a FBS school (Independent) with a 6-6 record. The program was backsliding since winning the Conference USA title in 2013 when the Owls went 10-4. He then became head coach at FIU from 2007-2012, replacing Don Strock, and went 27-47 before being fired. Edsall was 74-70 in his first stint, but just 6-32 since being rehired. WebHere's a rundown of coaching changes for the 2003 college football season. Then, it snowballed on Monday, November 29th with reports that Brian Kelly is leaving Notre Dame to go to LSU. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? He was 0-2 in the two bowls in which he did perform the HC duties. In fact, Zach Smith was a Graduate Assistant under Meyer at Florida in 2009 when the first instance of abuse came to light - shoving his pregnant wife against a wall. Schiano returned to the college sidelines in 2016 as the defensive coordinator of Ohio State for the next three seasons. At the age of 34, he was hired away from Austin Peay to replace the fired Brad Lambert after the 2018 season. Three years and 5 days after being fired from Texas, Charlie Strong was given the boot from USF on December 1. JyZndG1fcHJldmlldz0nKydlbnYtMScrJyZndG1fY29va2llc193aW49eCc7 Berry previously coached at Army (5-35) and Illinois State (24-24) for a career record of 57-102. Weist was 3-5 as the interim head coach at UConn in 2013. On Saturday, January 2nd, it was reported that Tom Herman had been fired from Texas -- after the school had publicly announced on December 12 he would be retained. Stoops was named interim head coach for the bowl season. Shane Beamer, son of the legendary Frank Beamer, got his first head coaching gig on Sunday (December 6) when he was announced as Will Muschamp's replacement at South Carolina. Shaw resigned on November 26 after the Cardinal finished their 3-9 season with a 35-26 loss at home to BYU. At Louisville, Satterfeld filled the vacancy left by the firing of Bobby Petrino on November 11, two days after the Cardinals fell to 2-8 with a 54-23 loss to Syracuse. Chryst was 67-26 during his 7-plus seasons in Madison with three Big Ten west division titles, He was 43-18 in conference games and had a 6-1 bowl record. Before BeamerBall, Virginia Tech was a floundering independent playing in a largely empty small stadium. LaVell Edwards' passing attacks fueled Brigham Young.  University of Miami coach Jimmy Johnson went on to have great success with the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL.  Alabama coach Nick Saban's Crimson Tide won the 2020 national title, further burnishing an impressive resume. WR coach Bryan McClendon was named interim head coach for the Alamo Bowl game. Oregon had just completed a turnaround 7-5 campaign after the 2016 team had sunk to 4-8 under Mark Helfrich. Cornerbacks coach Kevin Whitley was appointed interim head coach after Lunsford's dismissal and went 2-6 after starting 1-3 under Lunsford. He has been widely considered to be one of the best DC's in the nation over the last several years. Kelly left Oregon to become head coach of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles from 2013-2015, and the San Francisco 49ers in 2016. A speed boom ensued, with Florida State following Miamis lead and cranking up the states premier rivalry. Hawaii was his first and only head coaching gig after years as a well-respected offensive coordinator for BYU, N.C. State, USC and others. According to Wikipedia, Chang holds NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision all-time records for total plays (2,587), passes attempted (2,436), and interceptions (80). He officially takes the reins as head coach on November 28. On December 20, Georgia Southern confirmed the hiring of Colorado State defensive coordinator Tyson Summers as its replacement for Willie Fritz who moved on to Tulane. As a head coach at the FBS level, Cooper was 22-33 with just one winning season (7-4, Louisville, 1995). Drayton held the titles of associated head coach and running backs coach at Texas since 2017, working under both Steve Sarkisian and Tom Herman. Buffalo replaced Leipold with Michigan's recently-hired Maurice Linguist a week later on May 7. Chow, like Beamer, is 69 years old. The program had slipped to 14-28 over the last four seasons. Just when everyone was expecting Alabama OC, and former Penn State/Houston Texans HC, Bill O'Brien to be announced, Virginia Tech flipped the script and went with defense, giving Pry his first head coaching gig. The Orange Bowl game was noteworthy in that Miami and Florida State previously had scheduled to play each other on Labor Day in 2004 in Miami's first game as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Hudspeth was fired on Sunday (December 3) after a 5-7 season. Former UTEP head coach Mike Price (2004-2012) served as interim head coach for the final seven games and went 0-7. He has a 1-2 bowl record with the school. That job opened up on December 6 when Sean Lewis announced he was leaving to become the offensive coordinator at Colorado. 2 ranking in the AP Poll, Coaches' Poll, six of seven computer rankings (with the remaining one ranking them No. Mississippi State fired head coach Joe Moorehead on January 3. Oregon State on November 29 inked a deal with one of its former standout players to become its next head coach. Claeys was 11-8 overall, 2-0 in bowl games, since replacing Jerry Kill in the middle of the 2015 season. South Carolina announced on December 6 that Will Muschamp will be the next head coach of the Gamecocks. 'Sark' was 34-29 at Washington from 2009-2013, a job he left to become head coach at USC (12-6). Illinois on Saturday, December 19, announced former Wisconsin and Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema as their guy to replace Lovie Smith who was fired on December 13. He had four seasons of 4-4 finishes and four seasons below .500. He was fired from his post in Baton Rouge four games in to the 2016 season. In all, Rutgers was 27-24 overall during his tenure and 12-19 in conference games. It's the first head coaching job for Wilcox who spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons at Wisconsin as defensive coordinator and previously worked at Cal as linebackers coach (2003-2005) under Jeff Tedford. The Smith 'issue' was not the only stain on Meyer's resume during what has been an illustrious coaching career when measured in wins and losses. Bennett was the winning interim coach for Pitt in the 2010 BBVA Compass (Birmingham) Bowl. Freeze was forced out at Ole Miss in 2016 as a messy trail of public relations issues and NCAA violations dating back to the Houston Nutt era came to a head when it was learned that Freeze had several calls to an escort service found on school-issued phone. On Friday, December 10, the Virginia Cavaliers' website announced Clemson's offensive coordinator, Tony Elliott, as the new head coach in Charlottesville. Rankings for Week 8 and beyond will list BCS Rankings first and AP Poll second. At Liberty, Freeze was 34-15 in four seasons and 3-0 in bowl games. Malzahn will reap a buyout from Auburn of $21.7 million, half of which he has already banked, after being fired on December 13 following a 6-4 campaign. Meyer says the sole reason for his retirement is a health issue he disclosed to reporters in October - an arachnoid cyst in his brain, which causes frequent headaches. The former Fresno State QB was drafted as the 6th pick in the first round in 1994 by Tampa Bay where he stayed until 1999. A belated Crisler capitalization on this front eventually reshaped the construction of football depth charts for generations. He sough rehabilitation and resurfaced as an Alabama assistant in 2016, spent two seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, and returned to the Tide in 2019. On December 7, Louisiana-Monroe announced the firing of Matt Viator with one game left in an 0-10 season. Stanford achieved 29 wins against top-25 opponents (ranking eighth nationally since 2011), 11 against top-10 programs and five against top-5 foes. Marshall on Sunday, January 17, announced the hiring of another Nick Saban disciple, Charles Huff, as head coach of the Thundering Herd. Running backs coach and special teams coordinator Greg Knox led the Bulldogs to a win over Louisville in the TaxSlayer Bowl. 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