Fuente spent a tremendous amount of time on the hot seat and the school announced he was fired on November 16. Ironically, Florida fired Muschamp as head coach the morning after the Gators lost 23-20 in overtime to South Carolina. The NCAA Rules Committee adopted the following rules changes for the 2002 season: The penalty for violating the so-called "Halo Rule" (two yard restricted area around the punt/kick receiver) without making contact with the receiver is increased from five yards to 10 yards. But McCarney had 7 losing campaigns in a 12-year tenure, and even Earle Bruce began with three 4-win seasons before leaving after three 8-win campaigns. He is 5-5 in bowl games. The Bulls were 10-2 in Strong's first season in Tampa and they reeled off 7 consecutive wins to start the 2018 campaign. Texas Tech finished 5-7 in 2018 after beginning the year at 5-2. The move had as much to do with over-all sentiment surrounding the coach, as it did wins and losses, after the school came under investigation for hosting recruits during a "dead period" after the Covid-19 pandemic season. Before Arizona's announcement of firing Rodriguez, the last empty seat on the 2018 coaching carousel had been filled on Monday December 18 when Kent State hired Syracuse's Sean Lewis to replace Paul Haynes. On October 25, the day after Miami fell to 4-3 with a humiliating 58-0 loss at home to Clemson, Al Golden was sent packing and tight ends coach/running game coordinator Larry Scott was tasked with trying to right the ship for the rest of the season. The Pirates limped home with a 5-7 record in 2015 to bring McNeill's records at his alma mater to 42-34 overall, 8-8 in American Conference games the last 2 seasons, and 24-10 in Conference USA games from 2010-2013. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Miles was on the cusp of dismissal at the end of the 2015 season before an outpouring of support from both fans and national media gave the school impetus to change course. Arizona State named Herm Edwards as its next head coach on December 3. He was 15-19 in three seasons and 5-6 this year. Aug 29, 2020. 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. This year, he added the school's first-ever NCAA postseason bowl game with their berth in the 2015 GoDaddy Bowl. Joe Moglia announced on July 28 that he was taking a 5-month sabbatical to address a health issue. Steve Spurrier resigned as the head coach of South Carolina on October 13, a few days after a 45-24 loss at LSU left the Gamecocks with a 2-4 record. He was hired by Bobby Petrino as the Cardinal's QB coach the next season and rose to AHC and OC by 2008 under Steve Kragthorpe. Les Miles was 114-34 in a little more than 11 seasons at LSU from 2005-2016, and his 2007 team won the BCS national championship. Tuberville was expected to be fired 3 days later when his buyout contractually would've fallen from $2.4 million to $1.5 million. He most recently served as a receivers coach at Nevada and was going to follow Jay Norvell to Colorado State. 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. Kent State ended that campaign with its first bowl appearance (lost 17-13 to Arkansas State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl) since 1972 and only its second in school history. Tulsa was 5-7 in 2022, but closed with an upset win at Houston. This was his second trip back to his Alma mater as a coach, having held the QB coach responsibilities in 2005-06. He also guided the program to the MAC Championship game last season (lost to Toledo). Mack Brown was confirmed on Tuesday, November 27 as the new hire for a second stint at UNC. Cincinnati will be led in that game by interim head coach Kerry Coombs, a long-time assistant in college and the NFL who just joined Fickell's staff for the 2022 season after being let go by Ohio State. 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). WebThe 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with an abundance of controversy, resulting in a split national championship. 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. But Mullen is a former Gator assistant linked to the Urban Meyer coaching tree. Lovie Smith's teams were 17-39 overall and a paltry 10-33 in league games in five seasons with the school with zero winning seasons and a best division finish of fourth. Leonhard was a three-time All-American as a safety for Wisconsin, tying the school record with 21 career interceptions. Holliday had an 11-year tenure in Huntington that produced records of 85-54 over-all and 55-30 in Conference USA. Athletic Director Todd Stansbury was also let go and Frank Neville was named interim AD. Offensive coordinator Mike Locksley was handed the duties of interim head coach. Arizona completed a 7-6 season with a loss to Purdue in the Foster Farms Bowl. He returned to John Carroll has the head coach from 2013-2016, before spending the last two seasons as the head coach at Tennessee-Chattanooga. Tuberville saw the writing on the wall and gave himself a pink slip on December 4. The scandal-riddled Freeze was hired by the same athletic director, Ian McCaw, who had to resign from Baylor in 2016 amidst all of the fall-out from the massive sexual harassment and rape investigations. As a player, Smith was a walk-on who wound up starting 38 games at quarterback and, in 2000, led the Beavers to an 11-1 season that culminated with a 41-9 rout of Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl. Find out more. The situation with the Beavers didn't work out and he was just 7-23 when he and the school mutually agreed to part ways halfway through the 2017 season. The Huskies were 3-9 this season and just 11-26 in 3 seasons under Diaco. WR coach Bryan McClendon was named interim head coach for the Alamo Bowl game. While Meyer was serving a suspension at the start of the season for the lack of action taken earlier in the Zach Smith domestic abuse allegations, Day went 3-0 as interim head coach..Smith was the tight ends coach who was fired in July after a judge issued a protection order that forbade Smith from getting within 500 feet of the accuser who is now his ex-wife. In conference games, his teams were 12-4 with Houston and 22-13 with Texas. The Fighting Illini were coming off their sixth straight loss in the rivalry series with Northwestern and headed toward their ninth straight losing season with a 2-5 record. 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. Leipold was 37-33 at Buffalo in 6 seasons. Withers also served as the interim replacement for Butch Davis at North Carolina after Davis was fired just weeks before the season began amid ongoing NCAA investigations. Brohm left Western Kentucky after a 3-year run that ended with consecutive CUSA titles, a 30-10 record overall and a 2-0 mark in bowl games. Fittingly, Kansas State plays at Bill Snyder Family Stadium after the field venue was named in his honor at the end of his 2005 season when it was thought he was heading into permanent retirement. Virginia Tech confirmed on November 29 the hiring of Fuente to replace Frank Beamer after the bowl season. Berry was 28-43 at UL-M in nearly 6 full seasons with a high water mark of 8-5 in 2012 which resulted in the program's first FBS bowl invitation (a 45-14 loss to Ohio in the Independence Bowl). New Illinois Athletic Director Josh Whitman, on his first official day on the job, fired Bill Cubit on March 5. But the job with the Trojans didn't last long as he was fired five games into his second season for alcohol problems. Campbell becomes just the second head coach in the short history of the football program which Joey Jones helped launch in 2009. On December 2, Chris Petersen retired from football head coaching and took a 'leadership advisory' role with Washington after a 7-5 season. He resigned from the Blue Devils to accept the OL coach position with Rutgers, but lost that job after one season when Greg Schiano was hired for a second stint as head coach of the Scarlet Knights. The loss kept FAU from becoming bowl eligible at 5-7. But that success was never repeated and he was just 24-23 over the last four years, including an 0-3 mark in bowl games. His career mark is 76-48 and he is 4-1 in bowl games. Gillman is an all-grades, all-boys independent school in Baltimore with a high school tuition of over $34,000. 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. Deion Branch, director of player development, was named interim head coach for the Cards. Three years and 5 days after being fired from Texas, Charlie Strong was given the boot from USF on December 1. He replaces Marcus Arroyo whom the school fired November 28 after the Rebels snapped a 6-game losing streak with a 27-22 win at home over rival Nevada. He was 10-3 with FAU this year, including a 7-1 conference mark in the regular season. 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. Leach became known as "The Pirate" and once said that "Pirates function as a team. Under Jones' guidance, South Alabama went 23-4 an a FCS independent over 3 seasons, then moved up to the FBS in 2012 where the Jaguars are now 29-46 overall, 18-29 in the Sun Belt and 0-2 bowl games. Instead, Texas State announced on Friday, December 2nd that Kinne was the new guy in San Marcos. Or write about sports? His 50% mark against USC was not much different than his career PAC-12 record of 28-26. 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. Graham was fired on November 26 by Arizona State after completing a 7-5 regular season (6-3, PAC-12) by defeating state rival Arizona. 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. Ed Orgeron was promoted on November 26 to head coach at LSU. Claeys was 0-2 in the interim capacity with losses to Michigan and Ohio State, and 1-1 after the interim tag removed. See who is out and who is in. Frank Maile, the assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator was named interim head coach. Johnson announced his retirement on November 28, stating that it would become effective after the Quick Lane Bowl game with Minnesota. The college football world was shocked June 7 by the announcement that 56-year-old Bob Stoops is retiring as head coach at Oklahoma, effective immediately. Josh Aldridge will serve as Liberty's head coach in an interim capacity for the Boca Ration Bowl vs. Toledo. He leaves with a 9-26 record overall and a 6-18 mark in Sun Belt games. Bennett was the winning interim coach for Pitt in the 2010 BBVA Compass (Birmingham) Bowl. North Carolina fired Larry Fedora on Sunday (November 25) after a 2-9 season. 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. Central Michigan last won its division in 2009 when the Chips defeated Ohio in the conference champion game. Jerry Kill, Patterson's longtime friend, best man at his wedding, and an off-field assistant at TCU since 2020, took the reins as interim head coach and went 2-2. He had only 1 losing year in 4 seasons at Houston. Diaz was hired by Temple on December 13, but then Miami got shocked by the sudden resignation of Mark Richt on December 30 and Diaz, the Hurricanes' defensive coordinator under Richt, was immediately promoted to head coach . Take a look at the FBS schools that have decided to change head coaches: 2018-19 FBS coaching changes The problem was that in the last 3 years he was 10-16 in PAC-12 games, 0-3 vs. USC, and just 17-19 over-all. Ole Miss showed Matt Luke the door on December 1. 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. Leonhard replaces Paul Chryst, who was in his eighth season as the Badgers' head coach. His only time as a college coach was spent at San Jose State from 1987-1989 where he was in charge of the defensive backs. Desormeaux replaces Billy Napier who was announced as the new head coach of Florida on Sunday (November 28), a move that became effective after Louisiana won the Sun Belt Championship game against Appalachian State on December 4. That's the position he held last year with the Miami Dolphins where he had just been promoted to Assistant Head Coach on February 20. In 2017, Mizzou ranked No. At Purdue, Brohm replaces Darrell Hazell who was fired on October 16 with the team sitting at 3-3. In four seasons with the Ducks, Cristobal was 35-13 over-all and 23-9 in conference games with a 2-2 bowl record. Collins spent just two seasons leading the Owls and posted records of 15-10 overall and 11-5 in conference play, but was only 4-5 in non-conference games. For his career, Orgeron is 67-47. The Hokies closed 2-1, including a 23-20 win at rival Virginia (12th straight) on November 28 to become bowl eligible. The Chanticleers were 10-2 in a transition season in 2016. Plantation-American Heritage junior wide receiver Brandon Inniss and Trinity Christian junior running back Treyaun Webb both Sanford previously served as the head coach at Western Kentucky from 2017-2018, but he was fired after going 9-16 in two seasons. Alex Miller was named interim head coach and UMass lost to another FCS program in his first game, bowing 35-10 to Maine. With the Sun Devils, he was 46-32 overall, 31-23 in the PAC-12, and 2-3 in bowl games. Running backs coach Vai Taua was named interim head coach for the Wolf Pack's Quick Lane Bowl game against Western Michigan on December 27 which Nevada lost 52-24. As for Riley, he was anticipated to be the school's next head coach, but not this soon. 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. He was one of just four current head coaches inducted into the College Football Hall Of Fame. Kansas was 0-9 last season under Miles and just 3-18 in his two seasons in Lawrence. Dan McCarney (1995-2006) had the most success since Earle Bruce in the 70's. This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. In his departure, he leaves a new stadium, vastly upgraded facilities, and a perennial winning program. Troy announced on Monday, November 22 that Chip Lindsey had been fired. The school's reinstatement of Durkin was met with a strong backlash from members of the student body, government officials and even some team players. It appeared as though public ridicule of the university left the school with no other option. Once in a while a school does the right thing. On January 8, Rocky Long stepped down as the head football coach at San Diego State and the administration quickly handed the reins to defensive line coach, Brady Hoke. After just two games of the 2021 season, Randy Edsall resigned on September 6 as the head coach of UConn and his DC, Lou Spanos, was appointed interim head coach. McNair collapsed on May 29 while running as a punishment, and died June 13. Running backs coach Shaun Aguano was named interim head coach and went 2-7. He previously held the same post with Wisconsin and Minnesota, as well as his alma mater. "After a heartfelt and authentic conversation with Coach Chryst about what is in the long-term best interest of our football program, I have concluded that now is the time for a change in leadership," McIntosh said. As a player, Healy quarterbacked the 2008 Richmond team that won the FCS Championship. "I also have confidence in Jim Leonhard to guide the program for the remainder of the season. Former Northern Illinois running back Thomas Hammock was introduced on Friday, January 18, as the school's new head coach. 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. Helton took over as interim coach, a position he held for the 2013 season Las Vegas Bowl win over Fresno State, and rallied the troops to a 5-2 finish and the PAC-12 South title. First reported by philly.com and confirmed by multiple sources, Carey will leave DeKalb, Illinois and head to the City of Brotherly Love. As one current player told SFGATE, A lot of players want him fired, especially the starters. Graham was 11-11 over-all in his two seasons leading the program. Akron fired Tom Arth on November 4 after he spent just 27 games as head coach. He didn't coach in 3 of those 5 bowls as he had moved on to his next stop. Kurt Roper was named interim coach for the season finale at Cal which the Buffs lost 33-21 to finish 5-7. Holgorsen resigned on January 2 to fill the opening at Houston. The high water mark came in 2013 when the Knights went 12-1 and defeated Baylor in the Fiesta Bowl. 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. Kill was a former head coach at Minnesota before epilepsy forced him to step down and he hadn't served in an on-field capacity since 2017 when he was the OC at Rutgers. Toledo on December 2 promoted offensive coordinator Jason Candle to head coach to replace Matt Campbell after Campbell filled the opening at Iowa State of the fired Paul Rhoads. Before returning to Columbia for the 2015 season, Odom spent 3 years under Justin Fuente at Memphis. The latter loss was a 38-10 setback to the Utes in the PAC-12 Championship game. In college, Kinne was a 3-year starter at Tulsa after transferring from Texas. His teams were 51-20 in the Mountain West. Mendenhall is a pedestrian 36-38 at Virginia, and just 22-27 in ACC games. The Mean Green fired Dan McCarney on October 12, just hours after a 66-7 home loss to FCS member Portland State on October 10 dropped UNT's record to 0-5. The former Texas high school coach (2005-2012) spent the last two seasons at Texas Tech as RB coach and the 2015 season as associate head coach. Brohm, the older one, was a start QB with the Cardinals and is in the stadium's Ring of Honor after a collegiate career (1989-1993) in which he threw for 5,451 yards with 38 TD's and 28 INT's under head coach Howard Schnellenberger. in 5 seasons, Bielema's Arkansas teams were a pedestrian 2934 overall, a woeful 1129 in the SEC, and 1-2 in bowl games. Overall, Edsall is 96-104 as a head coach. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. On Friday, January 18, as well as his Alma mater a! 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