With the Cougars, Leach compiled an over-all record of 55-47 and had just a single co-divisional title in his next-to-last season (2018). His career record was 173-101. Do you have a blog? The move is more than a bit surprising, given that the Thundering Herd just played in the conference championship game for the first time since 2014. He won a Super Bowl with Baltimore after taking the starting job halfway through the 2020 season. Georgia Southern named running backs coach Dell McGee as interim head coach for the bowl game. 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. Heupel spent 3 seasons in Orlando leading the Golden Knights to a 28-8 record over-all, a 19-5 record in the American Conference, and a 1-2 mark in bowl games. On Monday, December 5, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane website announced Kevin Wilson will be introduced the next day as the new head coach. Auburn will begin an immediate search for a coach that will return the Auburn program to a place where it is consistently competing at the highest levels and representing the winning tradition that is Auburn football.". Kansas on April 30 named Lance Leipold as its new head coach, two months after Les Miles was fired. Chow had very little to work with at Hawaii and compiled a 10-36 record (4-25, Mountain West). Auburn made the move that had been long anticipated on Monday, October 31 when Bryan Harsin was let go. FIU on November 14 announced Butch Davis as its new head coach. First reported by philly.com and confirmed by multiple sources, Carey will leave DeKalb, Illinois and head to the City of Brotherly Love. Collins exited with records of 10-28 over-all and 7-19 in the ACC. He replaces Nick Rolovich who left to fill the same position at Washington State that became available when Mike Leach was lured away by Mississippi State. He was 158-48 at Texas. He has a career record with Georgia and Miami of 171-64. It is the school's greatest season since joining the PAC-8/PAC-10/PAC-12 in 1968. Before joining the Navy staff in 2019, Newberry was the DC and secondary coach at FCS member Kennesaw State from 2015-18. When Andersen departed Utah State in 2012, he did so to replace Bret Bielema at Wisconsin where he went 20-7 before surprisingly opting to leave for Oregon State after just two seasons. Drinkwitz spent just one year at Appalachian State, leading the Mountaineers to a 12-1 season that included a Sun Belt championship. 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. Arroyo spent the last three seasons at Oregon in various offensive coaching capacities. The president ultimately resigned. Beamer said he is doing what he always said he would do, and has always done - respond in the best interest for Virginia Tech. Take a look at the FBS schools that have decided to change head coaches: 2018-19 FBS coaching changes Hawaii became a late rider, and the 29th over-all, on the coaching carousel after Todd Graham resigned on Friday, January 14, amid allegations that included verbal abuse, incompetence and favoritism, from former and current players. On October 9, Oregon State unexpectedly became the second team to make a head coaching change in the middle of the 2017 season when the school and Gary Andersen agreed to part ways with a complete release from contractual obligations. Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach passed away Monday night, December 12 after suffering a major heart attack on Sunday. Minds were blown on Sunday (October 2) when the completely unanticipated news began peppering Twitter that Wisconsin had fired Paul Chryst after a 2-3 start. Newberry replaces his former boss, Ken Niumatalolo who was fired on Sunday, December 11, the day after the Midshipmen lost to Army in overtime to fall to 2-5 in the last 7 meetings with their arch-rival. Rhule replaced Jim Grobe who served as acting head coach in 2016 and the Bears stumbled to a 6-6 finish after an 0-6 start, on par with expectations. He's a Miami, Florida native. In four seasons with the Ducks, Cristobal was 35-13 over-all and 23-9 in conference games with a 2-2 bowl record. In spite of the unique circumstances, He led UNC to a 7-6 record, but was replaced at the end of the year by Larry Fedora and Withers went to Ohio State as defensive coordinator. Tim Lappano was named his interim successor and, under his watch, Georgia State went 1-1. Defensive coordinator Kevin Steele was handed the reins as interim head coach for Auburn's 35-19 Citrus Bowl loss to Northwestern. At Purdue, Brohm replaces Darrell Hazell who was fired on October 16 with the team sitting at 3-3. The school announced after the game that Martin would not be retained. Im beginning to think we are on the cusp of some major changes in the way high-quality coaches look at college football. Its harder to win than ever. The job is more demanding than ever. It requires more time than ever. More patience than ever. More considerations than ever. More concessions than ever. But on December 3, Richt informed the school that he will not coach the Bulldogs in their bowl game. The former Texas A&M assistant under R.C. He was 1-19 in American conference games. On January 6, Ball State hired former student and player Mike Neu to replace Lembo. Kansas was 0-9 last season under Miles and just 3-18 in his two seasons in Lawrence. TCU on October 31 effectively fired a head coach with a 181-79 record and championships in Conference USA, the Mountain West and Big 12 (shared, 2014). Some compared the move to Nebraska's decision to fire Frank Solich after the 2003 season when he went 9-3 and was 58-19 over-all. LSU returned to the BCS title game at the end of the 2011 season, losing 21-0 to Alabama. Brian Brohm, Jeff's younger brother by more than 14 years, was named as Purdue's interim head coach for the bowl season. MacIntyre spent the last two seasons as defensive coordinator at Memphis after holding the same position at Ole Miss in 2019. 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. This was the third consecutive down year for New Mexico after Davie had gradually led them to a climb which peaked in 2016 with a 9-4 record overall and a share of first-place in the Mountain division. Leonhard was a three-time All-American as a safety for Wisconsin, tying the school record with 21 career interceptions. His extensive resume includes NFL stops at Indianapolis and Oakland. It didn't take long for Helton to find a new head coaching gig, though he moved across the country and out of the Power 5 to fill the vacancy at Georgia Southern. Coaching Changes: Air Force: Fisher DeBerry replaced by Troy Calhoun Former Candidates: Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Larry Fedora Notre Dame defensive line coach Jappy Oliver Illinois Offensive Line coach Ed Warriner Nevada codefensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter Wake Forest offensive coordinator Steed Lobotzke WebThe 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a double overtime national championship game. Kurt Roper was named interim coach for the season finale at Cal which the Buffs lost 33-21 to finish 5-7. Charlotte dug itself a 35-0 hole by gifting 5 turnovers, in addition to failing to convert on three 4th-down attempts at FIU's 20-yard line or closer. He was 24-31 in 5 seasons as the head coach of the Golden Flashes. 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. 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. Hopson served two stints as an assistant at USM, coaching DB's from 2001-2003 and serving as defensive coordinator from 2005-2007. He leaves BYU after 11 seasons that produced a 99-43 record overall, 6-5 in bowl games. It was the program's best mark under Campbell who was hired in 2018 to replace the architect of the program, Joey Jones. Running backs coach and special teams coordinator Greg Knox led the Bulldogs to a win over Louisville in the TaxSlayer Bowl. Bowden brings a 25-year career record of 175-114-2 (.605) to the Warhawk's program, including marks of 47-17-1 at Auburn, and 35-52 at Akron. Gonzales spent the last two seasons as Herm Edwards' defensive coordinator at Arizona State. Dillingham, a 2013 ASU graduate, began coaching at age 17 when he tore his ACL at Chaparral High School in Scottsdale. On January 15, UTSA named LSU assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator, Frank Wilson, to replace Larry Coker as head coach. Rutgers had never won a bowl game prior to his arrival and had only played in one. Stanford achieved 29 wins against top-25 opponents (ranking eighth nationally since 2011), 11 against top-10 programs and five against top-5 foes. Under Monken, Southern Miss enjoyed a dramatic turnaround in 2015 with a 9-3 regular season before suffering losses in the CUSA Championship game and the Heart Of Dallas Bowl. Washington routed the Broncos in that game, 38-7, to send raise the final 2019 season record to 8-5 and his over-all record with the Huskies to 55-26. The 38-year-old Napier is a former Furman quarterback who has also held assistant coaching positions at Alabama and Clemson. Pruitt will reportedly stay on with the Tide through their Final Four playoff run while simultaneously handling his new UT head coaching duties. Georgia Southern on November 27 removed the interim tag from Chad Lunsford's title. Maryland gave Randy Edsall the boot on October 11, the day after a 49-28 loss to Ohio State. Luke first took the reins as the interim head coach for the 2017 season after Hugh Freeze resigned just 44 days before the 2017 opener. Coker stepped down as head coach at UTSA on January 5 after building the program from scratch. The former Iowa defensive back (1982-1985) spent last season as the wide receivers coach at Arizona State. 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. He's had a different place to work almost every year since beginning his coaching career in 2007 as a graduate assistant at Baylor, but he spent two seasons with the Bulls back in 2012 and 2013 as a DB coach, co-DC and recruiting coordinator. He was hired at South Carolina in 2005 where he undeniably elevated the program's level of competitiveness, but was unable to deliver a conference title and the Gamecocks won only 1 division title during his 10 full seasons in Columbia. Gillman is an all-grades, all-boys independent school in Baltimore with a high school tuition of over $34,000. He replaces Geoff Collins who was announced on December 7 as Georgia Tech's replacement for Paul Johnson. He was 11-13 in American Conference games. Over-all, he has spent 29 years as an assistant, almost exclusively coaching running backs. He had four seasons of 4-4 finishes and four seasons below .500. Tennessee officials on December 7 confirmed the hiring of Jeremy Pruitt as its next head coach. 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. The decision came after a 27-10 loss to UCF. 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. Cristobal is the third head coach of Oregon in 3 years. Web2003 College Football Year Summary 2002 CFB Year Summary 2004 CFB Year Summary Champions: LSU (BCS, NFF, USA-ESPN) USC (AP, FWAA) Heisman Memorial Trophy: Brent Brennan is returning to San Jose State where he was an assistant under both Dick Tomey and Mike MacIntyre from 2005-2010. His teams were 51-20 in the Mountain West. Malzahn was 68-35 overall at Auburn, and 39-27 in SEC play. On December 7, Louisiana-Monroe announced the firing of Matt Viator with one game left in an 0-10 season. Dan McCarney (1995-2006) had the most success since Earle Bruce in the 70's. His 2015 squad went 5-7 after starting 3-0. He was an assistant on Bill McCartney's Colorado staff in 1992 and 1993, and again under Rick Neuheisel from 1995-1998. He has spent the last 10 years at Clemson with the same responsibilities. Houston has been the head coach at FCS member James Madison for the previous 3 seasons, winning the 2016 national championship, losing in the 2017 national championship game, and finishing 9-4 this past season for an overall record 37-6. The 'Canes are just 7-9 in their last 16 games. 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. Norvell was 12-1 at Memphis this season and led the team to its 3rd straight division title. Nebraska fired Mike Riley on November 25 after the 'Huskers concluded a 4-8 campaign with a 56-14 loss at home to Iowa in game that was tied 14-apeiece at the half. The only perceived negatives could be a 5-5 bowl record that includes a 0-2 mark in the playoffs. He left Houston with a 35-17 record. In his lone season at Seattle (2009) the Seahawks were 5-9. In response, Ole Miss self-imposed a 2017 bowl ban and other restrictions. College football 2023 live news updates: Coaching changes, roster moves and analysis The Athletic College Football Staff January 12, 2023 at 3:51 PM PST This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Since then, the Tigers have won a single division title (2017) while Alabama has dominated the division and the conference. Golden was 32-27 overall, 17-18 in the ACC. Open Positions are listed at the top, filled positions at the bottom Coaching Changes: Air Satterfeld was 10-3 with Appalachian State, including a 30-19 win over Louisiana-Lafayette in the first Sun Belt Championship game which was hosted by the Mountaineers. He leaves with records of 35-52 overall and 23-33 in the MAC. Lashlee was Miami's offensive coordinator in 2020 and 2021 after previously serving as OC under Dykes at SMU in 2018 and 2019. That action came following a 4-8 campaign in Whipple's 5th season since returning as head coach in 2014. The move came one day after a 27-10 loss to rival Miami at home dropped the Seminoles' record to 4-5 on the season. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. On December 21, Clark's first game as head coach was a 31-17 win over UAB in the New Orleans Bowl. In this cycle, 66 FBS schools (thats a bit more than 50 percent of the 130) have changed offensive coordinators, including 11 of However, the SGGate.com article alleged its investigation concluded that a "not insignificant contingent of players" had no desire to play another game for Graham. In Madison, Bielema's teams were 37-19 in Big Ten games and 2-4 in bowl games. Featured. Indiana and head football coach Kevin Wilson parted ways on December 1 over "philosophical differences" and the school immediately announced that defensive coordinator Tom Allen had been promoted from within as Wilson's replacement. Todd Orlando, who had been named interim coach for the bowl game, will re-assume his role of defensive coordinator. Tulsa was 5-7 in 2022, but closed with an upset win at Houston. Fuente spent a tremendous amount of time on the hot seat and the school announced he was fired on November 16. Unfortunately, that was Vanderbilt's 9th straight loss and Mason departs with a record of 27-55 in nearly 7 full seasons. 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.