However, they would lose seven consecutive games, their longest losing streak in recent memory. Muschamp's Gators also lost to an FCS team, Georgia Southern, the first loss to a lower division team in the history of the program. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. After that season, his record was 26–25, and his 25 losses through his first four seasons is the most among Gamecock head football coaches. After the season, Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley brought Muschamp back for another season. Things are going well here, it's working, so it's best to be prepared to build from inside and that's what we're doing. He attended Martha Manson Academy elementary school and Oak Hall High School in Gainesville. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. UT ranks second nationally with four sacks per game. Muschamp's Gators earned a 24–17 Gator Bowl victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes playing under interim coach, Luke Fickell. In 2003, LSU won the BCS Championship. "[20], Prior to this announcement, Muschamp had been mentioned in association with head coaching job openings at Clemson, Tennessee, Washington, and Auburn. Join our linker program. Muschamp is echoing the new normal in college and pro sports right now. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Do you have a blog? He was the head coach at the University of Florida from 2011 to 2014. [29] Muschamp inherited a 3–9 team and would go 6–7 in his first season as head coach of the Gamecocks. It initially appeared the success would continue in 2013, when the Gators started out 4-1. Play Index. He was a defensive team captain his senior season, and played in two bowl games with the Bulldogs. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. In 2012, Muschamp led the Gators to an 11–2 season with four wins over teams that were ranked among the top twelve of the BCS standings at the end of the regular season, including Texas A&M, LSU, South Carolina, and Florida State. “He certainly has the work ethic for it. When the Auburn defensive coordinator position became available in January 2006, Muschamp took the opportunity to return to the college game. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. [21][22] Upon Brown's retirement, Muschamp was slated to get a five-year contract as head coach. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. The Dolphins allowed 19.8 points per game and 317.4 total yards per game during the 2005 NFL season. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The following spring, Muschamp brought in the No. South Carolina's 5–3 conference record marked the program's first winning record in conference play since 2013 under then-head coach Steve Spurrier. The Tigers topped the SEC in every major defensive category and also ranked second nationally in defensive pass efficiency (89.8 rating) and third in rushing defense (67.0 yards per game). Or write about sports? In his third season as head coach of the Gamecocks, Muschamp led South Carolina to a 7–5 regular season record. [9] In his first year as head coach, Muschamp led the Gators to a 7–6 record overall and a 3-5 record in the SEC. The 4-8 record was the Gators' first losing season since 1979. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Week in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. His fourth season came with one of the toughest schedules in the nation. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. [6] He was a defensive team captain his senior season,[7] and played in two bowl games with the Bulldogs. Muschamp's wife Carol (née Davis) is from Thomaston, Georgia. Mack has provided outstanding leadership and continues to elevate our football program to a level as high as anyone in the country. There was no timetable set for Brown's departure, and both Brown and UT said they expected Brown to stay a long time. Will Muschamp. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Will Muschamp is the favorite at +200, while Tom Herman is at +300. We hope he stays a long time and he will be our coach as long as he wants, but this assures us that when the time comes, we have the right guy to step up into that position and continue to build on the great things we're accomplishing. Very physical. However, the Gator offense was again ineffective, ranking 114th nationally in total offense and 107th in passing. [19], On November 18, 2008, the University of Texas announced Muschamp would succeed Brown whenever he retired. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? He walked on to the Georgia Bulldogs football team and played safety from 1991 to 1994. He became Auburn's fourth defensive coordinator in five years and replaced Ellis Johnson, who was fired the day after the Tigers' 55-44 loss to Alabama in November of the same year.[28]. Join our linker program. 7 recruiting class in the nation according to Scout.com. The unit also ranked second in the NFL with 49 quarterback sacks. His family moved back to Rome, where his father became the headmaster of the Darlington School, and where he graduated from high school. The first was a homecoming loss to Vanderbilt—their first loss to the Commodores since 1988 and first at home since 1945. The Gator defense was again one of the best in the nation, ranking eighth in total defense. However, Foley refused to do so and allowed Muschamp to coach the annual Florida-Georgia football game. Former Georgia offensive coordinator and Bulldogs quarterback Mike Bobo, who was Muschamp's college teammate, described him as "a hard worker. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Muschamp was slated to receive a raise to $425,000 per year with a two-year, no buyout, contract at Auburn for 2008, which would have made him the highest-paid assistant coach in the SEC. The season ended with a disappointing 23–33 loss to the Louisville Cardinals in the Sugar Bowl. "[6] Austin American-Statesman columnist Kirk Bohls predicted this would be good for the program: "Muschamp's ascension conveys to fans and recruits that Texas values what it has now as one of the elite programs in the country and wants to maintain. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. I'm disappointed that I didn't get it done and it is my responsibility to get it done. 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[23], In announcing the move, the University of Texas noted, "Muschamp's Longhorn defense is leading the Big 12 in rushing defense (82.5 ypg/25th NCAA) and scoring defense (19.5 ppg/25th NCAA). The following spring, Muschamp's Gators brought in the No. The season also included a near loss to a non-BCS school Louisiana-Lafayette and a loss to Georgia in which Muschamp's Gators scored no touchdowns, costing the Gators the SEC East Division Title. [5] While at LSU, Muschamp coached four All-Americans including Bradie James, Chad Lavalais, Corey Webster and Marcus Spears. Florida, a 10-point underdog came in starting true freshman Treon Harris with throwing the ball only six times the Gators compiled 428 yards rushing to upset the 11th ranked Bulldogs 38–20. Do you have a sports website? Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. South Carolina finished the season 4–8, although they did upset #3 Georgia on the road. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? That season, Muschamp's defense led the nation in both scoring defense (11.0 points per game) and total defense (252.0 yards per game). This made Muschamp the first Gators coach to have two losing SEC records since the 1950s. Find out more. School: Georgia. We present them here for purely educational purposes. [3] Prior to accepting the job at Florida, the University of Texas had announced that Muschamp would eventually succeed Mack Brown as head coach of the Longhorns and designated him the "head coach in waiting. Will Muschamp Overview; More Will Muschamp Pages; Defense & Fumbles ... College Football Scores. Odds listed for first coach to be fired in 2020-21 College Football season. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Sunday, October 18, 6:54AM. All rights reserved. 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