Charlie Weis
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| Charlie Weis | ||
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| Title | Head Coach | |
| College | Notre Dame | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Team record | 22-15 | |
| Born | March 30, 1956 | |
| Place of birth | Trenton, New Jersey, USA | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 22-15 | |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 2005-present 2000-2004 1997-1999 1996 1995 1993-1994 1991-1992 1990 |
Notre Dame - Head Coach New England Patriots (NFL) - Offensive Coordinator New York Jets (NFL) - Offensive Coordinator New England Patriots (NFL) - Wide Receivers New England Patriots (NFL) - Running Backs New England Patriots (NFL) - Tight Ends New York Giants (NFL) - Running Backs New York Giants (NFL) - Offensive Assistant |
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Charles Joseph (Charlie) Weis (born March 30, 1956 in Middlesex, New Jersey) is the head coach of the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.
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[edit] Early career
After graduating from Middlesex (N.J.) High School, Weis decided to attend the University of Notre Dame. This is where he earned his bachelor's degree in speech and drama in 1978. While coaching football at South Carolina, he earned his master's degree in education in 1989.
Weis began his coaching career in 1979 at Boonton High School in New Jersey, then spent the next five seasons at Morristown (N.J.) High School as a football assistant.[1] In 1985, he was hired by head coach Joe Morrison at the University of South Carolina, where he served four seasons on the Gamecock staff and from where he earned his Masters Degree in Education before returning to New Jersey as the head coach at Franklin Township High in 1989. That year, he directed Franklin Township to the New Jersey state championship while also assisting in the New York Giants' pro personnel department.
[edit] Assistant to Bill Parcells
In 1990, he launched his professional coaching career with the Giants when he was named defensive assistant and assistant special teams coach under Giants head coach Bill Parcells. The Giants went on to win the Super Bowl that season, edging the Buffalo Bills by a score of 20-19. After Ray Handley took over as head coach in 1991, Weis stayed on as the running backs coach for two seasons, developing RB Rodney Hampton into a 1,000 yard rusher and Pro Bowl player.
Weis then began a four-year stint with the New England Patriots, where he once again served under Parcells. For the first two years, Weis served as tight ends coach (1993-94), developing Ben Coates into a Pro Bowl selection in 1994. The next year Weis served as running backs coach (1995), where he lobbied to draft RB Curtis Martin and promptly developed the rookie sensation, coaching Martin to the 1995 Pro Bowl and a 1,400 yard rushing season. Martin was also named Rookie of the Year. In 1996, Weis served as receivers coach, where he continued his trend of successful development of players, developing WR Terry Glenn into a 1,100 yard receiver as a rookie.
When Parcells left New England following the 1996 season, Weis once again followed his mentor to the New York Jets. In New York, Weis served his first year as wide receivers coach ('97), where he developed Keyshawn Johnson. Under Weis' coaching, Johnson became a back-to-back Pro-Bowler in 1998 and 1999. In 1997, Weis became the offensive coordinator of the Jets, in addition to being the primary receivers coach. In his second year as Offensive coordinator, the New York Jets finished fourth in the National Football League in offense. Weis served as the team's offensive coordinator from 1997 to 1999.
[edit] Patriots offensive coordinator
Weis returned to New England Patriots following Parcells' announced retirement after the 1999 season. When Weis returned to New England he was announced the team's offensive coordinator under head coach Bill Belichick, this was a position Weis held from 2000 through 2004. While with the Patriots, he helped install the Erhardt - Perkins offensive system used by the Patriots today.
During this stint, the Patriots won three Super Bowls (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX). As offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, Weis has been credited for helping develop Tom Brady.[citation needed]
[edit] Notre Dame head coach
After a 6-5 season, on November 30, 2004, Notre Dame released its head football coach, Tyrone Willingham.[2] After preliminary overtures to Utah head coach Urban Meyer were rejected due to Meyer accepting the Florida head coaching position,[3] Notre Dame narrowed their list down to Weis and Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator and former Notre Dame star quarterback Tom Clements.[citation needed] The University ultimately decided to hire Weis, and on December 12, 2004, Weis was named the 28th head football coach in Notre Dame history, agreeing to a six-year contract worth a reported $2 million per year. Weis is the first Notre Dame graduate to hold the football head coaching position at his alma mater since Hugh Devore (a 1934 graduate) served as interim coach in 1945 and 1963 and the first to serve as the Irish football coach on a full-fledged basis since Joe Kuharich (a 1938 Notre Dame graduate who coached at Notre Dame from 1959 through 1962).[4] He is atypical among NCAA Division I head football coaches, as he did not play football at the college level. Weis is one of only four such coaches, with Mark Mangino at Kansas, Paul Johnson at Georgia Tech, and Mike Leach at Texas Tech.[citation needed]
In his first season as the head coach of the Fighting Irish, the team's play, particularly that of junior quarterback Brady Quinn and junior wide receiver Jeff Samardzija, improved greatly. Samardzija, previously a little-used wide receiver, became Quinn's favorite target and a frequent game-breaker, and set school records for most touchdown receptions in a season (15), most receiving yardage in a season (1249), and most consecutive games with a touchdown reception (8),[5] after having no touchdown receptions in his previous two years at Notre Dame.[6] With a record of 9-2, his team finished the regular season ranked sixth in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings, granting them a berth in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona, on January 2, 2006 which they lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes by a score of 34-20.[7] The Irish finished ninth in the final AP Poll and eleventh in the Coaches Poll.[8][9] His team's success on the field helped make Weis winner of the 2005 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award, selected by the Football Writers Association of America.[10]
On October 29, 2005, barely halfway through the first year of a six-year contract, and with only a 5-2 record, Weis signed a contract extension with Notre Dame. The new 10-year deal, which began with the 2006 season, and which was to be worth a reported $30-40 million, would keep Weis at Notre Dame through 2015.[11] The extension was particularly controversial because Weis' predecessor, Tyrone Willingham, who had a similar record his first year, finishing 10-3 after a surprising 8-0 start, was never offered an extension by Notre Dame.[12][13] After signing the contract extension, Weis commented that he would only leave Notre Dame upon his being fired or dying.[citation needed] Weis has repeatedly stated that he intends to stay at Notre Dame until his son, Charlie Jr., graduates from the university, which his father's current 10-year contract would allow, barring the elder Weis' being fired or dying first.[14]
During the 2006 season, Weis led the Fighting Irish to a 10-2 regular season record, and a second straight BCS berth, this time losing 41-14 in the Sugar Bowl to the Louisiana State Tigers. This loss was the second straight bowl loss under Weis and the ninth straight bowl loss for the Irish.[15] The Irish finished #17 in the final AP poll, #19 in the final Coaches Poll.[16][17] While this season could be considered a disappointment based on Notre Dame's #2 pre-season ranking, Weis led the Irish to its second straight season of nine wins or more, something not achieved since the 1992 and 1993 seasons under Coach Lou Holtz.[18] Also for the 2nd straight year in a row Weis put together a top 10 recruiting class,[19] including national player of the year Jimmy Clausen[20].
In the 2007 season, Notre Dame went 3-9, with their only wins coming against UCLA, Duke and Stanford.[21][22] Their loss to Navy on November 3 snapped an NCAA-record 43-game winning streak over the Midshipmen, dating back to the Heisman Trophy-winning tenure of Roger Staubach at the Naval Academy.[23] The team ranked near the bottom of Division 1-FBS in both rushing yards per game and total yards per game.[24][25] Along with being third from last in scoring per game,[26] the team was shut out twice en route to its first nine-loss season ever.[27][28] Weis attributed the team's downfall to his own mistakes, including his failure to use full-speed practices and to develop his players properly, as well as to the graduation of star quarterback Brady Quinn.[29] Weis' dismal performance in his third season, while several of his predecessors had won national championships in theirs, only served to inflame the debate over the controversial firing of Tyrone Willingham after his third season with the Irish three years earlier, when the team went 6-6, including its second bowl appearance in Willingham's brief tenure. Despite the poor season, which was saved from being Notre Dame's worst ever only by its finishing the season with a pair of wins over Duke (1-11) and Stanford (4-8), Weis nonetheless managed to recruit one of the top recruiting classes in the country.[30]
[edit] Personal
Charlie and wife Maura have two children, Charles Joseph and Hannah Margaret. In 2003, Weis and his wife Maura established the Hannah & Friends Foundation, dedicated to children affected by developmental disorders and named after his daughter, who is autistic. In the spring of 2004, the first annual Hannah & Friends Celebrity Golf Classic was held to benefit the foundation.
He was a roommate of Terry Eurick while at Notre Dame.[citation needed] Terry was a player on the Notre Dame football team.
Charlie, born in Trenton, New Jersey, has one older sister and three younger brothers, one of whom attended West Point. He is of German descent.[citation needed]
[edit] Health issues
Weis said his father died at age 56 after a second heart attack and he feared he would suffer a similar fate if he didn't take drastic action to reduce his weight.[citation needed]
In 2002, Weis underwent gastric bypass surgery, after which he lost 90 lb (41 kg/6.4 st) from his top weight of 350 lb (160 kg/25 st).[31] [32] Weis later sued his doctors seeking unspecified damages due to complications related to the procedure, but lost the suit on July 24, 2007 when the jury returned a verdict in favor of his doctors.[citation needed]
[edit] Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||||
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| 2005 | Notre Dame | 9–3 | L Fiesta Bowl † | 11 | 9 | ||||
| 2006 | Notre Dame | 10–3 | L Sugar Bowl † | 19 | 17 | ||||
| 2007 | Notre Dame | 3–9 | – | – | – | ||||
| Notre Dame: | 22–15 | ||||||||
| Total: | 22–15 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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[edit] References
- ^ Charlie Weis profile, CSTV.
- ^ "Statement From Director Of Athletics Kevin White", UND.cstv.com, November 30, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ "Meyer signs seven-year, $14 million deal with Florida", CBS Sportline, December 3, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Weis to be introduced as Irish coach Monday. ESPN.com (2004-12-13). Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Football's Record-Setting 2005 Season. UND.com (2006-1-10). Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Moran, Malcolm. "Samardzija sparks Irish resurgence", USA Today, 2005-10-15. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Smith, Ginn lift speedy Ohio State to another Fiesta title. ESPN.com (2006-1-2). Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ 2005 NCAA Football Rankings - Final (Dec. 12) (Coaches Poll). ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ 2005 NCAA Football Rankings - Final (Dec. 12) (AP Poll). ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Charlie Weis Earns FWAA's Eddie Robinson Coach Of The Year Award.. UND.com (2006-1-1). Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Notre Dame extends Weis through 2015. ESPN.com (2005-10-30). Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Irish extension. USA Today (2005-11-04). Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Taylor, Phil (2005-11-02). His biggest victory. SI.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Job Security. ESPN.com (2007-1-3). Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Irish Fall In Sugar Bowl. UND.com (2007-01-04). Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ 2006 NCAA Football Rankings - Final (Dec. 17) (Coaches Poll). ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ 2006 NCAA Football Rankings - Final (Dec. 17) (AP Poll). ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Notre Dame Game by Game Result. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
- ^ 2007 Team Ranking. Rivals.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Friend, Tom. "Third in prized Clausen clan to verbally commit to Irish", ESPN, 2006-04-21. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Notre Dame takes advantage of UCLA walk-on QB to win first game. ESPN.com (2007-10-06). Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Irish avoid first winless season at home in 74 years. ESPN.com (2007-11-17). Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
- ^ Notre Dame's NCAA-record 43-game win streak over Navy ends. ESPN.com (2007-11-03). Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ NCAA Division I-A Team Leaders: 2007 (Rushing Offense). ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ NCAA Division I-A Team Leaders: 2007 (Total Yards). ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ NCAA Division I-A Team Leaders: 2007 (Scoring). ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Michigan has Hart, much more in rout of winless Notre Dame. ESPN.com (2007-09-15). Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Sanchez's four touchdowns lead Trojans' rout of Irish. ESPN.com (2007-10-20). Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Charlie Weis Press Conference Transcript (Oct. 30). UND.com (2007-10-30). Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings. Scout.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Notre Dame Fighting Irish, NCAA Football - CBSSports.com
- ^ ESPN - Notre Dame's Weis heading back to court for malpractice suit - College Football
[edit] External links
- Miles from the Sideline by Maura Weis; available from Sorin Books
- Biography at the Notre Dame Fighting Irish official site
- Biography at the New England Patriots official site
- Hannah and Friends
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