Tyrone Willingham
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| Tyrone Willingham | ||
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| Title | Head Coach | |
| College | Washington | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Team record | 11-25 | |
| Born | December 30, 1953 | |
| Place of birth |  Kinston, North Carolina |
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| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 76-76-1 | |
| Bowls | 1-5 | |
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| Championships | ||
| 1 | ||
| Awards | ||
| 2002 Coach of the Year 2008 American Football Coaches Association President |
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| Playing career | ||
| 1975-77 | Michigan State | |
| Position | QB / WR | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1977 1978-79 1980-1982 1983-1985 1986-88 1989-91 1992-94 1995-2001 2002-2004 2005-present |
Michigan State (GA) Central Michigan (DB) Michigan State (DB/ST) NC State (DB/ST) Rice (WR/ST) Stanford (RB) Minnesota Vikings (RB) Stanford Notre Dame Washington |
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Lionel Tyrone Willingham, or Ty Willingham (born December 30, 1953 in Kinston, North Carolina) is the head football coach at the University of Washington. He is notable as one of only a few African American head coaches in major college football. He is also the highest-paid employee of the University of Washington.[citation needed]
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[edit] Early career
A football player and 1977 graduate of Michigan State University, Willingham held assistant coaching positions at his alma mater (1977, 1980-82), as well as at Central Michigan (1978-79), North Carolina State (1983-85), Rice (1986-88), and Stanford (1989-91). When Stanford Coach Dennis Green was hired as the Minnesota Vikings head coach in 1992, Willingham followed him as running backs coach (1992-94).
[edit] Head coaching positions
[edit] Stanford
Following the 1994 season, Willingham was appointed head coach of the football program at Stanford. In his seven seasons (1995-2001) as coach, he led the Cardinal to a 44-36-1 record, a Pac-10 conference championship and four bowl game appearances, including the 2000 Rose Bowl. His 44 wins were the most by a Stanford coach coach since Pop Warner left the school after the 1932 season. On December 31, 2001, Willingham was hired as head coach at Notre Dame.[1]
[edit] Notre Dame
Willingham got off to an auspicious start at Notre Dame. He began the 2002 season by going 8-0, becoming the only first-year coach in Notre Dame history to win 10 games. For his efforts he was named the ESPN/Home Depot College Coach of the Year,[2] the Scripps College Coach of the Year, the Black Coaches Association Male Coach of the Year and the George Munger Award College Coach of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club.[3]
Subsequently, Notre Dame finished 5-7 in 2003 and were beaten badly in four of those losses, getting shut out twice in one season for the first time since 1960. In 2004, Notre Dame posted a 6-5 record regular season, including a 41-16 loss to Purdue and ending with Willingham's third consecutive 31 point loss to the University of Southern California for his fifth blowout loss by 30 points or more in his three seasons. The following Monday, November 30, after an overall record in South Bend of 21–15, Notre Dame terminated Willingham as head coach.[4] Defensive coordinator Kent Baer served as acting head coach for the Insight Bowl, a 38-21 loss to Oregon State University.
[edit] Washington
On December 13, 2004, Willingham was hired as the new head coach at Washington, succeeding Keith Gilbertson. The Huskies returned 19 of 22 starters from the previous season, in which they had gone 1-10 (0-8 in conference play). As chance would have it, Willingham found himself facing his former team on September 24, 2005. Notre Dame prevailed, 36-17. His first season at Washington ended with a 2-9 record (1-7 in conference play, tied for 9th place), capped by a scuffle after a close loss to Washington State that left Willingham "embarrassed" and vowing that it would not happen again.[5]
His 2006 Washington team started October with a 4-1 record, with its most notable victory a stunning 29-19 upset over previously undefeated UCLA, before losing its next 6 games after starting quarterback Isaiah Stanback suffered a season ending foot injury in a loss to Oregon State in their sixth game. The Huskies ended the season at 5-7 (3-6 in conference play, 9th place), this time defeating state rival Washington State University (WSU) by 3 points. This win held WSU from defeating the Huskies for three years in a row, something the team has been unable to do in the history of the century-long rivalry.
The 2007 Huskies faced what a preseason CBS Sports opinion piece called "the toughest schedule in the country" [6] Washington went on to a 4-9 record overall (2-7 in conference play, 10th place). There was considerable debate after the season was over about whether Willingham should be fired as no other coach in the history of the program has had three straight losing seasons.[7] In the end, it was decided that he would return for the upcoming season with the expectation that the team become more competitive. [8]
[edit] Personal
Willingham attended Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, North Carolina and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball.[citation needed]
Willingham currently serves as President on the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Board of Trustees. Willingham is married and has three children with his wife, Kim.
[edit] Coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Rank# | |||
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| Stanford Cardinal (Pacific Ten Conference) (1995 – 2001) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Stanford | 7-4-1 | 5-4 | 4 | L 19-13 Liberty Bowl | ||||
| 1996 | Stanford | 7-5 | 5-3 | 3 | W 38-0 Sun Bowl | ||||
| 1997 | Stanford | 5-6 | 3-5 | 7 - T | |||||
| 1998 | Stanford | 3-8 | 2-6 | 8 - T | |||||
| 1999 | Stanford | 8-4 | 7-1 | 1 | L 17-9 Rose Bowl | 24 | |||
| 2000 | Stanford | 5-6 | 4-4 | 4 | |||||
| 2001 | Stanford | 9-3 | 6-2 | 2 - T | L 21-14 Seattle Bowl | 17 | |||
| Stanford: | 44-36-1 | 32-25 | |||||||
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Independent) (2002 – 2004) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Notre Dame | 10-3 | L 28-6 Gator Bowl | 17 | |||||
| 2003 | Notre Dame | 5-7 | |||||||
| 2004 | Notre Dame | 6-6 | L 38-21 Insight Bowl | ||||||
| Notre Dame: | 21-16 | ||||||||
| Washington Huskies (Pacific Ten Conference) (2005 — present) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Washington | 2-9 | 1-7 | 10 | |||||
| 2006 | Washington | 5-7 | 3-6 | 9 | |||||
| 2007 | Washington | 4-9 | 2-7 | 10 | |||||
| Washington: | 11-25 | 6-20 | |||||||
| Total: | 76-76-1 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. | |||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Tyrone Willingham Named Notre Dame Football Coach", UND.cstv.com, December 31, 2001. Retrieved on 2007-08-27.
- ^ "Tyrone Willingham Named Home Depot National Coach Of The Year", UND.cstv.com, December 9, 2002. Retrieved on 2007-08-27.
- ^ "Tyrone Willingham Wins George Munger Award for College Coach of the Year", UND.cstv.com, December 13, 2002. Retrieved on 2007-08-27.
- ^ "Statement From Director Of Athletics Kevin White", UND.cstv.com, November 30, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-08-27.
- ^ Search Results | Seattle Times Newspaper
- ^ NCAA Football - CBSSports.com
- ^ ESPN - UW Class of '66 law school grad pledged $200K if Willingham, AD fired - College Football
- ^ Huskies | Willingham will return to coach Huskies | Seattle Times Newspaper
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