Gene Chizik
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
||
| Date of birth | December 28, 1961 (age 45) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place of birth |  Clearwater, Florida |
|
| Sport | Football | |
| College | Iowa State | |
| Title | Head Coach | |
| Record with Team | 0-0 | |
| Overall Record | 0-0 | |
| Awards | Broyles Award, 2004 | |
| Championships won |
Division I-A: 2005 (Texas, as an assistant) |
|
| School as a player | ||
| 1981 | Florida | |
| Position | Linebacker | |
| Coaching positions | ||
| 2007-present | Iowa State | |
Gene Chizik (born December 28, 1961 in Clearwater, Florida) is the current head football coach at Iowa State University. Chizik played linebacker for the University of Florida during the 1981 season, competing in the Peach Bowl. He graduated from Florida in 1985.
He began his coaching career at Seminole High School in Saint Petersburg, FL, serving as their defensive coordinator and inside linebacker coach from 1986-1988. He then became a graduate assistant at Clemson from 1988-1989, working with the outside linebackers. During his time at Clemson he coached in the 1988 Citrus Bowl and the 1989 Gator Bowl.
His initial full-time coaching job was as the defensive ends coach at Middle Tennessee State University. He served in this capacity from 1990-1992. His next assignment was at Stephen F. Austin, serving as their linebackers coach from 1992-1995. He was then promoted to the defensive coordinator role, which he held from 1996-1997. He then served as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach for Central Florida from 1998-2001.
He was then hired by Auburn, where he served again as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach. During this time, he had some of the greatest successes of his career to date. He coached in 3 bowl games, the 2003 Capital One Bowl, 2004 Music City Bowl, and 2005 Sugar Bowl. He won the 2004 Broyles Award, which is given each year to the top assistant coach in the nation. His 2004 Auburn Tigers football team finished 13-0 that year, won the SEC, was ranked 2nd in the nation, and played in a BCS bowl.
In 2005 he was hired by Texas to serve as their co-defensive coordinator, assistant head coach, and linebackers coach. During his time with the Texas Longhorns, the team won the 2005 NCAA Division I-A national football championship by defeating USC in the 2006 Rose Bowl. His 2006 team went 9-3.
In November of 2006 Chizik was hired to replace outgoing coach Dan McCarney as head football coach of Iowa State University. Chizik's current contract with ISU is a six-year deal worth a guaranteed $6.75 million. With incentives, the total could climb to more than $10 million. [1]
Gene is married to Jonna Chizik. They have identical twin daughters named Landry and Kennedy and a son named Cally.
[edit] References
- ^ Gene Chizik Named ISU Football Coach (English) (HTML). Cyclones.com (2006-11-27). Retrieved on 2006-11-28.
| Preceded by Dan McCarney |
Iowa State Head Football coach 2007–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Big 12 Conference Head Football Coaches |
|---|
| North Division: Dan Hawkins (Colorado) • Gene Chizik (Iowa State) • Mark Mangino (Kansas) • Ron Prince (Kansas State) • Gary Pinkel (Missouri) • Bill Callahan (Nebraska) South Division: Guy Morriss (Baylor) • Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) • Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State) • Mack Brown (Texas) • Dennis Franchione (Texas A&M) • Mike Leach (Texas Tech) |
