Mike Gottfried

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Mike Gottfried

Title Head coach
College Murray State, Cincinnati, Kansas, Pittsburgh
Sport Football
Born 1945
Career highlights
Overall 75-56-4
Coaching stats
College Football DataWarehouse
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978-1980
1981-1982
1983-1985
1986-1989		 Murray State
Cincinnati
Kansas
Pittsburgh

Mike Gottfried (born 1945) was a NCAA Division I football coach at Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Kansas, and Murray State from 1978 to 1989. His overall record is 75-56-4. He coached two bowl games for the Pittsburgh Panthers, and developed Heisman candidate "Ironhead" Craig Heyward for the Panthers. He is currently an ESPN college football analyst and color commentator, and the uncle of Alabama men's basketball head coach Mark Gottfried. [1]

Mike Gottfried's autobiography was released on September 11, 2007. It is entitled Coach's Challenge: Faith, Football, and Filling the Father Gap and is co-written by Ron Benson.


[edit] Head Coaching Record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl Coaches# AP°
Murray State (Independent) (1978 – 1980)
1978 Murray State 4-7-0
1979 Murray State 9-2-1
1980 Murray State 9-2-0
Murray State: 22-11-1
1981 Cincinnati 6-5-0
1982 Cincinnati 6-5-0
Cincinnati: 12-10-0
1983 Kansas 4-6-1
1984 Kansas 5-6-0
1985 Kansas 6-6-0
Kansas: 15-18-1
1986 Pittsburgh 5-5-1
1987 Pittsburgh 8-4-0 L Bluebonnet 21
1988 Pittsburgh 6-5-0
1989 Pittsburgh 7-3-1 W John Hancock 19 17
Pittsburgh: 26-17-2
Total: 75-56-4
†Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Cincinnati Football Records", New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-12-08. 



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Foge Fazio		 University of Pittsburgh Football Coaches
1986–1989		 Succeeded by
Paul Hackett
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