Rick Minter

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Rick Minter

Title Head coach
College Cincinnati
Sport Football
Place of birth Texarkana, Texas
Career highlights
Overall 53-63-1
Coaching stats
College Football DataWarehouse
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977
1978
1979-80
1980-82
1984
1985-91
1992-93
1994-2003
Henderson State(GA)
Arkansas(GA)
Louisiana Tech (DE)
North Carolina State (DE)
New Mexico State(LB)
Ball State(DC)
Notre Dame(DC)
Cincinnati

Rick Minter is the defensive coordinator for the Marshall Thundering Herd. Previously, he was the defensive coordinator for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and head coach for the Cincinnati Bearcats.

He started his career as a graduate assistant coach at Henderson State University in 1977. In 1978, he was a graduate assistant coach at University of Arkansas where the Razorbacks finished the season 9-2-1. In 1979, he became the defensive ends coach at Louisiana Tech. From 1980 to 1982, he was the linebackers coach at North Carolina State. In 1984, he was the linebackers coach at New Mexico State.

From 1985 to 1991, he was the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Ball State. From 1992 to 1993, he served as the defensive coordinator for the University of Notre Dame, where he led the Irish to a number 2 national ranking. From 1994 to 2003, he was the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati, where he compiled a 53-63-1 record. The Bearcats played in six bowl games during his tenure. In 2004, he served as the defensive coordinator at University of South Carolina.[1]

Minter was born on Oct. 4, 1954 in Nash, Texas, and raised in Texarkana, Texas

[edit] Head Coaching Record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl Coaches# AP°
1994 Cincinnati 2-8-1
1995 Cincinnati 6-5-0
1996 Cincinnati 6-5-0
1997 Cincinnati 8-4-0 W Humanitarian
1998 Cincinnati 2-9-0
1999 Cincinnati 3-8-0
2000 Cincinnati 7-5-0 L Motor City
2001 Cincinnati 7-5-0 L Motor City
2002 Cincinnati 7-7-0 1st L New Orleans
2003 Cincinnati 5-7-0
Total: 53-63-1
      National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title
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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