Terry Hoeppner
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| Terry Hoeppner | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach | |
| College | Indiana | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Born | August 19, 1947 | |
| Place of birth | Woodburn, Indiana | |
| Died | June 19, 2007 (aged 59) | |
| Place of death | Bloomington, Indiana | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 57-39 | |
| Coaching stats | ||
| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1966-69 | Franklin College | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1999-2004 2005-2007 |
Miami (OH) Indiana |
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Terry Hoeppner (August 19, 1947 – June 19, 2007) was an American college football coach who served as head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers from 2005 to 2006. Shortly after announcing that he would be on medical leave for the 2007 season, he died of brain cancer.[1][2]
Hoeppner was a 1969 graduate of Franklin College, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta international fraternity. He owned a 57-39 overall record as a collegiate head coach. He is a member of the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.
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[edit] Family
Terry and Jane Hoeppner had three children - Drew Hoeppner, Amy Fox and Allison Balcam.
[edit] Professional career
Hoeppner played for the Detroit Wheels and the Charlotte Hornets of the World Football League for one season each. He was also invited to training camps for the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals and Green Bay Packers, but never made either active roster.
[edit] High school coach
Terry was a head coach of Eastbrook High School in Marion, Indiana (1970-1972), Mullins High School in Mullins, South Carolina (1976–1978) and East Noble High School in Kendallville, Indiana (1979).
[edit] College assistant coach
Hoeppner's first job as an assistant coach was at his alma mater, Franklin College, where he served as defensive coordinator. He spent six years there before moving to Miami University (Ohio) as a linebacker coach in 1986. After 12 years, Hoeppner worked his way up to assistant head coach and defensive coordinator. He was also able to retain his positions after head coach Tim Rose was replaced prior to the 1990 season by Randy Walker. Hoeppner was instrumental in the development of several NFL players, including JoJuan Armour, Dustin Cohen, Ron Carpenter, and Sheldon White.
[edit] College head coach
[edit] Miami University
After spending 13 years as an assistant at Miami, Hoeppner became the RedHawks' 31st head coach in 1999. He succeeded Walker, who was named head coach at Northwestern. Ironically, Hoeppner's first game would come against Walker and the Wildcats, which resulted in a 28-3 Miami victory. Despite the win, his first year was considered by some to be a disappointment. The RedHawks were coming off a 10-1 season, and returned several starters including record-breaking running back Travis Prentice, but were only able to post a 7-4 record. The dropoff was attributed in part to Hoeppner's installation of an open passing attack, rather than the running game Walker had used in the past. The change ended up paying dividends later, as Miami earned a 48-25 overall record under Hoeppner and finished among the top three in the Mid-American Conference East in each of his six years at the helm. Hoeppner's best season was 2003, when Miami went 13-1 and finished number 10 in the final AP Poll. That team's quarterback was Ben Roethlisberger, now of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers.
[edit] Indiana
During his first year as head coach at Indiana University, Hoeppner tried to resurrect life into the program through his campaign entitled "Coach Hoeppner wants you". Hoeppner and the Hoosiers began the season 4-1 before losing their last six games. After the season, Hoeppner was diagnosed with a brain tumor [3] The following year, the Hoosiers once again started strong, but eventually fell one game short of Hoeppner's goal of reaching a college bowl berth. His oft quoted mantra was "Play 13". In 2007, the inspired Hoosiers succeeded in Hoeppner's goal and became eligible to participate in the Insight Bowl.
In September 2006, Hoeppner required additional brain surgery, causing him to miss two weeks of the regular season. He returned to the team to coach against Wisconsin.
[edit] Death
On March 18, 2007, it was revealed that he would sit out the 2007 spring practices due to health reasons. IU announced in June 2007 that Hoeppner would be on a medical leave of absence for the entire 2007 season and that assistant coach Bill Lynch would serve as head coach. Shortly after the announcement, Hoeppner died from complications from his brain cancer. After his death, the Indiana football team played with a renewed vigor by finishing the 2007 regular season with a 7-5 record; they ended their regular season by defeating their historic rivals, the Purdue Boilermakers, and thus a rare "I" added to the Old Oaken Bucket and clinching an appearance in a bowl game--their first in 14 years--and living up to Hep's mantra of "Play 13."
[edit] Effect on Ben Roethlisberger
According to a 2007 Sports Illustrated article,[4] Roethlisberger keeps a copy of a poem regularly recited by Hoeppner in his car, home and locker. Entitled "Don't Quit" and by an anonymous author, it reads:
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest, if you must, but do not quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns, As every one of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about, When he might have won had he stuck it out; Don’t give up though the pace seems slow You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than, It seems to a faint and faltering man, Often the struggler has given up, When he might have captured the victor’s cup, And he learned too late when the night slipped down, How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out The silver tint of the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems so far, So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.
[edit] Coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Rank# | |||
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| Miami University (MAC East) (1999 – 2004) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Miami | 7-4 | 6-2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2000 | Miami | 6-5 | 5-3 | T-3rd | |||||
| 2001 | Miami | 7-5 | 6-2 | T-2nd | |||||
| 2002 | Miami | 7-5 | 5-3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2003 | Miami | 13-1 | 8-0 | 1st | W GMAC | 12 | |||
| 2004 | Miami | 8-5 | 7-1 | 1st | L Independence | ||||
| Miami: | 48-25 | 37-11 | |||||||
| Indiana (Big Ten) (2005 – 2006) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Indiana | 4-7 | 1-7 | 10th | |||||
| 2006 | Indiana | 5-7 | 3-5 | T-6th | |||||
| Indiana: | 9-14 | 4-12 | |||||||
| Total: | 57-39 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. | |||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ Terry Hoeppner dies. Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana). Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
- ^ Indiana Football Coach Terry Hoeppner Passes Away. Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
- ^ CSTV Hoosiers page
- ^ SI.com - Writers - Lee Jenkins: Ben Roethlisberger is playing to honor his old coach and compatriot - Tuesday October 30, 2007 11:11AM
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Gerry DiNardo |
Indiana University Head Football Coaches 2005-2007 |
Succeeded by Bill Lynch |
| Preceded by Randy Walker |
Miami University Head Football Coaches 1999-2004 |
Succeeded by Shane Montgomery |
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