| Bill Cubit | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Western Michigan |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 47–38 (.553) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 14, 1953 |
| Place of birth | Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1971–1974 | Delaware |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983–1985 1986–1988 1989 1990–1991 1992–1996 1997–1999 2000 2001–2002 2003–2004 2005–present |
UCF (DB) Martin County HS (FL) Florida (QB) Akron (RB) Widener Western Michigan (OC) Missouri (OC) Rutgers (OC) Stanford (OC) Western Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 81–56–1 (.591) |
| Bowls | 0–2 |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Statistics | |
| College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MAC Commonwealth (1994–1995) | |
| Awards | |
| MAC Coach of the Year (2005) | |
Bill Cubit ( /ˈkjuːbɨt/; born October 14, 1953) is an American football coach and former player. Since 2005, he has served as the head football coach at Western Michigan University. From 1992 to 1996, Cubit was the head football coach at Widener University.
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Cubit attended Sharon Hill High School in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1973 with a B.S. in business, and later earned his M.A. in education in 1979 from Saint Joseph's University. While at Delaware, Cubit played wide receiver and quarterback for the Blue Hens football team under head coach Tubby Raymond.
Cubit was named head football coach at Western Michigan on December 4, 2004, succeeding Gary Darnell. In his first season, Cubit turned around a program that was 1–10 the prior season and had had three losing seasons in a row to a 7–4 record, the biggest single-season turnaround in Mid-American Conference (MAC) history and the second largest of the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. For his efforts, Cubit was named the MAC Coach of the Year.
Cubit was previously the offensive coordinator for the Broncos under Darnell from 1997 to 1999. The two had previously worked together on the staff at the University of Florida in 1989. Cubit also spent time as the offensive coordinator at Stanford University, the University of Missouri and Rutgers University; and five seasons as head coach at NCAA Division III Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Cubit led Western Michigan to the International Bowl. This was the first bowl game for Western Michigan since 1988, when the team played in the California Raisin Bowl. The Broncos fell to Cincinnati, 27–24.
After a nine-win season in 2008, Cubit lead Western Michigan to the Texas Bowl against Rice, where the Broncos lost, 38–14. The nine wins ties a school record for victories in a season, which had also been accomplished in 1988 and 2000.
During the course of his career at Western, Cubit has led the Broncos to upset road victories over Automatic Qualifying conference opponents Virginia (2006), Iowa (2007), Illinois (2008), and Connecticut (2011).
Cubit's current contract pays $377,250 per year, with possible bonuses of $251,500.[1]
Cubit's son, Ryan, was a three-year starter at quarterback for the Western Michigan football team from 2004 to 2006. Ryan is currently the quarterbacks coach on the Western Michigan coaching staff.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Widener Pride (MAC Commonwealth Conference) (1992–1996) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Widener | 3–6–1 | 3–4–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1993 | Widener | 6–4 | 6–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1994 | Widener | 10–2 | 9–0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
| 1995 | Widener | 8–3 | 8–2 | 1st | NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 1996 | Widener | 7–3 | 7–2 | 2nd | |||||
| Widener: | 34–18–1 | 33–12–1 | |||||||
| Western Michigan Broncos (Mid-American Conference) (2005–present) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Western Michigan | 7–4 | 5–3 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2006 | Western Michigan | 8–5 | 6–2 | 2nd (West) | L International | ||||
| 2007 | Western Michigan | 5–7 | 3–4 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 2008 | Western Michigan | 9–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd (West) | L Texas | ||||
| 2009 | Western Michigan | 5–7 | 4–4 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2010 | Western Michigan | 6–6 | 5–3 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2011 | Western Michigan | 7–6 | 5–3 | 3rd (West) | L Little Caesars Pizza | ||||
| Western Michigan: | 47–39 | 34–21 | |||||||
| Total: | 81–57–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
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