| Rick Minter | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Kentucky |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 4, 1954 |
| Place of birth | Texarkana, Texas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1977 1978 1979–1980 1980–1982 1984 1985–1991 1992–1993 1994–2003 2004 2005–2007 2008–2009 2009 2010 2011–present |
Henderson State (GA) Arkansas (GA) Louisiana Tech (DE) North Carolina State (DE) New Mexico State (LB) Ball State (DC) Notre Dame (DC) Cincinnati South Carolina (DC) Notre Dame (DC) Marshall (DC) Marshall (interim HC) Indiana State (LB) Kentucky (co-DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 54–63–1 |
| Bowls | 2–3 |
| Statistics | |
| College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 C-USA (2002) | |
Rick Minter (born October 4, 1954) is an American football coach. He is currently the co-defensive coordinator at the University of Kentucky. Minter served as head football coach at the University of Cincinnati from 1994 and 2003 and as the interim head coach for Marshall University in the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.
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Minter was born on October 4, 1954 in Nash, Texas, and raised in Texarkana, Texas. He graduated from Texas High School in Texarkana, Texas. He then attended Henderson State University where he earned his undergraduate degree and a master's degree.
Minter 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 #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.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Cincinnati Bearcats (NCAA Division I-A Independent) (1994–1995) | |||||||||
| 1994 | Cincinnati | 2–8–1 | |||||||
| 1995 | Cincinnati | 6–5 | |||||||
| Cincinnati Bearcats (Conference USA) (1996–2003) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Cincinnati | 6–5 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1997 | Cincinnati | 8–4 | 2–4 | T–4th | W Humanitarian | ||||
| 1998 | Cincinnati | 2–9 | 1–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 1999 | Cincinnati | 3–8 | 0–6 | 9th | |||||
| 2000 | Cincinnati | 7–5 | 5–2 | T–2nd | L Motor City | ||||
| 2001 | Cincinnati | 7–5 | 5–2 | T–2nd | L Motor City | ||||
| 2002 | Cincinnati | 7–7 | 6–2 | T–1st | L New Orleans | ||||
| 2003 | Cincinnati | 5–7 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
| Cincinnati: | 53–63–1 | 23–30 | |||||||
| Marshall Thundering Herd (Conference USA) (2009) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Marshall | 1–0 | W Little Caesars | ||||||
| Marshall: | 1–0 | ||||||||
| Total: | 54–63–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. | |||||||||
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