Chuck Bresnahan
| Chuck Bresnahan | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | South Florida |
| Conference | The American |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 8, 1960 Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Alma mater | Naval Academy |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1982 | Navy |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–1987 1988–1991 1992–1993 1994–1995 1996–1997 1998–1999 2000–2003 2004 2005–2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013– |
Navy (assistant) Georgia Tech (assistant) Maine (DC/LB) Cleveland Browns (LB) Indianapolis Colts (LB) Oakland Raiders (DB) Oakland Raiders (DC) Cincinnati Bengals (DA) Cincinnati Bengals (DC) Florida Tuskers (LB) Florida Tuskers (DC) Oakland Raiders (DC) Sacramento Mountain Lions (DC) South Florida (DC) |
Charles E. Bresnahan (pronounced "BREZ-nuh-han"; born September 8, 1960) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator at the University of South Florida (USF), a position he has held since January 2013. Bresnahan has also served in the same capacity for the Cincinnati Bengals and Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).
Coaching career
He began his coaching career at the Navy under Elliott Uzelac in 1986. He was later an assistant coach for the 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team that won the UPI National Championship under head coach Bobby Ross. After he was the defensive coordinator for the Maine Black Bears from 1992 to 1993, he spent four seasons as the linebackers coach for the Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He was the Oakland Raiders' defensive backs coach from 1998 to 1999 before he was promoted to defensive coordinator and spent 2000 to 2003 in the role.
Bresnahan joined the Cincinnati Bengals' coaching staff in 2004 as a defensive assistant coach, and was promoted to defensive coordinator on January 9, 2005. He was fired on January 2, 2008, after the team went 7–9 in the regular season. During Bresnahan's tenure, the Bengals ranked 28th, 30th, and 25th in yards allowed, out of 32 teams.[1] He spent 2009 and 2010 as the linebackers coach and defensive coordinator, respectively, of the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He was hired by the Oakland Raiders as their defensive coordinator in 2011, but was not retained following the season.[2]
On January 10, 2013, he was hired to serve as defensive coordinator, under newly hired head coach Willie Taggart, at the University of South Florida.
Personal
Bresnahan and his wife Erin have four daughters.
His father Tom Bresnahan, was a longtime football coach, where he spent sixteen years as an NFL assistant, including with the Buffalo Bills, where he coached in their four straight Super Bowl appearances.
References
- ↑ Pro Football Reference Cincinnati Bengals Franchise Encyclopedia
- ↑ Tafur, Vittorio (January 5, 2012). "Bresnahan officially unofficially "fired"". SFGate.com. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
| Preceded by Willie Shaw |
Oakland Raiders Defensive Coordinators 2000-2003 |
Succeeded by Rob Ryan |
| Preceded by Leslie Frazier |
Cincinnati Bengals Defensive Coordinators 2005-2007 |
Succeeded by Mike Zimmer |
| Preceded by John Marshall |
Oakland Raiders Defensive Coordinators 2011 |
Succeeded by Jason Tarver |