Tommy Tuberville
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| Auburn Head Coach Tommy H. Tuberville | ||
| Date of birth | September 18, 1954 | |
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| Place of birth | Camden, Arkansas | |
| Sport | Football | |
| College | Auburn University | |
| Title | Head coach | |
| Record with Team | 71-29 | |
| Overall Record | 95-49 | |
| Awards | 2004 Coach of the Year | |
| Championships won |
2004 SEC Championship | |
| Coaching Stats | College Football DataWarehouse | |
| School as a player | ||
| 1972-1976 | Southern Arkansas University | |
| Position | Free safety | |
| Coaching positions | ||
| 1999-present 1995-1998 |
Auburn University (head) University of Mississippi (head) |
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Thomas H. Tuberville, (born September 18, 1954) is an American college football coach and current head coach of the Auburn Tigers football team
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[edit] Biography
A native of Camden, Arkansas, Tommy Tuberville played football in high school and lettered as free safety at Southern Arkansas University where he played from 1972-1976.
Tuberville was an assistant coach at Arkansas State University, the University of Miami, and Texas A&M University prior to being named to his first collegiate head coaching job at the University of Mississippi. He left Ole Miss following the 1998 season to take the head coaching job at Auburn University.
In the past seven years, Tuberville has guided Auburn to the top of the SEC standings, leading the Tigers to an SEC Championship and five Western Division titles (including outright championships in 2000 and 2004 and co-championships in 2001, 2002 and 2005). Under his direction, the Tigers have made seven consecutive bowl appearances including five New Year's Day bowl berths.
The Auburn Tigers were a perfect 13-0 in 2004 including the SEC title and a win over Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl. Coach Tuberville received Coach of the Year awards from the AP the American Football Coaches Association, the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
In 2005, despite losing the entire starting backfield from the unbeaten 2004 team to the first round of the NFL draft, Coach Tuberville led Auburn to a 9-3 record, finishing the regular season with victories over rivals Georgia and Alabama
Under Tuberville, Auburn has a winning record against its three biggest rivals, LSU (5-3), Georgia (5-3), and Alabama (6-2). He has led Auburn to 5 straight victories over in-state rival Alabama, the longest win streak in this rivalry since 1982, which was the year Auburn broke Alabama's 9 year streak.
Tommy Tuberville has also established himself as one of the best big game coaches in college football, winning 8 out of 9 games against top 10 opponents since the start of the 2004 season. In 2006, Tuberville accounted for two victories over two Top 5 teams who later played in BCS bowls.
Tuberville has coached 19 players who were selected in the NFL draft, including four first round picks in 2004, with several others signing as free agents. He has coached 8 All-Americans and a Thorpe Award winner (Carlos Rogers). Thirty-four players under Tuberville have been named to All-SEC (First Team). Eighteen players have been named All-SEC freshman. His players have been named SEC player of the week 46 times. He has also had 2 SEC players of the year and one SEC Championship game MVP.
[edit] Coaching record
| Year | Team | Wins | Losses | Notes |
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| 1995 | Ole Miss | 6 | 5 | |
| 1996 | Ole Miss | 5 | 6 | |
| 1997 | Ole Miss | 8 | 4 | Motor City Bowl, Named AP SEC Coach of the Year |
| 1998 | Ole Miss | 6 | 5 | |
| 1999 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | |
| 2000 | Auburn | 9 | 4 | SEC Western Division Champions, Florida Citrus Bowl, finished the year ranked #18 in the AP. |
| 2001 | Auburn | 7 | 5 | Peach Bowl, SEC West Division Co-Champions |
| 2002 | Auburn | 9 | 4 | Capital One Bowl, SEC West Division Co-Champions, finished the year ranked #14 in the AP poll. |
| 2003 | Auburn | 8 | 5 | Music City Bowl |
| 2004 | Auburn | 13 | 0 | SEC Champion, SEC West Division Champions, Sugar Bowl, Named Coach of the Year from the (1) AP the American Football Coaches Association, (2) the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association and (3) the Walter Camp Football Foundation, and also won the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award. Auburn finished the year ranked #2 in the AP poll. |
| 2005 | Auburn | 9 | 3 | Capital One Bowl, SEC West Division Co-Champions, finished the year ranked #14 in the AP poll. |
| 2006 | Auburn | 11 | 2 | Cotton Bowl, ranked #9 in the final BCS poll and was ranked as high as #2 in the BCS poll during the season. Final rankings: ESPN/USA Today (Coaches' poll): #8, AP (sportswriters) : #9 |
| Totals | 12 years | 95 | 49 | (as of 01/02/07) |
[edit] Personal and community
Tuberville is married to the former Suzanne Fette of Guilford, Indiana. They are the parents of two sons, Thomas and Troy.
Tuberville contributes time and resources to organizations within the Auburn community including Storybook Farm[1], an equestrian-based program offering free therapeutic care to children with debilitating illnesses and those suffering from bereavement. Additionally, he hosts charity golf tournaments for Camp ASCAA, the Girls and Boys Club of Montgomery, the Auburn University Marching Band, and the Alabama Sheriff's Youth Ranch.
[edit] References
- Auburn University 2006 Football Media Guide. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Billy Brewer; Joe Lee Dunn (interim) |
University of Mississippi Head Football Coach 1995–1998 |
Succeeded by David Cutcliffe |
| Preceded by Terry Bowden; Bill Oliver (interim) |
Auburn University Head Football Coach 1999–present |
Succeeded by Current |
| Preceded by Bob Stoops |
Walter Camp Coach of the Year 2004 |
Succeeded by Joe Paterno |
| Preceded by Nick Saban |
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award 2004 |
Succeeded by Mack Brown |
Bondurant • Clark • Fairbanks • Hollister • Scarbrough • Lyon • Estes • Shibley • Martin • Harvey • Hammond • Mason • Stauffer • De Tray • Driver • Robbins • Noble • Sullivan • Cowell • Barnard • Hazel • Walker • Mehre • Drew • Vaught • Kinard • Cooper • Sloan • Brewer • Dunn • Tuberville • Cutcliffe • Orgeron
| Current Head Football Coaches of the Southeastern Conference |
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Rich Brooks (Kentucky) | Sylvester Croom (Mississippi State) | Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee) | Bobby Johnson (Vanderbilt) | Urban Meyer (Florida) | Les Miles (LSU) | Houston Nutt (Arkansas) | Ed Orgeron (Ole Miss) | Mark Richt (Georgia) | Nick Saban (Alabama) | Steve Spurrier (South Carolina) | Tommy Tuberville (Auburn) | |
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