Butch Jones
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Tennessee |
| Record | 30–21 |
| Annual salary | 4.6 million |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 17, 1968 Saugatuck, Michigan |
| Alma mater | Ferris State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1989 | Ferris State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1987–1989 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (intern) |
| 1990–1992 | Rutgers (GA) |
| 1993–1994 | Wilkes (OC) |
| 1995 | Ferris State (RB) |
| 1996–1997 | Ferris State (OC) |
| 1998 | Central Michigan (TE) |
| 1999 | Central Michigan (WR) |
| 2000 | Central Michigan (RB) |
| 2001–2003 | Central Michigan (OC) |
| 2004 | Central Michigan (RB) |
| 2005–2006 | West Virginia (WR) |
| 2007–2009 | Central Michigan |
| 2010–2012 | Cincinnati |
| 2013–present | Tennessee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 80–48 |
| Bowls | 4–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MAC (2007, 2009) 2 Big East (2011, 2012) |
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Lyle Allen "Butch" Jones, Jr. (born January 17, 1968) is the current head football coach of the University of Tennessee. He previously coached at the University of Cincinnati from 2010 to 2012 and Central Michigan University (CMU) from 2007 to 2009. A Michigan native, he played college football at Ferris State University.
From 1987 to 1989, Jones was an intern for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Upon his graduation from Ferris State University in 1990, Jones joined the defensive staff of Rutgers University as a graduate assistant. Two years later, he took a job as offensive coordinator at Wilkes University, helping to guide the team deep into the Division III playoffs. In 1995, he returned to his alma mater, Ferris State, to serve in the offensive coordinator role. He led Ferris State to the top-ranked offense nationally for three straight years.
In 1998, he arrived at Central Michigan, where he coached tight ends for one year, running backs for two more, and was the offensive playcaller from 2002 to 2004. He left the school in 2005 to work for Rich Rodriguez and coach wide receivers at West Virginia University, helping to lead the school to back-to-back top 10 seasons.
Jones returned to Central Michigan as head coach in 2007. In his first year, he posted an 8–5 overall record and a 7–1 conference record. Jones ended two streaks that had haunted his predecessors. On September 29, 2007, CMU beat Northern Illinois University, which was the first CMU victory over Northern Illinois going back to 1998. On November 6, 2007, CMU beat its chief rival, Western Michigan, at its home field of Waldo Stadium for the first time since 1993. He guided CMU to the MAC title at Ford Field in Detroit against Miami (Ohio), and led the team to its second consecutive Motor City Bowl. He was only the ninth football coach in Mid-American Conference history to win the championship in his first season. In 2008, a 31–24 loss to Ball State on Nov. 19 derailed the Chippewas' MAC title hopes, but CMU earned a trip to a third consecutive Motor City Bowl. In 2009, he guided the Chippewas to their third MAC Championship in four years after an 8–0 MAC schedule, the first time in school history the Chippewas went undefeated in the MAC. CMU completed its run with a 20–10 win against Ohio in the MAC title game at Ford Field. He left CMU with a 27–13 overall record and 20–3 MAC record. He did not win a bowl game during his time at Central Michigan, though his team won the 2009 bowl game against Troy, 44–41.
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