Frank Solich
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Ohio |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 88–67 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 8, 1944 Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1963–1965 | Nebraska |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966–1967 | Omaha (Nebraska ) Holy Name HS |
| 1968–1978 | Lincoln (NE) Southeast HS |
| 1979–1982 | Nebraska (freshmen) |
| 1983–1997 | Nebraska (RB) |
| 1998–2003 | Nebraska |
| 2005–present | Ohio |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 146–86 |
| Bowls | 4–9 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Big 12 (1999) 3 Big 12 North Division (1999–2001) 4 MAC East Division (2006, 2009, 2011, 2016) |
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| Awards | |
|
Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (1999) 2x Big 12 Coach of the Year (1999, 2001) MAC Coach of the Year (2006) |
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Frank Thomas Solich (born September 8, 1944) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Ohio University, a position he has held since the 2005 season. From 1998 to 2003, Solich served as the head coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he also played fullback under Bob Devaney in the mid-1960s.
Solich grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from Holy Name High School in 1962, where he earned all-state, All-America, and all-scholastic honors. He was a part of Bob Devaney’s first recruiting class at Nebraska, and became a standout for the Huskers in the mid-1960s, where he earned the nickname "Fearless Frankie". An All-Big Eight fullback and co-captain of the Huskers’ 1965 team, his playing career earned him induction into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1992. In NU's 27–17 win over Air Force in 1965, he ran for 204 yards on 17 carries, becoming the first Husker to run for 200 yards in a game, and subsequently the first Husker to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
He began his career in the Nebraska prep ranks, as head coach at Omaha Holy Name High School in 1966 and 1967. His 1967 team was state runner-up. Solich then moved to Lincoln Southeast for 11 years, where he compiled a record of 66–33–5 while capturing consecutive Class A state titles in 1976 and 1977.
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