Gene Chizik
Chizik at the White House in 2011
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 28, 1961 Tarpon Springs, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 1981 | Florida |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–1987 | Seminole HS (FL) (DC/LB) |
| 1988–1989 | Clemson (GA/OLB) |
| 1990–1991 | Middle Tennessee (DE) |
| 1992–1994 | Stephen F. Austin (LB) |
| 1995 | Stephen F. Austin (DB) |
| 1996–1997 | Stephen F. Austin (DC/DB) |
| 1998 | UCF (DC/LB) |
| 1999–2001 | UCF (DC/DB) |
| 2002–2004 | Auburn (DC/DB) |
| 2005–2006 | Texas (co-DC/AHC/LB) |
| 2007–2008 | Iowa State |
| 2009–2012 | Auburn |
| 2015–2016 | North Carolina (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 38–38 |
| Bowls | 3–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 National (2010) 1 SEC (2010) |
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| Awards | |
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Broyles Award (2004) Home Depot Coach of the Year (2010) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2010) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2010) SEC Coach of the Year (2010) |
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Eugene T. Chizik (born December 28, 1961) is an American football coach and former player. He was named defensive coordinator at North Carolina in January 2015. He was the head coach of the Auburn football team from 2009 until the end of the 2012 season. Chizik's 2010 Auburn Tigers football team completed a 14–0 season with a victory over Oregon in the BCS National Championship Game. Chizik played college football at the University of Florida in 1981 for head coach Charley Pell.
Chizik began his coaching career at Seminole High School, serving as their defensive coordinator and inside linebacker coach from 1986 to 1988. He then became a graduate assistant at Clemson from 1988 to 1989, working with the outside linebackers. During his time at Clemson he coached in the 1988 Citrus Bowl and the 1989 Gator Bowl, under secondary coach Bill Oliver.
His initial full-time coaching job was as the defensive ends coach at Middle Tennessee State from 1990 to 1991. In 1990, the Blue Raiders won the Ohio Valley Conference championship. His next assignment was at Stephen F. Austin State University, serving as their linebackers coach from 1992 to 1995. SFA advanced to the Division I-AA semifinals in 1995. He was then promoted to the defensive coordinator role, which he held from 1996 to 1997. He then served as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach for Central Florida from 1998 to 2001.
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