Jimbo Fisher
Fisher in 2014
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Florida State |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | 78–17 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 9, 1965 Clarksburg, West Virginia |
| Alma mater |
Salem College Samford University (1989) |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1986 | Salem |
| 1987 | Samford |
| 1988 | Chicago Bruisers |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1990 | Samford (GA/QB) |
| 1991–1992 | Samford (OC/QB) |
| 1993–1998 | Auburn (QB) |
| 1999 | Cincinnati (OC/QB) |
| 2000–2006 | LSU (OC/QB) |
| 2007–2009 | Florida State (OC/QB) |
| 2010–present | Florida State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 78–17 |
| Bowls | 5–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 National (2013) 3 ACC (2012–2014) 4 ACC Atlantic Division (2010, 2012–2014) |
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John James "Jimbo" Fisher, Jr. (born October 9, 1965) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently head coach at Florida State University.
As a senior year student at Samford University, Fisher was the 1987 NCAA Division III National Player of the Year. From 2000 until 2006 he served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Louisiana State University (LSU). From 2007 to 2009 he was offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and, beginning in 2007, head coach-in-waiting for the Florida State Seminoles. Bobby Bowden, Florida State's head coach of 34 years, retired after the team's appearance in its 28th consecutive bowl game on January 1, 2010. Fisher took over as head coach soon after. Florida State is Fisher's first head coaching position and he led them to a 10–4 record during his first season. His inaugural year marked FSU's first 10-win season since 2003 and first appearance in the ACC Championship Game since 2005. In the 2012 season, he led the Seminoles to 12–2 record and victory at the Orange Bowl, followed by a 14–0 record and BCS National Championship for the 2013 season and ultimately a 29-game win streak before losing to Oregon in the Rose Bowl to finish the 2014 season with a 13–1 record.
Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, Fisher attended North View Junior High School and Liberty High School before going to Salem College (now Salem International University) in Salem, West Virginia where he played quarterback under head coach Terry Bowden from 1985 to 1986. When Bowden left for Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, Fisher transferred with him to play his final season for the Bulldogs where he was named Division III National Player of the Year. Fisher still holds multiple school records at Samford.
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