Head Coach Tommy Tuberville
Ready to embark on his 10th season at Auburn, head coach Tommy Tuberville has established his program as one of the nation’s elite. In the last four seasons, Tuberville has directed the Tigers to 42 wins and an .824 winning percentage (42-9) which is fifth best in the country in both categories. Over the last eight seasons, Auburn has been one of the most successful programs in the Southeastern Conference. In 2007, Tuberville led Auburn to an 9-4 mark, including a 5-3 record in the Southeastern Conference with wins at No. 4 Florida and a record-setting sixth consecutive win over Alabama in the Iron Bowl. The Tigers concluded the season with an overtime victory over Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, marking the program’s fifth bowl victory in the last six seasons. For the second consecutive year, Tuberville was a finalist for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year award for his efforts on and off the field. The 2006 season saw Tuberville direct the Tigers to their second season with at least 10 wins in the previous three years with an 11-2 record after a 17-14 victory over Nebraska in the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. One of three finalist for the inaugural Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year award, Tuberville’s 2006 squad was the only program in the country to defeat two teams ranked in the top five nationally - National Champion Florida and LSU. Coming off a perfect 13-0 season in 2004, expectations for Tommy Tuberville’s 2005 Auburn squad were modest after the Tigers lost four players to the first round of the NFL draft, including their entire starting backfield. But Auburn surprised many of the experts, finishing 9-3 and earning a share of its fifth Southeastern Conference Western Division title in six years. Auburn ended the regular season with back-to-back victories over Georgia and Alabama - two teams ranked at the time in the top 10 - setting a new school record in the process with 22 victories over a two year period. In 2004, Tuberville led Auburn to its best season ever as the Tigers won a school-record 13 games and captured the SEC Championship and the NOKIA Sugar Bowl title. Auburn won its first conference title since 1989 including its first outright championship since 1987. Auburn defeated five top 15 teams, becoming just the 10th NCAA Division I-A team to finish 13-0 or better. The Tigers earned their first ever berth in a Bowl Championship Series game and defeated Virginia Tech, 16-13 in the Sugar Bowl. For his efforts, Tuberville was named the AFCA, Associated Press, Paul “Bear” Bryant, FCA, SEC and Walter Camp Coach of the Year. The season before Tuberville's arrival, Auburn finished with a dismal 3-8 overall record and a last place finish in the SEC Western Division. Tuberville guided the program back to the top of the league standings, leading Auburn to an SEC Championship, five Western Division titles including outright championships in 2000 and 2004 and co-championships in 2001, 2002 and 2005. Since 2000, the program is tied for the best conference record among SEC teams with a mark of 4717 (.734). Tuberville has directed Auburn to eight consecutive bowl appearances, including five New Year's Day bowl berths and three consecutive January 1 bowl games from 2005-07. Tuberville accomplished these feats while playing 24 percent of his games against top 10 opponents and 33 percent against teams ranked in the nation's top 25. His Auburn record stands at 80-33 while his overall record in 12 years as a head coach is 105-53. Remarkably, Tuberville has won nine of his last 12 games against top 10 teams, including 15 of his last 22. Plainly stated, in nine seasons at Auburn, Tuberville has built a program that excels both on and off the field. Players have excelled under Tuberville’s guidance as Auburn has earned 35 first-team All-Southeastern Conference awards, eight All-America honors, 24 SEC All-Freshmen accolades, 54 SEC Player of the Week honors, two SEC Player of the Year awards, two Jacobs Awards presented annually to the league’s top blocker and one Most Valuable Player of the SEC Championship game. Twenty-nine players have been selected in the NFL Draft including an SEC-record four in the first round of the 2005 Draft. Running backs Ronnie Brown and Carnell Williams were taken second and fifth respectively, while cornerback Carlos Rogers was selected ninth overall and quarterback Jason Campbell was picked 25th in the first round. It also marked the first time in NFL Draft history that an entire backfield from the same team was taken in the first round. Since 2004, 23 Auburn players have been drafted, including 19 in the last four drafts. Of those 19 selections since 2005, almost half have been selected in the first two rounds--five first-round selections and four second-round picks. Carnell Williams earned NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors in 2005, while in 2006 Marcus McNeill became the first NFL rookie offensive lineman in 16 years to start in the Pro Bowl. McNeill was
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named to the 2007 Pro Bowl making him just the second NFL lineman ever to be named to the Pro Bowl in their first two years. The East team head coach at the 2006 Hula Bowl, Tuberville is currently on the Board of Trustees of the American Football Coaches Association and is serving a three-year term on the AFCA rules committee. For his numerous achievements during his career, Tuberville was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in February, 2008. Off the field, Auburn has earned more than 81 SEC Academic Honor Roll distinctions during Tuberville’s tenure and when the NCAA released its Academic Progress Report (APR) in February 2006, Auburn football had a multi-year score of 981, which was the highest score among public BCS conference institutions. The program received public recognition from the NCAA for being in the top 10 percentile nationally and was one of only four BCS institutions to earn such distinctions. Entering the 2007 season, 10 players had graduated before the start of the season. Coupled with four December graduates, Auburn played in the Chick-fil-A Bowl with 14 graduates on its roster. In 2006, 11 players had graduated before the start of the season, and Auburn had 16 graduates on its 2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl roster. In 2005, 12 players graduated prior to the Capital One Bowl, while in 2004, nine players who had already earned their degrees played in the Nokia Sugar Bowl. In 2003, linebacker Dontarrious Thomas, a three-time SEC Honor Roll selection, was one of eight Division I players named a National College Scholar-Athlete which awarded him a $18,000 postgraduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. Tuberville also believes in giving back to the community. Among other activities, 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. Tuberville’s community service reached well beyond the local, state and national level in May 2008, when he participated in the inagural Armed Forces Entertainment Coaches Tour in the Middle East with fellow college coaches Mark Richt of Georgia, Randy Shannon of Miami (Fla.), Jack Siedlecki of Yale and Charlie Weis of Notre Dame. With a mission to help boost troop morale, the six-day tour made stops at military bases in Germany, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and a visit to the USS Nassau in the Persian Gulf.
Tucker, Tommy, Suzanne and Troy Tuberville
In addition, Tuberville continually stresses the importance of participating in community service projects to Auburn's football team. Auburn football players regularly read at local schools, serve as mentors and visit with the elderly. The last two summers, the football team spent a day working at Story Book Farm which is a non-profit organization that provides therapeutic horseback riding for children suffering from disabilities, chronic illnesses or those who have suffered a loss. It’s evident that Tuberville has built a strong program both on and off the field. He has also spearheaded efforts to upgrade and improve Auburn's football facilities. Since Tuberville took over the program in November 1998, the Tigers have seen their stadium locker room rebuilt, making it one of the finest game-day facilities in the country. An assembly center and the Tiger Walk Plaza were completed in time for the 2001 season. In 2001, a 14,000-square foot weight room and a state-of-the-art training rehabilitation facility were built adjacent to the Athletic Complex. Prior to the 2003 season, Auburn added a Sprinturf field to its practice fields. Due for completion in the Summer of 2008 will be the complete renovation of the Tigers’ practice locker room and athletic training facilities at the Athletic Complex. Tuberville understands the process and commitment it takes to build a successful program. Coaching stops at perennial college football powers University of Miami and Texas A&M and a four-year head coaching stint at the University of Mississippi gave him the background in building and maintaining a successful program. While at Ole Miss from 1995-98, Tuberville posted a 25-20 record. Inheriting a Rebel program plagued by NCAA sanctions and probation, he guided Ole Miss to a winning record in his first season in 1995, despite having just 61 players on scholarship. He did not have a full compliment of scholarship players to work with in any of his four years at Ole Miss. By the time he had three recruiting classes under his belt, Tuberville led Ole Miss to an 8-4 mark and a victory in the inaugural Motor City Bowl in 1997. His efforts earned him Associated Press SEC Coach of the Year Honors and American Football Quarterly magazine selected him as runner-up for its Schutt Sports Coach of the Year honor. Prior to becoming head coach at Ole Miss, Tuberville served as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Texas A&M for one season. In 1994, he helped lead the Aggies to a 10-0-1 record and No. 8 final ranking by the Associated Press. Under his direction, the Aggie
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Personal
Full Name: Thomas Hawley Tuberville Born: Sept. 18, 1954 Hometown: Camden, Ark. Wife: The former Suzanne Fette of Guilford, Ind. Children: Thomas Tucker, 14; Troy Allen, 12
Collegiate Coaching Record:
105-53 (13 years)
Previous Coaching Experience
1999-Present: Head coach at Auburn. Led Auburn to the most wins in school history (13), the Sugar Bowl title and its first SEC Championship since 1989 during the 2005 season. Led Auburn to five SEC Western Division titles and eight consecutive bowl appearances from 2000-07.
defense finished fourth nationally in scoring defense (13.1 ppg), fifth in total defense (265.5 ypg) and sixth in rushing defense (92.4 ypg). Tuberville served as a member of the University of Miami staff for eight seasons from 1986-93, taking over as defensive coordinator in 1993. While serving on the staffs of Jimmy Johnson and Dennis Erickson at Miami, Tuberville was a defensive coach on teams which won three national championships, posted an 87-9 record and played in nine consecutive New Year's Day bowls. As defensive coordinator for the Hurricanes in 1993, Tuberville directed a Miami defense which was ranked No. 3 nationally in scoring defense (12.6 ppg) and No. 5 nationally in pass defense (91.15 ypg). Tuberville began his collegiate coaching career at Arkansas State in 1980, coaching various segments of the Indians' defense over the next five seasons. During a five-year stay at Arkansas State, Tuberville coached defensive backs, nose guards and linebackers. During his final year at ASU, the Indians advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. He began his coaching career at Hermitage (Ark.) High School where he spent two years as an assistant and two as a head coach. After three straight four-win seasons, Tuberville guided HHS to a 7-3 mark in 1979 before moving to Arkansas State. A 1976 graduate of Southern Arkansas University, Tuberville was a letterman at free safety and a two-year member of the golf team at SAU. He is a 1972 graduate of Harmony Grove High School in Camden, Ark. Tuberville is married to the former Suzanne Fette of Guilford, Ind. They are the parents of two sons, Thomas Tucker (14) and Troy Allen (12).
1995-98: Head coach at University of Mississippi where he compiled a 25-20 record in four years after inheriting a program under serious NCAA scholarship sanctions. Named AP SEC Coach of the Year in 1997. 1994: Defensive coordinator at Texas A&M where the Aggies finished with a 10-0-1 mark and were among national defensive leaders. 1986-93: Various capacities on defensive staff at University of Miami from graduate assistant to defensive coordinator (1993). The Hurricanes were 87-9, including a 55-0 mark at home, and won three national titles during his tenure. 1980-84: Coached defensive ends and linebackers at Arkansas State University where the Indians advanced to the Division 1-AA Playoffs in 1984. 1978-79: Head coach at Hermitage (Ark.) High School where he posted an 11-9 mark and first winning season in school history. 1976-77: Assistant coach at Hermitage (Ark.) High School.
Playing Experience
1972-76: Letterwinner as free safety at Southern Arkansas University; Member of golf team in 1975-76 at SAU. 1968-72: Letterwinner in football, baseball and basketball at Harmony Grove High School in Camden, Ark.
Education
High School: Harmony Grove High School, Camden, Ark. (1972) College: B.S. in physical education, Southern Arkansas University (1976)
Named Auburn’s Head Coach
Nov. 28, 1998
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Tuberville Year-by-Year
HEAD COACH
Year School 1995 Ole Miss 1996 Ole Miss 1997 Ole Miss 1998 Ole Miss Ole Miss Totals 1999 2000 2001 2002 Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Record 6-5 5-6 8-4 6-5 25-20 5-6 9-4 7-5 9-4 8-5 13-0 9-3 11-2 9-4 80-33 105-53 SEC 3-5 2-6 4-4 3-5 12-20 2-6 6-2 5-3 5-3 5-3 8-0 7-1 6-2 5-3 49-23 61-43 Notes
Motor City Bowl
2003 Auburn 2004 Auburn 2005 Auburn 2006 Auburn 2007 Auburn Auburn Totals HEAD COACH
SEC West Champs; Citrus Bowl SEC West Co-Champs; Peach Bowl SEC West Co-Champs; Capital One Bowl Champions Music City Bowl Champions SEC Champions; Sugar Bowl Champions SEC West Co-Champs; Capital One Bowl AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic Champions Chick-fil-A Bowl Champions
COLLEGIATE ASSISTANT/GA
1980 Arkansas State 1981 Arkansas State 1982 Arkansas State 1983 Arkansas State 1984 Arkansas State Arkansas State Totals 1986 Miami 1987 Miami 1988 Miami 1989 Miami 1990 Miami 1991 Miami 1992 Miami 1993 Miami Miami Totals 1994 Texas A&M Texas A&M Totals Defensive Ends Coach Linebackers Coach Linebackers Coach Linebackers Coach Linebackers Coach 2-9 6-5 5-6 5-5-1 8-4-1 26-29-2 11-1 12-0 11-1 11-1 10-2 12-0 11-1 9-3 87-9 10-0-1 10-0-1 123-38-3
Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Volunteer Assistant Linebackers Coach Linebackers Coach Linebackers Coach Linebackers Coach Defensive Coordinator
Defensive Coordinator
ASSISTANT COACH TOTALS
HIGH SCHOOL COACH
1976 Hermitage H.S. Assistant Coach 1977 Hermitage H.S. Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Hermitage H.S. Totals 1978 Hermitage HS Head Coach 1979 Hermitage HS Head Coach Head Coach at Hermitage H.S. Totals HIGH SCHOOL COACH TOTALS 4-6 4-6 8-12 4-6 7-3 11-9 19-2
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1995 — OLE MISS (6-5, 3-5 SEC)
at Auburn INDIANA STATE GEORGIA at Florida TULANE Arkansas (Memphis) ALABAMA VANDERBILT at Memphis at LSU at Mississippi State 13-46 56-10 18-10 10-28 20-17 6-13 9-23 21-10 34-3 9-38 13-10 L W W L W L L W W L W
2000 — AUBURN (9-4, 6-2 SEC)
FINAL RANKINGS: AP #18, COACHES #20 SEC WESTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONS
WYOMING at Ole Miss LSU NORTHERN ILLINOIS VANDERBILT at Mississippi State at Florida LOUISIANA TECH ARKANSAS GEORGIA at Alabama Florida (SEC Champ.) Michigan (Citrus) 35-21 35-27 34-17 31-14 33-0 10-17 7-38 38-28 21-19 29-26 [OT] 9-0 6-28 28-31 W W W W W L L W W W W L L
2004 — AUBURN (13-0, 8-0 SEC)
FINAL RANKINGS: AP #2, COACHES #2 SEC CHAMPIONS; SEC WESTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONS
LOUISIANA-MONROE at Mississippi State LSU THE CITADEL at Tennessee LOUISIANA TECH ARKANSAS KENTUCKY at Ole Miss GEORGIA at Alabama Tennessee (SEC Champ.) Virginia Tech (Sugar) 31-0 43-14 10-9 33-3 34-10 52-7 38-20 42-10 35-14 24-6 21-13 38-28 16-13 W W W W W W W W W W W W W
1996 — OLE MISS (5-6, 2-6 SEC)
IDAHO STATE VMI (Jackson) AUBURN at Vanderbilt Tennessee (Memphis) at Alabama ARKANSAS STATE at Arkansas LSU at Georgia MISSISSIPPI STATE 38-14 31-7 28-45 20-9 3-41 0-37 38-21 7-13 7-39 31-27 0-17 W W L W L L W L L W L
2001 — AUBURN (7-5, 5-3 SEC)
SEC CO-WESTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONS
BALL STATE OLE MISS at Syracuse at Vanderbilt MISSISSIPPI STATE FLORIDA LOUISIANA TECH at Arkansas at Georgia ALABAMA at LSU North Carolina (Peach) 30-0 27-21 14-31 24-21 16-14 23-20 48-41 [OT] 17-42 24-17 7-31 14-27 10-16 W W L W W W W L W L L L
2005 — AUBURN (9-3, 7-1 SEC)
FINAL RANKINGS: AP #14, COACHES #14 SEC WESTERN DIVISION CO-CHAMPIONS
GEORGIA TECH MISSISSIPPI STATE BALL STATE WESTERN KENTUCKY SOUTH CAROLINA at Arkansas at LSU OLE MISS at Kentucky at Georgia ALABAMA Wisconsin (Capital One) 14-23 28-0 63-3 37-14 48-7 34-17 17-20 [OT] 27-3 49-27 31-30 28-18 10-24 L W W W W W L W W W W L
1997 — OLE MISS (8-4, 4-4 SEC)
CENTRAL FLORIDA SMU at Auburn VANDERBILT at Tennessee at LSU ALABAMA ARKANSAS at Tulane GEORGIA at Mississippi State Marshall (Motor City) 24-23 [OT] 23-15 9-19 15-3 17-31 36-21 20-29 19-9 41-24 14-21 15-14 34-31 W W L W L W L W W L W W
2002 — AUBURN (9-4, 5-3 SEC)
FINAL RANKINGS: AP #14, COACHES #16 SEC CO-WESTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONS
at Southern Cal WESTERN CAROLINA VANDERBILT at Mississippi State SYRACUSE ARKANSAS at Florida LSU at Ole Miss LOUISIANA-MONROE GEORGIA at Alabama Penn State (Capital One) 17-24 56-0 31-6 42-14 37-34 [3 OT] 17-38 23-30 [OT] 31-7 31-24 52-14 21-24 17-7 13-9 L W W W W L L W W W L W W
2006 — AUBURN (11-2, 6-2 SEC)
FINAL RANKINGS: AP #9, COACHES #8 WASHINGTON STATE 40-14 W
at Mississippi State LSU BUFFALO at South Carolina ARKANSAS FLORIDA TULANE at Ole Miss ARKANSAS STATE GEORGIA at Alabama Nebraska (AT&T Cotton) 34-0 7-3 38-7 24-17 10-27 27-17 38-13 23-17 27-0 15-37 22-15 17-14 W W W W L W W W W L W W
1998 — OLE MISS (6-5, 3-5 SEC)
MEMPHIS AUBURN at Vanderbilt at SMU 48-41 SOUTH CAROLINA at Alabama ARKANSAS STATE LSU at Arkansas at Georgia MISSISSIPPI STATE 30-10 0-17 30-6 W 30-28 17-20 30-17 37-31 0-34 17-24 6-28 W L W W L W W L L L
2003 — AUBURN (8-5, 5-3 SEC)
SOUTHERN CAL at Georgia Tech at Vanderbilt WESTERN KENTUCKY TENNESSEE at Arkansas MISSISSIPPI STATE at LSU LOUISIANA-MONROE OLE MISS at Georgia ALABAMA Wisconsin (Music City) 0-23 3-17 45-7 48-3 28-21 10-3 45-13 7-31 73-7 20-24 7-26 28-23 28-14 L L W W W W W L W L L W W
2007 — AUBURN (9-4, 5-3 SEC)
FINAL RANKINGS: AP #15, COACHES #T14 KANSAS STATE 23-13 W
SOUTH FLORIDA MISSISSIPPI STATE NEW MEXICO STATE at Florida VANDERBILT at Arkansas at LSU OLE MISS TENNESSEE TECH at Georgia ALABAMA Clemson (Chick-fil-A) 23-26 [OT] 14-19 55-20 20-17 35-7 9-7 30-24 17-3 35-3 45-20 17-10 23-20 [OT] L L W W W W L W W L W W
1999 — AUBURN (5-6, 2-6 SEC)
APPALACHIAN STATE IDAHO at LSU OLE MISS at Tennessee MISSISSIPPI STATE FLORIDA at Arkansas CENTRAL FLORIDA at Georgia ALABAMA 22-15 30-23 41-7 17-24 [OT] 0-24 16-18 14-32 10-34 28-10 38-21 17-28 W W W L L L L L W W L
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Tuberville In the Post Season (12-7)
Nov. 24, 1984 NCAA 1-AA Playoffs (Assistant Coach) Arkansas State 37, UT-Chattanooga 10 Dec. 1, 1984 NCAA 1-AA Playoffs (Assistant Coach) Montana State 31, Arkansas State 14 Jan. 2, 1987 Fiesta Bowl (Assistant Coach) Penn State 14, Miami 10 Jan. 1, 1988 Orange Bowl (Assistant Coach) Miami 20, Oklahoma 14 Jan. 2, 1989 Orange Bowl (Assistant Coach) Miami 23, Nebraska 3 Jan. 1, 1990 Sugar Bowl (Assistant Coach) Miami 33, Alabama 25 Jan. 1, 1991 Cotton Bowl (Assistant Coach) Miami 46, Texas 3 Jan. 1, 1992 Orange Bowl (Assistant Coach) Miami 22, Nebraska 0 Jan. 1, 1993 Sugar Bowl (Assistant Coach) Alabama 34, Miami 13 Jan. 1, 1994 Fiesta Bowl (Assistant Coach) Arizona 29, Miami 0 Dec. 26, 1997 Ford Motor City Bowl (Head Coach) Ole Miss 34, Marshall 31 Jan. 1, 2001 Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl (Head Coach) Michigan 31, Auburn 28 Dec. 31, 2001 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Head Coach) North Carolina 16, Auburn 10 Jan. 1, 2003 Capital One Bowl (Head Coach) Auburn 13, Penn State 9 Dec. 31, 2003 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl (Head Coach) Auburn 28, Wisconsin 14 Jan. 3, 2005 NOKIA Sugar Bowl (Head Coach) Auburn 16, Virginia Tech 13 Jan. 2, 2006 Capital One Bowl (Head Coach) Wisconsin 24, Auburn 10 Jan. 1, 2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl (Head Coach) Auburn 17, Nebraska 14 Dec. 31, 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl (Head Coach) Auburn 23, Clemson 20 [OT]
Tuberville vs. Opponents
Opponent at Ole Miss at Auburn Alabama 0-4 7-2 Appalachian St. -1-0 Arkansas 1-3 5-4 Arkansas St. 2-0 -Auburn 0-4 -Ball State -2-0 Central Florida 1-0 1-0 The Citadel -1-0 Clemson -1-0 Florida 0-1 3-4 Georgia 2-2 5-4 Georgia Tech -0-2 Idaho -1-0 Idaho State 1-0 -Indiana State 1-0 -Kansas State -1-0 Kentucky -2-0 LSU 2-2 4-4 Louisiana-Monroe -3-0 Louisiana Tech -3-0 Marshall 1-0 -Memphis 2-0 -Michigan -0-1 Ole Miss -7-2 Total 7-6 1-0 6-7 2-0 0-4 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 3-5 7-6 0-2 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 6-6 3-0 3-0 1-0 2-0 0-1 7-2 Opponent at Ole Miss at Auburn Mississippi St. 2-2 6-3 Nebraska -1-0 New Mexico State -1-0 North Carolina -0-1 Northern Illinois -1-0 Penn State -1-0 South Carolina 1-0 2-0 South Florida -0-1 Southern California -0-2 SMU 2-0 -Syracuse -1-1 Tennessee 0-2 3-1 Tennessee Tech -1-0 Tulane 2-0 1-0 Vanderbilt 4-0 5-0 VMI 1-0 -Virginia Tech -1-0 Western Carolina -1-0 Western Kentucky -2-0 Wisconsin -1-1 Wyoming -1-0 Total 8-5 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 3-0 0-1 0-2 2-0 1-1 3-3 1-0 3-0 9-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-1 1-0
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Tuberville Coached Players in the NFL Draft
While as an Assistant/Defensive Coordinator at Miami: Player, Position Drafted By Jessie Armstead, LB Miami Dolphins Michael Barrow, LB Houston Oilers Jerome Brown, DT Philadelphia Eagles Bernard Clark, LB Cincinnati Bengals Cortez Kennedy, DT Seattle Seahawks Ray Lewis, LB Baltimore Ravens Russell Maryland, DT Dallas Cowboys George Mira, LB San Francisco 49ers Winston Moss, LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers Richard Newbill, LB Houston Oilers Warren Sapp, DT Tampa Bay Bucs Randy Shannon, LB Dallas Cowboys Darrin Smith, LB Dallas Cowboys While as Defensive Coordinator at Texas A&M: Antonio Armstrong, LB San Francisco 49ers Reggie Brown, LB Detroit Lions Edward Jasper, DL Philadelphia Eagles Ray Mickens, DB New York Jets Brandon Mitchell, DL New England Patriots Dat Nguyen, LB Dallas Cowboys While as Head Coach at the University of Mississippi: John Avery, RB Miami Dolphins Derrick Burgess, DE Philadelphia Eagles Kendrick Clancy, DT Pittsburgh Steelers Ken Lucas, DB Seattle Seahawks Kris Mangum, TE Carolina Panthers Duece McAllister, RB New Orleans Saints Terrance Metcalf, OT Chicago Bears Tutan Reyes, OT New Orleans Saints Todd Wade, OT Miami Dolphins Nate Wayne, LB Denver Broncos While as Head Coach at Auburn: Devin Aromashodu, WR Miami Dolphins Ronnie Brown, RB Miami Dolphins Jason Campbell, QB Washington Redskins Leonardo Carson, DT San Diego Chargers Tim Carter, WR New York Giants Karlos Dansby, LB Arizona Cardinals King Dunlap, OT Philadelphia Eagles Heath Evans, RB Seattle Seahawks Quentin Groves, DE Jacksonville Jaguars Ben Grubbs, OG Baltimore Ravens Will Herring, LB Seattle Seahawks David Irons, DB Atlanta Falcons Kenny Irons, RB Cincinnati Bengals Jeno James, OL Carolina Panthers Rudi Johnson, RB Cincinnati Bengals Patrick Lee, CB Green Bay Packers Alex Lincoln, LB San Francisco 49ers Stanley McClover, DE Carolina Panthers Jeris McIntyre, WR Kanas City Chiefs Marcus McNeill, OL San Diego Chargers Ben Obomanu, WR Seattle Seahawks Mike Pucillo, OL Buffalo Bills Jay Ratliff, DT Dallas Cowboys Quinton Reese, DL Detroit Lions Carlos Rogers, CB Washington Redskins Kendall Simmons, OL Pittsburgh Steelers Pat Sims, DT Cincinnati Bengals Courtney Taylor, WR Seattle Seahawks Dontarrious Thomas, LB Minnesota Vikings Reggie Torbor, DE New York Giants Marcus Washington, LB Indianapolis Colts Jonathan Wilhite, DB New England Patriots Carnell Williams, RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers Year 1993 1993 1987 1990 1990 1996 1991 1988 1987 1990 1995 1989 1993 Round 8 2 1 3 1 1 1 (1) 12 2 5 1 11 2
1995 1996 1997 1996 1997 1999
6 1 6 3 2 3
Jason Campbell
Ben Grubbs
1998 2001 2000 2001 1997 2001 2002 2000 2000 1998
1 3 3 2 7 1 3 5 2 7
2006 2005 2005 2000 2002 2004 2008 2001 2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2000 2001 2008 2001 2006 2004 2006 2006 2002 2005 2000 2005 2002 2008 2007 2004 2004 2000 2008 2005
7 1 1 4 2 2 7 3 2 1 5 6 2 6 4 2 7 7 6 2 7 7 7 6 1 1 3 6 2 3 2 4 1
Rudi Johnson
Marcus McNeill
Jay Ratliff
Carnell Williams
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Don Dunn
DEFENSIVE TACKLES/NOSE GUARDS
PERSONAL
Born Wife Children Louisville, Ky. Sept. 27, 1953 former Dona Howard son: Jonathan, 19
EDUCATION
College East Tennessee State (B.S., 1976) Union College (M.S., 1980)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1971-72 1973-74 Lees-McRae JC (N.C.) (center) East Tennessee State (center)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
1976 1977-79 1980-82 1983-84 1985-89 1990-93 David Crockett High School (Tenn.) Assistant Holston High School (Tenn.) Assistant Lees-McRae Junior College Assistant Tennessee (graduate assistant) Defensive Line Montana State Defensive Line/Rec. Coordinator Pacific Assistant Head Coach (1992-93) Defensive Line (1990-91) Co-Def. Coordinator (1992-93) Nevada-Reno Co-Defensive Coordinator Defensive Line Mississippi Defensive Tackles Auburn Defensive Tackles/Nose Guards
1994
1995-98 1999-
BOWL EXPERIENCE
Coach 1983 Citrus 1984 Sun 1997 Motor City 2001 Citrus 2001 Peach 2003 Capital One 2003 Music City 2005 Sugar 2006 Capital One 2007 AT&T Cotton 2007 Chick-fil-A
Jonathan, Don and Dona Dunn
Notable: Coached 11 NFL defensive linemen, including five who are currently playing ... That includes two defensive tackles from 2007: Pat Sims, who was a third-round pick by Cincinnati, and Josh Thompson, who signed as a free agent with St. Louis ... Also coached seventh-round 2005 NFL Draft selection Jay Ratliff ... Helped guide Auburn’s defensive line to lead the SEC in sacks since 2005 ... Coached Josh Thompson, who led the team in tackles in 2007 as a defensive tackle ... Coached Sen’Derrick Marks in 2006, who earned The Sporting News Freshman All-America Third Team honors and was named to the Coaches All-SEC Freshman Team ... Has helped guide the Tigers to their three-highest single-game sack totals: 11 vs. Alabama (2005), nine vs. Louisiana Tech (2004) and eight vs. Kentucky (2004) ... Helped Tigers rank sixth in the nation in scoring defense in 2005, seventh in 2006 and sixth in 2007 ... Helped Auburn lead the nation in scoring defense and rank fifth in total defense in 2004 ... Helped Auburn finish sixth nationally in total defense and scoring defense in 2007 ... Coached All-SEC selections DeMarco McNeil (2003), TJ Jackson (2004) and Pat Sims (2007).
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Steve Ensminger
TIGHT ENDS
PERSONAL
Born Wife Children Baton Rouge, La. September 15, 1958 former Amy Gonzales daughters: Krystalin, 23; Brittany Rose, 17; son: Steven, 21
EDUCATION
College Louisiana State (B.S., 1982)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1976-79 1980 1980 1981 LSU (quarterback) New Orleans Saints (quarterback) Hamilton Tiger Cats (quarterback) Philadelphia Eagles (quarterback)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
1982-83 1984-86 Nicholls State Receivers McNeese State Receivers/Quarterbacks Offensive Coordinator Louisiana Tech Off. Coordinator/Quarterbacks Georgia Quarterbacks Passing Game Coordinator Texas A&M Off. Coordinator/Quarterbacks Clemson Off. Coordinator/Quarterbacks Central High School (La.) Athletic Director/Head Coach West Monroe High School (La.) Wide Receivers Auburn Quarterbacks (2003) Tight Ends (2004-)
Brittany Rose, Krystalin, Steve, Steven and Amy Ensminger
1988-90 1991-93
1994-96 1997-98 2000-02 2002 2003-
BOWL EXPERIENCE
Player 1977 Sun 1978 Liberty 1979 Tangerine Coach 1990 Independence 1991 Independence 1992 Citrus 1995 Alamo 1997 Peach 2003 Music City 2005 Sugar 2006 Capital One 2007 AT&T Cotton 2007 Chick-fil-A
Notable: Helped Auburn lead the SEC in scoring offense in 2005 and 2004 ... Directed tight ends, including Cooper Wallace, who had 20 receptions in 2005 ... Helped redshirt freshmen Tommy Trott and Gabe McKenzie earn honorable mention Freshman All-American honors from The Sporting News in 2006 ... Coached Jason Campbell who earned MVP honors in the Music City Bowl in 2003.
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Tony Franklin
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QUARTERBACKS
PERSONAL
Born Wife Children Princeton, Ky. August 29, 1957 former Laura Pinska daughters: Chelsea, 23, Caroline, 20, Caitlin, 19
EDUCATION
College Murray State (B.S., 1979) Murray State (M.S., 1989)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1976-77 Murray State (running back)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
1976-96 1997-00 High School Coach Receivers Kentucky Running backs (1997-99) Offensive Coordinator (2000) Lexington Horsemen (NIFL) General Manager/Head Coach Troy Offensive Coordinator Auburn Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2003 2006-07 2007-
BOWL EXPERIENCE
Coach 1999 Outback 1999 Music City 2006 New Orleans 2007 Chick-fil-A
Tony, Laura, Chelsea, Caroline and Caitlin Franklin
Notable: Helped lead Troy to back-to-back eight-win seasons, consecutive Sunbelt Conference Co-Championships and a New Orleans Bowl victory in 2006 ... Troy's offense, which was last in the conference in total offense prior to his arrival, was second in the Sun Belt in 2006 and was first in the league in total offense (452.8 ypg) and scoring offense (34.0 ppg) in 2007 ... Troy’s offense was 17th in total offense and 25th in scoring offense nationally in 2007 ... Coached quarterback Omar Haugabook, who was the Sunbelt Conference Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year in 2006 and repeated as the Sunbelt Offensive Player of the Year in 2007 ... Helped lead Kentucky to consecutive bowl appearances (1998-99) for the first time in 15 years and their first New Year's Day bowl game (1999 Outback Bowl) in 50 seasons ... Named one of the top 10 recruiters in the South during his tenure in Lexington, Franklin's offense in 2000 finished second nationally in passing offense and 11th in the country in total offense ... Prior to his stint at Kentucky, he coached 16 years on the high school level for seven schools.
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Eddie Gran
RUNNING BACKS/SPECIAL TEAMS
PERSONAL
Born Wife Children Escondido, Calif. July 21, 1965 former Rosemary Scaife daughters: Hannah, 14, Dillan Rivers, 11, Lucy Grace, 3 and the late Sydney (7/1/99-5/31/05)
EDUCATION
College California Lutheran (B.S., 1987)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1984-87 California Lutheran (wide receiver)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
1987-88 1989 1989 1990-91 1992-93 1994 1994-98 1999California Lutheran Wide Receivers Southeast Missouri State Running Backs East Carolina (graduate assistant) Defensive Backs Miami (graduate assistant) Linebackers (1990), Quarterbacks (1991) Cincinnati Wide Receivers Idaho State Wide Receivers Mississippi Running Backs Auburn Running Backs (1999- ), Special Teams (2000- )
BOWL EXPERIENCE
Coach 1990 Cotton 1991 Orange 1997 Motor City 2001 Citrus 2001 Peach 2003 Capital One 2003 Music City 2005 Sugar 2006 Capital One 2007 AT&T Cotton 2007 Chick-fil-A
Dillan, Rosemary, Lucy Grace, Eddie and Hannah Gran
Notable: Coached All-American Carnell Williams in 2004, who was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2005 with the Tampa Bay Bucaneers ... Coached four firstteam All-SEC selections: Kenny Irons (2005, 2006), Carnell Williams (2003, 2004), Ronnie Brown (2004) and Rudi Johnson (2000) ... Has coached three running backs selected in the first round while an assistant for Tuberville: John Avery in 1998 and Brown and Williams in 2005 ... Also coached Deuce McAllister, who was a first round selection in 2001, after Gran came to Auburn ... Seven former Gran-coached running backs currently in the NFL: Ronnie Brown, Heath Evans, Kenny Irons, Brandon Jacobs, Rudi Johnson, Deuce McAlister and Carnell Williams ... In 2005, for the fifth time in previous six years and fourth year in a row, had a 1,000-yard rusher with Kenny Irons (1,205) ... Under Gran’s guidance, Carnell Williams set the Auburn career record for rushing touchdowns ... Helped Auburn lead the SEC in scoring offense in 2005 and 2004 ... Coached Rudi Johnson, the 2000 SEC Player of the Year, who set an Auburn single-season record with 10 100-yard rushing games ... Directed Auburn’s special teams, which in 2006 included SEC Special Teams Player of the Year and Groza Finalist John Vaughn, as well as three-time All-SEC honoree Kody Bliss .. Coached Auburn special teams in 2006 that finished first in the SEC in kickoff coverage, field goal pct., PAT pct., and punting ... Under Gran’s direction, Kody Bliss finished third nationally in punting average in 2006, while the team was fourth nationally in the category.
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Greg Knox
WIDE RECEIVERS/RECRUITING COORDINATOR
PERSONAL
Born Rosebud, Texas Sept. 10, 1963 former Toralyn Foster son, Gregory James, 6; twins Torian and Tyson, born Oct. 1, 2007 Wife Children
EDUCATION
College Northeastern State (B.S., 1986) Northeastern (M.S., 1990)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1982-86 Northeastern State (quarterback)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
1988-89 Northeastern State (graduate assistant) Running Backs/Quarterbacks/ Special Teams Texas Christian (graduate assistant) Secondary/Special Teams Stephen F. Austin Receivers/Special Teams Mississippi Wide Receivers (1995-98) Recruiting Coordinator (1996-98) Auburn Wide Receivers Recruiting Coordinator
1990-91 1992-94 1995-98
1999-
BOWL EXPERIENCE
Coach 1997 Motor City 2001 Citrus 2001 Peach 2003 Capital One 2003 Music City 2005 Sugar 2006 Capital One 2007 AT&T Cotton 2007 Chick-fil-A
Notable: Helped Auburn lead the SEC in scoring offense in 2005 and 2004 ... Had three receivers selected in the last three NFL Drafts: Courtney Taylor in the sixth round to Seattle in the 2007 NFL Draft, and a pair of seventh rounders in the 2006 draft, with Devin Aromashodu going to Miami and Ben Obomanu to Seattle ... Obomanu is currently second in AU history with 18 touchdown receptions ... Coached Tim Carter, who was a second round draft pick of the New York Giants in 2002, and Jeris McIntyre, who was a sixth round selection by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2004 ... Coached Courtney Taylor, who finished his Auburn career as the school’s all-time leader in receptions and fourth in receiving yards ... Coached Auburn’s Ronney Daniels, who set a school record with 1,068 receiving yards as a freshman in 1999 ... Also coached with Hugh Nall at Texas Christian ... Taught classes in kinesiology at both Northeastern and Stephen F. Austin.
Toralyn, Torian, Gregory, Greg and Tyson Knox
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Hugh Nall
OFFENSIVE LINE
PERSONAL
Born Wife Children Thomaston, Ga. Jan. 18, 1958 former Sandra Smith daughters: Smith, 24, and Mary Ashton, 16; son: Candler, 20
EDUCATION
College Georgia (1983)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1977-80 Georgia (offensive line)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
1981 1981-84 1989-94 Georgia (student assistant in spring under Wayne McDuffie) Georgia Southern Offensive Line Texas Christian Offensive Line (1989-92) Associate Head Coach (1993-94) Defensive Line Mississippi Offensive Line Auburn Offensive Line (1999-present) Off. Coordinator (2003)
1995-98 1999-
BOWL EXPERIENCE
Player 1978 Bluebonnet 1981 Sugar Coach 1994 Independence 1997 Ford Motor City 2001 Citrus 2001 Peach 2003 Capital One 2003 Music City 2005 Sugar 2006 Capital One 2007 AT&T Cotton 2007 Chick-fil-A
Clockwise from lower left: Sandra, Candler, Smith and Bob Wilson, Mary Ashton and Hugh Nall Notable: Named one of the nation's top 25 college football recruiters in 2006 and 2007 by Rivals.com ... Had three true freshmen offensive linemen earn Freshman AllSEC honors in 2007 ... Coached Lee Ziemba and Ryan Pugh to Freshman All-America honors in 2007 ... Helped Auburn lead the SEC in scoring offense in 2005 and 2004 ... Had at least one first-team All-SEC lineman in six of the last eight years ... Coached Outland Trophy finalist Marcus McNeill and All-SEC selections Ben Grubbs, Tim Duckworth, Ben Nowland, Kendall Simmons, Monreko Crittenden and Danny Lindsey at Auburn ... Had two lineman earn All-America honors at Auburn: Marcus McNeill in 2004 and 2005 and G Ben Grubbs in 2006 ... McNeill was a second-round pick of the San Diego Chargers in 2006 and the recipient of the Jacobs Award as the SEC’s top lineman ... McNeill became the first rookie offensive lineman elected to the NFL Pro Bowl in 16 years when he was named to team in 2006 ... McNeill was the first Auburn rookie ever to start in a Pro Bowl and first Auburn rookie to play in the Pro Bowl in 26 years ... McNeill was named to Pro Bowl in 2007, making him just second offensive lineman in NFL history to be named to Pro Bowl in each of his first two seasons ... Coached Kendall Simmons, who was a first-round draft pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers and was the recipient of the 2002 Jacobs Award ... Coached NFL offensive linemen King Dunlap, Tim Duckworth, Ben Grubbs, Jonathan Palmer, Marcus McNeill, Kendall Simmons, Mike Pucillo, Todd Wade, Jeno James, Barret Robins, Tutan Reyes, Kedrick Vincent, Ben Claxton and Shane Grice ... Was a four-year letterman at Georgia ... A member of the Georgia 1980 national championship team.
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Terry Price
DEFENSIVE ENDS
PERSONAL
Born: Atlanta, Ga. April 5, 1968 former Kenya Hodges sons: Alexander, 7, and Devin, 6 Wife Children
EDUCATION
College Texas A&M, 1992
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1986-89 1990 1991 Texas A&M (defensive end) Chicago Bears (defensive end) Miami Dolphins (defensive end)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
1994 1994 Texas A&M Graduate Assistant Coach Western Kentucky Defensive Line Strength Coach Mississippi Defensive Ends Auburn Defensive Ends
1995-98 1999-
BOWL EXPERIENCE
Player 1986 Cotton 1987 Cotton 1989 Sun Coach 1997 Motor City 2001 Peach 2001 Citrus 2003 Capital One 2003 Music City 2005 Sugar 2006 Capital One 2007 AT&T Cotton 2007 Chick-fil-A
Alex, Terry, Kenya and Devin Price
Notable: Helped guide Auburn’s defensive line to lead the SEC in sacks in 2005 ... Has helped guide the Tigers to their three-highest single-game sack totals in Auburn history: 11 vs. Alabama (2005), nine vs. Louisiana Tech (2004) and eight vs. Kentucky (2004) ... Tutored former Tiger Reggie Torbor, who led the SEC with 10 sacks in 2003 ... Helped Auburn rank sixth in the nation in scoring defense in 2005, seventh in 2006 and sixth in 2007 ... Helped Auburn lead the nation in scoring defense and rank fifth in total defense in 2004 ... Helped lead Auburn to a No. 5 national ranking in total defense in 2003 ... Coached All-SEC selections Quentin Groves (2007, 2006), Marquies Gunn (2005), Stanley McClover (2005, 2004), Reggie Torbor (2003) and Marcus Washington (1999) ... Coached Groves who finished tied as Auburn’s all-time career leader in sacks with 26.0 ... Helped lead Auburn to a No. 13 national ranking in scoring defense in 2002 ... Coached NFL defensive linemen Quentin Groves, Stanley McClover, Marcus Washington, Javor Mills, Alton Moore and Derrick Burgess and NFL linebacker Reggie Torbor ... An All-Southwest Conference selection as a senior at Texas A&M ... Also named an honorable mention All-American by The Sporting News... Helped lead Texas A&M to Southwest Conference crowns in 1986 and 1987 ... Drafted in the 10th round by the Chicago Bears in 1990 ... Played with the Chicago Bears (1990) and Miami Dolphins (1991) ... First cousin of former Auburn All-Americans Tracy and David Rocker.
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Paul Rhoads
DEFENSIVE ENDS
PERSONAL
Born: Nevada, Iowa Feb. 2, 1967 former Vickie Miles sons: Jacob, 13, Wyatt, 11 Wife Children
EDUCATION
College Missouri Western (B.S., 1989) Utah State (M.E.D., 1991)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1985-88 Missouri Western (DB)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
1989-90 1991 1992-94 Utah State Graduate Assistant Coach Ohio State Graduate Assistant Coach Pacific Defensive Backs (1992-94) Defensive Pass Coordinator (1994) Iowa State Inside Linebackers (1995) Secondary (1996-99) Pittsburgh Defensive Coordinator, Secondary (2000-06) Defensive Coorniator, Linebackers (2007) Auburn Defensive Coordinator, Secondary (2008-)
1995-99
2000-07
2008
BOWL EXPERIENCE
Coach 1992 Hall of Fame 2000 Insight.com 2001 Tangerine 2002 Insight 2003 Continental Tire 2005 Tostitos Fiesta
Vickie, Jacob, Wyatt and Paul Rhoads
Notable: Defense at Pitt finished fifth nationally in total defense (297.7 ypg) and third nationally in pass defense (167.3 ypg) in 2007 ... In 2007, Pitt defense held a highpowered West Virginia offense to a season-low nine points ... Named The Sporting News’ best defensive coordinator in the Big East in its 2006 college football annual ... Rhoads' Pitt defenses scored 10 defensive touchdowns from 2004-06, including four in 2006, one shy of the school record ... In 2004, Pitt ranked ninth nationally in interceptions (17) en route to the Big East title ... In 2002, Pitt ranked among the nation's top 25 in seven different categories and allowed its fewest points in a season since 1988 despite playing in a school-record 13 games ... In 2001, the Panthers’ defense ranked among the nation's top 30 in five different categories at season's end and finished with 38 quarterback sacks, its highest sack total since the 1987 season ... As secondary coach, Rhoads had five players taken in the last six NFL drafts, including 2006 Thorpe Award Finalist Darrelle Revis, who was the first secondary player selected ... Recipient of the Chris Faros Scholarship, honoring Missouri Western’s top senior student-athlete ... Was a prep special mention all-state free safety and valedictorian of his high school class at Ankeny High School.
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James Willis
LINEBACKERS
PERSONAL
Born Wife Children Huntsville, Ala. Sept. 2, 1972 former Shalane Coolidge daughter: Jade, 13; sons: Jalen, 7, and Jordan James, born Dec. 10, 2007
EDUCATION
College Auburn (B.S, 2003)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1990-92 1993-94 1995-98 1999 2001 Auburn (linebacker) Green Bay Packers (linebacker) Philadelphia Eagles (linebacker) Seattle Seahawks (linebacker) Birmingham Thunderbolts (XFL) (linebacker)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2001-03 Auburn Student Assistant (2001-02) Defensive Graduate Assistant (2003) Rhode Island Linebackers Temple Linebackers Auburn Linebackers
2004-05 2005 2006-
BOWL EXPERIENCE
Player 1990 Peach Coach 2007 AT&T Cotton 2007 Chick-fil-A
Notable: Helped Auburn earn a No. 7 ranking nationally in scoring defense in 2006 and post a No. 6 ranking in scoring defense in 2007 ... Coached Tray Blackmon who was named a second-team Freshman All-American by The Sporting News in 2006 ... Coached Rhode Island linebacker Teddy Gibbons to team MVP and All-Atlantic 10 Conference honors in 2004 ... Played seven seasons in the NFL and one season in the XFL ... Three-year starter for the Philadelphia Eagles (199698) ... Three-year starter under Pat Dye at Auburn (1990-92), recording 344 career tackles ... First team All-SEC in 1992 ... Named SEC Co-Defensive Freshman of the Year in 1990 ... Voted to Auburn's All-Decade team for the 1990s.
Jalen, Jordan James, James and Shalene Willis (not pictured: Jade Willis)
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Support Staff
Phillip Lolley
Director of NFL Relations Joined AU Staff: 1999 Responsibility: Handles NFL relations. Organizes the spring football coaching clinic. Experience: Helped coach the secondary at Auburn from 2000-03. Served as the conditioning coach at Auburn from 1999-2000. Head Coach at North Jackson (Ala.) High School from 1988-98. Head Coach at Stevenson High School, 1984-87. Defensive Coordinator at Demopolis High School, 1982-84. Head Coach at Warrior Academy, 1978-82. Assistant Coach at South Choctaw Academy, 1977-78. Personal Information: Born May 19, 1954 in Butler, Ala. Received B.S. from Livingston in 1977 and M.A. in 1981. Married to the former Ann Miller. One son, Brad, 32, and one daughter, Brittany, 20.
Jimmy Perry
Director of Football Operations Joined AU Staff: Aug. 10, 2000 Responsibility: Directs the day-to-day operations of the Auburn football program. Experience: Served as Director of High School Relations from August 10, 2000 until February, 2004. Coached high school for 21 years in the state of Alabama. Began coaching career at Trinity High School where he was the Defensive Coordinator from 1979-81. Served as the Offensive Line Coach at Robert E. Lee High School from 1982-84. Offensive Coordinator at Lee from 1985-95. Head Football Coach and Athletic Director at Lee from 1995-00. Earned three 6A Metro Coach of the Year honors. Guided Lee to a runner-up finish in the 6A state championship in 1999 and to consecutive area championships in 1997 and 1998. His 1995 and 1996 teams advanced to the state quarterfinals, with the 1996 squad earning a national ranking of 22nd by USA Today ... Inducted into the Robert E. Lee Hall of Fame. Personal Information: Born May 3, 1957. Married to the former Judy Massey. Two children, Jana and Danny, who was a four-year letterman on the football team at Auburn (2004-07). Attended Auburn University. Holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Physical Education. Received a master’s certification in Administration.
Brittany, Phillip and Ann Lolley (not pictured: Brad Lolley)
Andy Lutz
Assistant to the Head Coach Joined AU Staff: Dec. 1, 1998 Responsibility: Serves as an administrative assistant to Head Coach Tommy Tuberville. Organizes the football camps and fantasy camp. Experience: Worked as the assistant to the athletics director for recruiting at the University of Mississippi, where he coordinated the recruiting process for all sports from 1996-98. Was promoted to this position from graduate assistant coach in charge of linebackers and on-campus recruiting (1995-96). Before going to Ole Miss, was a graduate assistant in charge of the secondary and on-campus recruiting at the University of Nevada-Reno. Also was a graduate assistant at the University of the Pacific, his alma mater, where he worked with the linebackers and secondary. Was involved in recruiting, as well as being video coordinator and coordinator of the UOP Tiger Passing Camp. Worked for the Frank Glazier Football Clinics from 1990-98 as the clinic director. Personal Information: Born Oct. 24, 1968 in Lodi, Calif. Earned his bachelor's degree in Public Relations from the University of the Pacific in 1991. Received his master's degree in Educational Counseling and Psychology in 1994. A member of the American Football Coaches Association.
Jimmy, Judy and Danny Perry, Jana and John Gwin
Brent Thomas
Football Video Coordinator Joined AU Staff: March 2007 Responsibility: Responsible for scouting and breakdown of opponent’s game film, as well as filming of daily practices and games. Experience: Served as the assistant video coordinator for the Tennessee Titans of the NFL from 200307. Prior to working with the Titans, worked as a video graduate assistant with the University of Tennessee football team from 2002-03. Personal Information: Born Sept. 13, 1977 in Louisville, Ky. Earned his bachelor’s degree in sports management with a minor in business from the University of Tennessee in 2001. Walked on to the Tennessee football team as a long-snapper from 1996-2000.
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Rev. Chette Williams
Team Chaplain Joined AU Staff: Fall 1999 Responsibility: Serves as the Auburn team chaplain. Also is the Auburn campus director for Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the State Director for Urban Ministries for FCA. Experience: Former President of IMPACT Ministries, Spartanburg, S.C. (1995-99). Served as Pastor of New Covenant Baptist Church in New Orleans, La. (1993-95). Co-Pastor of New Song Baptist Church in Mobile, Ala. from 1991-93. Licensed (1987) and Ordained Minister (1988). Personal Information: Born Sept. 3, 1963. Married to the former Lakeba Hibbler. Two daughters, Lauren Denise, 12, Caitlyn Mae, 10, and one son, Chette LaRue, Jr., 8. Received Bachelor of Science from Auburn in Adult Education in 1985. Received Master of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 1993. Three-year letterman on Auburn football team from 1982-84. During playing career, Auburn won the Sugar Bowl, the Citrus Bowl and the Liberty Bowl. 2007. Played linebacker at Auburn under Terry Bowden from 1997-98 and defensive end under Tommy Tuberville from 1999-2000. Part of two SEC Western Division champions (1997 and 2000) and teams that played in the 1997 Peach Bowl and 2001 Citrus Bowl. Engaged to Molly McWilliams and will marry this September.
DeMarco McNeil
Defensive Graduate Assistant Joined AU Staff: June 2007 Responsibility: Assists with all aspects of the defense. Also responsible for opponent scouting, organizing scout teams for the defense and kicking game, video breakdown and computer data entry, the defensive scouting report, as well as all aspects of on-campus recruiting. Experience: Worked as a student assistant with Auburn for the 2007 season. Coached at Blount High School in Mobile during the 2006 season. Personal Information: Born December 15, 1979. Has a daughter, Madison, 3. Is a native of Prichard, Ala. Lettered for Auburn from 200003. Played in 51 games for Auburn as a defensive lineman, earning AllSEC honors as a senior. Played for the New England Patriots of the NFL in 2005. Earned his degree in criminology from Auburn in 2003.
Chette, Jr., Lakeba, Caitlyn Mae, Chette and Lauren Denise Williams
Whit Smith
Director of FCA Chaplain Training and Development Joined AU Staff: June 2008 Responsibility: Oversees the training and development of FCA college team chaplains across the country. Coordinates the chaplain internship program hosted at Auburn. Assists as chaplain with Auburn athletes. Professional Experience: Worked for Communities in Schools, serving inner city schools in Fort Worth, Texas in 2002-06. Served as a college intern twice at Tallowood Baptist Church in 2004 and 2006. Also served as the Groups Division intern and worked in the accounting department at North Point Community before returning to Auburn. Personal Information: Born Dec. 25, 1978. A native of Cordele, Ga. Earned a bachelor's degree in education from Auburn in 2001. Received Master of Divinity from Soutwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2006 and Master of Theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in
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