Although the 2012 Gators had a top defense, the season was primarily hampered by the lack of offensive output again. Assistant coaches under Muschamp who became college head coaches: South Carolina Gamecocks head football coaches, 2003 LSU Tigers football—BCS & USA Today/ESPN national champions, University of Florida Athletic Association, "Muschamp's intensity a hit with players", "Muschamp Named A Finalist For Broyles Award", "Muschamp to succeed Brown as Texas head coach", "Muschamp to take over Texas when Brown retires", "Auburn Names Will Muschamp Defensive Coordinator", "Muschamp remembers '94 AU-UGA game well", One-Time Gainesville Native Will Muschamp Returns To Coach Florida Gators, "Miami Dolphins - All Time Roster - Coaches", "2006 FBS National Team Report - Scoring Defense", "2007 FBS National Team Report - Pass Efficiency Defense", "2007 FBS National Team Report - Total Defense", "2007 FBS National Team Report - Pass Defense", "2007 FBS National Team Report - Scoring Defense", "Muschamp resigns as Auburn defensive coordinator, accepts Texas offer", "Muschamp brings intensity, impressive resume to Texas' defense", "Muschamp to remain at Texas – Assistant coach to remain as Defensive Coordinator and eventually succeed Mack Brown as head coach", "Mack Brown's raise approved by UT regents", "Muschamp to take over as coach at Texas when Brown retires", "Football: Muschamp seals future in Texas – After one year as defensive coordinator, Musclecramp in line to take reigns from Brown", "Virginia Tech AD wants to look in to Texas' coach-in-waiting plan", "Where there's a Will – Texas lands great successor", "Muschamp Out at End of Regular Season; Foley to Begin Search for Next Gators' Head Coach", "Musclecramp lands rich deal as new Auburn DC", "Will Muschamp accepts offer to be Auburn's defensive coordinator", "Coach Boom: Gamecocks pick Muschamp to be 34th football coach", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Will_Muschamp&oldid=984036617, Eastern Kentucky Colonels football coaches, South Carolina Gamecocks football coaches, Players of American football from Florida, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 October 2020, at 19:44. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. Muschamp left LSU with Saban after the 2004 season to join the Miami Dolphins staff as the assistant head coach. Muschamp's Gators earned a 24–17 Gator Bowl victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes playing under interim coach, Luke Fickell. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Muschamp attended the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Join our linker program. The unit also ranked second in the NFL with 49 quarterback sacks. This also ended a 22-year bowl streak that dated back to 1991 when the Gators came off probation. Find out more. [23], In announcing the move, the University of Texas noted, "Muschamp's Longhorn defense is leading the Big 12 in rushing defense (82.5 ypg/25th NCAA) and scoring defense (19.5 ppg/25th NCAA). Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Sunday, October 18, 6:54AM. Very intense. Muschamp played football, basketball, baseball, and ran track for the Darlington Tigers. He walked on to the Georgia Bulldogs football team and played safety from 1991 to 1994. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. The following spring, Muschamp brought in the No. Muschamp was slated to receive a raise to $425,000 per year with a two-year, no buyout, contract at Auburn for 2008, which would have made him the highest-paid assistant coach in the SEC. The first was a homecoming loss to Vanderbilt—their first loss to the Commodores since 1988 and first at home since 1945. After a 42–13 homecoming loss to Missouri, some Gator fans called for Muschamp to be fired immediately. As assistant head coach/defense of the Miami Dolphins, Muschamp, along with defensive coordinator Richard Smith,[11] supervised a defense that ranked fifteenth in total defense in the NFL. I think it is 'the' elite job in the country. [19], On November 18, 2008, the University of Texas announced Muschamp would succeed Brown whenever he retired. [5] While at LSU, Muschamp coached four All-Americans including Bradie James, Chad Lavalais, Corey Webster and Marcus Spears. Mack has provided outstanding leadership and continues to elevate our football program to a level as high as anyone in the country.