Butch Jones
| Butch Jones | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Cincinnati |
| Conference | Big East |
| Record | 14–11 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 17, 1968 Saugatuck, Michigan [1] |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1989 | Ferris State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1991 1992–1994 1995–1997 1998 1999–2001 2002–2004 2005–2006 2007–2009 2010–present |
Rutgers (GA) Wilkes (OC) Ferris State (OC) Central Michigan (TE) Central Michigan (RB) Central Michigan (OC) West Virginia (WR) Central Michigan Cincinnati |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 41–24 |
| Bowls | 1–2 |
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse |
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| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships 2 MAC (2007, 2009) |
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Lyle Allen "Butch" Jones, Jr. (born January 17, 1968) is the current head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats football team. Jones previously served as head coach at Central Michigan from 2007–2009. A Michigan native, he played college football at Ferris State University. Jones and his wife Barbara, have three sons (Alex, Adam, and Andrew).[1]
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[edit] Assistant coaching career
As a college senior, Jones interned for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and then earned a job as a defensive assistant at Rutgers University right out of college in 1990. Two years later, he took a job as offensive coordinator at Wilkes University, helping to guide the team deep into the Division III playoffs. In 1995, he returned to his alma mater, Ferris State to serve in the offensive coordinator role. His offensive acumen was clear as he led Ferris State to the top-ranked offense nationally for three straight years. He arrived at Central Michigan in 1998, coaching tight ends for one year, running backs for two more, and finally called the plays on offense from 2002 to 2004. He left the school in 2005 to work for Rich Rodriguez and coach wide receivers at West Virginia University, helping to lead the school to back-to-back top ten seasons.[2]
[edit] Central Michigan
Jones returned to Central Michigan as head coach in 2007. In his first year he posted an 8-5 overall record and a 7–1 conference record. Jones ended two streaks that had haunted his predecessors. On September 29, 2007, CMU beat Northern Illinois University, which was the first CMU victory over Northern Illinois going back to 1998 (nine games). On November 6, 2007, CMU beat its chief rival, Western Michigan University, at its home field of Waldo Stadium for the first since 1993. He guided CMU to the MAC title at Ford Field in Detroit against Miami (Ohio), and led the team to its second consecutive Motor City Bowl. He was only the ninth football coach in Mid-American Conference history to win the championship in his first season. In 2008, a 31–24 loss to Ball State on Nov. 19 derailed the Chippewas' MAC title hopes, but CMU earned a trip to a third consecutive Motor City Bowl. In 2009 he guided the Chippewas to their third MAC Championship in four years after an 8–0 MAC schedule, the first time in school history the Chippewas went undefeated in the MAC. CMU completed its run with a 20–10 win against Ohio in the MAC title game at Ford Field. He left CMU with a 27–13 overall record and 20-3 MAC record. He did not win a bowl game, though his team won the 2009 bowl game against Troy, 44-41.
[edit] Cincinnati
On December 16, 2009, Jones was named head coach at the University of Cincinnati.[1] He replaced Brian Kelly who left to become head coach at Notre Dame.[3] Jones had previously replaced Kelly at Central Michigan.
[edit] Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Central Michigan Chippewas (Mid-American Conference) (2007–2009) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Central Michigan | 8–6 | 6–1 | 1st (West) | L Motor City | ||||
| 2008 | Central Michigan | 8–5 | 6–2 | T–2nd (West) | L Motor City | ||||
| 2009 | Central Michigan | 11–2 | 8–0 | 1st (West) | GMAC* | 25 | |||
| Central Michigan: | 27–13 | 20–3 | * Did not coach bowl game | ||||||
| Cincinnati Bearcats (Big East Conference) (2010–present) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Cincinnati | 4–8 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2011 | Cincinnati | 10–3 | 5–2 | T–1st | W Liberty | 21 | 25 | ||
| Cincinnati: | 14–11 | 7–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 41–24 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. |
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- 1968 births
- Living people
- Central Michigan Chippewas football coaches
- Cincinnati Bearcats football coaches
- Ferris State Bulldogs football coaches
- Ferris State Bulldogs football players
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights football coaches
- West Virginia Mountaineers football coaches
- Wilkes Colonels football coaches
- People from Allegan County, Michigan
- Players of American football from Michigan
