Kevin Sumlin
| Kevin Sumlin | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Texas A&M University |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 35–17 |
| Annual salary | $1.13 million[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 3, 1964 |
| Place of birth | Brewton, Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| 1983–1986 | Purdue |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1990 1991–1992 1993–1996 1997 1998–2000 2001–2002 2003–2005 2006–2007 2008–2011 2012–present |
Washington State (GA) Wyoming (WR) Minnesota (WR) Minnesota (QB) Purdue (WR) Texas A&M (OC/asst. HC) Oklahoma (ST/TE) Oklahoma (Co-OC/WR) Houston Texas A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 35–17 |
| Bowls | 1–1 |
| Statistics | |
| College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| C-USA Coach of the Year (2009, 2011) | |
Kevin Sumlin (born August 3, 1964) is the head football coach for Texas A&M University.[2] He was previously the head coach at the University of Houston from 2007 to 2011 while Case Keenum was the starting QB. [3]
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[edit] Early life
Kevin Sumlin was born in Brewton, Alabama on August 3, 1964. He later attended Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis, where he played football.
[edit] Coaching career
He served as an assistant at Washington State, Wyoming, Minnesota and Purdue; served as assistant head coach at Texas A&M for two years under R.C. Slocum and as offensive coordinator for five years at Oklahoma under Bob Stoops. In addition to Stoops and Slocum, he has served under Mike Price, Joe Tiller and Dennis Erickson. In his final year with the Sooners, his offense was one of the best in the country, averaging 44 points per game.[4] In December 2009, it was announced that Sumlin was a finalist for the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award. In 2011 Sumlin coached Houston to a 12-0 start before losing the C-USA conference championship game to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.[5]
On December 10, 2011, Sumlin told his players that he is leaving Houston, effective immediately, in order to accept a job at another school.[6] KRIV in Houston and ESPN's Joe Schad both reported that Sumlin will become the new coach at Texas A&M. Special teams coordinator Tony Levine will coach the team in the 2012 TicketCity Bowl.[2][7]
[edit] Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Cougars (Conference USA) (2008–2011) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Houston | 8–5 | 6–2 | 3rd (West) | W Armed Forces | ||||
| 2009 | Houston | 10–4 | 6–2 | 1st (West) | L Armed Forces | ||||
| 2010 | Houston | 5–7 | 4–4 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2011 | Houston | 12–1* | 8–0* | 1st (West) | TicketCity* | ||||
| Houston: | 35–17 | 24–8 | |||||||
| Texas A&M Aggies (Southeastern Conference) (2012–present) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Texas A&M | 0–0 | 0–0 | (West) | |||||
| Texas A&M: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 35–17 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
*Sumlin left for Texas A&M after the regular season; Tony Levine will coach the Cougars in the TicketCity Bowl
[edit] References
- ^ "Report: Houston's Sumlin gets $7M deal". ESPN. 2010-01-18. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4836594. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b Berman, Mark. Kevin Sumlin is Leaving the University of Houston. KRIV, 2011-12-10.
- ^ Schad, Joe (2007-12-13). "Source: Houston hires Sumlin, eighth minority coach in FBS". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3153106. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
- ^ Mark Schlabach, Yellow Jackets, Wolverines, Midshipmen earn high marks, ESPN.com, December 17, 2007.
- ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313370248
- ^ Khan, Sam Jr. Sumlin leaves post as UH head coach. Houston Chronicle, 2011-12-10.
- ^ Source: Kevin Sumlin to coach A&M. ESPN, 2011-12-10.
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