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| Title | Head coach | |
| College | Alabama | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Team record | 7–6 | |
| Born | October 31, 1951 | |
| Place of birth | Fairmont, WV | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | NCAA 99–48–1 NFL 15–17–0 |
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| Bowls | 4–5 | |
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| Championships | ||
| 1 National Championship (2003) 2 SEC Championships (2001, 2003) |
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| 2003 Paul "Bear" Bryant Award | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1970-1972 | Kent State | |
| Position | Defensive back | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1973-1974 1975-1976 1977 1978-1979 1980-1981 1982 1983-1987 1988-1989 1990 1991-1994 1995-1999 2000-2004 2005-2006 2007-present |
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Nicholas Lou Saban (born October 31, 1951, in Fairmont, West Virginia) is an American college football coach and the current head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide. Michigan State University ( MSU) is a co-educational public Research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage they A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on an American football team who is in charge of the defense. The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. The University of Toledo is a public University situated in Toledo Ohio. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, Coeducational The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies Athletic teams at The University of Alabama are known as the Crimson Tide. Saban took the Alabama position after coaching the Miami Dolphins for two years and previously coaching Alabama's SEC Western division rival, LSU. The LSU Tigers football team aka "Fighting Tigers" represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge Louisiana, United States in Saban's eight-year contract for a total of $32 million made him the highest paid college football coach in the United States at the time. Saban's career record as a collegiate head coach is 99-48-1.
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Saban was an assistant coach at Kent State, Syracuse, West Virginia, Ohio State, Navy and Michigan State in NCAA Division I-A, and with the Houston Oilers and Cleveland Browns in the National Football League. Kent State University 's intercollegiate athletic teams are known as the Golden Flashes or simply as the Flashes. The Syracuse Orange is the Nickname used by the athletic teams of Syracuse University. The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of College football. The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The Navy Midshipmen football team represent the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I -A College football. The Michigan State Spartans football program competes in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference. Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Having worked under Bill Belichick in Cleveland, he is part of the Belichick coaching tree. William Stephen Belichick (born April 16, 1952 in Nashville Tennessee) is the American football head coach for the New England Patriots
Saban was hired to lead the Toledo Rockets in 1990. The University of Toledo is a public University situated in Toledo Ohio. Coming off of a 6-5 season in both 1988 and 1989, the Rockets found quick success under Nick Saban by going 9-2. Origin of nickname The University of Toledo football team did not have a nickname until 1923 when they played Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The two games that the Rockets lost all season came by narrow margins: one point to Central Michigan, and four points to Navy. Central Michigan University (also known as CMU) is a Coeducational State university located in Mount Pleasant in the U The United States Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland, United States that educates and commissions officers of the United States With the 9-2 season, Toledo was co-champions of the Mid-American Conference. The Mid-American Conference ( MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division I college athletic conference with a membership Saban left Toledo after one season.
When Saban arrived in East Lansing, Michigan prior to the 1995 season, MSU had not had a winning season since 1990, and the team was sanctioned by the NCAA for recruiting violations committed under his predecessor, his former mentor, George Perles. East Lansing is a city in the US state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital George J Perles is a retired American football coach. He was a Defensive line coach Defensive coordinator, and assistant Head coach [1]
In December of 1999, Saban accepted an offer from LSU to become their next head coach. The LSU Tigers football team aka "Fighting Tigers" represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge Louisiana, United States in
Nick Saban accepted the job of head coach for the Miami Dolphins on December 25, 2004. The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area.
Changes outside Miami, however, were brewing. On November 27, 2006, The University of Alabama announced that head coach Mike Shula had been dismissed. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Mike Shula (born June 3, 1965, in) is an American football quarterback coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, an NFL team Nick Saban was rumored to be at the top of Alabama's wish list, but Saban refused to discuss the job while his NFL season was still underway. During the month of December 2006, Saban was repeatedly questioned by the media about the Alabama job, and he repeatedly denied the rumors in his weekly press conferences, adamantly stating on December 21 "I'm not going to be the Alabama coach. "[2] Saban did eventually meet with Alabama officials on January 1, 2007,[3] following the Dolphins' season ending loss to the Indianapolis Colts. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana.
Nick Saban announced on January 3, 2007 that he accepted an offer to become Alabama's 27th head coach, following a meeting with Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga. Lincoln Financial Media is a subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation that owns Radio and Television stations in the United States. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [4]
On January 4, 2007, Nick Saban was officially introduced as the head football coach of The University of Alabama at a press conference on the Alabama campus. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
On September 1, 2007, his Crimson Tide opened the season with a 52-6 win over the Western Carolina Catamounts, scoring more points than during any game in the 2006 season. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Western Carolina University (WCU is a Coeducational Public university located in Cullowhee North Carolina. The 2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football season began with the team trying to improve on their previous season 's 10–2 record
He became the fifth Alabama coach since 1900 to start his first season 3-0, earning a win over then-ranked #16 Arkansas Razorbacks. The Arkansas Razorbacks football program is a College football team that represents the University of Arkansas. However, Bama ended the regular season with a 6-6 record, including a 4 game losing streak. However, the Tide defeated Colorado in the 2007 Independence Bowl, 30-24, to end the year 7-6, only their second winning season in the last five years. The Colorado Buffaloes football team represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Big 12 Conference at the NCAA Division I-A The Independence Bowl is a post-season NCAA -sanctioned Division I College football Bowl game that is played annually at Independence Stadium
Saban's decision to return to college football was met with a great deal of criticism from both the NFL and college football realms. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies Saban was referred to as a "liar," by ESPN's Pat Forde[5] and "shameless" by the Chicago Sun-Times. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to Pat Forde is a senior sports columnist for ESPNcom who specializes in the coverage of horse racing and college sports mainly NCAA Division I Football and Men's Basketball The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily Newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. When asked whether Saban was "a raging fraud", Hall of Fame coach Don Shula responded, "What other conclusion can you draw? The guy likes to hear himself talk and then doesn't follow up on what he says. Donald Francis Shula (born January 4, 1930 in Grand River, Ohio) is an American former professional football coach "[6] Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga has refused to publicly criticize Saban over the move. [7]
According to the Dolphin's veteran lineman, Keith Traylor, he would have retired if Saban returned to Miami. Byron Keith Traylor (born September 3, 1969 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American football Defensive tackle who is currently To quote, "If the regime had stayed the same, I wouldn't have come back. You just didn't want to hear it. I can't talk to you that way, don't talk to me that way. We're grown men. We get paid just the same. "[8] Fellow Dolphin's defensive lineman Vonnie Holliday echoed Traylor's remarks. "There's not as much yelling and screaming on the field [now]," Holliday said. "There's a sense of a little more relaxed atmosphere and going about business, and I think it's great. "[9]
On the other hand, 5-time Dolphin pro bowler Jason Taylor has a different view of his former head coach. Jason Paul Taylor (born September 1, 1974 in) is an American football Defensive end for the Washington Redskins of the National He was quoted in an interview with Sports Illustrated's Mike Silver, who wrote, "Taylor is more charitable toward Nick Saban, the Dolphins coach who in January bolted to Alabama only two years into a five-year contract, after repeatedly denying that he was interested in the Crimson Tide job. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. " "I loved Nick; I thought he was great," Taylor says. "He rubbed a lot of people the wrong way, but I was his kind of guy. Yeah, his decision was selfishly based, but at the end of the day, isn't everybody going to take the best job that's available? Find me one NFL head coach who didn't lie last year. I don't want to get too political, but we're in a war based on false pretenses. We have problems in this nation with health care and affordable housing, and how many politicians have lied about that? And people want to freak out because Nick Saban wouldn't coach a football team?"[10]
After leaving LSU for the Dolphins, Saban's agent, Jimmy Sexton, revealed "numerous offers" from NFL teams Saban had allegedly turned down earlier in his career, thus retroactively confirming most of the rumors. Jimmy Sexton (born December 15 1951 in Mobile Alabama played Major League Baseball from 1977-1983
On January 3, 2007, Saban met with members of the Miami media following his introductory press conference at the University of Alabama. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [11] During an off-the-record portion of this meeting, Saban used the term "coonass" while relaying a story told to him by a member of the LSU board of trustees. Coonass, or Coon-ass, is an Epithet used in reference to a person of Cajun ethnicity It is unclear whether the term was used by the LSU official, then quoted by Saban, or Saban used the term in an effort to put the story in proper context. The term coonass is regarded as a badge of ethnic pride by some members of the Cajun community, however it is considered a slur by others. Cajuns ('keʒən les Cadiens are an Ethnic group mainly living in Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles and peoples of other Terms of disparagement are Pejorative Words and Phrases which are either intended to be or are often regarded as insulting impolite or unkind Therefore, Saban soon explained, "The term in question is not language that I use or condone, and I can understand how some would take offense. " Saban and many University of Alabama officials were upset that the recording was released by the media due to the fact that Saban had told the reporters that they were off the record. [12]
On November 19, 2007 Nick Saban at a press conference after a loss to underdog Louisiana-Monroe stated, "Changes in history usually occur after some kind of catastrophic event. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The University of Louisiana at Monroe is a coeducational public University located in Monroe, Louisiana, USA with an approximate enrollment of 8767 It may be 9-11, which sort of changed the spirit of America relative to catastrophic events. Pearl Harbor kind of got us ready for World War II, or whatever, and that was a catastrophic event. " A spokesperson for him said, "What Coach Saban said did not correlate losing a football game with tragedy. . . The message was that true spirit and unity become evident in the most difficult of times. Those were two tremendous examples that everyone can identify with. "[13]
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| Toledo Rockets (Mid-American Conference) (1990) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Toledo | 9–2 | 7–1 | — | — | ||||
| Toledo: | 9–2 | 7–1 | |||||||
| Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten Conference) (1995 – 1999) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Michigan State | 6–5–1 | 4–3–1 | L Independence | — | — | |||
| 1996 | Michigan State | 6–6 | 5–3 | L Sun | — | — | |||
| 1997 | Michigan State | 7–5 | 4–4 | L Aloha | — | — | |||
| 1998 | Michigan State | 6–6 | 4–4 | — | — | ||||
| 1999~ | Michigan State | 9–2 | 6–2 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Michigan State: | 35–24–1 | 23–16–1 | ~Saban resigned 11/30/99. Origin of nickname The University of Toledo football team did not have a nickname until 1923 when they played Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The Mid-American Conference ( MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division I college athletic conference with a membership The 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split championship and the ensuing controversy led to the creation of the Bowl Coalition The Michigan State Spartans football program competes in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference. The 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Alliance and was a relatively calm year compared to the The Independence Bowl is a post-season NCAA -sanctioned Division I College football Bowl game that is played annually at Independence Stadium The 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Florida Gators crowned National Champions but not as unanimously as the The Sun Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played usually at the end of December in El Paso Texas. The 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split championship for the third time in the 1990s The Aloha Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I -A College football bowl game played in ʻAiea Hawaii at Aloha The 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first of the Bowl Championship Series, which saw Tennessee win the national championship The 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State named national champions defeating Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl Williams coached bowl game. Bobby Williams is the current Tight end and Special teams coach at the University of Alabama, having been hired on January 18, 2008 | ||||||
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| 2000 | LSU | 8–4 | 5–3 | W Peach | — | 22 | |||
| 2001 | LSU | 10–3 | 6–3 | 1st | W Sugar † | 8 | 7 | ||
| 2002 | LSU | 8–5 | 5–3 | L Cotton | — | — | |||
| 2003 | LSU | 13–1 | 8–1 | 1st | W Sugar † | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004 | LSU | 9–3 | 6–2 | L Capital One | 16 | 16 | |||
| LSU: | 48–16 | 30–12 | |||||||
| Alabama Crimson Tide (Southeastern Conference) (2007 — present) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Alabama | 7–6 | 4–4 | 5th (West) | W Independence | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Alabama | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||
| Alabama: | 7–6 | 4–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 99–48–1 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. The LSU Tigers football team aka "Fighting Tigers" represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge Louisiana, United States in The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern The 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with fans singing Oklahoma! as the Sooners claimed the first national championship 2000 was Nick Saban's first year as head coach of the LSU football team The Chick-fil-A Bowl, formerly called the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and before that simply (and perhaps more familiarly called the Peach Bowl, is an annual The 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the hurricane winds blow again as the University of Miami, the team of the 80s returned After a win in the Peach Bowl over highly favored, Nick Saban and the LSU Tigers were determined to have an even better season than before The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season bucked the trend of boring national title games providing a game that lived up to the hype 2002 saw the LSU Tigers take to the field to defend the SEC Championship The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas The 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with an abundance of controversy The 2003 LSU Tigers football team won the BCS National Championship the first national championship for LSU since 1958 The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with several undefeated teams vying for a spot in the national title game 2004 was Nick Saban's last season as head coach of the LSU Tigers football team The Capital One Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game played in Orlando Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the The Alabama Crimson Tide football program is a College football team that represents the University of Alabama (variously "Alabama" or "UA" The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern The 2007 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision football season, or the College football season began on August The 2007 Alabama Crimson Tide tried to improve from a disappointing 6&ndash7 record in the 2006 season The 2007 PetroSun Independence Bowl, part of the 2007&ndash08 NCAA football bowl season took place on December 30, 2007 at Independence The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision football season, or the College football season began on August 28, The 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represents the University of Alabama in the College football season of 2008–2009. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I-A College football and Division I °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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| 2005 | Miami Dolphins | 9-7 | 2nd AFC East | None |
| 2006 | Miami Dolphins | 6-10 | 4th AFC East | None |
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He is married to Terry Saban (formerly Constable) from West Virginia; they have two children, Nicholas and Kristin. The 2005 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 86th season played by the major professional American football league in the United States The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. The 2006 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 87th one played by the major professional American football league in the United The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by
Lou Saban, Nick's cousin, is a former two year All-Big Ten Indiana University star football player and head coach of the NFL Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos and New England Patriots. Louis Henry Saban (born October 13, 1921) is a retired football player and coach Indiana University is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston
Nick graduated from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. Kent State University (also known as Kent, Kent State, or KSU) is one of America’s largest university systems the third largest university Kent is a city in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in the northeastern part of Ohio and the Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads
He's of Croat origins. Croats (Hrvati are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries Bill Belichick, with whome Nick Saban has excellent relations, said, when speaking about him and Saban: "Two successful Croats in the same division of NFL. William Stephen Belichick (born April 16, 1952 in Nashville Tennessee) is the American football head coach for the New England Patriots You must admit, you don't see that every day. "[14]
| Preceded by Dan Simrell |
University of Toledo Head Football Coach 1990 |
Succeeded by Gary Pinkel |
| Preceded by George Perles |
Michigan State University Head Football Coach 1995–1999 |
Succeeded by Bobby Williams |
| Preceded by Gerry DiNardo/Hal Hunter (interim) |
Louisiana State University Head Football Coach 2000–2004 |
Succeeded by Les Miles |
| Preceded by Jim Tressel |
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award 2003 |
Succeeded by Tommy Tuberville |
| Preceded by Jim Bates |
Miami Dolphins Head Coach 2005-2006 |
Succeeded by Cam Cameron |
| Preceded by Joe Kines (interim) |
University of Alabama Head Football Coach 2007- |
Succeeded by Current |