Tommy Tuberville, head coach of the Auburn Tigers college football team, during Tiger Walk prior to the 2007 Ole Miss game. Tags: Tommy Tuberville View |
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Thomas Hawley Tuberville (born September 18, 1954) is an American college football coach who currently serves as the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team. Tuberville served as the head coach of the Auburn Tigers football team until December 3, 2008, when he resigned from the position after completing his tenth season.
Tuberville was the 2004 recipient of the Walter Camp (Walter Camp Coach of the Year) and Paul Bryant (Paul "Bear" Bryant Award) Coach of the Year awards after Auburns 13-0 season. He earned his 100th career win on October 6, 2007 in a 35-7 victory over Vanderbilt (Vanderbilt Commodores football). He is also the only football coach in Auburn history to beat in-state rival Alabama (Alabama Crimson Tide football) six consecutive times.
Date of birth: 1954-09-18
Birth Location: Camden, Arkansas
Sport: Football (American football)
Conference: Big 12 (Big 12 Conference)
Title: Head coach
Contract: $ (U.S. dollar)1.5 million per year
Awards: Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2004),Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2004),SEC Coach of the Year (Southeastern Conference football individual awards#Coach of the Year) (1997, 2004)
Championships: 1 SEC Championship (List_of_SEC_conference_champions#Football) (2004),5 SEC Western Division Titles (List_of_SEC_conference_champions#Divisional_champions) (2000-2002, 2004-2005)
Bowlrecord: 6-3
Cfbdwid: 2363
Position: Safety (Safety (American football position))