TOMMY TUBERVILLE

'Thomas H. Tuberville', (born September 18, 1954) is an American college football coach and current head coach of the Auburn Tigers football team.

Contents

Biography

Coaching record

Personal and community

References

External links

Biography

A native of Camden, Arkansas, Tommy Tuberville played football in high school and lettered as free safety at Southern Arkansas University where he played from 1972-1976. His nicknames include Tubby, Ears, and The Riverboat Gambler.
Tuberville was an assistant coach at Arkansas State University, the University of Miami, and Texas A&M University prior to being named to his first collegiate head coaching job at the University of Mississippi. He left Ole Miss following the 1998 season to take the head coaching job at Auburn University. Tuberville famously said that the only way he would leave Ole Miss was in a pine box. Ironically enough the name of the plane Tuberville took from Oxford, MS to Auburn, AL was called "Pine Box."
In his tenure, Tuberville has guided Auburn to the top of the SEC standings, leading the Tigers to an SEC Championship and five Western Division titles (including outright championships in 2000 and 2004 and co-championships in 2001, 2002 and 2005). Under his direction, the Tigers have made seven consecutive bowl appearances including five New Year's Day bowl berths.
The Auburn Tigers were a perfect 13-0 in 2004 including the SEC title and a win over Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl. Coach Tuberville received Coach of the Year awards from the AP, the American Football Coaches Association, the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Subsequently Tuberville declared Auburn University the "People's Champs" of 2004.
In 2005, despite losing the entire starting backfield from the unbeaten 2004 team to the first round of the NFL draft, Coach Tuberville led Auburn to a 9-3 record, finishing the regular season with victories over rivals Georgia and Alabama
Under Tuberville, Auburn has a winning record against its three biggest rivals, LSU (5-3), Georgia (5-3), and Alabama (6-2). He has led Auburn to 5 straight victories over in-state rival Alabama, the longest win streak in this rivalry since 1982, which was the year Auburn broke Alabama's 9 year streak.
Tuberville has also established himself as one of the best big game coaches in college football, winning 8 out of 9 games against top 10 opponents since the start of the 2004 season. In 2006, his Tigers recorded victories over two Top 5 teams who later played in BCS bowls, including eventual BCS Champion Florida.
Tuberville has coached 19 players who were selected in the NFL draft, including four first round picks in 2004, with several others signing as free agents. He has coached 8 All-Americans and a Thorpe Award winner (Carlos Rogers). Thirty-four players under Tuberville have been named to All-SEC (First Team). Eighteen players have been named All-SEC freshman. His players have been named SEC player of the week 46 times. He has also had 2 SEC players of the year and one SEC Championship game MVP.

Coaching record

★ Ole Miss was on probation in 1995 and 1996

^Current season

Personal and community

Tuberville is married to the former Suzanne Fette of Guilford, Indiana. They are the parents of two sons, Tucker and Troy.
Tuberville contributes time and resources to organizations within the Auburn community including Storybook Farm[1], an equestrian-based program offering free therapeutic care to children with debilitating illnesses and those suffering from bereavement. Additionally, he hosts charity golf tournaments for Camp ASCAA, the Girls and Boys Club of Montgomery, the Auburn University Marching Band, and the Alabama Sheriff's Youth Ranch.

References

★ Auburn University 2006 Football Media Guide

External links

★ Official Auburn athletics biography