Jeff Quinn
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Buffalo |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 17–31 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 26, 1962 |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Lineman |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–32 |
| Bowls | 1–1 |
Jeff Quinn (born September 26, 1962) is a college football coach who is the head coach of the University at Buffalo football team.[1] He is the 24th head coach in University at Buffalo football history. He replaced Turner Gill who left for Kansas following the 2009 season.
Playing career
Quinn graduated from Elmhurst College in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in education. At Elmhurst, he played both offensive line in football and wrestled as a heavyweight. He was named NCAA Division III All-American third team following his senior season. He also won two College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championships as a wrestler and was inducted into Elmhurst's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993.[2]
Coaching career
Quinn has been a college football coach for 26 years, 21 of which have been as an assistant to Brian Kelly at Cincinnati, Central Michigan and Grand Valley State. He had never been a head coach before except for the 2010 Sugar Bowl (which he coached for Cincinnati after Kelly left for Notre Dame) and the 2006 Motor City Bowl (which he coached for Central Michigan after Kelly left for the head coaching job at Cincinnati). Quinn followed Kelly to Cincinnati afterward, where he served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach.[3] Quinn was a finalist for the 2009 Broyles Award, an award given to college football's best assistant coach.[4] Quinn coached at DePauw University, where he earned a master's degree in educational leadership, and Ohio Northern University before moving on to Grand Valley State.
In December 2009 Quinn was tapped to replace Turner Gill for the University at Buffalo.[5] After coaching Cincinnati to a loss in the Sugar Bowl Quinn officially began his duties as a head coach.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan Chippewas (Mid-American Conference) (2006) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Central Michigan | 1–0 | W Motor City | ||||||
| Central Michigan: | 1–0 | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Bearcats (Big East Conference) (2009) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Cincinnati | 0–1 | L Sugar† | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Cincinnati: | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Buffalo Bulls (Mid-American Conference) (2010–present) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Buffalo | 2–10 | 1–7 | t-5th (East) | |||||
| 2011 | Buffalo | 3–9 | 2–6 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 2012 | Buffalo | 4–8 | 3–5 | t-4th (East) | |||||
| 2013 | Buffalo | 8–4 | 6–2 | ||||||
| Buffalo: | 17–31 | 12–20 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–32 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- ^ "Cincinnati's Quinn is new UB football coach". Buffalo News. December 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-20. [dead link]
- ^ "Elmhurst College Athletics-Hall of Fame". Elmhurst College. December 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ "Jeff Quinn". University of Cincinnati. December 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ "2009 Broyles Award Finalists Announced". broylesaward.com. December 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ "All Hail Quinn". December 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
External links
- 1962 births
- Living people
- American football offensive linemen
- Buffalo Bulls football coaches
- Central Michigan Chippewas football coaches
- Cincinnati Bearcats football coaches
- DePauw Tigers football coaches
- Elmhurst Bluejays football players
- Grand Valley State Lakers football coaches
- Ohio Northern Polar Bears football coaches