(1944-12-17) December 17, 1944 (age 79) Crestline, Ohio
Playing career
1962–1965
Morehead State
Position(s)
Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
c. 1970
St. Paul HS (OH)
1975–1976
Cincinnati (assoc. HC)
1977
Arizona (defensive backs)
1978–1980
Murray State
1981–1982
Cincinnati
1983–1985
Kansas
1986–1989
Pittsburgh
Head coaching record
Overall
76–55–4 (college) 50–19–1 (high school)
Bowls
0–1
Tournaments
0–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
OVC Coach of the Year (1968)
Mike Gottfried (born December 17, 1944) is a sportscaster and former American football player and coach.
He served as the head football coach at Murray State University (1978–1980), the University of Cincinnati (1981–1982), the University of Kansas (1983–1985), and the University of Pittsburgh (1986–1989), compiling a career college football record of 76–55–4. Gottfried played college football at Morehead State University as a quarterback from 1962 to 1965. Before moving to the college coaching ranks, he coached high school football in Ohio, tallying a mark of 50–19–1.[1] Gottfried is the uncle of Mark Gottfried, the former head men's basketball coach at Cal State Northridge.
After coaching, Gottfried served as a college football color analyst and color commentator for ESPN from 1990 until 2007.
Gottfried's autobiography, entitled Coach's Challenge: Faith, Football, and Filling the Father Gap and co-written by Ron Benson, was released on September 11, 2007. Gottfried and his wife, Mickey, founded Team Focus in 2000, a cost-free community outreach program aimed at young men without fathers. Gottfried felt drawn to start Team Focus, because he lost his father at age 11 and understood the difficulties and hardships of young men growing up without fathers.
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season. Staub was replaced by MikeGottfried, who had been head coach at Murray State the previous four seasons. Gottfried was able to improve UC's fortunes...
Chancellor Wesley Posvar. Additionally, Gottfried had poor relations with boosters, alumni and the media. As a result, Gottfried was fired after the 1989 season...
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championship game. † Denotes co-champions Notable alumni include: QB MikeGottfried (1962–1965) C Nick Nighswander (1970–1973) TE Gary Shirk (1970–1973)...
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defensive coordinator at Murray State University in 1979 under head coach, MikeGottfried. In 1981, after two seasons as defensive coordinator, he was promoted...
after four seasons. In 1983, KU hired MikeGottfried away from Cincinnati to replace the Fambrough. Gottfried had a mediocre tenure as the Jayhawks head...
fourth in the voting for the 1983 Heisman Trophy, which was won by teammate Mike Rozier. The Huskers came within a whisker of a national championship, falling...
consultant to the University of Pittsburgh football team (as coached by MikeGottfried) in 1987. Even when he was out of coaching by 1991, Gillman was still...
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