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Name	Gene Chizik
First Name	Gene
Last Name	Chizik
Occupation	Football Coach
Birthday	December 28
Birth Year	1961
Place of Birth	Tarpon Springs
Home Town	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Sagittarius
Full/Birth Name
Parents	Gene C. Chizik Sr., Rita Chizik
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Jonna Chizik
Children(s)	Landry Grace Chizik, Kennedy Danielle Chizik, Eugene Calloway Chizik

Gene Chizik Biography

Gene Chizik is one of the most popular and richest Football Coach who was born on December 28, 1961 in Tarpon Springs, Florida, United States. Paul Rhoads succeeded him as head coach of Iowa State. succeeded as the head coach at Iowa State.

Chizik earned a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Florida in 1986, and went on to receive a master’s degree in guidance and counseling from Clemson University in 1991.

Chizik began his coaching career at Seminole High School, serving as their defensive coordinator and inside linebacker coach from 1986 to 1988. He then became a graduate assistant at Clemson from 1988 to 1989, working with the outside linebackers. During his time at Clemson he coached in the 1988 Citrus Bowl and the 1989 Gator Bowl, under secondary coach Bill Oliver.

There are twins identical to his girls, Landry and Kennedy.

He was a linebacker at the University of Florida.

Eugene T. Chizik (born December 28, 1961) is a former American football coach and former player. He was most recently the defensive coordinator at North Carolina from 2015–2016. He served as the head coach of the Auburn football team from 2009 until the end of the 2012 season. Chizik’s 2010 Auburn Tigers football team completed a 14–0 season with a victory over Oregon in the BCS National Championship Game. Chizik played college football at the University of Florida in 1981 for head coach Charley Pell.

Gene Chizik Net Worth

Gene is one of the richest Football Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gene Chizik's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

His coaching journey began as a coach at Seminole High School.

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Source of Income	Football Coach
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House	Living in own house.

In 2005, Chizik was hired by Texas to serve as their co-defensive coordinator, assistant head coach, and linebackers coach. During his time at Texas, the team won the 2005 NCAA Division I-A national football championship by defeating USC in the 2006 Rose Bowl.

In November 2006, Chizik was hired to replace outgoing coach Dan McCarney as head football coach of Iowa State. McCarney resigned after going 4–8 in his final season, despite five bowl appearances during his tenure, the most of any Iowa State coach. Chizik’s contract with ISU was a six-year deal worth a guaranteed $6.75 million. With incentives, the total had the potential to be more than $10 million. In Chizik’s first season, Iowa State finished 3–9, including a 15–13 upset victory over Iowa, and back-to-back wins against Kansas State and Colorado. The Cyclones also experienced a notable improvement on defense. In the year prior to Chizik’s arrival, Iowa State was ranked 102nd nationally in total defense and in Chizik’s first year, they improved to 65th.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Chizik later employed a very similar scheme at Auburn, where he served again as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach from 2002 to 2004. During this time, he had some of the greatest successes of his career to date. He coached in three bowl games, the 2003 Capital One Bowl, 2004 Music City Bowl, and 2005 Sugar Bowl. His 2004 defensive unit led the country in scoring defense, giving up 11.3 points per game, and the total defense ranked 5th, which is the same ranking the 2003 team recorded. He garnered the 2004 Broyles Award, which is given each year to the top assistant coach in the nation. The 2004 Auburn Tigers football team finished 13–0 that year, won the SEC title, and defeated Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl. It placed second in the final AP and Coaches polls.

Who is Gene Chizik Dating?

According to our records, Gene Chizik married to Jonna Chizik . As of January 13, 2024, Gene Chizik’s is not dating anyone.

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On December 13, 2008, Auburn University hired Chizik to succeed former head coach Tommy Tuberville, who resigned from the position after finishing 5–7 in the 2008 season. Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs released a statement that said: “I know that we have found the right fit for Auburn. Gene’s body of work during his 23 years in this profession is remarkable. He has a strong knowledge of this athletics program, this university and the community, and he knows how to be successful in the Southeastern Conference. He is a high-energy coach that is an outstanding motivator and demands a tough, physical style of football.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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His initial full-time coaching job was as the defensive ends coach at Middle Tennessee State from 1990 to 1991. In 1990, the Blue Raiders won the Ohio Valley Conference championship. His next assignment was at Stephen F. Austin State University, serving as their linebackers coach from 1992 to 1995. SFA advanced to the Division I-AA semifinals in 1995. He was then promoted to the defensive coordinator role, which he held from 1996 to 1997. He then served as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach for Central Florida from 1998 to 2001.

In 2008, Iowa State won their first two games against South Dakota State and Kent State before losing their final 10 games to finish the season 2–10. Among all 119 Division I FBS teams, the team ranked 111th in total defense, 115th in passing defense, and 95th in rushing defense. Following the 2008 season, Chizik fired two assistant coaches and demoted both his offensive and defensive coordinators. Chizik’s name came up frequently as a coach who would be on the hot seat for the following season, though all acknowledged the difficulty of the job given the lack of resources and difficult schedule.

Top Facts about Gene Chizik

Gene Chizik was born on December 28, 1961.
He played college football at the University of Florida.
Chizik won a national championship as Auburn’s head coach in 2010.
He also served as head coach at Iowa State and defensive coordinator at Texas.
Chizik has a career coaching record of 38-38.
He was named ACC Coach of the Year in 2005 while at Auburn.
Chizik is known for his defensive expertise and aggressive play-calling.
He retired from coaching in 2016 to spend more time with family.
Chizik currently works as an analyst for the SEC Network and ESPN Radio.
He authored a book titled “All In: What It Takes To Be The Best.”

Facts & Trivia

Gene Ranked on the list of most popular Football Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gene Chizik celebrates birthday on December 28 of every year.

In his first year, Chizik led the Tigers to the 2010 Outback Bowl, a fairly quick turnaround for a team that went 5–7 the year before. The next year, he led the team to a 14–0 record and the BCS National Championship—the first undisputed national championship in school history. With the loss of several players from that team who opted to go pro, Chizik’s third team slipped to 8–5. The 2012 season was the first season that Chizik did not have Gus Malzahn on staff; Malzahn had accepted a Head Coaching Position at Arkansas State following the 2011 season. The 2012 season was extremely disappointing as the team finished 3–9 and was outscored 150–21 in its final three SEC games—including a 49–0 loss to Alabama in the Iron Bowl. Overall, Auburn went 33–19 during Chizik’s tenure as head football coach.

What is Gene Chizik doing now?

Gene Chizik is a college football analyst for ESPN and SEC Network, having been with SEC Network since its inception in 2014. Chizik is one of the main Saturday studio analysts for SEC Now alongside Chris Doering, and added ESPN’s Friday Night Football to his repertoire for the 2019 season.

Why did Gene Chizik resign?

North Carolina DC Gene Chizik sent shockwaves throughout the coaching profession — as he decided to step down from his post in order to spend more time with his family. It wasn’t as if Chizik wasn’t enjoying success whilst in Chapel Hill. During his two-year stint, the Tar Heels had a combined record of 19-8.

Is Gene Chizik still getting paid by Auburn?

Here’s a list of coaches with SEC ties who are still “getting it” — paid that is — by their ex-employers. Gene Chizik: The former Auburn coach, who was fired by the Tigers on Nov. 25, 2012, has an estimated remaining buyout of three monthly payments of $200,000, according to ESPN.

How much does Gene Chizik make?

6. Gene Chizik: $3.5 Million Per Season. $3.5 million per year is a big salary for a coach who has a career record of 27-24. But winning your school its first national championship in more than 50 years will get you a hefty pay raise.

Did Gene Chizik leave the SEC Network?

Spikes will become the second Auburn football alum analyzing college football for SEC Network, joining Cole Cubelic. Former Auburn coach Gene Chizik was also with the network until he left for a coaching job at North Carolina this offseason.

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