Nick Saban 618468 226084070 2008-07-16T19:27:34Z Bender235 88026 implemented valid [[XHTML]], Replaced: <br> → <br /> (3) using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{College coach infobox | Name = Nick Saban | Image = Nick Saban Alabama vs Arkansas.png | Caption = Nick Saban following the 2007 Alabama-Arkansas game. | DateOfBirth = {{birth date and age|1951|10|31}} | Birthplace = [[Fairmont, West Virginia|Fairmont, WV]] | DateOfDeath = | Sport = [[American football|Football]] | College = [[University of Alabama|Alabama]] | Title = [[Head coach]] | CurrentRecord = 7–6 | OverallRecord = '''NCAA''' 99–48–1<br />'''NFL''' 15–17–0 | BowlRecord = 4–5 | Awards = 2003 [[Paul "Bear" Bryant Award]] | Championships = 1 National Championship ''(2003)''<br />2 SEC Championships ''(2001, 2003)'' | CFbDWID = 2055 | Player = Trigger | Years = 1970-1972 | Team = [[Kent State University|Kent State]] | Position = [[Defensive back]] | Coach = Y | CoachYears = 1973-1974<br />1975-1976<br />1977<br />1978-1979<br />1980-1981<br />1982<br />1983-1987<br />1988-1989<br />1990<br />1991-1994<br />1995-1999<br />2000-2004<br />2005-2006<br />2007-''present'' | CoachTeams = [[Kent State University|Kent State]] <small>([[Graduate assistant|GA]])</small><br />Kent State <small>(Def. Asst.)</small><br />[[Syracuse University|Syracuse]] <small>(Def. Asst.)</small><br />[[West Virginia University|West Virginia]] <small>(Def. Asst.)</small><br />[[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] <small>(Def. Asst.)</small><br />[[United States Naval Academy|Navy]] <small>(Def. Asst.)</small><br />[[Michigan State University|Michigan State]] <small>([[Defensive back|DB]]s/[[Defensive coordinator|DC]])</small><br />[[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]] <small>(DBs)</small><br />[[University of Toledo|Toledo]]<br />[[Cleveland Browns]] <small>(DC)</small><br />Michigan State<br />[[Louisiana State University|LSU]]<br />[[Miami Dolphins]]<br />[[University of Alabama|Alabama]] | FootballHOF = }} '''Nicholas Lou "Nick" Saban''' (born October 31, 1951, in [[Fairmont, West Virginia]]) is an American [[college football]] coach and the current head coach of the [[Alabama Crimson Tide]]. Saban took the Alabama position after coaching the Miami Dolphins for two years and previously coaching Alabama's SEC Western division foe, [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]]. Saban's eight-year contract for a total of $32 million made him the highest paid college football coach in the United States at the time. Saban's career record as a collegiate head coach is 99-48-1. ==Assistant football coach== Saban was an assistant coach at [[Kent State Golden Flashes|Kent State]], [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]], [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]], [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]], [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]] and [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] in [[NCAA Division I-A]], and with the [[Houston Oilers]] and [[Cleveland Browns]] in the [[National Football League]]. Having worked under [[Bill Belichick]] in Cleveland, he is part of the Belichick coaching tree. ==Head football coach== ===Toledo=== Saban was hired to lead the [[University of Toledo|Toledo Rockets]] in 1990. Coming off of a 6-5 season in both 1988 and 1989, the [[Toledo Rockets|Rockets]] found quick success under Nick Saban by going 9-2. The two games that the Rockets lost all season came by narrow margins: one point to [[Central Michigan University|Central Michigan]], and four points to [[United States Naval Academy|Navy]]. With the 9-2 season, Toledo was co-champions of the [[Mid-American Conference]]. Saban left Toledo after one season to become [[defensive coordinator]] of the [[National Football League]]'s [[Cleveland Browns]] under then head coach [[Bill Belichick]]. ===Michigan State=== When Saban arrived in [[East Lansing, Michigan]] prior to the 1995 season, MSU had not had a winning season since 1990, and the team was sanctioned by the NCAA for recruiting violations committed under his predecessor, his former mentor, [[George Perles]].<ref>[http://www.ncaa.org/databases/register/register_961007/michigan.html Infractions Case: Michigan State University], ''NCAA Register'', [[October 7]], [[1996]]. Accessed [[May 15]], [[2008]].</ref> * '''1995-1997''' - Beginning in 1995, Saban moderately improved MSU's fortunes, taking the Spartans to minor bowl games (all of which they lost by double-digit margins) in each of his first three seasons. From 1995 to 1997, Michigan State finished 6-5-1, 6-6, and 7-5. In comparison, MSU had finished 5-6, 6-6 and 5-6 (prior to NCAA forfeits) in 1992-1994. * '''1998''' - On November 7, 1998, the Spartans upset the #1 ranked [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] 28-24 at [[Ohio Stadium]]. However, even after the upset and an early-season rout of then-highly-ranked Notre Dame the Spartans finished 6-6, including three last-minute losses featuring turnovers, defensive lapses, and special-teams misplays, and failed to earn a bowl invitation. There was wide media speculation that failure to make a bowl in 1999 could cost Saban his job. * '''1999''' - Saban led the Spartans to a 9-2 season that included wins over [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish|Notre Dame]], [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]], [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]], and [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]. Conversely, the two losses were routs at the hands of [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]] and [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]], thus knocking the Spartans out of BCS contention. Following the final regular-season game against Penn State, Saban abruptly resigned to accept the head coaching position with [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]]. Saban's assistant head coach and successor, [[Bobby Williams]], then coached MSU to a [[Florida Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]] victory over [[Florida Gators football|Florida]], giving the Spartans an overall record of 10-2 for the 1999 season. It would be the best season in terms of wins for the Spartans since [[1965]], and it would see the Spartans reach their highest ranking since the 1966 team. ===Louisiana State=== In December of 1999, Saban accepted an offer from [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] to become their next head coach. * '''2000''' - In 2000, the Tigers went 8-4 and won the [[Peach Bowl]]. The season was somewhat mired by several lopsided losses, including a 34-17 loss to the [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn Tigers]], a 13-10 loss to the [[UAB Blazers football|UAB Blazers]], and a 41-9 loss to the [[Florida Gators football|Florida Gators]]. * '''2001''' - Saban led LSU to a 10-3 record, including an SEC Championship and a [[Sugar Bowl]] victory. After a loss to the [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] Rebels, the Tigers closed out the year with six straight wins, including a win over Tennessee in the 2001 SEC Championship Game, and a 47-34 win over Illinois in the [[2002 Sugar Bowl]]. It was the first outright [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] championship for LSU since 1986, and the first time the Tigers had won the Sugar Bowl since 1968. * '''2002''' - The season opened with high expectations, but a 26-8 loss at the hands of [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]] raised serious questions about their outlook. However, the Tigers would rebound to win their next six straight, but after a mid-season injury to quarterback [[Matt Mauck]], LSU lost four of their last six games to close the season, including a 35-20 loss to Texas in the [[Cotton Bowl (game)|Cotton Bowl]], and finished 8-5. * '''2003''' - The Tigers started this season with five wins, including a 17-10 victory in [[Tiger Stadium (LSU)|Tiger Stadium]] over the defending SEC champion, and then undefeated, [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia Bulldogs]]. They lost the following week to [[Florida Gators football|Florida]], 19-7. After the loss to Florida, LSU ended their regular season with a win over the Ole Miss Rebels to win the [[Southeastern Conference#Current members|SEC West]]. After winning the SEC West, the Tigers defeated the Georgia Bulldogs to win the SEC. They were selected to play the [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma Sooners]] in the [[Sugar Bowl]], which was the host of the [[BCS Championship Game]] in 2003. The Tigers won the game 21-14. LSU became national champions for only the second time in school history, and for the first time since [[Paul Dietzel]] and [[Billy Cannon]] led the Tigers to the [[1958 LSU Tigers football team|1958 National Championship]]. * '''2004''' - LSU finished the regular season 9-2, and lost to the [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa Hawkeyes]] in the [[Capital One Bowl]] 30-25. At the end of the [[2004 NCAA Division I-A football season|2004 season]], Saban left LSU to coach the [[Miami Dolphins]]. ===Miami Dolphins=== Nick Saban accepted the job of head coach for the [[Miami Dolphins]] on December 25, 2004. * '''2005''' - The season and the Nick Saban tenure officially kicked off with a 34-10 win against the [[Denver Broncos]]. From there, however, the Dolphins struggled, losing seven of their next nine games to fall to 3-7. The two wins came over the [[Carolina Panthers]] and the [[New Orleans Saints]], a game that took place in [[Tiger Stadium (LSU)|Tiger Stadium]] due to [[Hurricane Katrina]]. The main culprit to the Dolphins' struggles was an underperforming offense. After a frustrating two months, however, the Dolphins would rally late in the season, as they won their final six games, including a win to end the season in [[Foxboro]] over the [[New England Patriots]]. The team finished the year 9-7, and narrowly missed the playoffs in Saban's first season. * '''2006''' - Going into the 2006 season, the Dolphins were expected to contend for a playoff spot. The season, however, turned out to be a major disappointment. Quarterback [[Daunte Culpepper]] never recovered from his devastating knee injury from the previous season, and was ultimately benched after the fourth game of the season, when the Dolphins lost to the [[Houston Texans]]. Culpepper was eventually put on [[Injured Reserve]]. After starting the season 1-6, however, the Dolphins got hot. They won four straight games, including wins over the [[Chicago Bears]], who were then unbeaten, and the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]. Suddenly, the Dolphins were back in the playoff hunt at 5-6, but a 24-10 loss the following week to the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] all but ended their playoff hopes. The Dolphins would rebound the following week with a 21-0 win over the [[New England Patriots]]. The win would be the last bright spot for the Dolphins in the 2006 season. Quarterback [[Joey Harrington]] was eventually benched in favor of third-string quarterback [[Cleo Lemon]]. While the defense was very good, the offense was anemic, with the only bright spot being [[Ronnie Brown]], who gained over 1,000 rushing yards on the season. The Dolphins would lose their next two games to the [[Buffalo Bills]] and the [[New York Jets]] to fall to 6-10 on the season. This was Saban's first losing record as a head coach. Changes outside Miami, however, were brewing. On [[November 27]], [[2006]], The [[University of Alabama]] announced that head coach [[Mike Shula]] had been dismissed. Nick Saban was rumored to be at the top of Alabama's wish list, but Saban refused to discuss the job while his NFL season was still underway. During the month of December 2006, Saban was repeatedly questioned by the media about the Alabama job, and he repeatedly denied the rumors in his weekly press conferences, adamantly stating on December 21 "I'm not going to be the Alabama coach."<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2718488 After repeated denials, Saban takes Bama job], ''ESPN.com News Services'', [[January 4]], [[2007]]</ref> Saban did eventually meet with Alabama officials on [[January 1]], [[2007]],<ref>http://www.rolltide.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=3011&SPSID=37423&DB_OEM_ID=8000&ATCLID=741887 University of Alabama-Press Conference Transcript (January 4, 2006)</ref> following the Dolphins' season ending loss to the [[Indianapolis Colts]]. ===Alabama=== [[Image:Nick-Saban interview.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Saban in a pre-game interview with [[Lincoln Financial Sports]]]] Nick Saban announced on [[January 3]], [[2007]] that he accepted an offer to become [[Alabama Crimson Tide Football|Alabama]]'s 27th head coach, following a meeting with Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga.<ref name="rolltide">{{cite web | title=''Nick Saban''| work=rolltide.com | url=http://www.rolltide.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=8000&ATCLID=789373| accessdate=2007-02-17}}</ref> On [[January 4]], [[2007]], Nick Saban was officially introduced as the head football coach of The University of Alabama at a press conference on the Alabama campus. On [[September 1]], [[2007]], his Crimson Tide opened the season with a 52-6 win over the [[Western Carolina University|Western Carolina Catamounts]], scoring more points than during any game in the [[2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|2006 season]]. He became the fifth Alabama coach since 1900 to start his first season 3-0, earning a win over then-ranked #16 [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas Razorbacks]].{{Fact|date=September 2007}} However, Bama ended the regular season with a 6-6 record, including a 4 game losing streak. However, the Tide defeated [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]] in the 2007 [[Independence Bowl]], 30-24, to end the year 7-6, only their second winning season in the last five years. ==Criticisms and defenses== Saban's decision to return to college football was met with a great deal of criticism from both the [[NFL]] and [[college football]] realms. Saban was referred to as a "liar," by [[ESPN]]'s [[Pat Forde]]<ref>[http://espnradio.espn.go.com/espnradio/clipArchive?showID=danpatrick ESPN.com - ESPNRADIO - ESPN Radio Clip Archive]ESPN.com - ESPNRADIO - ESPN Radio Clip Archive (January 5, 2007)</ref> and "shameless" by the [[Chicago Sun-Times]].{{fact|date=March 2008}} When asked whether Saban was "a raging fraud", Hall of Fame coach [[Don Shula]] responded, "What other conclusion can you draw? The guy likes to hear himself talk and then doesn't follow up on what he says."<ref>[http://www.stg.charlotte.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/columnists/dan_le_batard/16167547.htm]Miami Herald (January 4, 2007)</ref> Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga has refused to publicly criticize Saban over the move.<ref>[http://nfl.com/teams/story/MIA/9905429 Saban Leaves Dolphins for Alabama]NFL.com</ref> According to the Dolphin's veteran lineman, [[Keith Traylor]], he would have retired if Saban returned to Miami. To quote, "If the regime had stayed the same, I wouldn't have come back. You just didn't want to hear it. I can't talk to you that way, don't talk to me that way. We're grown men. We get paid just the same."<ref>[http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=250534 Traylor has new life entering 17th season], ''SportingNews'', [[August 4]], [[2007]]. Accessed [[May 15]], [[2008]].</ref> Fellow Dolphin's defensive lineman Vonnie Holliday echoed Traylor's remarks. "There's not as much yelling and screaming on the field [now]," Holliday said. "There's a sense of a little more relaxed atmosphere and going about business, and I think it's great."<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp07/news/story?id=2952760 AFC camps: Dolphins begin first practice with Cameron at helm], ''ESPN'', [[July 28]], [[2007]]. Accessed [[May 15]], [[2008]].</ref> On the other hand, 5-time Dolphin pro bowler [[Jason Taylor (American football)|Jason Taylor]] has a different view of his former head coach. He was quoted in an interview with [[Sports Illustrated]]'s Mike Silver, who wrote, "Taylor is more charitable toward Nick Saban, the Dolphins coach who in January bolted to [[Alabama]] only two years into a five-year contract, after repeatedly denying that he was interested in the Crimson Tide job." "I loved Nick; I thought he was great," Taylor says. "He rubbed a lot of people the wrong way, but I was his kind of guy. Yeah, his decision was selfishly based, but at the end of the day, isn't everybody going to take the best job that's available? Find me one NFL head coach who didn't lie last year. I don't want to get too political, but we're in a war based on false pretenses. We have problems in this nation with health care and affordable housing, and how many politicians have lied about that? And people want to freak out because Nick Saban wouldn't coach a football team?"<ref>Silver, Michael.[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/06/19/taylor0625/5.html Interview with Jason Taylor, SI.com], ''Sports Illustrated'', [[July 26]], [[2007]]. Accessed [[May 15]], [[2008]].</ref> After leaving LSU for the Dolphins, Saban's agent, [[Jimmy Sexton]], revealed "numerous offers" from NFL teams Saban had allegedly turned down earlier in his career, thus retroactively confirming most of the rumors. On [[January 3]], [[2007]], Saban met with members of the Miami media following his introductory press conference at the University of Alabama.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/sec/2007-01-31-saban-phrase_x.htm?csp=34 Alabama's Saban addresses use of ethnic phrase], ''USA Today'', [[January 31]], [[2007]]. Accessed [[May 15]], [[2008]].</ref> During an off-the-record portion of this meeting, Saban used the term "[[coonass]]" while relaying a story told to him by a member of the LSU board of trustees. It is unclear whether the term was used by the LSU official, then quoted by Saban, or Saban used the term in an effort to put the story in proper context. The term coonass is regarded as a badge of ethnic pride by some members of the [[Cajun]] community, however it is considered a [[Term of disparagement|slur]] by others. Therefore, Saban soon explained, "The term in question is not language that I use or condone, and I can understand how some would take offense." Saban and many [[University of Alabama]] officials were upset that the recording was released by the media due to the fact that Saban had told the reporters that they were off the record.<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/01/31/saban.apology.ap/ Saban issues statement of apology, SI.com] (January 31, 2007).</ref> On [[November 19]], [[2007]] Nick Saban at a press conference after a loss to underdog [[University of Louisiana at Monroe|Louisiana-Monroe]] stated, "Changes in history usually occur after some kind of catastrophic event. It may be 9-11, which sort of changed the spirit of America relative to catastrophic events. Pearl Harbor kind of got us ready for World War II, or whatever, and that was a catastrophic event." A spokesperson for him said, "What Coach Saban said did not correlate losing a football game with tragedy...The message was that true spirit and unity become evident in the most difficult of times. Those were two tremendous examples that everyone can identify with."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3120600 |title=Saban references 9/11, Pearl Harbor as examples|date=2007-11-20|accessdate=2008-03-27|publisher=ESPN.com}}</ref> ==Yearly coaching results== ===College career=== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = both}} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [[Toledo Rockets]] | conf = [[Mid-American Conference]] | startyear = 1990 | endyear = single }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = [[1990 NCAA Division I-A football season|1990]] | name = Toledo | overall = 9–2 | conference = 7–1 | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = — | ranking2 = — }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal |name=Toledo |overall=9–2 |confrecord=7–1 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State Spartans]] | conf = [[Big Ten Conference]] | startyear = 1995 | endyear = 1999 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[1995 NCAA Division I-A football season|1995]] | name = Michigan State | overall = 6–5–1 | conference = 4–3–1 | confstanding = | bowlname = [[Independence Bowl|Independence]] | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = — | ranking2 = — }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[1996 NCAA Division I-A football season|1996]] | name = Michigan State | overall = 6–6 | conference = 5–3 | confstanding = | bowlname = [[Sun Bowl|Sun]] | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = — | ranking2 = — }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[1997 NCAA Division I-A football season|1997]] | name = Michigan State | overall = 7–5 | conference = 4–4 | confstanding = | bowlname = [[Aloha Bowl|Aloha]] | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = — | ranking2 = — }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[1998 NCAA Division I-A football season|1998]] | name = Michigan State | overall = 6–6 | conference = 4–4 | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = — | ranking2 = — }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[1999 NCAA Division I-A football season|1999]]<sup>~</sup> | name = Michigan State | overall = 9–2 | conference = 6–2 | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = 7 | ranking2 = 7 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal |name=Michigan State |overall=35–24–1 |confrecord=23–16–1 }}<sup>~</sup>Saban resigned 11/30/99. [[Bobby Williams|Williams]] coached bowl game. {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [[LSU Tigers football|LSU Tigers]] | conf = [[Southeastern Conference]] | startyear = 2000 | endyear = 2004 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[2000 NCAA Division I-A football season|2000]] | name = [[2000 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] | overall = 8–4 | conference = 5–3 | confstanding = | bowlname = [[Peach Bowl|Peach]] | bowloutcome = W | bcsbowl = | ranking = — | ranking2 = 22 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = [[2001 NCAA Division I-A football season|2001]] | name = [[2001 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] | overall = 10–3 | conference = 6–3 | confstanding = 1<sup>st</sup> | bowlname = [[Sugar Bowl|Sugar]] | bowloutcome = W | bcsbowl = yes | ranking = 8 | ranking2 = 7 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[2002 NCAA Division I-A football season|2002]] | name = [[2002 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] | overall = 8–5 | conference = 5–3 | confstanding = | bowlname = [[Cotton Bowl (game)|Cotton]] | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = — | ranking2 = — }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = national | year = [[2003 NCAA Division I-A football season|2003]] | name = [[2003 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] | overall = 13–1 | conference = 8–1 | confstanding = 1<sup>st</sup> | bowlname = [[Sugar Bowl|Sugar]] | bowloutcome = W | bcsbowl = yes | ranking = 1 | ranking2 = 2 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[2004 NCAA Division I-A football season|2004]] | name = [[2004 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] | overall = 9–3 | conference = 6–2 | confstanding = | bowlname = [[Capital One Bowl|Capital One]] | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = 16 | ranking2 = 16 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal |name=LSU |overall=48–16 |confrecord=30–12 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama Crimson Tide]] | conf = [[Southeastern Conference]] | startyear = 2007 | endyear = }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2007]] | name = [[2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] | overall = 7–6 | conference = 4–4 | confstanding = 5<sup>th</sup> (West) | bowlname = [[2007 Independence Bowl|Independence]] | bowloutcome = W | bcsbowl = | ranking = — | ranking2 = — }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2008]] | name = [[2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] | overall = 0-0 | conference = 0-0 | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal |name=Alabama |overall=7–6 |confrecord=4–4 }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 99–48–1 | bcs = yes | poll = two | polltype = }} ===National Football League=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Team ! Overall ! Finish ! Playoffs |- | [[2005 NFL season|2005]] | [[Miami Dolphins]] | 9-7 | 2nd AFC East | None |- | [[2006 NFL Season|2006]] | [[Miami Dolphins]] | 6-10 | 4th AFC East | None |- | colspan="2" | <center>'''TOTALS'''</center> | 15-17 | | |} ==Personal== He is married to Terry Saban (formerly Constable) from [[West Virginia]]; they have two children, Nicholas and Kristin.<br /> [[Lou Saban]], Nick's cousin, is a former two year All-[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] [[Indiana University (Bloomington)|Indiana University]] star football player and head coach of the NFL [[Buffalo Bills]], [[Denver Broncos]] and [[New England Patriots]]. <br /> Nick graduated from [[Kent State University]] in [[Kent, Ohio|Kent]], [[Ohio]].<br /> He's of [[Croats|Croat]] origins. [[Bill Belichick]], with whome Nick Saban has excellent relations, said, when speaking about him and Saban: "''Two successful Croats in the same division of NFL. You must admit, you don't see that every day.''"<ref>{{hr icon}} [http://www.jutarnji.hr/clanak/art-2007,2,22,belichick_patriots,63704.jl Jutarnji list] Još jedan trener hrvatskih korijena , Feb 22, 2007</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{wikiquote}} *[http://www.rolltide.com RollTide.com: Official University of Alabama Crimson Tide athletics site] *[http://www.rolltide.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=3011&SPSID=37423&DB_OEM_ID=8000&ATCLID=741887 RollTide.com: Transcript of Saban's Remarks at Introductory Press Conference] *[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=2055 College Football Data Warehouse: Nick Saban Collegiate Coaching Data] *[http://thinkexist.com/quotes/nick_saban/ Nick Saban Quotes] {{start box}} {{succession box | title=[[University of Toledo|University of Toledo Head Football Coach]] | before=[[Dan Simrell]] | years=[[1990]]| after=[[Gary Pinkel]] }} {{succession box | title=[[Michigan State University|Michigan State University Head Football Coach]] | before=[[George Perles]] | years=[[1995]]&ndash;[[1999]]| after=[[Bobby Williams]] }} {{succession box | title=[[Louisiana State University|Louisiana State University Head Football Coach]] | before=[[Gerry DiNardo]]/[[Hal Hunter]] (interim) | years=[[2000]]&ndash;[[2004]]| after=[[Les Miles]] }} {{succession box | title =[[Paul "Bear" Bryant Award]] | before=[[Jim Tressel]] | years =2003 | after =[[Tommy Tuberville]]}} {{succession box | title=[[Miami Dolphins|Miami Dolphins Head Coach]] | before=[[Jim Bates (American football coach)|Jim Bates]] | years=[[2005]]-[[2006]]| after=[[Cam Cameron]] }} {{succession box | title=[[Alabama Crimson Tide|University of Alabama Head Football Coach]] | before=[[Joe Kines]] (interim) | years=[[2007]]-| after=''Current'' }} {{end box}} {{Bear Bryant Award}} {{Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year}} {{RocketsCoach}} {{SpartansCoach}} {{LSUTigersCoach}} {{DolphinsCoach}} {{CrimsonTideCoach}} {{SEC football coaches}} {{University of Alabama}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Saban, Nick}} [[Category:1951 births]] [[Category:Alabama Crimson Tide football coaches]] [[Category:American football head coaches]] [[Category:American football cornerbacks]] [[Category:Cleveland Browns coaches]] [[Category:Croatian-Americans]] [[Category:Houston Oilers coaches]] [[Category:Kent State Golden Flashes football coaches]] [[Category:Kent State Golden Flashes football players]] [[Category:Kent State Golden Flashes baseball players]] [[Category:Kent State University alumni]] [[Category:LSU Tigers football coaches]] [[Category:Miami Dolphins coaches]] [[Category:Michigan State Spartans football coaches]] [[Category:Navy Midshipmen football coaches]] [[Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches]] [[Category:People from Marion County, West Virginia]] [[Category:Toledo Rockets football coaches]] [[Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football coaches]] [[Category:Living people]] [[de:Nick Saban]]