Gary Pinkel
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Gary Robin Pinkel (born April 27, 1952) is a former American college football coach.
He served as the head football coach at the University of Toledo from 1991 to 2000 and the University of Missouri from 2001 to 2015, compiling career record of 191–110–3 .
Pinkel is the winningest head coach in the history of the Toledo Rockets football program and led his 1995 team to a Mid-American Conference championship.
He is also the winningest head coach in the history of the Missouri Tigers football program. Before becoming a head coach, Pinkel served as an assistant at the University of Washington, under Don James, from 1979 through 1990, the last six of those years as an offensive coordinator.
Early years
Born in Akron, Ohio, Pinkel graduated from Kenmore High School and attended Kent State University, where he played tight end for the Golden Flashes under head coach Don James. Pinkel received his bachelor's degree in education in 1973 and began his coaching career as a graduate at Kent State under James, who left after the 1974 season for Washington. Pinkel joined him in Seattle for a season in 1976, spent two years at Bowling Green, then returned to Washington for 12 seasons.
Pinkel and Alabama head coach Nick Saban were college teammates. Pinkel took over the head coaching job at Toledo in 1991 when Saban left to become defensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns.
His roommate at Kent State was Jack Lambert, who would have a Hall of Fame career as middle linebacker for the legendary Pittsburgh Steelers teams of the 1970s. . Pinkel did post-graduate studies at Kent State and Bowling Green State University, and was inducted into the Kent State Varsity "K" Hall of Fame in 1997.
Head coaching career
In ten seasons at Toledo, Pinkel had a record of 73-37-3 (.659), including a 53-23-3 (.690) record in conference. In 1995, he won three West Division titles and the conference championship.
Pinkel's Rockets of 1995 were undefeated with an 11-0-1 record, captured the Vegas Bowl, and remained ranked in the Top 25 (AP Poll). They were one of only three teams in the country to complete the regular season undefeated. The others were Nebraska and Florida, who competed for the national championship.
Toledo went to Penn State and defeated Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions 24-6 in 2000. Pinkel guided Toledo to a 10-1 record on the season and 6-1 in conference play.
Pinkel, who came from Missouri after the 2000 season, led the Tigers to ten bowl games in a row, winning six of them. The first was in 2003, a 27–14 loss to Arkansas, and the second was a thrilling 38–31 victory over the University of South Carolina on December 30, 2005. In the Brut Sun Bowl, Missouri defeated Oregon State 39–38. Pinkel led his team to a No. 8 in 2007, which was a record for the Mizzou program. After finishing 11–1, there is now a 1 AP ranking at the end of the regular season. They lost in the Big 12 Championship game to Oklahoma and then competed in the Cotton Bowl Classic against Arkansas. The Tigers smuggled the Razorbacks to a landslide victory and a final season ranking of No. 1. In the AP Poll, 4 people are ranked 4 out of four.
Pinkel also excelled at Mizzou, completing the Tigers' 24-year losing streak to Nebraska in 2003 with a 41-24 victory in Columbia. Since winning, the two schools have had an intense rivalry, with Missouri falling short of the series by only 3–4 before both schools' dismissal.
Pinkel led the Tigers to a 6–0 start in 2006, the team's first 6–0 start since 1973. However, the team ended 8–5.
Pinkel led the Tigers to a 12–2 record, a Big 12 North Championship, and a 38–7 Cotton Bowl Classic victory over Arkansas during the 2007 season. Missouri defeated Kansas 36–28 on a nationally televised game at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, marking the season's most memorable moment. Missouri was voted to the No. 1 position after the victory. Kansas' previously undefeated record was shattered. The Oklahoma Sooners' only losses in the season came twice. The first loss was on the road in Norman, and the second was in the Big 12 Championships. At halftime, Pinkel's Tigers were tied with the Sooners but they ended up losing. If the Tigers had won, they may have maintained their then number one BCS ranking and may have qualified for the BCS National Championship.
Pinkel led his Tigers to their second straight Big 12 North championship and a chance to return to double-digit win seasons in 2008. Despite four tough losses, the 2008 campaign came to an end with a Big 12 North Championship, the first back to back 10 win seasons in Missouri history, and an Alamo Bowl victory over Northwestern.
Pinkel renewed his seven-year contract, from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2015.
Pinkel led the Tigers to their first victory over the Oklahoma Sooners since 1998 on October 23, 2010, winning 36–27. The Sooners were ranked No. 1 in the United States. At the time, No. 1 in the BCS Poll was on the 1st straight week, leading to the third week in a row. One team lost. The Tigers defeated Nebraska for the Big 12 North Championship, Mizzou's third in four years during the regular season (10-2, 6-2 Big 12).
After Texas A&M became the SEC's 13th member, the Southeastern Conference urged Missouri to join in 2011 in part so the league would not have an uneven number of players. The 2011 season was a letdown, with Missouri's record falling to 8-5 and Pinkel's arrest on DUI charges in mid-November. Pinkel's 2012 team went 5-7 in the SEC East Division, the first in eight seasons not to attend a bowl game; Florida president Bernard Machen later said that Pinkel was a "quality guy" but "didn't think Missouri had been that good." The 2013 and 2014 teams were extremely productive, but they had no idea Pinkel was going to turn around and beat us and be so fast," Machen said.
Pinkel has had 26 players drafted, with seven of them being first-round picks since 2009.
Pinkel announced on November 13, 2015, that he would retire at the end of the season. He said he had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and wanted to spend his remaining years with family and friends.