| Rick Minter | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Linebackers coach |
| Team | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 4, 1954 Nash, Texas |
| Alma mater | Henderson State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1977 1978 1979–1980 1980–1982 1984 1985–1991 1992–1993 1994–2003 2004 2005–2007 2008–2009 2009 2010 2011–2012 2013–present | Henderson State (GA) Arkansas (GA) Louisiana Tech (DE) North Carolina State (DE) New Mexico State (LB) Ball State (DC) Notre Dame (DC) Cincinnati South Carolina (DC) Notre Dame (DC) Marshall (DC) Marshall (interim HC) Indiana State (LB) Kentucky (DC) Philadelphia Eagles (LB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 54–63–1 |
| Bowls | 2–3 |
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships 1 C-USA (2002) | |
Rick Minter (born October 4, 1954) is an American football coach. He is currently the linebackers coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL), a position he has held since February 2013. Minter served as head football coach at the University of Cincinnati from 1994 to 2003 and as the interim head coach for Marshall University in the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, compiling a career college football record of 54–63–1.
Early life and education[]
Minter was born on October 4, 1954 in Nash, Texas, and raised in Texarkana, Texas. He graduated from Texas High School in Texarkana, Texas. He then attended Henderson State University where he earned his undergraduate degree and a master's degree.
Coaching career[]
Minter started his career as a graduate assistant coach at Henderson State University in 1977. In 1978, he was a graduate assistant coach at University of Arkansas where the Razorbacks finished the season 9–2–1. In 1979, he became the defensive ends coach at Louisiana Tech. From 1980 to 1982, he was the linebackers coach at North Carolina State. In 1984, he was the linebackers coach at New Mexico State.
From 1985 to 1991, he was the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Ball State. From 1992 to 1993, he served as the defensive coordinator for the University of Notre Dame, where he led the Irish to a #2 national ranking. From 1994 to 2003, he was the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati, where he compiled a 53–63–1 record. The Bearcats played in six bowl games during his tenure. In 2004, he served as the defensive coordinator at University of South Carolina.
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bearcats (NCAA Division I-A Independent) (1994–1995) | |||||||||
| 1994 | Cincinnati | 2–8–1 | |||||||
| 1995 | Cincinnati | 6–5 | |||||||
| Cincinnati Bearcats (Conference USA) (1996–2003) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Cincinnati | 6–5 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1997 | Cincinnati | 8–4 | 2–4 | T–4th | W Humanitarian | ||||
| 1998 | Cincinnati | 2–9 | 1–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 1999 | Cincinnati | 3–8 | 0–6 | 9th | |||||
| 2000 | Cincinnati | 7–5 | 5–2 | T–2nd | L Motor City | ||||
| 2001 | Cincinnati | 7–5 | 5–2 | T–2nd | L Motor City | ||||
| 2002 | Cincinnati | 7–7 | 6–2 | T–1st | L New Orleans | ||||
| 2003 | Cincinnati | 5–7 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
| Cincinnati: | 53–63–1 | 23–30 | |||||||
| Marshall Thundering Herd (Conference USA) (2009) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Marshall | 1–0 | W Little Caesars | ||||||
| Marshall: | 1–0 | ||||||||
| Total: | 54–63–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. | |||||||||
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Gary Darnell |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Defensive coordinator 1992–1993 |
Succeeded by Bob Davie |
| Preceded by Kent Baer |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Defensive coordinator 2005–2007 |
Succeeded by Corwin Brown |
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