3 AAC Football Coaches Likely to be Fired in 2022

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Which of the 3 AAC Football Coaches Will Get the Pink Slip in 2022? Which American Athletic Conference (AAC) Coach is on the 2022 Hot Seat?


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3 AAC Football Coaches Likely to be Fired in 2022

Which AAC Football Coach Will be on the Hottest Seat for 2022?

With the 2022 American Athletic Conference (AAC) Football Season around the corner, that doesn’t mean at least one of the head coaches will be on the hot seat. Before the new campaign starts, some of the AAC coaches are under consideration of getting fired if they don’t perform well in 2022. Now the big question is: Which AAC Coaches will likely lose their jobs after the season? For the list of candidates, please refer to the information below!

Here are the 3 AAC Football Coaches Likely to be Fired in 2022

Jeff Scott (South Florida)

  • Head Coach for South Florida Since 2020
  • Finished Last Season with a 2-10 Record
  • 3-18 Overall Record
  • 1-14 AAC Record
  • South Florida has not Finished in the Top 25 Rankings Since 2017 (#21)
  • Bulls have not Won 10 or More Games in a Season Since 2017 (10-2)
  • South Florida has not been to a Bowl Game Since 2018 Gasparilla Bowl
  • Bulls have not won a Bowl Game Since 2017 Birmingham Bowl

Willie Fritz (Tulane)

  • Head Coach for Tulane Since 2016
  • Finished Last Season with a 2-10 Record
  • 31-43 Overall Record
  • 16-32 AAC Record
  • Tulane has not Accomplished a Winning Record Since 2019 (7-6)
  • Green Wave has not been to a Bowl Game Since 2020 Famous Idaho Bowl
  • Tulane has not Finished in the Top 25 Rankings Since 1998 (#7)
  • Green Wave has not Won a Bowl Game Since 2019 Armed Forces Bowl

Ryan Silverfield (Memphis)

  • Head Coach for Memphis Since 2019
  • Finished Last Season with a 6-6 Record
  • 14-10 Overall Record
  • 8-8 AAC Record
  • Memphis has not Accomplished a Winning Season Since 2021 (8-3)
  • Tigers have not Won a Bowl Game Since the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
  • Memphis has not Finished in the Top 25 Rankings Since 2019 (#17)
  • Tigers have not Won 10 or More Games in a Season Since 2019 (12-2)

AAC Football Teams with Most Head Coach Firings Since 2000

Note: The List Doesn’t Count Interims

Houston Cougars-6

  • Dana Dimel in 2002
  • Art Briles in 2007
  • Kevin Sumlin in 2011
  • Tony Levine in 2014
  • Tom Herman in 2016
  • Major Applewhite in 2018

Temple Owls-6

  • Bobby Wallace in 2011
  • Al Golden in 2010
  • Steve Addazio in 2012
  • Matt Rhule in 2016
  • Geoff Collins in 2018
  • Rod Carey in 2021

Southern Methodist (SMU) Mustangs-5

  • Mike Cavan in 2001
  • Phil Bennett in 2007
  • June Jones in 2014
  • Chad Morris in 2017
  • Sonny Dykes in 2021

Cincinnati Bearcats-5

  • Rick Minter in 2003
  • Mark Dantonio in 2006
  • Brian Kelly in 2009
  • Butch Jones in 2012
  • Tommy Tuberville in 2016

Memphis Tigers-5

  • Rip Scherer in 2000
  • Tommy West in 2009
  • Larry Porter in 2011
  • Justin Fuente in 2015
  • Mike Norvell in 2019

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East Carolina Pirates-5

  • Steve Logan in 2002
  • John Thompson in 2004
  • Skip Holtz in 2009
  • Ruffin McNeill in 2015
  • Scottie Montgomery in 2018

Central Florida (UCF) Knights-4

  • Mike Kruczek in 2003
  • George O’Leary in 2015
  • Scott Frost in 2017
  • Josh Heupel in 2020

South Florida (USF) Bulls-4

  • Jim Leavett in 2009
  • Skip Holtz in 2012
  • Willie Taggart in 2016
  • Charlie Strong in 2019

Tulsa Golden Hurricane-4

  • Keith Burns in 2002
  • Steve Kragthorpe in 2006
  • Todd Graham in 2010
  • Bill Blankenship in 2014

Tulane Green Wave-3

  • Chris Scelfo in 2006
  • Bob Toledo in 2011
  • Curtis Johnson in 2015


 

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