_(cropped).jpg) Brown in 2019 at UNC | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 27, 1951 Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1969–1970 | Vanderbilt |
| 1972–1973 | Florida State |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1973–1974 | Florida State (student/WR) |
| 1975–1977 | Southern Miss (WR) |
| 1978 | Memphis State (WR) |
| 1979 | Iowa State (WR) |
| 1980–1981 | Iowa State (OC) |
| 1982 | LSU (OC/QB) |
| 1983 | Appalachian State |
| 1984 | Oklahoma (OC) |
| 1985–1987 | Tulane |
| 1988–1997 | North Carolina |
| 1998–2013 | Texas |
| 2019–2024 | North Carolina |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1985–1988 | Tulane |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 288–155–1 |
| Bowls | 14–12 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 national (2005) 2 Big 12 (2005, 2009) 6 Big 12 South Division (1999, 2001–2002, 2005, 2008–2009) 1 ACC Coastal Division (2022) | |
| Awards | |
| ACC Coach of the Year (1996) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2005) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (2008) 2× Big 12 Coach of the Year (2005, 2009) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2018 (profile) | |
William Mack Brown (born August 27, 1951) is an American former college football coach. Brown most recently coached at the University of North Carolina, where he had two stints, first from 1988 until 1997, and again from 2019 until his firing at the end of the 2024 season.[1][2] During his second stint in Chapel Hill, Brown became the North Carolina Tar Heels football program's all-time winningest coach, passing Dick Crum for most wins in program history.
Brown is perhaps more well known for his tenure at University of Texas at Austin, where he coached the Texas Longhorns from 1998 until 2013, winning two Big 12 Conference championships, and a national championship in 2005. His 2005 Texas Longhorns football team won the 2006 Rose Bowl, in what has been considered the greatest game in college football history, to win the national title.[3][4][5]
Prior to his head coach positions at Texas and North Carolina, Brown was head football coach at Appalachian State University for one season, in 1983, and at Tulane University from 1983 to 1995. While at Tulane, he also served as the school's athletic director. He is credited with revitalizing the North Carolina and Texas football programs.
In 2006, he was awarded the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award for "Coach of the Year".[6] Brown achieved his 200th career win during the 2008 season, making him the first Texas coach to reach that mark. He resigned after the 2013 Alamo Bowl,[7] leaving as the second-winningest coach in program history (11 wins behind Darrell Royal).
- ^ Barnes, Greg (November 26, 2018). "Sources: Mack Brown Returning to UNC". InsideCarolina.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ Adelson, Andrea (November 26, 2024). "North Carolina fires football coach Mack Brown". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ^ Axson, Scooby (August 12, 2019). "The Greatest Games in College Football History". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ Kercheval, Ben (May 20, 2015). "25 Greatest Games in History of College Football". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "The 150 greatest games in college football's 150-year history". ESPN. November 4, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ Veyhl, Jake (January 18, 2006). "Head coach reaches summit – Fans looking at Brown in new light after national championship run". The Daily Texan. Retrieved July 27, 2006.[dead link]
- ^ Spolane, Adam (December 12, 2013). "SOURCE: Mack Brown To Resign Friday". CBS Houston. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.