Adam Gase
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Born: | Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S. | March 29, 1978
Career information | |
High school: | Marshall (MI) |
College: | Michigan State |
Career history | |
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Head coaching record | |
Regular season: | 32–48 (.400) |
Postseason: | 0–1 (.000) |
Career: | 32–49 (.395) |
Coaching stats at PFR |
Adam Joseph Gase[1] (born March 29, 1978) is a former American football coach in the National Football League (NFL). He came to prominence as the offensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos from 2013 to 2014, whose offense set the NFL record for points scored in 2013 and helped the team reach Super Bowl XLVIII. Following this success, Gase served as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins from 2016 to 2018 and the New York Jets from 2019 to 2020.
Playing career
Gase played high school football for Marshall High School.[2][3]
Coaching career
Michigan State
Gase began his coaching career at Michigan State while an undergraduate student. He was a student assistant to the coaching staff.[4]
LSU
When Gase graduated from Michigan State, he followed coach
Detroit Lions
Gase left LSU and the college ranks to become a scouting assistant for the Detroit Lions. He was hired by Steve Mariucci. Gase worked as a scouting assistant from 2003 to 2005. He also added the role of offensive assistant for the 2005 season.
Gase stayed with the Lions under new head coach Rod Marinelli and was promoted to the team's offensive quality control coach for the 2006 season. In 2007, Mike Martz promoted Gase to the team's quarterbacks coach.[6]
San Francisco 49ers
In 2008, Gase joined Mike Martz as an offensive assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers as the team went 7–9.[7][8]
Denver Broncos
As the offensive coordinator of the Denver Broncos under John Fox, Gase was on the sidelines during Peyton Manning's record-breaking passing season in 2013.[9][10][11] Gase and the Broncos appeared in Super Bowl XLVIII but fell to the Seattle Seahawks in a 43–8 blowout loss.[12] After the successful 2013 season, Gase stayed on as the offensive coordinator for the 2014 season.[13][14]
Chicago Bears
After the Chicago Bears hired John Fox as their new head coach, Gase joined the team as Fox's offensive coordinator once again.[15] In Gase's only season as the Bears offensive coordinator, the team finished 18th in total offense, while also recording 5,514 total net yards[16] and 344.6 per game, while finishing 6–10.[17][18]
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins announced that Gase would be the 12th head coach in franchise history on January 9, 2016. He is the first to be born after the team was founded in 1966.[19] The Dolphins started the season with a 1–4 record, but would follow that up with a six-game winning streak. Gase finished his first season as head coach with a 10–6 record leading Miami to the playoffs for the first time since 2008. Miami finished second in the AFC East behind the eventual Super Bowl LI champion New England Patriots.[20] In Gase's only playoff game as head coach, the Dolphins lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers by a score of 30–12 in the Wild Card Round.[21]
Following a promising 2016 season, the Dolphins took a step back in 2017 finishing with a 6–10.[22]
On December 31, 2018, a day after a 42–17 loss to the Buffalo Bills to close out the 2018 season, the Dolphins fired Gase as part of their organizational changes. He finished with a 23–25 regular-season record as Miami's head coach.[23]
New York Jets
The
In Gase's first year, the Jets stumbled to a 1–7 record through the first eight games with starting quarterback
In his second year, Gase and the Jets started 0–13, the worst such start in franchise history. By the Week 7 matchup against the
In Week 13, Gase fired defensive coordinator
Personal life
Gase is married to Jennifer Vitt, the daughter of former
Head coaching record
Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||||
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Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
MIA | 2016 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 2nd in AFC East | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers in AFC wild card game |
MIA | 2017 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3rd in AFC East | — | — | — | — |
MIA | 2018 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2nd in AFC East | — | — | — | — |
MIA Total | 23 | 25 | 0 | .479 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
NYJ | 2019 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3rd in AFC East | — | — | — | — |
NYJ | 2020 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 4th in AFC East | — | — | — | — |
NYJ Total | 9 | 23 | 0 | .281 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||
Total | 32 | 48 | 0 | .400 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
References
- ^ a b Paige, Woody (June 14, 2014). "Paige: Detours led Adam Gase to his dream job". The Denver Post. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Broderick, Bill (April 22, 2016). "Gase: Journey from Marshall school boy to NFL coach". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Habib, Hal (January 15, 2016). "New Dolphins coach Adam Gase spent his life preparing for this moment". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Perkins, Chris (January 10, 2016). "Bio box: Get to know new Dolphins coach Adam Gase". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (January 8, 2017). "Dolphins coach Adam Gase has Nick Saban in his DNA". AL.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Risdon, Jeff (October 18, 2018). "Dolphins head coach Adam Gase recalls his Detroit Lions days". Lions Wire. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "Gase study: Dolphins coach benefits from not getting 49ers' job". RSN. November 23, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "2008 San Francisco 49ers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Alper, Josh (January 17, 2013). "Broncos promote Adam Gase to offensive coordinator". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (January 17, 2013). "New OC Gase promises "pedal to the metal" for Manning". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "2013 Denver Broncos Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "Super Bowl XLVIII – Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – February 2nd, 2014". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "Report: Adam Gase inclined to stay with Broncos". ProFootballTalk. January 18, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "2014 Denver Broncos Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Biggs, Brad (July 28, 2015). "Bears offensive coordinator Adam Gase a coaching wunderkind". ChicagoTribune.com. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ Poupart, Alain (January 11, 2016). "INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Adam Gase". Miami Dolphins. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (January 22, 2016). "Bears offense in NFL Rankings". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ "2015 Chicago Bears Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Sessler, Marc (January 9, 2016). "Miami Dolphins hire Adam Gase as new head coach". NFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "Wild Card - Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers - January 8th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "2017 Miami Dolphins Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- NFL. Archivedfrom the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ Allen, Eric; Lange, Randy (January 11, 2019). "Adam Gase Is Jets' Choice for Head Coach". New York Jets. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Rollins, Kadrice (May 15, 2019). "Jets Fire General Manager Mike Maccagnan, Name Adam Gase Interim GM". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ Stypulkowski, Matt (June 7, 2019). "Jets hire Eagles' Joe Douglas as new GM | What it means for Adam Gase, Sam Darnold, franchise's direction". NJ.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ Wawrow, John. (December 29, 2019). "Jets close season with 13–6 win over playoff-bound Bills". The New York Times. Associated Press. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ "2019 New York Jets Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Gartland, Dan. "Did Adam Gase Get Caught Lying About Taking Over Control of the Jets' Play-Calling?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ Cimini, Rich (December 7, 2020). "New York Jets fire defensive coordinator Gregg Williams after controversial blitz call". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "2020 New York Jets Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "New York Jets Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Cimini, Rich (January 3, 2021). "New York Jets fire coach Adam Gase after two seasons, 2–14 finish". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ Mickles, Sheldon (February 20, 2014). "Super Bowl XLVIII: How Adam Gase got to marry Joe Vitt's daughter". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "Adam Gase". New York Jets. Retrieved August 7, 2019.