Mike Bellotti
Biographical details | |
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Born | Sacramento, California, U.S. | December 21, 1950
Playing career | |
1970–1972 | UC Davis |
Position(s) | Chico State |
1989–1994 | Oregon (OC) |
1995–2008 | Oregon |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2009–2010 | Oregon |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 137–80–2 |
Bowls | 6–6 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 Pac-10 (2000–2001) | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2014 (profile) |
Robert Michael Bellotti (born December 21, 1950) is an American
Early life
Bellotti attended
Coaching career
UC Davis
In 1973, Bellotti started his career in football coaching at his alma mater as an assistant coach under College Football Hall of Fame coach Jim Sochor.[6] The next season, he worked as the JV team's offensive coordinator, and during the 1975 and 1976 seasons he was the JV team's head coach. Also at that time, he served as the receivers coach for the varsity team and as a coach for UC Davis' JV baseball team.
Cal State Hayward
Bellotti was hired at California State University, Hayward (Cal State Hayward or CSU-Hayward; now California State University, East Bay) in 1977 and worked as the offensive coordinator for two seasons. He returned to the school as offensive coordinator in 1980, and remained until 1983. In 1982, he earned a master's degree from the school in physical education.
Weber State
In 1979, Bellotti served as offensive coordinator at Weber State University, returning to CSU-Hayward after just one season.
Chico State
California State University, Chico (Chico State) hired Bellotti to serve as their head football coach in 1984. He remained head coach until 1988 and compiled a record of 21–25–2. His record in the Northern California Athletic Conference was 15–9–2.[7]
Oregon
University of Oregon head coach Rich Brooks hired Bellotti as offensive coordinator in 1989. Bellotti remained in that position through the 1994 season, when Brooks left to coach in the National Football League, and Bellotti was promoted to head coach starting with the 1995 season.
Bellotti's record at Oregon stands at 116–55. In 2006, he passed his former boss, Rich Brooks, as the winningest football coach in Oregon's history. He led the Ducks to their first four ten-win seasons in school history (2000, 2001, 2005, 2008); they had only won nine games on three occasions in the 100 years before Bellotti took over. He led the Ducks to 12 bowl games, three more than they had attended in their entire history before his arrival. His best season was 2001, when he led the Ducks to an 11–1 record and a victory in the Fiesta Bowl. They finished second in both major polls, the highest final ranking in school history. The 11 wins would remain a school record until the 2010 team's 12-win season.
Bellotti also led Oregon to a regular season #2 ranking in the 2007 season, albeit very briefly. After achieving that ranking, the Ducks lost
Oregon athletic director
On December 2, 2008, shortly after defeating the
During his tenure as athletic director, Bellotti dealt with a number of disciplinary issues involving members of the football program, including LeGarrette Blount, LaMichael James, and Jeremiah Masoli, and fired long-time basketball coach Ernie Kent, whose teams had performed poorly in recent seasons.[12] After just nine months on the job, Bellotti announced his resignation March 19, 2010 to join ESPN as a college football analyst. Bellotti had agreed to terms with UO officials, but there was no written contract. The resignation agreement, including the payout terms, was placed on paper and signed by Bellotti on March 16, with university president Richard Lariviere signing it on March 19. Because of the lack of an initial written contract, the Oregon Justice Department reviewed the $2.3 million severance payment from the University of Oregon to the former athletic director.[13] In addition to the buyout[14] Bellotti draws a $559,000 yearly pension from the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System.[15]
In 2009, Bellotti was named third vice president of the American Football Coaches Association. According to AFCA tradition, he would move up to second vice president in 2010, first vice president in 2011 and president in 2012.[16]
ESPN analyst
In March 2010, Bellotti announced that he was resigning as athletic director to become a college football television analyst on ESPN, with his first appearance on ESPN to occur in April.[17]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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Chico State Wildcats (Northern California Athletic Conference ) (1984–1988)
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1984 | Chico State | 4–5–1 | 2–3–1 | 4th | |||||
1985 | Chico State | 4–4–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1986 | Chico State | 7–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
1987 | Chico State | 3–6 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
1988 | Chico State | 3–7 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
Chico State: | 21–25–2 | 15–9–2 | |||||||
Pacific-10 Conference ) (1995–2008)
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1995 | Oregon | 9–3 | 6–2 | 3rd | L Cotton | 18 | 18 | ||
1996 | Oregon | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
1997 | Oregon | 7–5 | 3–5 | T–7th | W Las Vegas | ||||
1998 | Oregon | 8–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L Aloha | ||||
1999 | Oregon | 9–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | W Sun | 18 | 19 | ||
2000 | Oregon | 10–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | W Holiday | 9 | 7 | ||
2001 | Oregon | 11–1 | 7–1 | 1st | W Fiesta† | 2 | 2 | ||
2002 | Oregon | 7–6 | 3–5 | 8th | L Seattle | ||||
2003 | Oregon | 8–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L Sun | ||||
2004 | Oregon | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
2005 | Oregon | 10–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | L Holiday | 12 | 12 | ||
2006 | Oregon | 7–6 | 4–5 | T–5th | L Las Vegas | ||||
2007 | Oregon | 9–4 | 5–4 | T–4th | W Sun | 23 | 24 | ||
2008 | Oregon | 10–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | W Holiday | 9 | 10 | ||
Oregon: | 116–55 | 72–43 | |||||||
Total: | 137–80–2 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- ^ "Oregon's Bellotti resigns as AD; will join ESPN". March 19, 2010.
- ^ "Bellotti hands off title of Oregon coach to Kelly". March 13, 2009.
- ^ National Football Foundation (May 22, 2014). "NFF Proudly Announces Impressive 2014 College Football Hall of Fame Class". FootballFoundation.org. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Mike Bellotti Biography". GoDucks.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ "New ESPN football analyst is CSUEB alumnus and former offensive coordinator". March 23, 2010.
- ^ "UC Davis: UC Davis To Kick Off 2008 At San Jose State". NCAA.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chico State Wildcats -- College Football (NCAA)".
- ^ "Oregon 2008 Schedule/Results".
- ^ "UO President Announces Succession Plan for Athletics Department". GoDucks.com. December 2, 2008. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2008.
- ^ Clark, Bob (December 3, 2008). "Ducks set succession line". The Eugene Register Guard. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2008.
- ^ "Bellotti To Step Aside; No Timetable Set". KPTV. December 2, 2008. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008.
- ^ "Oregon AD Bellotti steps down". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
- ^ "Oregon's $2.3M payout to Bellotti under scrutiny". March 30, 2010.
- ^ Group, Sinclair Broadcast. "Oregon hires Rob Mullens as AD". Mail Tribune. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ "Former Oregon coach Mike Bellotti drawing $559,000 a year pension from state". CollegeFootballTalk. April 15, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ SJSU's Tomey is named president of American Football Coaches Association - Associated Press - January 13, 2009
- ^ "Mike Bellotti Joins ESPN for College Football Studio & Game Analysis". ESPN.com. March 19, 2010. Archived from the original on June 1, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.