The Many Faces of Will Muschamp

SI Staff | Oct 24, 2012

The Many Faces of Will Muschamp /

The Many Faces of Will Muschamp

In his first year at the helm, Muschamp led the Gators to their most losses since 1987. This year, though, his team has rebounded and the Gators are 7-0 and off to their best start since 2009.

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Muschamp played safety for the Georgia Bulldogs from 1991-94.

Since graduating from Georgia in 1994, Muschamp has worked as a coach for eight different universities and one NFL team -- the Miami Dolphins.

Will Muschamp is nicknamed "Coach Boom" after his profanity-laced shouting was caught on live TV while he was defensive coordinator at Auburn in 2007.

Shortly after he joined Texas as a defensive coordinator in 2008, Muschamp was publicly labeled as the future successor of Longhorns coach Mack Brown.

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Muschamp attended the University of Georgia. The Bulldogs defeated Muschamp's Gators in 2011 but Florida is looking for revenge on Oct. 27.

Muschamp is 1-0 as a head coach in bowl games. Florida defeated Ohio State 24-17 in the 2011 Gator Bowl.

On Oct. 22 Muschamp said he sat his team down and told them to ignore the BCS and the other rankings because it would not help them play football.

Muschamp, 41, is the second-youngest head coach in the SEC, behind 40-year-old Dan Mullen of Mississippi State.

Muschamp signed a five-year, $13.75 million contract with the Gators in December 2010. On average he is making about $2.75 million per year. In February 2012 his contract was extended another year.

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Published Oct 24, 2012

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