[h=1]Auburn fires Gene Chizik[/h]
Updated: November 25, 2012, 3:07 PM ET
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AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn coach Gene Chizik was fired Sunday after the Tigers' rapid fall from a national champion to a winless Southeastern Conference season.
The Tigers endured the worst slide within two years of winning a national championship of any team since the Associated Press poll started in 1936 and hadn't lost this many games since going 0-10 in 1950. The decision came 17 months after Auburn gave Chizik a contract worth some $3.5 million annually through 2015 with a hefty buyout.
[h=4]Chizik Not Same Without Cam[/h]
In his one season with Cam Newton, Gene Chizik was undefeated as Auburn's coach and won a national title. Chizik's Tigers haven't been the same though since Newton went pro.
Updated: November 25, 2012, 3:07 PM ET
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AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn coach Gene Chizik was fired Sunday after the Tigers' rapid fall from a national champion to a winless Southeastern Conference season.
The Tigers endured the worst slide within two years of winning a national championship of any team since the Associated Press poll started in 1936 and hadn't lost this many games since going 0-10 in 1950. The decision came 17 months after Auburn gave Chizik a contract worth some $3.5 million annually through 2015 with a hefty buyout.
[h=4]Chizik Not Same Without Cam[/h]
Category | With Newton | Without |
---|---|---|
W-L | 14-0 | 19-19 |
SEC W-L | 9-0 | 7-17 |
PPG | 41.2 | 26.1 |
PPG diff | +17.1 | -1.2 |
-- ESPN Stats & Information |