University of Memphis Athletics
Mike DuBose Recommended As Memphis Defensive Line Coach
Dec 16, 2009 | Football
Dec. 16, 2009
MEMPHIS, TENN. - University of Memphis head football coach Larry Porter hit the ground running since returning to his alma mater and taking over the Tiger program on November 29, and has made his first staff hire. He has recommended former Alabama head coach Mike DuBose to the Tennessee Board of Regents. DuBose, who has spent the last four seasons as the head coach at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., will serve as the coach of the defensive line.
DuBose arrived at Millsaps in 2005 as the defensive coordinator and was named head coach in 2006. In his four seasons with the Majors, DuBose has twice been named Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Coach of the Year and recorded a 33-10 overall record; 24-2 in the SCAC. The Majors have either shared or won outright the SCAC title in each of DuBose's four seasons, and the squad advanced to the NCAA Division III Playoffs in 2006 and 2008. The 33 wins ranks second in school history.
A native of Opp, Ala., DuBose led his 2008 squad to its first 10-win season in school history and first undefeated regular season since 1980. The Majors finished the year at 11-1 overall after being knocked out by Washington & Jefferson in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs.
While playing for Paul "Bear" Bryant at Alabama, DuBose, was a star defender for a Crimson Tide team that posted an overall record of 32-4, including three SEC Championships and one national title. He had the game of his career in 1972 against Tennessee, where he recorded 20 tackles and caused one fumble. DuBose ended his career with 129 total tackles, 71 assists, eight forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and three pass breakups.
DuBose began his coaching career in 1975 as a graduate assistant with the Crimson Tide. He made two high school coaching stops in Alabama (Prattville & Fairhope), and spent a combined three years at UT Chattanooga and Southern Miss, before returning to the Tide as the defensive line coach from 1990-96 under head coach Gene Stallings. With DuBose's defensive scheme, the Tide ranked eighth or better in rushing defense four times, including the nation's best in 1992 during a National Championship season.
After Stallings announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 1996 season, DuBose took the reins of his first collegiate team. During his four-year tenure as head coach at Alabama (1997-2000), DuBose led the Tide to a 24-23 record, including a berth in the inaugural Music City Bowl in 1998 and an SEC Championship and Orange Bowl berth in 1999.
DuBose, 56, previously coached at UT Chattanooga in 1980-81, serving as the defensive line coach. After two seasons with UTC, DuBose accepted the defensive line job at Southern Miss, and in his only season with the Golden Eagles, he was on the opposite sideline of the game that ended Alabama's then 57-game home unbeaten streak in November 1982.
