David Bailiff
 Bailiff at 2017 C-USA Media Days | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Texas A&M–Commerce |
| Conference | LSC |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1958-05-26) May 26, 1958 Dallas, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1977–1980 | Southwest Texas State |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1982–1984 | New Braunfels (TX) HS (DL) |
| 1988 | Southwest Texas State (GA) |
| 1989–1991 | Southwest Texas State (DL) |
| 1992–1996 | New Mexico (DL/RC) |
| 1997–1999 | Southwest Texas State (DC) |
| 2000 | Southwest Texas State (AHC/DC) |
| 2001 | TCU (AHC/DL) |
| 2002–2003 | TCU (DC/DL) |
| 2004–2006 | Texas State |
| 2007–2017 | Rice |
| 2019–present | Texas A&M–Commerce |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 78–95 |
| Bowls | 3–1 |
| Tournaments | 2–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 C-USA West Division (2013) 1 C-USA (2013) | |
David Edward Bailiff (born May 26, 1958) is an American college football coach, who is currently the head coach at Texas A&M University–Commerce. He was the head coach at Rice University in Houston, Texas from 2007 to 2017. During his tenure as head coach, the Rice Owls played in four bowl games and won the 2013 Conference USA football championship.
Contents
1 Playing career
2 Coaching career
2.1 Early coaching career
2.2 Texas State
2.3 Rice
2.4 Texas A&M–Commerce
3 Head coaching record
4 Coaching tree
5 References
Playing career
Bailiff played for three years as an offensive lineman and tight end for coach Jim Wacker at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. As a senior in 1980, he was team captain.
Coaching career
Early coaching career
After graduating in 1981, Bailiff's first coaching job was in the high school ranks in New Braunfels, Texas. After three years coaching the defensive line at New Braunfels High School, he left coaching and entered the private sector for four years. He returned to coaching in 1988 as a graduate assistant at Southwest Texas and was promoted the next year to a full-time position that he held until he was hired to coach the defensive line at the University of New Mexico by Lobos' head coach Dennis Franchione. In 1997, Bailiff returned to Southwest Texas as the defensive coordinator. In 2001, he was hired to serve in the same role at TCU by coach Gary Patterson. Following the 2002 season, in which the Horned Frogs' defense, led by All-American linebacker LaMarcus McDonald, ranked 2nd in the nation, Bailiff was named the nation's Top Assistant Coach by the All American Football Foundation.[1]
Texas State
On February 5, 2004, Bailiff again returned to his alma mater, which by now was known as Texas State University, this time as head coach. In his first season as the Bobcats' head coach, he guided them to a 5–6 record. In 2005, they finished the regular season 9–2 and were Southland Conference Champions. They then won two games in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, eventually losing to Northern Iowa. In 2006, the Bobcats were again 5–6.
Rice
Bailiff in 2009.
On January 19, 2007, Rice University hired Bailiff as head coach, replacing Todd Graham. In 2008, he led Rice to a 9–3 record and an appearance in the 2008 Texas Bowl—only their second bowl appearance in 47 years. The Owls won that game 38–14 for Rice's first 10-win season since 1949, and Bailiff was rewarded with a five-year contract extension.[2] In 2012, Rice returned to bowl action with a win over Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl.[3] The following season, Bailiff became the first coach in Rice history to record two 10-win seasons as Rice won its first outright conference championship since 1957 by defeating Marshall 41–24 and earning a berth in the Liberty Bowl.[4] In 2014, Bailiff led the Owls to a third consecutive bowl game as Rice defeated Fresno State 30–3 in the Hawai'i Bowl.[5]
In 2017, Bailiff was fired after the conclusion of a 1-11 season, his worst at Rice.[6]
Texas A&M–Commerce
On December 9, 2018, Bailiff was hired as the head coach at Texas A&M University–Commerce.[7]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | TSN# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Texas State Bobcats (Southland Conference) (2004–2006) | |||||||||
2004 | Texas State | 5–6 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
2005 | Texas State | 11–3 | 4–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal | 4 | |||
2006 | Texas State | 5–6 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
Texas State: | 21–15 | 10–6 | |||||||
Rice Owls (Conference USA) (2007–2017) | |||||||||
2007 | Rice | 3–9 | 3–5 | 5th (West) | |||||
2008 | Rice | 10–3 | 7–1 | T–1st (West) | W Texas | ||||
2009 | Rice | 2–10 | 2–6 | T–5th (West) | |||||
2010 | Rice | 4–8 | 3–5 | T–4th (West) | |||||
2011 | Rice | 4–8 | 3–5 | 4th (West) | |||||
2012 | Rice | 7–6 | 4–4 | T–3rd (West) | W Armed Forces | ||||
2013 | Rice | 10–4 | 7–1 | 1st (West) | L Liberty | ||||
2014 | Rice | 8–5 | 5–3 | T–2nd (West) | W Hawaii | ||||
2015 | Rice | 5–7 | 3–5 | 5th (West) | |||||
2016 | Rice | 3–9 | 2–6 | T–5th (West) | |||||
2017 | Rice | 1–11 | 1–7 | 6th (West) | |||||
Rice: | 57–80 | 40–48 | |||||||
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions (Lone Star Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
2019 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
Texas A&M–Commerce: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 78–95 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Coaching tree
Assistant coaches under David Bailiff who became NCAA head coaches:
David Beaty: Kansas (2015–2018)
Tom Herman: Houston (2015–2016), Texas (2017–present)
References
^ Official Bio at Texas State
^ "Rice, Bailiff agree to new 5-year deal". ESPN. Associated Press. January 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-02..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ McDanal, Jonathan (December 29, 2012). "Armed Forces Bowl 2012: Rice vs. Air Force". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
^ Harvey, Randy (December 7, 2013). "Rice proves the smart pick for C-USA title". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
^ Anteola, Bryant-Jon (December 24, 2014). "Hawaii Bowl: Fresno State suffers blowout loss against Rice". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
^ Hill, Glynn A. (November 27, 2017). "Rice fires football coach David Bailiff". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
^ Scott, Ryan. "Former Rice, Texas State coach Bailiff picked for head A&M-Commerce position". Herald-Banner. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
