Tom Amstutz

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Tom Amstutz (* 1953 / 1954 ; Nickname : Toledo Tom ) is a US American football trainer. He was head coach of the Toledo Rockets in college football for eight years . Since June 2017 he has been the national coach of the US American football team.

Coaching career

Stations

Amstutz began his career in 1978 as a coach of offensive tackles and tight ends with the Toledo Rockets . He later moved to the defensive line . In 1987 he moved to the Navy, but returned to Toledo in 1990 under the new head coach Nick Saban . In 1994 he was appointed Defensive Coordinator under Head Coach Gary Pinkel . On December 12, 2000, he was named Head Coach and won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in his first season . A year later he won the Western Division with the Rockets, a success that he repeated the following year. In November 2005 he extended his contract until 2009. In the same year he won the MAC again. On November 3, 2008, he announced that he would step down as head coach after the end of the year.

In June 2017, Amstutz was appointed head coach of the US national team.

Head coach statistics

year team Victories Defeats Win rate bowl
2001 Toledo Rockets 10 2 .833 Motor City Bowl - W
2002 9 5 .643 Motor City Bowl - L
2003 8th 4th .667
2004 9 4th .692 Motor City Bowl - L
2005 9 3 .750 GMAC Bowl - W
2006 5 7th .417
2007 5 7th .417
2008 3 9 .250
total 58 41 .586

Personal

Amstutz has been a certified agent of the National Football League Players Association since 2014 . In 2015 he was inducted into the UT Athletics Hall of Fame .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sources: Amstutz to step down in Monday morning press conference. Retrieved November 13, 2016 .
  2. ↑ a b c Tom Amstutz Will Step Down as Head Football Coach at End of This Season; Accepts New Position in UT Alumni Office. Retrieved November 13, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b Head Coach Tom Amstutz Agrees to Contract Extension. Retrieved November 13, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Coaching calls: Amstutz will guide USA football team in China. Retrieved June 26, 2017 (English).
  5. ↑ Amstutz a rookie all over again. Retrieved November 13, 2016 .
Head coaches of the Toledo Rockets football team


John Brandeberry (1917) | James Baxter (1918) | Walt Hobt (1919–1920) | Joseph Dwyer (1921–1922) | James Dwyer (1923-1925) | Boni Petcoff (1926–1929) | Jim Nicholson (1930) | no game operation (1931) | Jim Nicholson (1932-1935) | Clarence Spears (1936-1942) | no game operation (1943–1945) | Bill Orwig (1946–1947) | Skip Stahley (1948-1949) | Bob Snyder (1950) | Don Greenwood (1951) | Clair Dunn (1951-1953) | Forrest England (1954–1955) | Jack Morton (1956) | Harry Larche (1957–1959) | Clive Rush (1960–1962) | Frank Lauterbur (1963–1970) | John Murphy (1971-1976) | Chuck Stobart (1977-1981) | Dan Simrell (1982-1989) | Nick Saban (1990) | Gary Pinkel (1991-2000) | Tom Amstutz (2001–2008) | Tim Beckman (2009-2011) | Matt Campbell (2011-2015) | Jason Candle (since 2015)

personal data
SURNAME Amstutz, Tom
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Toledo Tom (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football coach
DATE OF BIRTH 1953 or 1954