Charlie McBride (American football coach)

Charlie McBride
Playing career
1959–1961Colorado
Position(s)End, punter
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1963–1964Fenger Academy HS (IL)
1965–1966Colorado (GA)
1967–1969Arizona State (assistant)
1970–1975Wisconsin (OL)
1976Wisconsin (DC/DL)
1977–1981Nebraska (assistant)
1982–1999Nebraska (DC)

Charlie McBride is a former American football coach. He was an assistant football coach for Nebraska Cornhuskers football for 23 years from 1977 to 1999, and was the defensive coordinator for the final 18 years, from 1982 to 1999.[1][2][3] He won national championships with Nebraska in 1994, 1995 and 1997.[4] In 1996, he was a finalist for the Broyles Award.[5] He announced his retirement from coaching after the 2000 Fiesta Bowl.[6]

Prior to coaching at Nebraska, he was a coach for the Arizona State Sun Devils and Wisconsin Badgers.[7] McBride played college football as an end and punter for the Colorado Buffaloes.[8]

  1. ^ "Top Assistant Leaves Nebraska After Win". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ "1982 McBride named defensive coordinator". Santa Cruz Sentinel.
  3. ^ "Former Husker defensive coordinator Charlie McBride". Omaha World-Herald.
  4. ^ "McBride recalls his Husker roots". The Grand Island Independent.
  5. ^ "Nebraska Defensive Coordinator Charlie McBride Retires". University of Nebraska.
  6. ^ "After 23 years, McBride retires". ESPN.
  7. ^ "1977 Charlie McBride hired as defensive line coach". The Lincoln Star.
  8. ^ "Making a Husker favorite: How McBride got to Lincoln and his role in Mike Riley's tenure".

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