351:) Stoops was fired and Kish was promoted to interim head coach. In his first game as interim head coach, the Wildcats defeated UCLA, 48–12, 355 days after their last win over an FBS opponent, which also came against UCLA. Kish would lose the next three games on the schedule but closed out the conference slate by defeating the rival
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Kish was hired as
Arizona's linebackers coach when Stoops was made head coach. He served in that capacity for three seasons until being promoted to assistant coach. In 2010, he was made co-defensive coordinator with
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Kish was not retained on
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was named
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before being promoted to interim head coach upon the firing of head coach
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on
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Kish served as interim head coach after the firing of
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948:Illinois Fighting Illini football coaches
525:"Arizona AD: Stoops is out as head coach"
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544:"Arizona 48, UCLA 12: The Kish of life"
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998:Players of American football from Ohio
993:Coaches of American football from Ohio
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953:Indiana Hoosiers football coaches
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923:American football defensive backs
542:Finley, Ryan (October 21, 2011).
375:in his final game as head coach.
299:(born July 1, 1954) is a retired
323:coach for seven seasons at the
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963:Ohio Bobcats football coaches
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893:# denotes interim head coach
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353:Arizona State Sun Devils
325:University of Oklahoma
309:University of Arizona
305:defensive coordinator
653:William M. Ruthrauff
386:Head coaching record
270:Head coaching record
27:Biographical details
568:. January 11, 2012.
531:. October 10, 2011.
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685:Raymond L. Quigley
629:William W. Skinner
566:Arizona Daily Star
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529:Arizona Daily Star
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367:. Two days later,
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250:(interim HC/DC/LB)
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363:in the 85th
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167:Northwestern
42:July 1, 1954
18:
913:1954 births
879:(2021–2023)
871:(2018–2020)
863:(2012–2017)
847:(2004–2011)
845:Mike Stoops
831:(2001–2003)
823:(1987–2000)
815:(1980–1986)
813:Larry Smith
807:(1977–1979)
799:(1973–1976)
791:(1969–1972)
783:(1967–1968)
775:(1959–1966)
767:(1957–1958)
759:(1952–1956)
751:(1949–1951)
749:Bob Winslow
743:(1939–1948)
727:(1933–1937)
703:(1914–1930)
679:(1910–1911)
677:Frank Shipp
671:(1908–1909)
663:(1906–1907)
631:(1900–1901)
501:Mike Stoops
321:linebackers
313:Mike Stoops
99:(assistant)
74:Position(s)
907:Categories
877:Jedd Fisch
821:Dick Tomey
805:Tony Mason
765:Ed Doherty
725:Tex Oliver
701:Pop McKale
511:References
404:Conference
338:Greg Brown
239:(co-DC/LB)
145:Ball State
134:Ball State
38:1954-07-01
797:Jim Young
789:Bob Weber
773:Jim LaRue
709:Fred Enke
407:Standing
255:2012–2018
222:2007–2009
211:2004–2006
200:2002–2003
174:1997–2000
163:1992–1996
152:1984–1991
119:1979–1981
93:1976–1977
64:Otterbein
60:1973–1976
887:(2024– )
855:# (2011)
853:Tim Kish
839:# (2003)
456:Arizona:
401:Overall
342:Colorado
297:Tim Kish
259:Oklahoma
178:Illinois
158:(DE/OLB)
22:Tim Kish
661:No team
449:(South)
437:Arizona
275:Overall
248:Arizona
237:Arizona
226:Arizona
215:Arizona
206:(DC/LB)
204:Indiana
195:(DC/LB)
169:(DE/LB)
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687:(1912)
655:(1905)
647:(1904)
639:(1902)
623:(1899)
471:Total:
447:T–5th
425:(2011)
123:Purdue
50:, U.S.
484:Notes
398:Team
395:Year
357:Tempe
283:Bowls
261:(ILB)
432:2011
244:2011
233:2010
217:(LB)
193:Ohio
189:2001
184:/LB)
156:Army
147:(DL)
141:1983
136:(QB)
130:1982
104:1978
32:Born
475:3–3
463:2–3
460:3–3
444:2–3
441:3–3
355:in
346:FCS
286:0–0
278:3–3
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182:DC
112:GA
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