Tim Beckman
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Beckman in 2009 as Toledo head coach
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 19, 1965 Berea, Ohio |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1985 | Findlay |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1989 | Auburn (GA) |
| 1990–1995 | Western Carolina (DB/RC) |
| 1996–1997 | Elon (DC/RC) |
| 1998–2004 | Bowling Green (AHC/DC) |
| 2005–2006 | Ohio State (CB) |
| 2007–2008 | Oklahoma State (DC) |
| 2009–2011 | Toledo |
| 2012–2014 | Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–41 |
| Bowls | 0–2 |
| Statistics | |
Timothy David Beckman (born January 19, 1965) is an American football coach and former player. He is the former head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He was hired on December 9, 2011, by Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas, after coaching at the University of Toledo for three years.[1]
Beckman was terminated by Illinois on August 28, 2015, seven days prior to the Illini's scheduled season opener, after numerous allegations of abuse of players surfaced.
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Early life
Beckman attended high school at Forest Park High School in Beaumont, Texas, for two years before completing his secondary education at Berea High School in Berea, Ohio. He scored a 14 (out of 36) on the ACT college board exam.[2]
Beckman is the son of David Beckman, a longtime NCAA, NFL, and CFL coach and scout.[3][4][5]
He attended the University of Findlay, where he lettered on the football team for two years; in both years the Oilers qualified for the NAIA Football National Championship playoffs. He graduated from Findlay in 1985 with a degree in physical education.
Coaching career
Beckman began his coaching career at Auburn as a graduate assistant under Pat Dye from 1988 to 1989. Auburn were SEC co-champions in those seasons, and Beckman earned a master's degree in education from Auburn. From 1990 to 1995, Beckman was secondary coach and recruiting coordinator at Western Carolina. He later became defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator at Elon, a position he would hold from 1996 to 1997.[3]
Beckman coached at Bowling Green from 1998 to 2004 and at Ohio State under Jim Tressel from 2005 to 2006, where he was a three-time nominee for the Frank Broyles Award.[3]
Beckman was the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State University from 2009 to 2011. The Cowboys posted a record of 16–10 during those seasons.[3] On December 4, 2008, Beckman was hired as the head coach at Toledo, to replace Tom Amstutz, who resigned during the 2008 season.[6]
Toledo
Beckman's teams at Toledo saw consistent improvement. The 2008 team he inherited went 3–9. In 2009, his first year as a head coach, his team improved to finish 5–7. In the following year, his team finished 8–5, 7–1 in the MAC, earning a berth to the 2010 Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl, which they lost 34–32 to the FIU Golden Panthers. In his final year at Toledo, Coach Beckman finished 9–4, 7–1 in the MAC to be West Division co-champions with Northern Illinois. This team earned a berth to the 2011 Military Bowl. However, Beckman left after the regular season to become the head coach for Illinois.
Illinois
At Illinois, Beckman went 12–25 in three seasons, and only won four games in Big Ten play. In his third season, the Illini managed to qualify for a bowl with a 6–6 record, but lost 35–18 to Louisiana Tech in the Heart of Dallas Bowl.
On August 28, 2015—just a week before what was to be his fourth season—Beckman was fired after the preliminary results of an internal investigation substantiated accusations of gross player mistreatment. Most seriously, the investigation found that he'd forced players to play through serious injuries and had the medical staff clear these players too soon. [7]
In a statement, Beckman called his ouster a "rush to judgment" that violated the terms of his contract, and stated that he intended to "vigorously defend both my reputation and my legal rights."[8]
Controversies
Toledo
In 2013, a former Toledo football player, Kyle Cameron, sued Beckman, the University of Toledo, and five members of Beckman's staff at Toledo for negligence and for violating Ohio's anti-hazing law. Cameron's lawsuit and appeal were dismissed as the suit was filed through the incorrect division of the Lucas County Court. However, Cameron's legal counsel has asked the Supreme Court of Ohio to review the case.[9][10][11]
Illinois
Prior to the start of the 2012 season, Beckman sent six Illinois assistant coaches to State College, Pennsylvania to recruit Penn State football players who the NCAA deemed eligible to transfer without missing playing time due to the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.[12][13] In October of 2012 season, Illinois self-reported secondary violations to the NCAA as television cameras caught Beckman using chewing tobacco on the sidelines during a football game at Wisconsin.[14][15]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Toledo Rockets (Mid-American Conference) (2009–2011) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Toledo | 5–7 | 3–5 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 2010 | Toledo | 8–5 | 7–1 | 2nd (West) | L Little Caesars Pizza | ||||
| 2011 | Toledo | 8–4[n 1] | 7–1 | T–1st (West) | Military[n 1] | ||||
| Toledo: | 21–16 | 17–7 | |||||||
| Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten Conference) (2012–2014) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Illinois | 2–10 | 0–8 | 6th (Leaders) | |||||
| 2013 | Illinois | 4–8 | 1–7 | 5th (Leaders) | |||||
| 2014 | Illinois | 6–7 | 3–5 | 5th (West) | L Heart of Dallas | ||||
| Illinois: | 12–25 | 4–20 | |||||||
| Total: | 33–41 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. |
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beckman left for Illinois before the 2011 Military Bowl. Matt Campbell was appointed as the team's new head coach.
References
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- ↑ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-12-12/sports/ct-spt-1213-illinois-tim-beckman--20111213_1_toledo-offensive-coordinator-dave-beckman-head-coach
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