Chuck Bresnahan

Chuck Bresnahan
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1960-09-08) September 8, 1960
Springfield, Massachusetts
Alma mater Naval Academy
Playing career
1981–1982 Navy
Position(s) Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983 Navy (GA)
1986–1987 Navy (WR/TE/ST)
1988 Georgia Tech (TE)
1889–1991 Georgia Tech (ILB)
1992–1993 Maine (DC/LB)
1994–1995 Cleveland Browns (LB/QC)
1996–1997 Indianapolis Colts (LB)
1998–1999 Oakland Raiders (DB)
2000–2003 Oakland Raiders (DC)
2004 Cincinnati Bengals (DA)
2005–2007 Cincinnati Bengals (DC)
2009 Florida Tuskers (LB)
2010 Florida Tuskers (DC)
2011 Oakland Raiders (DC)
2012 Sacramento Mountain Lions (DC)
2013–2014 USF (DC)
2015 UCF (DC/LB)

Charles E. Bresnahan (pronounced "BREZ-nuh-han"; born September 8, 1960) is an American football coach and former player. He was the defensive coordinator at the University of South Florida (USF), a position he held from January 2013 to December 2014. Bresnahan has also served in the same capacity for the University of Central Florida and Cincinnati Bengals and Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).

Coaching career

He began his coaching career at the Navy under Elliott Uzelac in 1986. He was later an assistant coach for the 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team that won the UPI National Championship under head coach Bobby Ross. After he was the defensive coordinator for the Maine Black Bears from 1992 to 1993, he spent four seasons as the linebackers coach for the Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He was the Oakland Raiders' defensive backs coach from 1998 to 1999 before he was promoted to defensive coordinator and spent 2000 to 2003 in the role.

Bresnahan joined the Cincinnati Bengals' coaching staff in 2004 as a defensive assistant coach, and was promoted to defensive coordinator on January 9, 2005. He was fired on January 2, 2008, after the team went 7–9 in the regular season. During Bresnahan's tenure, the Bengals ranked 28th, 30th, and 25th in yards allowed, out of 32 teams.[1] He spent 2009 and 2010 as the linebackers coach and defensive coordinator, respectively, of the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He was hired by the Oakland Raiders as their defensive coordinator in 2011, but was not retained following the season.[2] Bresnahan spent the 2012 season with the Sacramento Mountain Lions; he later sued the team for unpaid salary.[3]

On January 10, 2013, he was hired to serve as defensive coordinator, under newly hired head coach Willie Taggart, at the University of South Florida. On December 8, 2014, Bresnahan was fired along with the Offensive Coordinator Paul Wulff and the Assistant Coach, Ron Cooper.[4]

Personal

Bresnahan attended and graduated from St. Mary's High School (Annapolis, Maryland).

Bresnahan and his wife, Erin, have four daughters.

His father Tom Bresnahan, was a longtime football coach and spent sixteen years as an NFL assistant, including with the Buffalo Bills, where he coached in their four straight Super Bowl appearances.

References

  1. Pro Football Reference Cincinnati Bengals Franchise Encyclopedia
  2. Tafur, Vittorio (January 5, 2012). "Bresnahan officially unofficially "fired"". SFGate.com. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  3. Garofoli, Joe (July 15, 2013). Employees of UFL Sacramento team sue Paul Pelosi. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  4. South Florida Bulls Athletic Site. . Retrieved December 9, 2014.
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