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Bobby Hauck (pronounced HOWK) has had an exemplary four-year tenure at his alma mater, going 41-13 overall and 24-5 in Big Sky Conference games.
He has guided the Grizzlies to four straight league championships -- the most by any coach in Griz history.
He has also led the Griz to four NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (the FCS was formerly called Division I-AA) playoff appearances in a row, including the title game in 2004.
2006 COACH OF THE YEAR
In 2006, his Griz squad went 12-2 overall, had a perfect 8-0 league slate, and won 12 games wins in a row, losing 19-17 to UMass in a FCS semi-final game.
He was recognized for his team's stellar 2006 season by being named the FCS's Region 5 “Coach of the Year” by the AFCA and by the Big Sky Conference. He finished sixth in the balloting for the “Eddie Robinson Award,” given annually to the FCS's “Coach of the Year.”
He coaches UM's special teams, an area in which the Griz have excelled during his tenure. In 2006 UM was third in the country in net punting (37.76-yard average) and 13th in punt returns (12.86-yard average).
MONTANA COACHING HISTORY
In 2005, Hauck guided Montana to an 8-4 overall mark and 5-2 record in the Big Sky.
In just his second season at the helm in 2004, Coach Hauck's Griz advanced to the FCS championship game, losing 31-21 to James Madison.
In 2004, Montana was 12-3 overall and 6-1 in league. It was just the fifth time in school history that the Griz won 12 or more games.
In his inaugural season at Montana in 2003, Bobby led the Griz to a 9-4 overall record, and UM shared the Big Sky regular-season title with a 5-2 league mark.
When Hauck, 42, became the 33rd head football coach at Montana on December 20, 2002, he was the youngest head coach in school history. The top 30 attended games in Washington-Grizzly Stadium history have come during Hauck's tenure.
COLLEGE COACHING CAREER
Before coming to Montana, he spent four years at the University of Washington. During his tenure at UW, he worked with defensive backs, special teams, and safeties. Energetic and hard-working, Hauck is considered one of the top recruiters in college football.
Prior to working at UW, Hauck was at the University of Colorado, where he was the special teams coordinator, recruiting coordinator, and coach of the safeties his four seasons there.
At Colorado, he coordinated all six special teams groups. In 1998 his Buffalo kickoff and punt return teams were both ranked in the top five in the nation.
His first three years at Colorado he also worked as the recruiting coordinator. In 1998 he gave up those duties to coach in the secondary. At CU he coached seven All-Big 12 Conference performers.
Before joining the Buffaloes, Hauck coached outside linebackers and handled recruiting duties for Northern Arizona in 1993 and 1994.
HAUCK FAMILY TRADITION
Tim Hauck, Bobby's younger brother, was a standout defensive back at Montana and was selected Big Sky defensive MVP in 1988 and 1989, earning All-American honors both of those seasons. He played 13 seasons in the National Football League from 1990 to 2002. Tim is a current assistant coach (secondary) at UM, as is Bobby's uncle, Tom Hauck (defensive tackles). A Montana native, Bobby Hauck's first coaching position came in 1987 as an assistant at Sweet Grass High School, his alma mater, working for his father, Bob, Sr.
SCHOOL HISTORY
Bobby Hauck was a three-sport standout in Big Timber, lettering in football, basketball, and track.
Hauck, a 1988 UM graduate, began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant for the Grizzlies, working with the secondary in 1988 and the inside linebackers in 1989.
He worked as a graduate assistant at UCLA from 1990 to 1992.
While at Montana, he lettered twice in track and field. He graduated in 1988 with degrees in business and physical education.
He earned a master's degree in education administration from UCLA in 1991.
THE HAUCK FAMILY
Hauck was born in Missoula. He is married to the former Stacey Harbin from St. Ignatius, and the couple have twin daughters, Sydney and Alexandra, 11, and a son, Robby, nine.
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THE HAUCK FILE
Year-by-Year at Montana
Year...Overall....Big Sky
2003......9-4..........5-2*
2004.....12-3.........6-1*
2005......8-4..........5-2*
2006......12-2.........8-0*
Totals...41-13.......24-5
*Won Big Sky title
Personal
Birthplace: Missoula, Mont.
Birth date: June 14, 1964
Family: Wife Stacey and daughters Sydney and Alexandra and son Robby
Education
High School: Sweet Grass High School, Big Timber, Montana (1983)
College: The University of Montana (undergraduate in 1988), UCLA (graduate in 1991)
Coaching Experience
1987: Sweet Grass (Mont.) High School (assistant coach)
1988-89: Montana (secondary)
1989: Montana (defensive line)
1990-91: UCLA (graduate assistant)
1992: UCLA (asst. recruiting coordinator)
1993-94: Northern Arizona (outside linebackers, recruiting
coordinator)
1995-97: Colorado (safeties, special teams, recruiting coordinator)
1998: Colorado (outside linebackers, special teams)
1999-01: Washington (safeties, special teams)
2002: Washington (defensive backs)
2003-07: Montana (Head Coach)
Bowl Experience
1991 Hancock Bowl (UCLA vs. Illinois)
1995 Cotton Bowl (Colorado vs. Oregon)
1996 Holiday Bowl (Colorado vs. Washington)
1998 Aloha Bowl (Colorado vs. Oregon)
1999 Holiday Bowl (Washington vs. Kansas State)
2001 Rose Bowl (Washington vs. Purdue)
2002 Holiday Bowl (Washington vs. Texas)
2003 Sun Bowl (Washington vs. Purdue)
Playoff Experience
2003 FCS Playoffs (First Round vs. Western Illinois)
2004 FCS Playoffs (Championship game vs. James Madison)
2005 FCS Playoffs (First Round vs. Cal Poly)
2006 FCS Playoffs (Semifinal Round vs. UMass)
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