38 Facts About Gus Malzahn

Arthur Gustavo Malzahn III is an American football coach.

Gus Malzahn is currently the head coach at the University of Central Florida.

Gus Malzahn was the head football coach at Auburn University from 2013 to 2020.

Gus Malzahn became the head coach at Arkansas State University after his success as offensive coordinator at Auburn from.

Gus Malzahn returned to Auburn in 2013 as head coach, Malzahn received national attention for coaching one of the biggest turnarounds in college football history at Auburn.

Gus Malzahn inherited an Auburn Tigers football team that did not win a single Southeastern Conference game in the 2012 season, then led them to an SEC Championship and an appearance in the 2014 BCS Championship Game.

Gus Malzahn graduated from Fort Smith Christian High School in Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1984 and was a walk-on receiver at Arkansas under then-head coach Ken Hatfield in 1984 and 1985 before transferring to Henderson State University located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, where he was a two-year letterman and earned his bachelor's degree in physical education in 1990.

Gus Malzahn got his start as the defensive coordinator at Hughes High School in Hughes, Arkansas in 1991.

Gus Malzahn became head coach in 1992 and in 1994 Hughes reached the state championship game with an upset of Pine Bluff Dollarway.

Gus Malzahn guided the Saints to back-to-back state championships in 1998 and 1999.

In 2001, Gus Malzahn took over for long-time coach Jarrell Williams at Springdale High School.

Gus Malzahn led the program to two state championship game appearances in his last four years, winning the title in 2005.

Gus Malzahn led his squad to the state title game in only his second season in 2002.

In 2013, Gus Malzahn was inducted into the Arkansas High School Coaches Association's Hall of Fame.

Gus Malzahn joined Houston Nutt's staff on December 9,2005, as offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach, following an impressive five-year run at Springdale High School capped by one of the most dominant seasons by any high school in 2005.

Gus Malzahn was part of the Razorbacks 2006 season in which they won the SEC Western Division championship.

Gus Malzahn was named the National Offensive Coordinator of the Year by Rivals.

In January 2007, Gus Malzahn received an offer from the University of Tulsa and his friend, new head coach Todd Graham.

Gus Malzahn took the Tulsa job to be offensive coordinator and assistant head coach.

Gus Malzahn was named the offensive coordinator at Auburn University by first year head coach Gene Chizik on December 28,2008.

Under Gus Malzahn, Auburn made significant improvements over the previous season's offensive production; the Tigers finished the season ranked 16th in total offense with just under 432 yards per game and 17th in scoring with over 33 points per game after being tied for 110th in the nation in scoring the previous season.

Gus Malzahn was awarded the 2010 Broyles Award, recognizing him as the top assistant coach in the nation.

On December 13,2011, Gus Malzahn left Auburn to accept the position of head football coach at Arkansas State University.

Quarterback Ryan Aplin showcased Gus Malzahn's evolving spread dual attack by throwing for 3,342 yards with 24 TD and running for 438 yards with 6 more TD.

On December 4,2012, Gus Malzahn was announced to replace Gene Chizik as the head coach of Auburn University shortly after winning the Sun Belt Conference Championship.

In 2013, the Auburn Tiger offense under Gus Malzahn was led by quarterback Nick Marshall.

Gus Malzahn won the 2013 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year, and Home Depot Coach of the Year Awards as well as the SEC Coach of the Year by the AP and coaches.

On December 23,2013, it was announced that Gus Malzahn had won the Associated Press National Coach of the Year, edging out Duke's David Cutcliffe, 33 votes to 17.

Gus Malzahn is only the second coach to win the award in his first season with a new team.

Immediately after the season, Gus Malzahn agreed to a seven-year $49 million contract extension with Auburn.

On December 13,2020, Gus Malzahn was fired as head coach of Auburn at the conclusion of his eighth season.

Gus Malzahn's buy out is the largest buy out of a fired coach in the history of college football.

Gus Malzahn reached fifth on Auburn's all-time wins list, behind only Shug Jordan, Mike Donahue, Pat Dye and Tommy Tuberville.

On February 15,2021, Gus Malzahn was named the head coach at UCF, reuniting him with former Arkansas State athletic director Terry Mohajir.

One of the most innovative offensive minds in football, Gus Malzahn's is known for his Hurry-up offense, no-huddle offensive philosophy.

However, Gus Malzahn quickly became one of the winningest coaches and most known for his uptempo offenses.

Gus Malzahn's coaching career encompasses working alongside Gene Chizik, having worked as his offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Auburn when they won the 2011 BCS National Championship.

Gus Malzahn is married to the former Kristi Otwell, and they are the parents of two daughters.