31 Facts About Mike DuBose

Michael Lynn DuBose was born on January 5,1953 and is an American football coach, most recently serving for Opp High School in Opp, Alabama.

Mike DuBose came to Memphis from Millsaps College, where he was the Majors' head coach from 2006 to 2009.

Mike DuBose resurrected the school's struggling football program by winning outright or sharing a conference title in each of his four seasons there.

Mike DuBose is best known for his four-year stint as the head football coach at his alma mater, the University of Alabama, where he led the Crimson Tide to an SEC championship in 1999.

Mike DuBose earned four varsity letters as an athlete at Opp High School, before going to the University of Alabama, where he played for the Crimson Tide on the defensive line under head coach Bear Bryant from 1972 to 1974.

The highlight of Mike DuBose's career was a performance against the Tennessee Volunteers in which he caused a fumble, had twenty tackles, and was named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week.

Mike DuBose's coaching career began as a graduate assistant with the Crimson Tide in 1975.

Mike DuBose was an assistant coach in 1976 and 1977 at Fairhope High School in Alabama.

Mike DuBose began his collegiate coaching career as a defensive line coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1980.

Mike DuBose wanted to reject the job offer in hopes of working for Bear Bryant at Alabama, but Bryant told Mike DuBose to go for one year and he'd get a call for a new job the following year.

Mike DuBose went to USM and was the defensive line coach.

Mike DuBose was on the opposite sideline of the game that ended Alabama's then college record 57-game home unbeaten streak in November 1982.

Two months later, Bryant died, and Mike DuBose was invited to Alabama as a defensive line coach on the staff of new coach Ray Perkins.

Mike DuBose returned to Alabama as the defensive line coach under Gene Stallings from 1990 to 1996, including the Crimson Tide's national championship season in 1992.

On December 9,1996, sixteen days after Stallings announced his retirement, Mike DuBose was named as head coach of Alabama.

Mike DuBose reacted by firing four assistants, including the ones who called the play, Bruce Arians and Woody McCorvey.

Nonetheless, Mike DuBose restored much of the goodwill he had lost in his first season with a comeback over LSU in Tiger Stadium, and a win over Auburn in Legion Field, which coincidentally was the last time the Iron Bowl was played at the location.

In May 1999, rumor leaked out on the Internet that Mike DuBose was accused of having an affair with Deborah Gibson, his secretary.

Mike DuBose flatly denied the charges, but three months later acknowledged the affair and reached an out-of-court settlement that paid over $300,000 out of his own pocket, removed the final two years of his contract, and gave the administration the chance to fire him at any time they desired.

Rumors persisted that Mike DuBose would be the next to go in the off-week of October 9,1999, right after the Tide was expected to be routed by the Florida Gators.

Mike DuBose offered his resignation to Athletic Director Mal Moore after the game, but Moore refused it.

In 2005, Mike DuBose became the defensive coordinator for the Millsaps College Majors.

Mike DuBose was named the SCAC's 2006 coach of the year for engineering the Majors' remarkable turn-around.

In 2007, Mike DuBose's Majors repeated as conference champions, this time sharing the title with Trinity.

Once again, Mike DuBose was named the conference's coach of the year and senior quarterback Juan Joseph was the SCAC's offensive player of the year for the third consecutive season.

Mike DuBose's tenure ended with 33 victories in four seasons, prior to which the Majors won just 37 games in the 10 years, and Mike DuBose's four conference championships came after the Majors had won only two since joining the SCAC in 1989.

In December 2009, Mike DuBose was hired by head football coach Larry Porter to be the defensive line coach at the University of Memphis.

Mike DuBose returned to Luverne High School as head coach in 2013.

Mike DuBose resigned on February 12,2015, to accept a job coaching linebackers at his alma mater, Opp High School.

In 2021 Mike DuBose was hired as the head coach at Opp High School replacing Brent Hill.

Mike DuBose is married to the former Polly Martin of Opp, Alabama.