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Golden era begins: Al Golden named head football coach at UM

Al Golden, UM's new head football coach, transformed Temple's football program into a contender, compiling 17 victories over the past 22 regular-season games.

Al Golden, who revived the Temple University football program and turned it into a contender in the Mid-American Conference, has been named head football coach at the University of Miami.

Golden is the 22nd head coach in UM’s storied football program’s history, leaving a resurrected Temple program to take the helm at Miami.

“From the beginning of this process, one candidate stood above the rest as the right fit for the University of Miami,” said UM Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt. “We are proud to welcome Al Golden to The U. His desire, leadership, communications skills, and preparedness stood above the rest, and he is the right man to meet the championship expectations of this program.”

Golden will be officially introduced to Miami Hurricane fans during a press conference on Monday. HurricaneSports.com will have free live video of his formal introduction, as well as UStream coverage and a live chat where fans can interact directly with Miami athletics staff.

Over five seasons at Temple, Golden took the Owls to unprecedented heights. Before his arrival, Temple had just two winning seasons since 1980 and had won only 22 percent of its games over the previous 30 years.

After taking over the Owls, who went 0-11 the season prior to his arrival, Golden has led his team to a 17-5 record over the last 22 regular-season games, including a 2010 defeat of Big East champion and Fiesta Bowl participant Connecticut.

The 41-year-old Golden compiled a 27-34 career record, which includes a 9-4 mark in 2009 and an 8-4 mark in 2010. He was able to lead the Owls to two winning seasons, which is exactly half of the program’s total over the 26 years prior.

Golden has not only infused life into the win column at Temple, but he has done wonders in the academic area. The Owls had an APR score of 858 four years ago, and that has skyrocketed to 926. He also has spiked the Graduation Success Rate from a low of 47 percent to the current high of 56 percent.

For an in-depth look at UM’s new head football coach, click here.

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