Terry Hoeppner

College coach infobox
Name = Terry Hoeppner


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DateOfBirth = birth date|1947|8|19|mf=y
Birthplace = Woodburn, Indiana
DateOfDeath = death date and age|2007|6|19|1947|8|19
Deathplace = Bloomington, Indiana
Sport = Football
College = Indiana
Title = Head Coach
CurrentRecord =
OverallRecord = 57-39
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Player = Y
Years = 1966-69
Team = Franklin College
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Coach = Y
CoachYears = 1999-2004 2005-2007
CoachTeams = Miami (OH)
Indiana
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Terry Hoeppner (August 19 1947 – June 19 2007) was an American college football coach who served as head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers from 2005 to 2006. Shortly after announcing that he would be on medical leave for the 2007 season, he died of brain cancer. [cite web|url=http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2007/06/19/iusports.nw-258291.sto|title=Terry Hoeppner dies|accessdate=2007-06-19|publisher="Herald-Times" (Bloomington, Indiana)] [cite web|url=http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/061907aaa.html|title=Indiana Football Coach Terry Hoeppner Passes Away|accessdate=2007-06-19|publisher=Indiana University Athletics]

Hoeppner was a 1969 graduate of Franklin College, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta international fraternity. He owned a 57-39 overall record as a collegiate head coach. He is a member of the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.

Family

Terry and Jane Hoeppner had three children - Drew Hoeppner, Amy Fox and Allison Balcam.

Professional career

Hoeppner played for the Detroit Wheels and the Charlotte Hornets of the World Football League for one season each. He was also invited to training camps for the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals and Green Bay Packers, but never made either active roster.

High school coach

Terry was a head coach of Eastbrook High School in Marion, Indiana (1970-1972), Mullins High School in Mullins, South Carolina (1976–1978) and East Noble High School in Kendallville, Indiana (1979).

College assistant coach

Hoeppner's first job as an assistant coach was at his alma mater, Franklin College, where he served as defensive coordinator. He spent six years there before moving to Miami University (Ohio) as a linebacker coach in 1986. After 12 years, Hoeppner worked his way up to assistant head coach and defensive coordinator. He was also able to retain his positions after head coach Tim Rose was replaced prior to the 1990 season by Randy Walker. Hoeppner was instrumental in the development of several NFL players, including JoJuan Armour, Dustin Cohen, Ron Carpenter, and Sheldon White.

College head coach

Miami University

After spending 13 years as an assistant at Miami, Hoeppner became the RedHawks' 31st head coach in 1999. He succeeded Walker, who was named head coach at Northwestern. Ironically, Hoeppner's first game would come against Walker and the Wildcats, which resulted in a 28-3 Miami victory. Despite the win, his first year was considered by some to be a disappointment. The RedHawks were coming off a 10-1 season, and returned several starters including record-breaking running back Travis Prentice, but were only able to post a 7-4 record. The dropoff was attributed in part to Hoeppner's installation of an open passing attack, rather than the running game Walker had used in the past. The change ended up paying dividends later, as Miami earned a 48-25 overall record under Hoeppner and finished among the top three in the Mid-American Conference East in each of his six years at the helm. Hoeppner's best season was 2003, when Miami went 13-1 and finished number 10 in the final AP Poll. That team's quarterback was Ben Roethlisberger, now of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers.

Indiana

During his first year as head coach at Indiana University, Hoeppner tried to resurrect life into the program through his campaign entitled "Coach Hoeppner wants you". Hoeppner and the Hoosiers began the season 4-1 before losing their last six games. After the season, Hoeppner was diagnosed with a brain tumor [ [http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010206aac.html CSTV Hoosiers page] ] The following year, the Hoosiers once again started strong, but eventually fell one game short of Hoeppner's goal of reaching a college bowl berth. His oft quoted mantra was "Play 13". In 2007, the inspired Hoosiers succeeded in Hoeppner's goal and became eligible to participate in the Insight Bowl.

In September 2006, Hoeppner required additional brain surgery, causing him to miss two weeks of the regular season. He returned to the team to coach against Wisconsin.

Death

On March 18 2007, it was revealed that he would sit out the 2007 spring practices due to health reasons. IU announced in June 2007 that Hoeppner would be on a medical leave of absence for the entire 2007 season and that assistant coach Bill Lynch would serve as head coach. Shortly after the announcement, Hoeppner died from complications from his brain cancer. After his death, the Indiana football team played with a renewed vigor by finishing the 2007 regular season with a 7-5 record; they ended their regular season by defeating their historic rivals, the Purdue Boilermakers, and thus a rare "I" added to the Old Oaken Bucket and clinching an appearance in a bowl game--their first in 14 years--and living up to Hep's mantra of "Play 13." He died exactly 2 months before he would have turned 60.

Coaching record

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startyear = 1999
conf = MAC East
endyear = 2004CFB Yearly Record Entry
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bowloutcome = W
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ranking = 12
ranking2 = noCFB Yearly Record Entry
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year = 2004
name = Miami
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conference = 7-1
confstanding = 1st
bowlname = Independence
bowloutcome = L
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name = Miami
overall = 48-25
confrecord = 37-11CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Indiana
startyear = 2005
conf = Big Ten
endyear = 2006CFB Yearly Record Entry
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year = 2005
name = Indiana
overall = 4-7
conference = 1-7
confstanding = 10th
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name = Indiana
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name = Indiana
overall = 9-14
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References

External links

* [http://iuhoosiers.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hoeppner_terry00.html Indiana University profile]
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