<h2><span class="mw-headline">Coaching career</span></h2>
<a rel="nofollow" name="University_of_Nebraska" id="University_of_Nebraska"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">University of Nebraska</span></h3>
In 1989, Gill began his coaching career at the University of Nebraska, his alma mater, serving one year as a graduate assistant coach. After spending a season each at the University of North Texas and Southern Methodist University, Gill returned once again to Nebraska, where he coached quarterbacks from 1992-2003 and wide receivers in 2004. Gill served as position coach for two first team All-Americans, Tommie Frazier and Eric Crouch, with Crouch also earning the Heisman Trophy under Gill's tutelage. The Cornhuskers earned three national championships in Gill's time as an assistant there.</p>
<a rel="nofollow" name="Green_Bay_Packers" id="Green_Bay_Packers"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Green Bay Packers</span></h3>
In 2005, Gill was hired by the Green Bay Packers as Director of Player Development to help players become acclimated to playing professional football in Green Bay and to direct players to resources concerning community involvement, continuing education, financial management, and retirement planning. He also served as an assistant wide receivers coach and an offensive assistant coach through December 2005.</p>
<a rel="nofollow" name="University_of_Buffalo" id="University_of_Buffalo"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">University of Buffalo</span></h3>
Gill agreed to a five-year contract to become the 23rd head football coach at the University at Buffalo on December 16, 2005.</p>
<a rel="nofollow" name="2006"></a></p> <h4><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">2006</span></h4>
Turner Gill won two games in his first season with Buffalo compiling a 2-10 record, but did play the likes of Auburn, Wisconsin, and Boston College in 2006.</p>
Although Gill went 2-10 in his first season, Buffalo achieved great success within recent Bulls history. Gill helped set the mark for most points in a season since moving to Division I, scoring 220. UB also scored the most points (201) of any team in the Mid-American Conference East Division and defeated the first team (Kent State University) with a winning record since joining Mid-American Conference in 1999.</p>
<a rel="nofollow" name="2007"></a></p> <h4><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">2007</span></h4>
Gill's Buffalo team finished 5-7 overall with a 5-3 record in the Mid-American Conference, the first winning conference record the squad had posted since joining the MAC in 1999. This was also the Bulls' first winning record at home since moving to Division I. The team finished third out of six schools in the Mid-American Conference East Division but shared co-division champion honors. Gill was named MAC Coach of the Year for 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></p>
Because of the great turnaround that Gill orchestrated in only his second season at Buffalo, he was one of two leading candidates to replace Bill Callahan as head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span> However, Bo Pelini was hired as the new Nebraska head coach.</p>
<a rel="nofollow" name="2008"></a></p> <h4><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">2008</span></h4>
In 2008, Gill's Buffalo team continued its steady improvement, finishing the regular season 7-5 and winning the East division of the MAC. On December 5, 2008, Buffalo played Ball State in the MAC Championship Game at Ford Field in Detroit. Ball State was heavilly favored as they entered the game with a perfect 12-0 mark, while Buffalo came in off a home loss to Kent State that had ended a five-game winning streak. But Buffalo scored two touchdowns on fumble returns and won the game 42-24. It was Buffalo's first ever MAC championship. Following the victory, Buffalo accepted a bid to play in the International Bowl in nearby Toronto. This will be their first bowl since joining the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span> With Gill's continued success at Buffalo, he once again became the focus of speculation about a possible move to a bigger program.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></p>
<a rel="nofollow" name="Head_coaching_record" id="Head_coaching_record"></a></p> <h2><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Head coaching record</span></h2> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody> <tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Overall</th> <th>Conference</th> <th>Standing</th> <th>Bowl</th> <th>Coaches#</th> <th>AP°</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); background: rgb(221, 221, 221) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" colspan="9" align="center">Buffalo Bulls (Mid-American Conference) (2006-present)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td>Buffalo</td> <td>2-10</td> <td>1-7</td> <td>6th ?</td> <td>
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td>Buffalo</td> <td>5-7</td> <td>5-3</td> <td>3rd ?</td> <td>
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</td> </tr> <tr style="background: rgb(255, 255, 153) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> <td>2008</td> <td>Buffalo</td> <td>8-5</td> <td>6-3</td> <td>1st ‡</td> <td>
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</td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); background: rgb(250, 250, 250) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> <td colspan="2" align="center">Buffalo:</td> <td>15-21</td> <td>12-12</td> <td colspan="5">‡ MAC Overall ? MAC East Division</td> </tr> <tr style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">Total:</td> <td>14-21</td> <td colspan="7">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="9"><span style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 204, 102); width: 50px;"> </span> National Championship <span style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 153); width: 50px;"> </span> Conference Title <span style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(187, 255, 255); width: 50px;"> </span> Conference Division Title</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="9">#Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season.
°Rankings from final AP Poll of the season.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
<a rel="nofollow" name="University_of_Nebraska" id="University_of_Nebraska"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">University of Nebraska</span></h3>
In 1989, Gill began his coaching career at the University of Nebraska, his alma mater, serving one year as a graduate assistant coach. After spending a season each at the University of North Texas and Southern Methodist University, Gill returned once again to Nebraska, where he coached quarterbacks from 1992-2003 and wide receivers in 2004. Gill served as position coach for two first team All-Americans, Tommie Frazier and Eric Crouch, with Crouch also earning the Heisman Trophy under Gill's tutelage. The Cornhuskers earned three national championships in Gill's time as an assistant there.</p>
<a rel="nofollow" name="Green_Bay_Packers" id="Green_Bay_Packers"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Green Bay Packers</span></h3>
In 2005, Gill was hired by the Green Bay Packers as Director of Player Development to help players become acclimated to playing professional football in Green Bay and to direct players to resources concerning community involvement, continuing education, financial management, and retirement planning. He also served as an assistant wide receivers coach and an offensive assistant coach through December 2005.</p>
<a rel="nofollow" name="University_of_Buffalo" id="University_of_Buffalo"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">University of Buffalo</span></h3>
Gill agreed to a five-year contract to become the 23rd head football coach at the University at Buffalo on December 16, 2005.</p>
<a rel="nofollow" name="2006"></a></p> <h4><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">2006</span></h4>
Turner Gill won two games in his first season with Buffalo compiling a 2-10 record, but did play the likes of Auburn, Wisconsin, and Boston College in 2006.</p>
Although Gill went 2-10 in his first season, Buffalo achieved great success within recent Bulls history. Gill helped set the mark for most points in a season since moving to Division I, scoring 220. UB also scored the most points (201) of any team in the Mid-American Conference East Division and defeated the first team (Kent State University) with a winning record since joining Mid-American Conference in 1999.</p>
<a rel="nofollow" name="2007"></a></p> <h4><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">2007</span></h4>
Gill's Buffalo team finished 5-7 overall with a 5-3 record in the Mid-American Conference, the first winning conference record the squad had posted since joining the MAC in 1999. This was also the Bulls' first winning record at home since moving to Division I. The team finished third out of six schools in the Mid-American Conference East Division but shared co-division champion honors. Gill was named MAC Coach of the Year for 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></p>
Because of the great turnaround that Gill orchestrated in only his second season at Buffalo, he was one of two leading candidates to replace Bill Callahan as head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span> However, Bo Pelini was hired as the new Nebraska head coach.</p>
<a rel="nofollow" name="2008"></a></p> <h4><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">2008</span></h4>
In 2008, Gill's Buffalo team continued its steady improvement, finishing the regular season 7-5 and winning the East division of the MAC. On December 5, 2008, Buffalo played Ball State in the MAC Championship Game at Ford Field in Detroit. Ball State was heavilly favored as they entered the game with a perfect 12-0 mark, while Buffalo came in off a home loss to Kent State that had ended a five-game winning streak. But Buffalo scored two touchdowns on fumble returns and won the game 42-24. It was Buffalo's first ever MAC championship. Following the victory, Buffalo accepted a bid to play in the International Bowl in nearby Toronto. This will be their first bowl since joining the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span> With Gill's continued success at Buffalo, he once again became the focus of speculation about a possible move to a bigger program.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></p>
<a rel="nofollow" name="Head_coaching_record" id="Head_coaching_record"></a></p> <h2><span class="editsection">[edit]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Head coaching record</span></h2> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody> <tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Overall</th> <th>Conference</th> <th>Standing</th> <th>Bowl</th> <th>Coaches#</th> <th>AP°</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); background: rgb(221, 221, 221) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" colspan="9" align="center">Buffalo Bulls (Mid-American Conference) (2006-present)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td>Buffalo</td> <td>2-10</td> <td>1-7</td> <td>6th ?</td> <td>
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td>Buffalo</td> <td>5-7</td> <td>5-3</td> <td>3rd ?</td> <td>
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</td> </tr> <tr style="background: rgb(255, 255, 153) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> <td>2008</td> <td>Buffalo</td> <td>8-5</td> <td>6-3</td> <td>1st ‡</td> <td>
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</td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); background: rgb(250, 250, 250) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> <td colspan="2" align="center">Buffalo:</td> <td>15-21</td> <td>12-12</td> <td colspan="5">‡ MAC Overall ? MAC East Division</td> </tr> <tr style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">Total:</td> <td>14-21</td> <td colspan="7">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="9"><span style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 204, 102); width: 50px;"> </span> National Championship <span style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 153); width: 50px;"> </span> Conference Title <span style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(187, 255, 255); width: 50px;"> </span> Conference Division Title</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="9">#Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season.
°Rankings from final AP Poll of the season.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
