![]() Fickell in 2019 | |
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Wisconsin |
Conference | Big Ten |
Record | 13–13 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | August 18, 1973
Playing career | |
1993–1996 | Ohio State |
1997 | New Orleans Saints |
Position(s) | Nose guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1999 | Ohio State (GA) |
2000–2001 | Akron (DL) |
2002–2003 | Ohio State (ST) |
2004 | Ohio State (LB) |
2005–2010 | Ohio State (co-DC/LB) |
2011 | Ohio State (interim HC) |
2012–2016 | Ohio State (co-DC/LB) |
2017–2022 | Cincinnati |
2023–present | Wisconsin |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 76–38 (.667) |
Bowls | 3–4 (.429) |
Tournaments | 0–1 (CFP) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 AAC (2020, 2021) 1 AAC East Division (2019) | |
Awards | |
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Luke Joseph Fickell (born August 18, 1973) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a position he has held since 2023. Previously he was the head coach at the University of Cincinnati, a position he held from 2016 through 2022. Fickell played college football as a nose guard at Ohio State University from 1993 to 1996 and then was an assistant coach for the Buckeyes. He was interim head coach at Ohio State for the entire 2011 season.