Bret Bielema Biography

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Bret Bielema is the head coach at Illinois. Like most football coaches, Bielema was originally a player, playing defensive line for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes. After graduating, Bielema played one season for the Milwaukee Mustangs in the AFL before returning to Iowa as an assistant coach, serving in this role for eight years until leaving to become defensive coordinator at Kansas State in 2002. He took the same role at Wisconsin in 2004, and was promoted to the head coaching position after Barry Alvarez’s retirement. In his first season as Wisconsin’s head coach, Bielema led the Badgers to an 11-1 record with a victory in the Capital One Bowl. His next few seasons at Wisconsin would be successful, as he would win three straight Big 10 titles in 2010, 2011, and 2012. In December of 2012, it was announced that Bielema would leave Wisconsin to become the head coach at the University of Arkansas. He led the Razorbacks for five seasons and won two bowl games. Bielema served as a defensive consultant for the New England Patriots before he taking the job at Illinois.

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