Former Griz Football Coach Bobby Hauck to Resign from UNLV

After Griz head football coach Mick Delaney announced he will retire at the end of the 2014 season many names were thrown around for who will replace him.

One of the names that came up again Friday evening was former Griz head football coach Bobby Hauck.

Hauck recently submitted his resignation from UNLV, effective next Monday. He is finishing his fifth year at UNLV and his 12th overall as a head coach, and had two years left on his contract.

Last year Hauck led the Rebels to their first appearance in a bowl game since 2000 with an overall record of 7-6, and became the first UNLV coach to win five Mountain West games.

The following is a release from UNLV athletics:

UNLV football head coach Bobby Hauck is resigning his position after coaching the team in Saturday's season-ending game against Nevada, Reno at Sam Boyd Stadium, UNLV Director of Athletics Tina Kunzer-Murphy announced Friday.

"Bobby Hauck submitted his resignation, effective Monday, and I have accepted it," Kunzer-Murphy said. "No one has worked harder in trying to achieve consistent success with our football program than Coach Hauck and we thank him for his dedication and leadership. He and his staff have worked tirelessly in trying to achieve the results we all want to see but it unfortunately has not happened. We wish Bobby and his family the very best in their future endeavors."

Hauck, who had two years left on his contract, will receive a one-time payment of $400,000 to complete the University's financial obligations.

Hauck is finishing his fifth year at UNLV and his 12th overall as a head coach. He heads into Saturday's Battle for the Fremont Cannon with a record of 15-48 with the Rebels, including 11-27 in the Mountain West Conference. Before being hired as the 10th head coach in UNLV history on Dec. 23, 2009, he compiled a record of 80-17 at the FCS-level University of Montana from 2003-09.

After three two-win seasons to start his time in Las Vegas, Hauck last year led the Rebels to their first appearance in a bowl game since 2000 with an overall record of 7-6 and became the first UNLV coach to win five Mountain West games (5-3). The 2014 Rebels go into Saturday's finale with a record of 2-10 overall and 1-6 in league play.

"We were given an opportunity to get it done here at UNLV and we simply did not win enough games," Hauck said. "It's my responsibility to push the program forward and I wish we would have produced better results.

"I would like to thank our University leadership for their support of our program; in particular, President Don Snyder, Athletics Director Tina Kunzer-Murphy and Board of Regents Chair Kevin Page. In addition, I would like to thank our student body, alumni and community leaders for their support of Rebel Footba