University of Tennessee Athletics
Bajakian Departs Vols' Coaching Staff
January 22, 2015 | Football
Jan. 22, 2015
Coached in eight bowl games including Vols 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl Championship
Helped teams to six conference championships
Won two NFL division titles, coached in four NFL Playoff games including Super Bowl XLI
In 2014, quarterback Joshua Dobbs led Vols to TaxSlayer Bowl title and 4-1 record down the stretch with record-setting performance
Dobbs set Tennessee records for rushing yards by a quarterback with 166 at South Carolina as Vols piled up 645 yards of offense, the most vs. an SEC opponent since 1997; Vols tied school record for first downs in a game with 35 vs. Gamecocks
In his first season at Tennessee, the Vols rushed for 2,261 yards, the most since 2004 and the third-most in the last 16 seasons since 1998
Spent three seasons as Cincinnati's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks from 2010-12
Previously spent three seasons in the same position at Central Michigan (2007-09) and three seasons with the Chicago Bears of the NFL (2004-06)
Was on the Bears coaching staff during Super Bowl XLI in Miami
His offenses have scored 30-plus points in 55.1% of his career games
In 2012, the Bearcats led the Big East in scoring offense, rushing offense, and yards per play
Running back George Winn, led the conference in rushing yards (1,334), touchdowns and rushing TDs
Under Bajakian, quarterback Zach Collaros became only the second passer in school history to reach the 6,000-yard and 50-touchdown milestone. He left Cincinnati with a 62% completion percentage, 6,278 yards passing, and 51 touchdowns
The Bearcats won conference titles in each of the last two seasons, scoring an average of 33.3 points per game and 385 yards per game in 2011
In 2012, Travis Kelce set the UC single-season mark for receptions (45), yards receiving (722) and touchdowns (8) by a tight end besting current Philadelphia Eagle Brent Celek's marks from 2004
The 2012 Cincinnati team turned the ball over on only 13.1% of possessions, the 20th-best rate in the nation
The 2011 Bearcats ranked No. 1 in the Big East in total rushing yards as NFL draft pick Isaiah Pead led the conference in rushing yards, rushing yards/game, rushing touchdowns and overall scoring
In 2010, Cincinnati led the Big East in scoring offense (27.1 ppg), total offense (417.3 ypg), passing offense (260.7 ypg), first downs (21.9 ypg), third-down conversions (45.6 pct.) and touchdown passes (27)
Tutored Isaiah Pead, the 2011 Big EAST Conference Offensive Player of the Year who recorded consecutive 1,000-yard seasons from 2010-11 and was a second-round selection of the St. Louis Rams
At Central Michigan, his offenses from 2007-09 were the three highest-scoring teams in school history since the school joined the MAC in 1975 while also breaking or tying 30 school offense records
Coached CMU QB Dan LeFevour, who ended his career with the Chippewas with an NCAA FBS-record 150 touchdowns (102 passing, 47 rushing, 1 receiving)
A Two-time MAC Offensive Player of the Year, LeFevour also finished his CMU career with 15,853 yards of total offense, trailing only Hawaii's Timmy Chang at the time (16,910)
A native of River Vale, N.J. who was an All-New England Small College Athletic Conference and an All-ECAC quarterback at Williams College
Bajakian and his wife Michelene have three children, Mary (3) and Anna (2) and Emma (1)
Mike Bajakian has left the Tennessee football program after serving two years as the Vols' offensive coordinator.
"We'd like to thank Coach Bajakian for his two years at Tennessee and his efforts in helping us rebuild this storied program. We wish him much success with his goal of coaching in the NFL," said Tennessee Head Coach Butch Jones.
Here's a look at Bajakian's profile
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