KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Stanford offensive coordinator Bill Cubit was hired to be the head coach at Western Michigan, returning to the school where he was once offensive coordinator.
Cubit replaces Gary Darnell, who was fired Nov. 14 but stayed on to coach his team's final game of the season six days later. The Broncos lost that game 31-21 to Marshall to finish the season 1-10 and 0-8 in the Mid-American Conference.
Cubit is the 14th head coach in the history of the program. He was the Broncos' offensive coordinator from 1997-99 under Darnell.
During the 1998 and 1999 seasons, Cubit's offense ranked in the top 25 in the country in passing, scoring and total yards.
The Pennsylvania native has 19 years of college coaching experience, but this is his first head coaching job in Division I-A.
"I'm thankful for the opportunity Western Michigan University has given me to come back to a place I love," Cubit said in statement released by the school Monday. "I look forward to bringing the Broncos back to a level of success that is deserving of this program."
Cubit, whose son, Ryan, plays quarterback for the Broncos, was Stanford's quarterbacks coach in 2003 and this season was given the additional responsibility of offensive coordinator.
In 2004, he directed a Cardinal offense that ranked 28th in NCAA Division I in passing, averaging 247.3 yards per game.
Before joining the staff of Stanford head coach Buddy Teevens — who was fired Nov. 29 after three straight losing seasons — Cubit served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Rutgers in 2001-02. He held the same two positions at Missouri during the 2000 season, the year after he left the Broncos.
Cubit's head coaching experience includes five seasons (1992-96) at Division III Widener in Philadelphia. He led the Pioneers to a 34-18-1 record, two Middle American Conference championships and a pair of NCAA tournament appearances, and was twice named conference coach of the year.
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