Doc Gamble
Charles "Doc" Gamble is an American football coach who. He is the head football coach at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, a position he has held since 2020.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| Conference | SWAC |
| Record | 4–1 |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1992 | NDSCS–Wahpeton |
| 1993–1994 | Tennessee–Martin |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995 | Tennessee–Martin (SA/QB) |
| 1996–1999 | Withrow HS (OH) (assistant) |
| 2000–2001 | Mount St. Joseph (assistant) |
| 2002 | East Carolina (GA/LB) |
| 2003–2007 | Withrow HS (OH) |
| 2008 | Fairfield HS (OH) |
| 2009–2010 | Withrow HS (OH) |
| 2011 | Cincinnati (OA) |
| 2012 | Alcorn State (RB/TE/RC) |
| 2013–2017 | Kent State (WR) |
| 2018–2019 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff (AHC/QB) |
| 2020–present | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–10 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SWAC West Division (2020) | |
Coaching career
High school
Gamble had a successful run as a high school coach at both Withrow High School in Cincinnati and Fairfield High School in Fairfield, Ohio. He compiled a 53–19 record, sent 120 of his players onto college football and in 2004 won the Paul Brown Excellence in Coaching Award.[1]
Early college jobs
Gamble started his coaching career at his alma mater, Tennessee Martin. Gamble was an assistant coach at Mount St. Joseph University. Spent time as a graduate assistant while helping with linebackers at East Carolina. Gamble also was an offensive assistant at Cincinnati. Gamble wore many hats at Alcorn State where he coached running backs and tight ends and was the recruiting coordinator.[2]
Kent State
Gamble coached the wide receivers at Kent State University for five seasons.[3] He coached Dri Archer and several other all-conference wide receivers at Kent State.[4]
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Gamble spent two seasons as associate head coach and quarterbacks coach at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. In 2019, Arkansas–Pine Bluff finished second in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in passing yards. After head coach Cedric Thomas left for Southern Miss, Gamble was promoted to interim head coach.[5][6] On April 23, 2020 Gamble was named the 21st head football coach in Arkansas–Pine Bluff history.[7]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | STATS° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1st (West) | 25 | 24 | |||
| 2021 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 2–9 | 1–7 | 6th (West) | |||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff: | 6–10 | 5–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 6–10 | ||||||||
References
- Doc Gamble names UAPB Head Football Coach, Deltaplexnews
- UAPB, Closing in on deal, Arkansas Democrat Gazette
- Charles "Doc" Gamble named Arkansas-Pine Bluff Head Football Coach, Cincinnati.com
- Gamble becomes 21st head Coach for Arkansas at Pine-Bluff Football, Texarkana Gazette
- Golden Lions take no chances with Gamble, Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
- UAPB Head Football Coach Cedric Thomas Resigns, Arkansas Democrat Gazette
- Golden Lions name Charles Gamble Football coach, dropping interim title, ESPN