Quick Facts

Full Name	Bret Bielema
Occupation	Football Coach
Date Of Birth	Jan 13, 1970(1970-01-13)
Age	54
Birthplace	Silvis
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Capricorn

Bret Bielema Biography

Bret Bielema is one of the most popular and richest Football Coach who was born on January 13, 1970 in Silvis, Illinois, United States. A college football coach, who was director of football for Arkansas Razorbacks in 2014. He was the previous football coach for the University of Wisconsin, where there was a 68-24 record.

He as well as He and Bobby Petrino have both coached football at the University of Arkansas. have both been football coaches in the University of Arkansas.

Bielema played college football as a defensive lineman at the University of Iowa under coach Hayden Fry from 1989 to 1992, serving as team captain his senior season. In his senior season, after Iowa beat Iowa State 21-7, Bielema approached Iowa State head coach Jim Walden for a post-game handshake and said “You’re a big prick. It’s been a pleasure kicking your ass the last five years” (Iowa State had never beaten Iowa during Bielema’s tenure with the team). The moment caused considerable stir, with University of Iowa officials reprimanding Bielema and sending an official letter of apology to Walden. Bielema graduated from Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. He went on to play for the Milwaukee Mustangs, a team in the Arena Football League.

Bielema’s first season at Arkansas resulted in an overall record of 3-9, including 0-8 in the Southeastern Conference. Bielema inherited a roster depleted of talent and lacking in development under lame-duck Coach Smith. Bielema’s starting quarterback also suffered a throwing shoulder injury, which limited his ability the entire season. It was the Razorbacks’ worst SEC record since entering the conference in 1992 and their first winless in-conference season since 1942, when they were a member of the Southwest Conference.

He has two sisters who are named Brandi as well as Betsy.

Bret Bielema Net Worth

Bret Bielema is one of the richest Football Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bret Bielema 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was the captain for the team that played football at Iowa’s University of Iowa.

In 2006, while he was coaching at Wisconsin In 2006, he made history as the only Big Ten coach in history to win ten games during his debut season.

Bret Arnold Bielema (/ˈ b iː l ə m ɑː / ; born January 13, 1970) is an American football coach who is currently the outside linebackers coach and senior defensive assistant for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He is a former head football coach of the University of Arkansas, ending with a 29–34 record. Bielema also served as head football coach at University of Wisconsin–Madison from 2006 to 2012, achieving a 68–24 record.

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Who is Bret Bielema Dating?

According to our records, Bret Bielema married to Jennifer Hielsberg. As of December 1, 2023, Bret Bielema’s is not dating anyone.

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On December 4, 2012, it was announced that Bielema was leaving Wisconsin to become the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. He left partly to coach in the Southeastern Conference and partly because he felt that his assistant coaches were not being paid enough. Bielema replaced John L. Smith, who had coached Arkansas to a 4-8 record during the 2012 season after Bobby Petrino had been fired eight months earlier.

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Bielema’s second season saw significant improvement, as Arkansas finished 7–6. Bielema won his first two SEC games in dominating fashion in November, beating

17 LSU by a score of 17–0 and #8 Ole Miss by a score of 30–0 to achieve bowl

eligibility. Though Arkansas lost its remaining conference game against Missouri, the Razorbacks were still the first unranked team in college football history to shut out two consecutive ranked opponents. Bielema led Arkansas to a Texas Bowl victory in the postseason, defeating Texas handily, 31–7.

What happened coach Bielema?

On November 24, 2017, Bielema was fired after five seasons as Arkansas’s head coach following a 48–45 loss at home to the Missouri Tigers. The Razorbacks twice led by 14, but lost both leads. After the game, Bielema told reporters that he had been told he was being fired while he was coming off the field.

Where is Bret Bielema now?

Bielema, who served as head coach for the Arkansas football team from 2013 through 2017, finished with an overall record 29-34 during his tenure with the Razorbacks. Now, in his first season as the head coach at Illinois , Bielema is beginning to pull the Fighting Illini out of the basement of the Big Ten Conference.

What is Bret Bielema salary?

Following the 2020 college football season, the University of Illinois Fighting Illini football team hired Bret Bielema as its new head coach, agreeing to a six-year contract with an annual salary of $4.2 million.

What did Bret Bielema say?

Here is what Illinois football coach Bret Bielema said following the Illini’s 20-18 win at No. 7 Penn State in nonuple overtime. Bret Bielema: “ You don’t have a choice, [Illinois athletics director] Josh [Whitman] is going to give you a bear hug at the end of that.

What is Brian Kelly salary?

Coming in at No. 3 is LSU’s Brian Kelly, who is tied with Michigan State’s Mel Tucker at $9.5 million.