Background
Philbin was born in Springfield, Massachusetts to Paul and Mary Philbin.
Philbin was born in Springfield, Massachusetts to Paul and Mary Philbin.
From 1984–2002, Philbin coached at the collegiate level As the offensive coordinator, he helped win a national championship with Allegheny College in 1990. In 1998, he was offered the position of head football coach at his alma mater, Washington & Jefferson, but turned down the position to coach at Iowa.
He served under Kirk Ferentz at Iowa from 1999–2002.
He was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins, a position he held from 2012 to 2015. College Green Bay Packers In 2003, Philbin joined the Green Bay Packers coaching staff He spent nine years in Green Bay.
During his tenure as offensive coordinator (2007–2011), the Packers offense ranked in the top 10 in the NFL for points scored and total yards every year, including their Super Bowl season.
Miami Dolphins On January 20, 2012, Philbin was named the tenth head coach of the Miami Dolphins, beating out interim coach Todd Bowles and Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy, who were the other two finalists for the job. Philbin praised the Dolphins as a team with a "strong nucleus to build around," and the "passion" of the fans, players and management.
Dolphins owner Stephen M. Ross stated that Philbin has all of the attributes that he was looking for in a head coach. Philbin guided the team to a 24–28 record during his time as the Dolphins head coach, unable to lead it to a winning record or make the playoffs.
Philbin was fired by the Dolphins on October 5, 2015 after starting 1–3.
Reaction about the end of Philbin"s tenure was met favorably by most fans and media alike, as Philbin"s penchant for poor game management, play-calling, and timeout usage cost the Dolphins many games. Tight ends coach Dan Campbell replaced Philbin as the team"s interim head coach. Indianapolis Colts On January 15, 2016 The Colts announced Philbin as their next offensive line and assistant head coach via the teams blog.
He replaced Hal Hunter, who was let go following the 2015 campaign.
He was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
