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{{Short description|American football coach (born 1956)}}
{{For|his son|Charlie Weis Jr.}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Charlie Weis
| image = 20090912 Charlie Weis (cropped).jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Weis with [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] in 2009
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|3|30}}
| birth_place = [[Trenton, New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| alma_mater = [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]
| coach_years1 = 1979
| coach_team1 = [[Boonton High School|Boonton HS (NJ)]] (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1980–1984
| coach_team2 = [[Morristown High School|Morristown HS (NJ)]] (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1985
| coach_team3 = [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]] ([[Graduate assistant|GA]]/DB)
| coach_years4 = 1986
| coach_team4 = South Carolina (GA/LB)
| coach_years5 = 1987
| coach_team5 = South Carolina (volunteer/DE)
| coach_years6 = 1988
| coach_team6 = South Carolina (ARC)
| coach_years7 = 1989
| coach_team7 = [[Franklin High School (New Jersey)|Franklin HS (NJ)]]
| coach_years8 = 1990
| coach_team8 = [[New York Giants]] (assistant)
| coach_years9 = 1991–1992
| coach_team9 = New York Giants (RB)
| coach_years10 = 1993–1994
| coach_team10 = [[New England Patriots]] (TE)
| coach_years11 = 1995
| coach_team11 = New England Patriots (RB)
| coach_years12 = 1996
| coach_team12 = New England Patriots (WR)
| coach_years13 = 1997–1999
| coach_team13 = [[New York Jets]] ([[Offensive coordinator|OC]])
| coach_years14 = 2000–2004
| coach_team14 = New England Patriots (OC)
| coach_years15 = 2005–2009
| coach_team15 = [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
| coach_years16 = 2010
| coach_team16 = [[Kansas City Chiefs]] (OC)
| coach_years17 = 2011
| coach_team17 = [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] (OC)
| coach_years18 = 2012–2014
| coach_team18 = [[Kansas Jayhawks football|Kansas]]
| overall_record = 41–49
| bowl_record = 1–2
| tournament_record = 
| championships = 
| awards = 
| coaching_records = 
}}
'''Charles Joseph Weis Sr.''' (born March 30, 1956) is an American former [[American football|football]] coach. He was the head coach for the [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame Fighting Irish]] from 2005 to 2009 and the [[Kansas Jayhawks football|Kansas Jayhawks]] from 2012 to 2014. He also served as an offensive coordinator in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[New York Jets]], [[New England Patriots]], and [[Kansas City Chiefs]]. Weis most recently hosted "Airing It Out," along with [[Bob Papa]], on [[Sirius XM]] NFL Radio.

==Coaching career==
After graduating from [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]] in 1978, Weis began his coaching career at [[Boonton High School]] in New Jersey. He spent the next five seasons at perennial powerhouse [[Morristown High School]] in New Jersey as a football assistant developing players such as Michael Landsberg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/weis_charlie00.html|title=Charlie Weis Bio :: Notre Dame Football :: UND.COM :: The Official Site of Notre Dame Athletics|access-date=November 8, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228155233/http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/weis_charlie00.html|archive-date=December 28, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1985, he was hired by head coach [[Joe Morrison]] at the [[University of South Carolina]], where he received his master's degree in education while working as a graduate assistant position coach and assistant recruiting coordinator.<ref name=IIbio2005>Heather VanHoegarden, [http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/2.2759/charlie-weis-family-and-football-1.269089 CHARLIE WEIS: Family and football] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820052819/http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/2.2759/charlie-weis-family-and-football-1.269089|date=August 20, 2010}}, ''Irish Insider'', April 22, 2005, Accessed November 29, 2012.</ref> He served four seasons on the [[South Carolina Gamecocks|Gamecock]] staff until Morrison died in 1989. He then returned to New Jersey as the head coach at [[Franklin High School (New Jersey)|Franklin High School]] and directed Franklin Township to the New Jersey state championship while also assisting in the [[New York Giants]]' pro personnel department.<ref name=IIbio2005/>

===Early years===
Weis launched his professional coaching career in 1990 when he was named offensive assistant and assistant special teams coach under Giants head coach [[Bill Parcells]]. The Giants went on to win [[Super Bowl XXV]] at the end of that season, beating the [[Buffalo Bills]] by a score of [[Super Bowl XXV|20–19]].

After [[Ray Handley]] took over as head coach in 1991, Weis stayed on as the [[running back]] coach for two seasons. In 1991, he helped guide 2nd year running back [[Rodney Hampton]] to 1,059 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground. The Giants finished 6th in rushing yards and 7th in rushing touchdowns in the NFL. The next year, Weis utilized both Hampton (1,141 yards and 14 touchdowns) and [[Jarrod Bunch]] (501 yards and 3 touchdowns) to form a potent running back combination. The Giants finished 6th in rushing yards and 2nd in rushing touchdowns in the NFL.

After that he began a four-year stint with the [[New England Patriots]]. For the first two years (1993–1994), Weis served as the [[tight end]] coach. In 1995, he would switch to [[running back]] coach and finished 1996 as [[wide receiver]] coach. In 1993, he helped [[Ben Coates]] break out with 659 yards and 8 touchdowns. [[Marv Cook]] proved a reliable blocker as well. In 1994, Coates had one of the best seasons by a tight end ever with 96 catches, 1174 yards, and 7 touchdowns. In 1995, Weis helped turn rookie [[Curtis Martin]]'s year into a Pro Bowl season with 1,487 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground. [[Dave Meggett]] and [[Sam Gash]] proved to be reliable receivers out of the backfield as well with a combined 78 catches. [[Terry Glenn]] broke out with 90 catches for 1,132 yards and 6 touchdowns. Weis also helped [[wide receiver]] [[Shawn Jefferson]] put up 771 yards and 4 touchdowns along with developing [[Troy Brown]] into a solid role player with 21 catches for 222 yards.

In 1997, Weis became the [[offensive coordinator]] of the Jets, in addition to duties as the team's primary receivers coach. In his second year as offensive coordinator, the Jets finished fourth in the [[National Football League]] in offense. Weis served as the team's offensive coordinator from 1997 to 1999.

===New England Patriots===
Weis returned to New England Patriots following Parcells' announced retirement after the 1999 season. He served as offensive coordinator under head coach [[Bill Belichick]] from 2000 through 2004, installing the [[New England Patriots strategy#Erhardt-Perkins offensive system|Erhardt-Perkins offensive system]], and assisting the Patriots in three Super Bowl victories ([[Super Bowl XXXVI|XXXVI]], [[Super Bowl XXXVIII|XXXVIII]], [[Super Bowl XXXIX|XXXIX]]).<ref name="Borges">{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/packages/nfl2000/plays.htm|title=Coming to terms with the system|work=The Boston Globe|first=Ron|last=Borges|date=September 1, 2000|access-date=2009-10-06}}</ref>

===Notre Dame===
On November 30, 2004, after finishing its football season with a 6–5 record, Notre Dame released head coach [[Tyrone Willingham]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113004aab.html|title=Statement From Director Of Athletics Kevin White|work=UND.cstv.com|date=November 30, 2004|access-date=2007-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114084357/http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113004aab.html|archive-date=November 14, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> After first choice [[Urban Meyer]] accepted the head coaching position at the [[Florida Gators football|University of Florida]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=1937879/|title=Florida Notre Dame talked to both coach|publisher=ESPN|date=December 4, 2004|access-date=2009-08-25}}</ref> Notre Dame hired Weis on December 12, 2004, as the 28th football coach in the school's history with a six-year contract worth a reported US$2 million per year. He was the first Notre Dame graduate to hold the position since [[Hugh Devore]] (a 1934 graduate) served as interim coach in 1945 and 1963, and the first alumnus to serve as the Irish football coach on a full-fledged basis since [[Joe Kuharich]] (a 1938 Notre Dame graduate), who coached in South Bend from 1959 to 1962.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=1943710|title=Weis to be introduced as Irish coach Monday|publisher=ESPN|date=December 13, 2004|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref>

;2005
{{Main|2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team}}
In his [[2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|first season]] as head coach of the Fighting Irish, Weis was widely quoted as telling his team that they would have a "decided schematic advantage" against their opponents, apparently in the belief that his schemes and strategies developed in the [[NFL]] were superior to the schemes being run by other college coaches.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/sioncampus/09/11/mythbusters.weis/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916085111/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/sioncampus/09/11/mythbusters.weis/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 16, 2008|publisher=CNN|title=Mythbusters: Charlie Weis' job is on the line – SI.com – SI On Campus|date=September 11, 2008|access-date=2010-04-28}}</ref> Indeed, the team's play, particularly that of junior quarterback [[Brady Quinn]] and junior wide receiver [[Jeff Samardzija]], improved greatly. Samardzija, previously a little-used wide receiver, became Quinn's favorite target and a frequent game-breaker, and set school records for most touchdown receptions in a season (15), most receiving yardage in a season (1,249), and most consecutive games with a touchdown reception (8),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011006aab.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716135352/http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011006aab.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 16, 2012|title=Football's Record-Setting 2005 Season|publisher=UND.com|date=January 10, 2006|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref> after having no touchdown receptions in his previous two years at Notre Dame.<ref>{{cite news|author=Moran, Malcolm|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/independents/2005-10-12-irish-samardzija-cover_x.htm|title=Samardzija sparks Irish resurgence|work=USA Today|date=October 15, 2005|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref> Notre Dame lost to Michigan State in a dramatic overtime loss. Weis was quoted as saying they would never again lose to Michigan State on his watch. He went 2–3 against the Spartans over his career.

With a record of 9–2, his team finished the regular season ranked sixth in the [[Bowl Championship Series]] (BCS) standings, granting them a berth in the [[2006 Fiesta Bowl]] in [[Tempe, Arizona]], on January 2, 2006, which they lost to the [[2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State Buckeyes]] by a score of 34–20.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?confId=&gameId=260020194|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508051524/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?confId=&gameId=260020194|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 8, 2006|title=Smith, Ginn lift speedy Ohio State to another Fiesta title|publisher=ESPN|date=January 2, 2006|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref> The Irish finished ninth in the final [[AP Poll]] and eleventh in the [[Coaches Poll]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings?seasonYear=2005&pollId=2|title=2005 NCAA Football Rankings – Final (Dec. 12) (Coaches Poll)|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings?seasonYear=2005&pollId=1|title=2005 NCAA Football Rankings – Final (Dec. 12) (AP Poll)|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref> His team's success on the field helped make Weis winner of the 2005 [[Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year]] Award, selected by the [[Football Writers Association of America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010106aaa.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724104121/http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010106aaa.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 24, 2012|title=Charlie Weis Earns FWAA's Eddie Robinson Coach Of The Year Award.|publisher=UND.com|date=January 1, 2006|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref>

On October 29, 2005, barely halfway through the first year of a six-year contract, and with a 5–2 record, Weis signed a contract extension with Notre Dame. The new 10-year deal, which began with the 2006 season, and which was to be worth a reported $30–40 million, would keep Weis at Notre Dame through 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2207478|title=Notre Dame extends Weis through 2015|publisher=ESPN|date=October 30, 2005|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref>

;2006
{{Main|2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team}}
During the [[2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|2006 season]], Weis led the Fighting Irish to a 10–2 regular season record, and a second straight BCS berth, this time losing 41–14 in the [[2007 Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]] to the [[2006 LSU Tigers football team|LSU Tigers]]. This loss was the second straight bowl loss under Weis and the ninth straight bowl loss for the Irish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/010407aaa.html|title=Irish Fall In Sugar Bowl|publisher=UND.com|date=January 4, 2007|access-date=2007-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070910185835/http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/010407aaa.html|archive-date=September 10, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Irish finished No. 17 in the final AP poll, and No. 19 in the final [[Coaches' Poll]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings?seasonYear=2006&pollId=2|title=2006 NCAA Football Rankings – Final (Dec. 17) (Coaches Poll)|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings?seasonYear=2006&pollId=1|title=2006 NCAA Football Rankings – Final (Dec. 17) (AP Poll)|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref> While this season could be considered a disappointment based on Notre Dame's No. 2 pre-season ranking, Weis led the Irish to its second straight season of nine wins or more, something not achieved since the 1992 and 1993 seasons under [[Lou Holtz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/independents/notre_dame/yearly_results.php?year=1990|title=Notre Dame Game by Game Result|publisher=cfbdatawarehouse.com|access-date=2008-03-17|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111031038/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/independents/notre_dame/yearly_results.php?year=1990|archive-date=January 11, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Also for the second straight year Weis put together a top 10 recruiting class,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2007|title=2007 Team Ranking|publisher=Rivals.com|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref> including national player of the year [[Jimmy Clausen]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Friend, Tom|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/news/story?id=2416943|title=Third in prized Clausen clan to verbally commit to Irish|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=April 21, 2006|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref>

;2007
{{Main|2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team}}
In the [[2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|2007]] season, Notre Dame went 3–9, with their only wins coming against [[2007 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]], [[Duke Blue Devils football|Duke]] and [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=272790026|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714025214/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=272790026|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2012|title=Notre Dame takes advantage of UCLA walk-on QB to win first game|publisher=ESPN|date=October 6, 2007|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273210087&confId=80|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009114237/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273210087&confId=80|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 9, 2012|title=Irish avoid first winless season at home in 74 years|publisher=ESPN|date=November 17, 2007|access-date=2007-11-19}}</ref> [[2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game|Their loss]] to [[2007 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]] on November 3 snapped an NCAA-record 43-game winning streak over the Midshipmen, dating back to the Heisman Trophy-winning tenure of [[Roger Staubach]] at the Naval Academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273070087|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105124734/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273070087|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 5, 2007|title=Notre Dame's NCAA-record 43-game win streak over Navy ends|publisher=ESPN|date=November 3, 2007|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref> The team ranked near the bottom of Division I FBS in both rushing yards per game and total yards per game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/stats/team|title=NCAA Division I-A Team Leaders: 2007 (Rushing Offense)|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/stats/team|title=NCAA Division I-A Team Leaders: 2007 (Total Yards)|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref> Along with being third from last in scoring per game,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/stats/team|title=NCAA Division I-A Team Leaders: 2007 (Scoring)|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref> the team was shut out twice en route to its first nine-loss season ever.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=272580130|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715010558/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=272580130|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2012|title=Michigan has Hart, much more in rout of winless Notre Dame|publisher=ESPN|date=September 15, 2007|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=272930087|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022052635/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=272930087|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2007|title=Sanchez's four touchdowns lead Trojans' rout of Irish|publisher=ESPN|date=October 20, 2007|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref> Weis attributed the team's downfall to his own mistakes, including his failure to use full-speed practices and to develop his players properly, his installation of two separate offensive systems, one for each potential starting quarterback, as well as to the graduation of star quarterback [[Brady Quinn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/103007aab.html/|title=Charlie Weis Press Conference Transcript (Oct. 30)|publisher=UND.com|date=October 30, 2007|access-date=2007-11-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103082259/http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/103007aab.html|archive-date=November 3, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Despite the poor season, which was Notre Dame's worst ever (by losses), Weis nonetheless managed to recruit one of the top recruiting classes in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://notredame.scout.com/a.z?s=109&p=9&c=14&yr=2008|title=Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings|publisher=Scout.com|access-date=2007-11-13}}</ref>

;2008
{{Main|2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team}}
In 2008, The Irish started 4–1, but completed the regular season with a 6–6 record, including a 24–23 loss to Syracuse, the first time that Notre Dame had fallen to an eight-loss team. The combined 15 losses from 2007 to 2008 marks the most losses for any two-year span. Despite speculation the university might fire Weis, Notre Dame retained Weis for the 2009 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-notredame-weis&prov=ap&type=lgns|title=Notre Dame keeps Weis, though season 'fell short'|publisher=und.cstv.com|date=December 3, 2008|access-date=2008-12-03}}</ref> Weis's Notre Dame squad ended the season on a positive note, finally breaking the Irish's NCAA record nine-game bowl losing streak by beating [[2008 Hawaii Warriors football team|Hawaii]] 49–21.<ref name="2008 Hawai'i Bowl">{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283590087|archive-url=https://archive.today/20081226013057/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283590087|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 26, 2008|title=Clausen sets ND records with 401 yards passing, 5 TDs in romp|publisher=ESPN|date=December 24, 2008|access-date=2008-12-24}}</ref> In the process, Notre Dame scored its highest point total of the season, its highest point total ever in a bowl game, and broke 8 other bowl records.<ref name="2008 Hawai'i Bowl"/> The bowl win also helped Notre Dame to a 7–6 final record, its 102nd winning season in 120 years of football and Weis' third in four years.<ref name="2008 Hawai'i Bowl"/> Notre Dame ended the year with a top 15 recruiting class, including signing the top defensive player in the nation.

;2009
[[File:20090912 Charlie Weis.jpg|thumb|Weis on the sidelines during the 2009 season]]
{{Main|2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team}}
The Fighting Irish finished the 2009 regular season with a 6–6 record. A poor record for the season in addition to high preseason expectations for the team, including a preseason top 25 ranking, caused widespread speculation that Notre Dame would fire Weis.<ref name="Notre Dame AD Comments">{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2009/11/notre-dame-ad-buyout-money-not-a-factor-in-a-decision-on-charlie-weis.html|title=Notre Dame AD Buyout Money not a concern|work=Chicago Tribune|date=November 15, 2009|access-date=2009-11-21}}</ref> Weis was fired on November 30, 2009.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=4700891|title=Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach Charlie Weis fired|work=ESPN|date=December 1, 2009}}</ref> He was succeeded by [[Brian Kelly (American football coach)|Brian Kelly]].

===Kansas City Chiefs===
Weis was named offensive coordinator of the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] for 2010. In Weis's first year, the Chiefs improved from a record of 4–12 to 10–6 and returned to the playoffs after winning the [[AFC West]] Division. With Weis as offensive coordinator, the Chiefs had the NFL's best rushing attack, averaging an impressive 165 yards per game on the ground. Offensively the Chiefs ranked 9th in total offense, 11th in points per game, and 1st in rushing, but 28th in passing. However, the Chiefs also sent four players on offense (WR [[Dwayne Bowe]], RB [[Jamaal Charles]], QB [[Matt Cassel]] and OG [[Brian Waters]]) to the Pro Bowl. Cassel, Bowe and Charles made their first ever trip to the Pro Bowl. Weis has also been credited with the improvement of Cassel who had a career year throwing for 27 touchdowns and only 5 interceptions in 14 games.

===Florida===
On December 31, 2010, [[ESPN]] reported that Weis was targeted by the [[Florida Gators football|Florida Gators]] to become the next offensive coordinator under new head coach [[Will Muschamp]].<ref name="ESPN Florida">{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=5974715|first=Chris|last=Mortensen|title=Florida Gators want Charlie Weis to be offensive coordinator, sources say|work=ESPN|date=December 31, 2010}}</ref> On January 2, 2011, Chiefs coach [[Todd Haley]] announced Weis would indeed be leaving for the Florida offensive coordinator position effective at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/kansas-city-chiefs/09000d5|title=Kansas City Chiefs|website=NFL.com}}</ref> Weis' tenure was broadly criticized after the team finished ranked 102nd nationally with just 334.17 yards per game.

===Kansas===
On December 8, 2011, Weis was named the head football coach for the [[University of Kansas]] replacing [[Turner Gill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120811aad.html|title=KU to Introduce Charlie Weis as Football Coach - KANSAS OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE|access-date=2011-12-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107203516/http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120811aad.html|archive-date=January 7, 2012|df=mdy}}</ref> He initially stated that he would not stay longer than the duration of his five-year contract, which would have run out in 2016, but school officials persuaded him to consider a longer stay.<ref>Wiedeman, Reeves. [http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9659500/the-long-road-ahead-charlie-weis-kansas-football What's the matter with Kansas (football)?] [[Grantland]]/[[ESPN]], 2013-09-11.</ref> His 2012 team struggled to a 1–11 record in what was dubbed as a rebuilding year. Weis' 2013 team showed signs of improvement. Although they only compiled a 3–9 record, Weis' Jayhawks ended a 27-game Big 12 Conference losing streak with a 31–19 home victory over [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]] in November 2013. Weis was fired on September 28, 2014, four games into the season. School officials did not believe the Jayhawks had made enough strides on the field during Weis' tenure. According to ESPN, they were also concerned about declining attendance. Despite pleas from Weis, only 36,900 people came to what would be his final game in Lawrence, against Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11605447/kansas-jayhawks-fire-charlie-weis-lack-field-progress|title=Kansas fires Charlie Weis|first=Jake|last=Trotter|author-link=Jake Trotter|work=ESPN.com|date=September 28, 2014|access-date=September 28, 2014}}</ref>

Weis would leave his successor David Beaty with just 39 scholarship players for the 2015 spring practice, which would decline to just 28 scholarship players when the 2015 season actually began.<ref>https://www.kansan.com/sports/after-a-rollercoaster-ride-of-three-plus-years-the-beaty-era-ends-as-gracefully-as/article_c79d9904-ad88-11e8-bf41-c701b847dfce.html#:~:text=Beaty%20admitted%20at%20Big%2012,programs%20play%20at%2C%20is%2085.</ref> Kansas would not reach the FBS limit of 85 scholarship players until the 2023 season.<ref>https://www.rockchalktalk.com/2023/1/25/23567870/boom-football-hits-scholarship-limit</ref>

==Personal life==
[[Image:Charlie Weis Air Force 1.jpg|thumb|300px|Charlie Weis signs a football for a young fan at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.]]
Weis and his wife, Maura, have two children, [[Charlie Weis Jr.|Charles Joseph "Charlie"]] and Hannah Margaret. Charlie Jr. was the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the [[University of Mississippi]] (Ole Miss). In 2003, Weis and his wife established the [[Hannah & Friends Foundation]], dedicated to children affected by developmental disorders and named after his daughter, who is [[autism|autistic]]. In the spring of 2004, the inaugural Hannah & Friends Celebrity Golf Classic was held to benefit the foundation.

Weis told [[YES Network]] commentators at the [[New York Yankees]] and [[Detroit Tigers]] [[MLB]] game on Friday, July 17, 2009, that his favorite baseball team is the Yankees. He was there to celebrate the announcement of the Notre Dame and Army football game to be played at the new [[Yankee Stadium]] in November 2010.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090717/ap_on_sp_co_ne/fbc_yankee_stadium_notre_dame Notre Dame/Army to play at Yankee Stadium in 2010]{{dead link|date=November 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}, [[Yahoo! Sports]], July 17, 2009</ref>

Weis was born in [[Trenton, New Jersey]], and grew up in [[Middlesex, New Jersey]], where he graduated from [[Middlesex High School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsinfo.nd.edu/content.cfm?topicid=9084 |title=Charlie Hustle |access-date=2006-05-15 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060515183317/http://newsinfo.nd.edu/content.cfm?topicid=9084 |archive-date=May 15, 2006 |df=mdy-all }}, copy of article from ''[[New York Post]]'', January 23, 2005. Accessed January 31, 2013. "Weis' approach to coaching began on Princeton Drive in Middlesex."</ref> Weis was inducted to Middlesex High School Athletics Hall of Fame- Class of 2024 on May 4, 2024. Weis played High School Football as the center for the class of 1976. He has one older sister and three younger brothers, one of whom attended [[West Point]]. He also had another brother named Pete.

===Health issues===
In 2002, Weis underwent [[gastric bypass]] surgery, after which he lost {{Convert|90|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} from his top weight of {{Convert|350|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/9994379|title=Weis' malpractice suit over 2002 surgery goes to court|work=CBSSports.com|date=February 13, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2930885|work=ESPN|title=Notre Dame's Weis heading back to court for malpractice suit|date=July 9, 2007}}</ref> When asked why he underwent surgery, Weis stated he was afraid he would "drop dead" from [[obesity]].<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.suntimes.com/sports/258242,CST-SPT-swire15.article|title=Weis testimony: Afraid I'd 'drop dead' from obesity|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=February 15, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706183154/http://www.suntimes.com/sports/258242,CST-SPT-swire15.article|archive-date=July 6, 2008|df=mdy-all}}.</ref> Because of complications from the surgery, Weis spent two weeks in a coma and nearly died. Weis was so close to death that he reportedly received the Catholic last rites.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2007/01/24/weis_cant_bypass_publicity/|title=Weis can't bypass publicity|newspaper=Boston Globe|date=January 24, 2007|first=Bob|last=Hohler}}</ref> Weis later sued the doctors who performed the surgery for malpractice and lost. A major reason cited for the jury's decision is that Weis ignored doctors' advice and pushed to have the operation done quickly, rather than going through a recommended six-week preoperative program.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2007-07-24-weis-lawsuit_N.htm|title=Jury finds against Charlie Weis in malpractice lawsuit|newspaper=USA Today|date=July 24, 2007}}</ref>

During a game against [[2008 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] on September 13, 2008, Notre Dame defensive end John Ryan accidentally collided with Weis on the sideline. Weis sustained tears to his [[anterior cruciate ligament]] and [[medial collateral ligament]], for which he underwent surgery.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3585672|title=Weis to undergo knee surgery after sideline hit|date=September 13, 2008|work=ESPN}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
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 | name      = [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame Fighting Irish]]
 | conf      = [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|NCAA Division I-A/FBS independent]]
 | startyear = 2005
 | endyear   = 2009
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[2005 NCAA Division I-A football season|2005]]
 | name         = [[2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
 | overall      = 9–3
 | conference   = 
 | confstanding = 
 | bowlname     = [[2006 Fiesta Bowl|Fiesta]]
 | bowloutcome  = L
 | bcsbowl      = yes
 | ranking      = 11
 | ranking2     = 9
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2006]]
 | name         = [[2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
 | overall      = 10–3
 | conference   = 
 | confstanding = 
 | bowlname     = [[2007 Sugar Bowl|Sugar]]
 | bowloutcome  = L
 | bcsbowl      = yes
 | ranking      = 20
 | ranking2     = 17
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2007]]
 | name         = [[2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
 | overall      = 3–9
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2008]]
 | name         = [[2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
 | overall      = 7–6
 | conference   = 
 | confstanding = 
 | bowlname     = [[2008 Hawaii Bowl|Hawaii]]
 | bowloutcome  = W
 | bcsbowl      = 
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}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2009]]
 | name         = [[2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
 | overall      = 6–6
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}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Notre Dame
 | overall    = 35–27
 | confrecord = 
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Kansas Jayhawks football|Kansas Jayhawks]]
 | conf      = [[Big 12 Conference]]
 | startyear = 2012
 | endyear   = 2014
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2012]]
 | name         = [[2012 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]]
 | overall      = 1–11
 | conference   = 0–9
 | confstanding = 10th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2013]]
 | name         = [[2013 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]]
 | overall      = 3–9
 | conference   = 1–8
 | confstanding = 10th
 | bowlname     = 
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2014]]
 | name         = [[2014 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]]
 | overall      = 2–2{{#tag:ref|Weis was fired after the first four games of the 2014 season. [[Clint Bowen]] was appointed interim head coach for the final eight games of the season. Kansas finished the year with an overall record of 3–9 and a mark of 1–8 in conference play, placing ninth in the [[Big 12 Conference]].|group=n|name=2014season}}
 | conference   = 0–1<ref name=2014season group=n/>
 | confstanding = <ref name=2014season group=n/>
 | bowlname     = 
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Kansas
 | overall    = 6–22
 | confrecord = 1–18
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
 | overall   = 41–49
 | yearstart = 2005
 | yearend   = 2006
 | poll      = two
 | legend    = no
}}

==Works==
* {{Citation|title=No Excuses: One Man's Incredible Rise Through the NFL to Head Coach of Notre Dame|last1=Weis|first1=Charlie|last2=Carucci|first2=Vic|name-list-style=amp|year=2006|publisher=HarperLargePrint|location=New York|isbn=0-06-123307-2}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hannahandfriends.org/ Hannah and Friends]

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