Doc Gamble

Charles "Doc" Gamble is an American football coach. He is currently the special teams coordinator at Florida A&M University and was previously the head football coach at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, a position he held from 2020 through October 2022.

Doc Gamble
Current position
TitleSpecial teams coordinator
TeamFlorida A&M
ConferenceSWAC
Playing career
1991–1992NDSCS–Wahpeton
1993–1994Tennessee–Martin
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995Tennessee–Martin (SA/QB)
1996–1999Withrow HS (OH) (assistant)
2000–2001Mount St. Joseph (assistant)
2002East Carolina (GA/LB)
2003–2007Withrow HS (OH)
2008Fairfield HS (OH)
2009–2010Withrow HS (OH)
2011Cincinnati (OA)
2012Alcorn State (RB/TE/RC)
2013–2017Kent State (WR)
2018–2019Arkansas–Pine Bluff (AHC/QB)
2020–2022Arkansas–Pine Bluff
2023–presentFlorida A&M (ST)
Head coaching record
Overall8–15 (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] Gamble was relieved of his duties midway through to 2022 season, after a 4-14 stretch.[8]

Florida A&M

In July 2023, it was announced that Willie Simmons' 2023 staff at Florida A&M had been finalized and it included Gamble as the special teams coordinator.[9]

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs Coaches# STATS°
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2020–2022)
2020 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 4–14–01st (West)2524
2021 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 2–91–76th (West)
2022 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 2–5[n 1]0–4[n 1](West)[n 1]
Arkansas–Pine Bluff: 8–155–11
Total:8–15

Notes
  1. Gamble served as Arkansas–Pine Bluff's head coach for the first seven games of the season before he was fired on October 20. Don Treadwell was appointed interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Arkansas–Pine Bluff finished the year with an overall record of 3–8 and a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

References
  1. Doc Gamble names UAPB Head Football Coach, Deltaplexnews
  2. UAPB, Closing in on deal, Arkansas Democrat Gazette
  3. Charles "Doc" Gamble named Arkansas-Pine Bluff Head Football Coach, Cincinnati.com
  4. Gamble becomes 21st head Coach for Arkansas at Pine-Bluff Football, Texarkana Gazette
  5. Golden Lions take no chances with Gamble, Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
  6. UAPB Head Football Coach Cedric Thomas Resigns, Arkansas Democrat Gazette
  7. Golden Lions name Charles Gamble Football coach, dropping interim title, ESPN
  8. Brice, John (October 20, 2022). "Sources: SWAC program making immediate head coaching change". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  9. Samuels, Doug (July 31, 2023). "The Scoop - Monday July 31, 2023". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
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