Mike Kruczek Michael Francis " Mike " Kruczek ( born March 15 , 1953 ) is an American football coach and former quarterback . He is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the UMass Minutemen of the NCAA ' s Mid - American Conference . Playing career . Kruczek earned All - America in 1975 as a quarterback at Boston College where he set several B . C . passing and total offense records . He was selected in the second round of the 1976 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers and played in 29 games for them from 1976 – 1979 and was a member of Super Bowl championship squads in 1978 and 1979 . Kruczek distinguished himself in the NFL as a rookie in 1976 when he stepped into the lineup for an injured Terry Bradshaw and led the Steelers to six consecutive victories en route to the AFC title game . This record for wins as rookie stood until 2004 when it was surpassed by another Steeler , Ben Roethlisberger . He concluded his NFL career in 1980 with the Washington Redskins . Coaching career . Kruczek began his coaching career as the quarterbacks coach for Bobby Bowden at Florida State from 1982 - 83 . He served one season in the same capacity for the Jacksonville Bulls of the USFL before he became the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Central Florida . He was named UCF ' s head coach in 1998 when 13 - year coach Gene McDowell was forced to resign due to a cellular phone fraud scandal . Kruczek ' s run as coach benefited from the fact that he inherited future NFL Pro Bowl quarterback Daunte Culpepper as a recruit from the McDowell era . Kruczek led the fledgling Division 1 - A program to some of its biggest successes . In his first season , he led the Knights to a 9 - 2 record and had a verbal commitment to playing in the first Oahu Bowl . However , those plans were dashed when Miami upset undefeated UCLA , and the resulting domino effect left the Knights out of what would have been their first bowl game ever . Another highlight was an upset win over the 3 - 8 University of Alabama Crimson Tide in 2000 , which gave UCF its first victory over a program from a Bowl Championship Series automatic qualifying conference . Kruczek ' s UCF Knights squad joined the Mid - American Conference as a football - only member starting in the 2002 season , with many pundits expecting the team to win the MAC ' s Eastern Division championship . After a successful debut season in 2002 in which Kruczek ' s team finished 7 - 5 and earned second place in the MAC East , UCF struggled mightily in 2003 , going 3 - 9 . Starting quarterback Ryan Schneider was dismissed from the team for academic violations and UCF struggled to a 3 - 7 record before Kruczek was dismissed with two games remaining in the season . After a humiliating loss to MAC bottom dweller Eastern Michigan , Kruczek was fired despite having signed a three - year contract extension at the start of the season . Kruczek was replaced by George O ' Leary for the 2004 season , and UCF went 0 - 11 that year with much of the blame falling on Kruczek ' s poor recruiting and lax disciplinary standards . Personal . Kruczek and his wife , Leigh , have two children ; daughter Kelly and son Garrett .