Assistant Coach
Following his dismissal from Montana State, Lubick moved on to the Division I-A ranks as an assistant coach. His first stop was in Fort Collins, Colorado as offensive coordinator for Leon Fuller from 1982 to 1984. The CSU program was, at the time, generally regarded as one of the worst programs in college football. The Rams had been to just one bowl game in their history, and were coming off a winless 0–12 season in 1981. Though CSU wasn't overly successful in his three years, Lubick was a popular and likable figure in the Fort Collins and university community, something that would ultimately benefit him later in life.
In 1985, Lubick was hired by Stanford University as an assistant coach, a position he would hold through the 1988 season. In 1988, Lubick joined Dennis Erickson's coaching staff at the University of Miami as the Hurricanes' defensive coordinator. While at Miami, Lubick molded a tough and physical Hurricane defense that featured the likes of Cortez Kennedy and Russell Maryland. Miami won two national championships in Lubick's four years as an assistant.
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