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Birmingham-Southern athletic director Kyndall Waters announced Monday that head football coach Eddie Garfinkle will be relieved of his coaching duties after the team's final game on Nov. 5.

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"Eddie has worked tirelessly for our football program over the last nine years," Waters said. "We thank him for his dedication to our student-athletes and service to Birmingham-Southern, and are grateful to him as we begin a new direction. We look forward to the new coach improving our program and helping us compete for a conference championship."

Birmingham-Southern is 1-8 this season, entering the season finale with Centre.

Garfinkle took over a 1-7 program in 2008 — one year after BSC resumed its football program at the NCAA Division III level after a 67-year hiatus — and led the team to a 3-7 finish his inaugural season. In year three of his tenure, the Panthers earned their first winning season since 1937 with a 6-4 finish.

BSC finished 5-4 overall, 3-3 in the SAA at the conclusion of the 2013 season. The Panthers have not earned a winning season since. In the past three seasons, they have gone 9-19 overall and 7-13 in conference play.  To date, Garfinkle has a 41-45 career record with Birmingham-Southern.

The search for the programs seventh coach is currently underway.  The administration hopes to announce a replacement soon.