| Homer Smith | |
| File:Homer Smith.png | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 9, 1931 Omaha, Nebraska |
| Died | April 10, 2011 (aged 79) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| 1951–1953 | Princeton |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1957 1958–1959 1960 1961–1964 1965–1969 1970–1971 1972–1973 1974–1978 1980–1986 1987 1988–1989 1990–1993 1994–1995 1996 | Stanford (JV) Stanford (freshmen) Stanford (backfield) Air Force (backfield) Davidson Pacific UCLA (OC) Army UCLA (OC) Kansas City Chiefs (OC) Alabama (OC) UCLA (OC) Alabama (OC) Arizona (OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 53–71–1 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships 1 SoCon (1969) | |
Homer Austin Smith (October 9, 1931 – April 10, 2011) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Davidson College (1965–1969), the University of the Pacific (1970–1971), and the United States Military Academy (1974–1978), compiling a career college football record 53–71–1 and a bowl record of 0–1. Smith was also the offensive coordinator at the University of California, Los Angeles (1972–1973, 1980–1986, 1990–1993), the University of Alabama (1988–1989, 1994–1995), and the University of Arizona (1996), and for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs.
Smith was named 1977 Eastern College Conference Coach of the Year and was presented an Outstanding Achievement Award by the American Football Coaches Association in 2006. As a player, he was a two-time All-East and All-Ivy League fullback at Princeton University. At Alabama, Smith is remembered for engineering the team's 62-point effort in a comeback to beat Ole Miss in 1989.
Homer Smith died in 2011.[1][2][3]
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson Wildcats (Southern Conference) (1965–1969) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Davidson | 6–4 | 2–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 1966 | Davidson | 4–5 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1967 | Davidson | 4–5 | 1–5 | 8th | |||||
| 1968 | Davidson | 3–6 | 1–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1969 | Davidson | 7–4 | 5–1 | T–1st | L Tangerine | ||||
| Davidson: | 24–24 | 11–15 | |||||||
| Pacific Tigers (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1970–1971) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Pacific | 5–6 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1971 | Pacific | 3–8 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| Pacific: | 8–14 | 3–7 | |||||||
| Army Cadets (NCAA Division I / I-A Independent) (1974–1978) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Army | 3–8 | |||||||
| 1975 | Army | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1976 | Army | 5–6 | |||||||
| 1977 | Army | 7–4 | |||||||
| 1978 | Army | 4–6–1 | |||||||
| Army: | 21–33–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 53–71–1 | ||||||||
References[]
- ↑ "Homer Smith Dies at 79; Former UCLA Assistant Football Coach" Los Angeles Times Accessed 13 April 2011
- ↑ Former Arizona offensive coordinator Homer Smith dies at 79 Tucson Citizen April 11, 2011
- ↑ Homer Austin Smith, Tuscaloosa News, April 11, 2011
External links[]
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| Preceded by John Mackovic |
Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Coordinator 1987 |
Succeeded by George Sefcik |
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