Urban Meyer
Urban Meyer III (born July 10, 1964[1]) is an American college football coach. He is the current head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes team. He has also coached the Bowling Green Falcons, the Utah Utes and Florida Gators from 2005 to 2010.[2]
Urban Meyer | |
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Sport(s) | Football |
Current position | |
Title | Head coach |
Team | Ohio State |
Conference | Big Ten |
Record | 36–3 (Expression error: Unexpected = operator.) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Toledo, Ohio | July 10, 1964
Playing career | |
1984 | Cincinnati |
Position(s) | Defensive back |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990–1995 1996–2000 2001–2002 2003–2004 2005–2010 2012–present | St. Xavier HS (OH) (DB) Ohio State (TE) Ohio State (WR) Illinois State (OLB) Illinois State (QB/WR) Colorado State (WR) Notre Dame (WR) Bowling Green Utah Florida Ohio State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 140–26 (Expression error: Unexpected = operator.) |
Bowls | 7–2 (Expression error: Unexpected = operator.) |
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships 2 National (2006, 2008) 2 MWC (2003–2004) 2 SEC (2006, 2008) 3 SEC Eastern Division (2006, 2008, 2009) 1 Big Ten (2014) 2 Big Ten Leaders Division (2012, 2013) 1 Big Ten East Division (2014) | |
Awards The Sporting News National Coach of the Year (2003) Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (2004) George Munger Award (2004) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2004) Pro Football Weekly National Coach of the Year (2004) Woody Hayes Trophy Award (2004) Victor Award (2004) Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year (2004) The Sporting News Coach of the Decade (2009) Sports Illustrated Coach of the Decade (2009) MAC Coach of the Year (2001) 2x MWC Coach of the Year (2003–2004) |
Urban Meyer Media
Dublin, Ohio, the city in which Urban Meyer resides, renamed West Bridge Street in his honor for his accomplishments during the 2014 season.
Meyer posing with two cadets after coaching a game against Army in 2017
References
- ↑ "Head Football Coach: Urban Meyers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "Urban Meyer stepping down at Florida," ESPN (December 8, 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2010.