Homer Smith (American football)

Homer Smith

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1931-10-09)October 9, 1931 Omaha, Nebraska
Died	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Playing career
1951–1953	Princeton
Position(s)	Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1957	Stanford (JV)
1958–1959	Stanford (freshmen)
1960	Stanford (backfield)
1961–1964	Air Force (backfield)
1965–1969	Davidson
1970–1971	Pacific
1972–1973	UCLA (OC)
1974–1978	Army
1980–1986	UCLA (OC)
1987	Kansas City Chiefs (OC)
1988–1989	Alabama (OC)
1990–1993	UCLA (OC)
1994–1995	Alabama (OC)
1996	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.

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

External links

• Homer Smith at the College Football Data Warehouse