Bill O'Brien (American football)

Bill O'Brien

O'Brien in 2012
Houston Texans
Position:	Head coach
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1969-10-23) October 23, 1969 (age 47)
Place of birth:	Dorchester, Massachusetts
Career information
High school:	Danvers (MA) St. John's Prep
College:	Brown
Career history
As coach:
Brown (1993) Tight ends coach Brown (1994) Inside linebackers coach Georgia Tech (1995–1997) Graduate assistant Georgia Tech (1998–2000) Running backs coach Georgia Tech (2001–2002) Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach Maryland (2003–2004) Running backs coach Duke (2005–2006) Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach New England Patriots (2007) Offensive assistant New England Patriots (2008) Wide receivers coach New England Patriots (2009–2010) Quarterbacks coach New England Patriots (2011) Offensive coordinator Penn State (2012–2013) Head coach Houston Texans (2014–present) Head coach
Career highlights and awards
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2012) Big Ten Coach of the Year (2012) Maxwell Coach of the Year (2012) AT&T-ESPN Coach of the Year (2012) 2× AFC champion (2007, 2011)
Head coaching record
Regular season:	27–21 (.563)
Postseason:	1–2 (.333)
Career:	28–23 (.549)
Coaching stats at PFR

William James O'Brien (born October 23, 1969) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 2012 to 2013.

O'Brien began his coaching career in 1993 at Brown University before spending more than a decade coaching in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He joined the New England Patriots in 2007 where he eventually served as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator in 2011. In 2012, he was hired by Penn State to take over a program that had just endured the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. In his first season as head coach, he led the team to an 8–4 record and won ESPN's National Coach of the Year award. After the 2012 season, O'Brien garnered significant interest to return to the National Football League (NFL) as a head coach and interviewed with both the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cleveland Browns. O'Brien decided to stay at Penn State, citing that it would send a poor message to leave after just one season. After his second season, he left Penn State to become the head coach of the Texans.

William James O'Brien was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. After graduating from St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, O'Brien attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where he played defensive end and linebacker for the Brown Bears from 1990 to 1992.

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