John L. Smith
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Kentucky State |
| Conference | SIAC |
| Record | 4–7 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
November 15, 1948 Idaho Falls, Idaho |
| Playing career | |
| 1968–1970 | Weber State |
| Position(s) | Linebacker, quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1971 | Weber State (GA) |
| 1972–1976 | Montana (assistant) |
| 1977–1981 | Nevada (DC) |
| 1982–1985 | Idaho (DC) |
| 1986 | Wyoming (DC) |
| 1987–1988 | Washington State (DC) |
| 1989–1994 | Idaho |
| 1995–1997 | Utah State |
| 1998–2002 | Louisville |
| 2003–2006 | Michigan State |
| 2009–2011 | Arkansas (ST) |
| 2012 | Arkansas |
| 2013–2015 | Fort Lewis |
| 2016–present | Kentucky State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 154–120 |
| Bowls | 1–6 |
| Tournaments | 3–5 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Big Sky (1989, 1992) 2 Big West (1996–1997) 2 Conference USA (2000–2001) |
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| Awards | |
| Idaho Athletics Hall of Fame (2001) Big Ten Coach of the Year (2003) |
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John Lawrence Smith (born November 15, 1948) is an American college football coach, currently the head coach at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky. He was the head coach at Arkansas during the 2012 season. Smith had been named head coach of his alma mater, Weber State, after the 2011 season, but left after spring drills to take over at Arkansas following the firing of Bobby Petrino in April 2012. He was previously the head coach at Idaho (1989–1994), Utah State (1995–1997), Louisville (1998–2002), and Michigan State (2003–2006). Smith had also been an assistant at multiple programs, most recently at Arkansas under Petrino, where he was in charge of special teams from 2009 to 2011.
Born in Idaho Falls in eastern Idaho and raised in nearby Iona, Smith lettered in football, basketball, and track for the Bees at Bonneville High School, and graduated in 1967. He played college football at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah, as both a linebacker and quarterback for the Wildcats in the Big Sky, then a college division conference for football. Smith was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and graduated in 1971 with a bachelor's degree in physical education.
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