Sport(s) | Football |
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Current position | |
Title | Head coach |
Team | UCF |
Conference | The American |
Record | 6–7 |
Annual salary | $900,000 |
Biographical details | |
Born |
Wood River, Nebraska |
January 4, 1975
Alma mater | Nebraska |
Playing career | |
1993–1994 | Stanford |
1995–1997 | Nebraska |
1998–2000 | New York Jets |
2001 | Cleveland Browns |
2001–2002 | Green Bay Packers |
2003 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Position(s) | Quarterback, defensive back, special teams |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2002 | Nebraska (GA) |
2006 | Kansas State (GA) |
2007 | Northern Iowa (LB) |
2008 | Northern Iowa (co-DC/LB) |
2009–2012 | Oregon (WR) |
2013–2015 | Oregon (OC/QB) |
2016–present | UCF |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 6–7 |
Bowls | 0–1 |
Scott Andrew Frost (born January 4, 1975) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at the University of Central Florida (UCF). He was previously the offensive coordinator at the University of Oregon. He played six years in the National Football League with the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Frost was the starting quarterback for Tom Osborne's undefeated Nebraska Cornhuskers 1997 team that shared the national championship with the Michigan Wolverines.
Frost began his collegiate career as a two-year letterman at Stanford in 1993 and 1994 before transferring to Nebraska in 1995. The Huskers’ two-year starter and 1997 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award finalist quarterbacked teams to a 24-2 record while completing 192 of 359 passes for 2,677 yards and 18 career touchdowns. Included was a senior season in which he became only the 10th player in college football history to both run (1,095 yds.) and pass (1,237 yds.) for 1,000 yards in a single season.
His senior season featured the legendary play called the Flea Kicker. In a game against Missouri, Frost threw a pass that was kicked by Shevin Wiggins and caught by Matt Davison for a touchdown. The touchdown sent the game into overtime and Frost sealed Nebraska's victory with a rushing touchdown. Frost then led Nebraska to a share of the 1997 national championship with a 42-17 Orange Bowl win over Peyton Manning's Tennessee Volunteers.