Sean Kugler
Kugler in 2014
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UTEP |
| Conference | C-USA |
| Record | 18–31 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 9, 1966 Lockport, New York |
| Alma mater | UTEP |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1988 | UTEP |
| 1991 | Sacramento Surge |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1991 | Tampa Bay (FL) Tech HS (OL/DL) |
| 1992 | Gaither (FL) HS (OL) |
| 1993 | UTEP (GA) |
| 1994 | UTEP (TE) |
| 1995–2000 | UTEP (OL) |
| 2001–2003 | Detroit Lions (TE) |
| 2004–2005 | Detroit Lions (OL/TE) |
| 2006 | Boise State (AHC/OL) |
| 2007 | Buffalo Bills (AOL) |
| 2008–2009 | Buffalo Bills (OL) |
| 2010–2012 | Pittsburgh Steelers (OL) |
| 2013–present | UTEP |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–31 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
Sean Kugler (born August 9, 1966) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the UTEP Miners college football team, a position he has held since the 2013 season. Kugler previously served as an assistant coach at the high school, collegiate and professional levels for 23 years, including eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
Kugler was born and raised in Lockport, New York where his father, Robert, was the assistant fire chief. He has two brothers and two sisters.
Kugler attended the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) from 1984 to 1988, earning letterman honors in football for all four years. The 1988 team played in the Independence Bowl. His position coach at UTEP was Andy Reid, who would later become head coach of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs.
Kugler signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 1989, but after sustaining a concussion in training camp, he was released. In 1991 he was drafted by the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football (WLAF). He started at guard for one season with the Surge.
Kugler began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach for Florida high schools Tampa Bay Vo-Tech and Gaither HS while completing his degree in education at the University of South Florida (USF). After three years in Florida, he spent the next eight seasons (1993–2000) at UTEP, working his way from graduate assistant (1993), to tight ends coach in (1994), and finally to offensive line coach (1995–2000).
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