Steven Smith (born December 18, 1976) is an American football coach and former player who is the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). He was the head football coach at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, a position he held from December 2017 to May 2019.[1] Smith previously served in a variety coaching roles at different levels of football, including a stint as assistant offensive line coach for the 2012 Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) under head coach Romeo Crennel.[2] In 2019, he became the offensive line coach for the Seattle Dragons of the XFL.[3] In March 2022, Smith was announced as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for head coach Mike Riley and the New Jersey Generals.[4]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator/Offensive line coach |
| Team | New Jersey Generals |
| Conference | USFL |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1976-12-28) December 28, 1976 (age 45) Chicago, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 1994 | Langston |
| 1995–1998 | Southern Illinois |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001 | Virginia State (QB) |
| 2003–2004 | Detroit Fury (OL/DL) |
| 2005 | Frankfurt Galaxy (RB) |
| 2006 | Rhein Fire (OL) |
| 2012 | Kansas City Chiefs (asst. OL) |
| 2013–2016 | Albany State (OC) |
| 2017–2018 | Lincoln |
| 2020 | Seattle Dragons (OL) |
| 2022–present | New Jersey Generals (OC/OL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–17 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2010 SBN National Championship
2007 Gulf South Champs 2008 Gulf South Champs 2010 SIAC Champs 2013 SIAC Champs | |
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Blue Tigers (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2017–2018) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Lincoln | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2018 | Lincoln | 3–8 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| Lincoln: | 4–17 | 2–12 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–17 | ||||||||
Lincoln Blue Tigers head football coaches | |
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