 Smart in 2023 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Georgia |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 102–18 |
| Annual salary | $13 million [1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 23, 1975 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1998 | Georgia |
| 1999 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999 | Georgia (admin. asst.) |
| 2000 | Valdosta State (DB) |
| 2001 | Valdosta State (DC) |
| 2002–2003 | Florida State (GA) |
| 2004 | LSU (DB) |
| 2005 | Georgia (RB) |
| 2006 | Miami Dolphins (S) |
| 2007 | Alabama (AHC/DB) |
| 2008–2015 | Alabama (DC) |
| 2016–Present | Georgia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 102–18 |
| Bowls | 9–2 |
| Tournaments | 5–1 (CFP)
National 2 SEC (2017, 2022) 6 SEC East Division (2017–2019, 2021–2023) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| George Munger Award (2017) 3× SEC Coach of the Year (2017, 2021, 2022) Broyles Award (2009) AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year (2012) First-team All-SEC (1998) Second-team All-SEC (1997) | |
Kirby Paul Smart[2] (born December 23, 1975) is an American football coach and former player. He is the current head football coach at the University of Georgia, his alma mater. As head coach, he led the Bulldogs to back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022.
- ^ Low, Chris (May 5, 2024). "Georgia makes Kirby Smart college football's first $13M coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ "Lycett-Smart wedding". Athens Banner-Herald. October 8, 2006. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2015.