 Richt in 2018 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 18, 1960 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1982 | Miami (FL) |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1988 | Florida State (GA) |
| 1989 | East Carolina (OC) |
| 1990–1993 | Florida State (QB) |
| 1994–2000 | Florida State (OC/QB) |
| 2001–2015 | Georgia |
| 2016–2018 | Miami (FL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 171–64 |
| Bowls | 10–7 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 SEC (2002, 2005) 5 SEC Eastern Division (2002–2003, 2005, 2011–2012) 1 ACC Coastal Division (2017) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× SEC Coach of the Year (2002, 2005) ACC Coach of the Year (2017) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (2017) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2023 (profile) | |
Mark Allan Richt (born February 18, 1960) is a retired American football coach, former player, and television analyst. He was the head football coach at the University of Georgia for 15 years and at the University of Miami, his alma mater, for three. His teams won two Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships, five SEC division titles, and one Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) division title. He was a two-time SEC Coach of the Year (2002, 2005), the 2017 ACC Coach of the Year, and the winner of the national 2017 Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award. On January 10, 2023, he was inducted into College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2023 class.[1]
Richt played college football as a quarterback at Miami. As an assistant coach, he spent 14 years at Florida State University, where he served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under Bobby Bowden, and a year as offensive coordinator at East Carolina University.[2]
- ^ "Former UGA coach Mark Richt elected to College Football Hall of Fame". FOX 5 Atlanta. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "UGA Coach Mark Richt to Step Down". UGA Sports. November 29, 2015. Archived from the original on December 1, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.