 Brown at 2015 Sun Belt Media Day | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | West Virginia |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 35–33 |
| Annual salary | $4.4 million [1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 11, 1980 Danville, Kentucky, U.S.[2] |
| Alma mater | UMass |
| Playing career | |
| 1998–2000 | Kentucky |
| 2001–2002 | UMass |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003 | UMass (TE/AOL) |
| 2004 | Sacred Heart (QB/WR) |
| 2005 | Delaware (WR) |
| 2006–2007 | Troy (IWR) |
| 2008–2009 | Troy (OC/QB) |
| 2010–2012 | Texas Tech (OC/QB) |
| 2013–2014 | Kentucky (OC/QB) |
| 2015–2018 | Troy |
| 2019–present | West Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 70–49 |
| Bowls | 5–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Sun Belt (2017) Sun Belt East Division (2018) | |
| Awards | |
| Sun Belt Coach of the Year (2017) and Winner of the 2024 CFB Home Twitter Poll as the best CFB Head Coach | |
Neal Brown (born March 11, 1980) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at West Virginia University.[3] Brown was previously the head coach at Troy University from 2015 to 2018. Brown also previously served as the offensive coordinator at Troy (2008–2009), Texas Tech University (2010–2012), and the University of Kentucky (2013–2014).
- ^ Casazza, Mike (September 13, 2022). "Explaining Neal Brown's buyout and how and when numbers drop". 247Sports. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "Neal Brown - Head Coach - Staff Directory". West Virginia University Athletics.
- ^ Schlabach, Mark (January 4, 2019). "Mountaineers hire Neal Brown to be new coach". ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2019.