Josh Heupel

Josh Heupel
	Heupel in 2024
Tennessee Volunteers
Position:	Head coach
Personal information
Born:	March 22, 1978 (age 46); Aberdeen, South Dakota, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Central (Aberdeen)
College:	Weber State (1996–1998); Snow College (1998); Oklahoma (1999–2000)
NFL draft:	2001 / round: 6 / pick: 177
Career history
As a player:
	Miami Dolphins (2001); Green Bay Packers (2002);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	Oklahoma (2004) ; Graduate assistant; Arizona (2005) ; Tight ends coach; Oklahoma (2006–2010) ; Quarterbacks coach; Oklahoma (2011–2014) ; Co-offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; Utah State (2015) ; Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, & quarterbacks coach; Missouri (2016–2017) ; Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; UCF (2018–2020) ; Head coach; Tennessee (2021–present); Head coach;
Career highlights and awards
	As player BCS national champion (2000); Walter Camp Award (2000); AP College Football Player of the Year (2000); Archie Griffin Award (2000); Quarterback of the Year (2000); Chic Harley Award (2000); Consensus All-American (2000); Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year (2000); Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year (1999); First-team All-Big 12 (2000); Second-team All-Big 12 (1999); As coach AAC Championship (2018); AAC East Division (2018); FWAA First-Year Coach of the Year (2018, 2021); SEC Coach of the Year (2022);
Head coaching record
Postseason:	NCAA bowls: 3–3 (.500)
Career:	NCAA: 64–22 (.744)

Joshua Kenneth Heupel^[1] (/ˈhaɪpəl/ HYPE-əl; born March 22, 1978) is an American college football coach and former player who is the head football coach at the University of Tennessee. Previously he was head coach at the University of Central Florida, where he compiled a 28–8 record.

Heupel played college football as a quarterback, most notably for the Oklahoma Sooners. During his playing career at Oklahoma, he was recognized as a consensus All-American, won numerous awards, and led Oklahoma to the 2000 BCS National Championship. After two years unsuccessfully trying to make an NFL roster (featuring brief stints with the Miami Dolphins and the Green Bay Packers), Heupel became a coach. He served as co-offensive coordinator for Oklahoma until January 6, 2015, when he was let go in a restructuring of the program.^[2] He was named the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach for the Utah State University Aggies on January 23, 2015.^[3] After one season at USU, he was hired on Barry Odom's staff at Missouri, where he was the offensive coordinator before being hired for his first head coaching position at UCF. In December 2017, Heupel was named the UCF head coach.^[4] On January 27, 2021, Heupel was named the 27th head coach at Tennessee.

^ "Josh Heupel – Football Coach". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
^ Evans, Thayer (January 6, 2015). "Oklahoma lets go OC Josh Heupel after four seasons". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
^ "Josh Heupel Named Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach at Utah State". Utah State Aggies Athletics. January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
^ "Hello Heupel – UCF". UCF Athletics (Press release). December 5, 2017.

[1] "Josh Heupel – Football Coach". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2023.

[2] Evans, Thayer (January 6, 2015). "Oklahoma lets go OC Josh Heupel after four seasons". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 6, 2015.

[3] "Josh Heupel Named Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach at Utah State". Utah State Aggies Athletics. January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.

[UCFhire22-4] "Hello Heupel – UCF". UCF Athletics (Press release). December 5, 2017.

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