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Maurice Linguist
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamBuffalo
ConferenceMAC
Record9–14
Biographical details
Born (1984-04-01) April 1, 1984 (age 40)
Dallas, Texas
Playing career
2003–2006Baylor
Position(s)Safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
2007Baylor (GA)
2008Valdosta State (DB/ST)
2009–2011James Madison (S)
2012–2013Buffalo (DB)
2014–2015Iowa State (DB)
2016Mississippi State (S)
2017Minnesota (DB)
2018–2019Texas A&M (CB)
2020Dallas Cowboys (DB)
2021–presentBuffalo
Head coaching record
Overall9–14

Maurice Linguist (born April 1, 1984) is an American football coach who is the head coach at the University at Buffalo.[1]

Playing career

A native of Mesquite, Texas, Linguist played at Mesquite High School for the 2001 state champs and college football as a defensive back for Baylor. As a senior, he was an honorable mention on the All-Big 12 Team. He received a bachelor's degree in communication and a master's degree in sports management at Baylor.[2]

Coaching career

Assistant coaching jobs

After playing at Baylor, Linguist spent a season as a graduate assistant with the Bears. The following year, he coached defensive backs and special teams at Valdosta State. From 2009 until 2011, he coached safeties at James Madison.[2]

In 2012, he joined the coaching staff at Buffalo for the first time as a defensive backs coach.[2] In 2013, he was the team's co-defensive coordinator as well as its recruiting coordinator.[3]

In 2014, he was hired to coach the secondary at Iowa State.[3] In 2016, he was hired as the safeties coach at Mississippi State.[4] Linguist spent the 2017 season coaching defensive backs at Minnesota. Following the season, he was named an assistant head coach to P. J. Fleck. However, less than a month later, in January 2018, he left the Golden Gophers to join the coaching staff at Texas A&M.[5]

After serving for two years as the cornerbacks coach at Texas A&M, Mike McCarthy hired him as the secondary coach of the Dallas Cowboys, his first job in the National Football League.[6]

Buffalo

Following the 2020 NFL season, Linguist was hired as the co-defensive coordinator for Michigan.[7] However, on May 7, 2021, he was hired as the head coach at the University at Buffalo.[8][9] Despite Buffalo's poor performance in 2021, Linguist's recruiting class for 2022 was described by Sports Illustrated as the second-best in the Mid-American Conference.[10] In July 2022, he signed a one-year contract extension.[11]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Buffalo Bulls (Mid-American Conference) (2021–present)
2021 Buffalo 4–8 2–6 T–4th (East)
2022 Buffalo 5–6 4–3 (East)
Buffalo: 9–14 6–9
Total: 9–14

References

  1. ^ Lenzi, Rachel (May 8, 2021). "UB names Maurice Linguist as new head football coach". The Buffalo News. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "2013 UB Football Info Guide". Issuu. University at Buffalo. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Iowa State hires former Buffalo assistant Maurice Linguist as secondary coach". Associated Press. Fox News. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ^ Bonner, Michael (February 11, 2016). "MSU names Maurice Linguist as new safeties coach". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ Cove, Drew (January 16, 2018). "Assistant head coach Maurice Linguist leaves Gophers football for Texas A&M". The Minnesota Daily. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. ^ Brady, Kevin (January 12, 2020). "Report: Texas A&M CB Coach Maurice Linguist Joins Cowboys Staff". insidethestar.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  7. ^ Brown, Brandon. "REPORT: Michigan Assistant Coach May Be On The Move". Sports Illustrated Michigan Wolverines News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  8. ^ Sabin, Rainer (May 8, 2021). "Michigan football co-DC Maurice Linguist hired as MAC school's head coach". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  9. ^ Staff, Matt Fortuna, Chris Vannini and The Athletic. "Buffalo hires Michigan co-DC Maurice Linguist as head coach". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-07-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Johnson, Richard (August 23, 2022). "The Black Coaches Who Should Be on Decision-Makers' Radars". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  11. ^ Bove, Matt (21 July 2022). "UB Bulls sign head coach Maurice Linguist to extension". WKBW. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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