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Trent Figg
Current position
TitleOffensive analyst
TeamOregon
ConferencePac-12
Biographical details
BornChillicothe, Missouri
Alma materWilliam Jewell College (B.S.)
Northwest Missouri State University (M.Ed.)
Playing career
2004–2007William Jewell
Position(s)Defensive Back, outside linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2009William Jewell (OLB/Ops)
2010William Jewell (RB/Ops)
2011William Jewell (LB)
2012William Jewell (DB)
2013Arizona State (GA)
2014Southern Arkansas (DB/STC)
2015–16William Jewell (DC/AHC)
2017Southern Arkansas (DC/AHC/RC)
2018–2019Missouri State (STC/RB)
2020Hawaii (Chief of Staff)
2021Hawaii (AHC/DB)
2022–presentOregon (OA)

Trent Figg is an American college football coach. He was most recently the associate head coach of the defense and defensive backs coach for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Figg played college football at William Jewell College, where he also spent the first 5 years of his coaching career upon graduation. While primarily a defensive coach, he has spent multiple stints on the offensive side of the ball. Besides Hawai'i and William Jewell, Figg has also coached at Missouri State, Arizona State, and Southern Arkansas.

Playing career

Figg was a member of the William Jewell Cardinals football team from 2004 to 2007. He spent time at cornerback, safety, and outside linebacker.[1] He was named an Academic All-American in 2007.[2]

Coaching career

Following his graduation from William Jewell, he joined the Cardinals' coaching staff for the 2008 season as outside linebackers coach and was also put in charge of operations.[1] Figg was named running backs coach in 2010 and went on to coach linebackers in 2011 and defensive backs in 2012 for the Cardinals.[1] In 2013, Figg spent one year as a defensive graduate assistant for Arizona State.[3] The following year, Figg went to Southern Arkansas, where he was named special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach.[4]

In 2015, he returned to William Jewell for a second stint; he stayed for two seasons as the defensive coordinator and associate head coach for the Cardinals.[5] After returning to Southern Arkansas for the 2017 season as defensive coordinator, associate head coach, and recruiting coordinator, Figg was hired at Missouri State in 2018.[2] There he served as the special teams coordinator and running backs coach for two seasons.[6] In 2020, he departed to take the chief of staff position with the Hawaii program. In March 2021, he was promoted to an on-field position as the associate head coach of the defense and defensive backs coach for the Rainbow Warriors.[4]

Near the end of the season, Figg was mentioned in a scandal centered around allegations surrounding former Hawai'i head coach Todd Graham's treatment toward players and football alumni.[7] After Graham announced his resignation and Timmy Chang took over as head coach, Figg was not retained.

While on the staff during his second stint at William Jewell, Figg was selected to serve as the defensive coordinator for the United States men's national American football team in the 2016 World University American Football Championship, held in Monterrey.[8] The United States finished in second place, with Mexico defeating them in the final game to claim the championship.[9]

Personal life

Figg was born in Chillicothe, Missouri. He attended William Jewell College, graduating in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in secondary education and physical education. In 2012, he earned a Master of Education in educational leadership from Northwest Missouri State University.[1] Figg and his wife Tori (née Hallett) have three children.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Trent Figg - Associate Head Coach Defense/Defensive Backs - Football Support Staff". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics.
  2. ^ a b "Trent Figg - Football Coach". Southern Arkansas University Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Trent Figg - Football Coach". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Tsai, Stephen (March 7, 2021). "UH football team announces assistant coaching changes on offense and defense". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  5. ^ Worstell, Paul (February 3, 2015). "Jewell Football Continues to Round Out Coaching Staff". William Jewell College Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "MSU Bears add Trent Figg to coaching staff". West Plains Daily Quill. April 2, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  7. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/keithdemolder/status/1479621230495821826. Retrieved January 29, 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "Figg Joins MSU Football Staff". Missouri State Bears Athletics. April 2, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  9. ^ "2nd World University American Football Championship". International University Sports Federation. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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