Steven Smith (American football coach)

Steven Smith
Texas Southern Tigers
Position:	Offensive coordinator ; Offensive line coach
Personal information
Born:	December 28, 1976 (age 47); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Career information
College:	Langston (1994); Southern Illinois (1995–1998)
Undrafted:	1999
Career history
As a coach:
	Virginia State (2001); Quarterbacks coach; Detroit Fury (2003–2004); Offensive line coach & defensive line coach; Frankfurt Galaxy (2005); Running backs coach; Rhein Fire (2006); Offensive line coach; Kansas City Chiefs (2012); Assistant offensive line coach; Albany State (2013–2016); Offensive coordinator; Lincoln (MO) (2017–2018); Head coach; Seattle Dragons (2020); Offensive line coach; New Jersey Generals (2022–2023); Offensive coordinator & offensive line coach; Texas Southern (2024-Present) ; Offensive coordinator & offensive line coach;
Career highlights and awards
	SBN National Championship (2010); 2× Gulf South Champs (2007, 2008); 2× SIAC Champs (2010, 2013);
Head coaching record
Regular season:	4–17 (.190)
Postseason:	0–0 (–)
Career:	4–17 (.190)

Steven Smith (born December 18, 1976) is an American football coach. He was the head football coach at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, a position he held from December 2017 to May 2019.^[1] Smith previously served in a variety coaching roles at different levels of football, including a stint as assistant offensive line coach for the 2012 Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) under head coach Romeo Crennel.^[2] In 2019, he became the offensive line coach for the Seattle Dragons of the XFL.^[3] In March 2022, Smith was announced as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for head coach Mike Riley and the New Jersey Generals.^[4]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Lincoln Blue Tigers (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2017–2018)
2017	Lincoln	1–9	0–7	8th
2018	Lincoln	3–8	2–5	6th
Lincoln:		4–17	2–12
Total:		4–17

^ "Lincoln Names Steven Smith Head Football Coach". Lincoln University of Missouri. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ "Steven Smith". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ "Former AAF Head Coach Mike Riley New OC For XFL Seattle". XFL News Hub. June 6, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
^ Samuels, Doug (March 17, 2022). "The Scoop - Thursday March 17, 2022". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved March 17, 2022.