Steven Smith (American football coach)

Steven Smith
Texas Southern Tigers
Position:	Offensive coordinator & offensive line coach
Personal information
Born:	December 28, 1976 (age 48); 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 who serves as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Texas Southern, positions he has held since 2024. 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.