Lovie Smith

Lovie Smith

Smith with the Texans in 2022
Personal information
Born:	(1958-05-08) May 8, 1958 (age 66) Gladewater, Texas, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Big Sandy (TX)
College:	Tulsa
Career history
As a coach:
Big Sandy HS (TX) (1980) Defensive coordinator Cascia Hall Prep (OK) (1981–1982) Assistant defensive backs coach & wide receivers coach Tulsa (1983–1986) Linebackers coach Wisconsin (1987) Linebackers coach Arizona State (1988–1991) Linebackers coach Kentucky (1992) Linebackers coach Tennessee (1993–1994) Defensive backs coach Ohio State (1995) Defensive backs coach Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1996–2000) Linebackers coach St. Louis Rams (2001–2003) Defensive coordinator Chicago Bears (2004–2012) Head coach Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2014–2015) Head coach Illinois (2016–2020) Head coach Houston Texans (2021) Associate head coach & defensive coordinator Houston Texans (2022) Head coach
Career highlights and awards
NFL Coach of the Year (2005) 2× Second-team All-American (1978, 1979)
Head coaching record
Regular season:	NFL: 92–100–1 (.479)
Postseason:	NFL: 3–3 (.500)
Career:	NFL: 95–103–1 (.480) NCAA: 17–39 (.304)
Record at Pro Football Reference

Lovie Lee Smith (born May 8, 1958) is an American football coach. He has served as the head coach of the Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL) and the Illinois Fighting Illini. Smith has been to the Super Bowl twice, as the defensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams in 2001 and head coach for the Bears in 2006.