Eric Wolford is an American football coach and former player who is currently the offensive line coach at the University of Kentucky. He had also served in that role in the 2021 season. Wolford previously served as the offensive line coach at the University of Alabama from 2022-2023. He was the head football coach at Youngstown State University from 2010 to 2014. After a 3–8 mark in his first season, the Penguins compiled a 28–18 mark over his final four campaigns, were ranked in the top-10 three times, and broke 32 school records during his tenure. Highlights included a 2012 win over 2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team—the first win over a BCS team in school history, and a 2011 win over top-ranked North Dakota State.
 Wolford with South Carolina in 2018 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive line coach |
| Team | Kentucky |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 5, 1971 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Kansas State |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1993 | Kansas State |
| 1994 | Arizona Cardinals |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995 | Kansas State (GA) |
| 1996 | Emporia State (OL) |
| 1997–1999 | South Florida (OL) |
| 2000–2002 | Houston (OL) |
| 2003 | North Texas (OL) |
| 2004–2006 | Arizona (OL) |
| 2007–2008 | Illinois (OL) |
| 2009 | South Carolina (OL) |
| 2010–2014 | Youngstown State |
| 2015–2016 | San Francisco 49ers (asst. OL) |
| 2017–2020 | South Carolina (OL) |
| 2021 | Kentucky (OL) |
| 2022–2023 | Alabama (OL) |
| 2024–present | Kentucky (OL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–26 |
Alabama
editOn February 1, 2022, It was reported that Eric Wolford has accepted the position of Offensive Line Coach at Alabama. [1]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown State Penguins (Missouri Valley Football Conference) (2010–2014) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Youngstown State | 3–8 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 2011 | Youngstown State | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2012 | Youngstown State | 7–4 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 2013 | Youngstown State | 8–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2014 | Youngstown State | 7–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Youngstown State: | 31–26 | 18–22 | |||||||
| Total: | 31–26 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Alabama to Hire Eric Wolford as Offensive Line Coach". January 31, 2022.
External links
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