Jonathan Smith (American football coach)
Jonathan Charles Smith (born January 18, 1979) is an American college football coach who is currently the head coach at Oregon State University.[2] He was previously the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Washington Huskies.[3] He arrived in Seattle in 2014 as part of the staff of new head coach Chris Petersen. As a player, he was a four-year starter at quarterback at Oregon State in Corvallis under head coaches Mike Riley and Dennis Erickson.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Oregon State |
| Conference | Pac-12 |
| Record | 9–22 |
| Annual salary | US$2.4 million[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 18, 1979 Pasadena, California |
| Playing career | |
| 1998–2001 | Oregon State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002–2003 | Oregon State (GA) |
| 2004–2009 | Idaho (QB) |
| 2010–2011 | Montana (OC/QB) |
| 2012–2013 | Boise State (QB) |
| 2014–2017 | Washington (OC/QB) |
| 2018–present | Oregon State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–22 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| |
Smith was previously the quarterbacks coach for two seasons at Boise State, also under Petersen, and the offensive coordinator for two seasons at Montana. He was the quarterbacks coach for six seasons (2004–2009) at Idaho under three head coaches: Nick Holt, Erickson, and Robb Akey. Prior to his tenure with the Vandals in Moscow, Smith was a graduate assistant at his alma mater in 2002 and 2003 under Erickson and Riley.
Early years
Born in Pasadena, California, Smith graduated from Glendora High School in east Los Angeles County in 1997. He went north to play college football at Oregon State, and was originally a walk-on under head coach Mike Riley.
Smith was a four-year starter for the Beavers at quarterback, taking over midway through his redshirt freshman season in 1998 and maintaining the job through his senior season in 2001. As a junior in 2000 under Dennis Erickson, he led the Beavers to their greatest season in school history. The Beavers finished 11–1 – a school record for wins, won a share of their first conference title in 36 years, and finished fourth in the country. Smith was the MVP of the Fiesta Bowl.[4]
College statistics
| Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | GP | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yards | TDs | Int | Yards | TDs | |
| 1998 | Oregon State | 6 | 81 | 181 | 44.8 | 1,427 | 6 | 5 | -56 | 0 | |
| 1999 | Oregon State | 12 | 207 | 425 | 48.7 | 3,053 | 15 | 7 | -96 | 3 | |
| 2000 | Oregon State | 12 | 170 | 338 | 50.3 | 2,773 | 20 | 7 | -165 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Oregon State | 11 | 180 | 317 | 56.8 | 2,427 | 14 | 10 | -141 | 1 | |
| College Totals[5] | 41 | 638 | 1,261 | 50.6 | 9,680 | 55 | 29 | -458 | 4 | ||
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State Beavers (Pac-12 Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Oregon State | 2–10 | 1–8 | 6th (North) | |||||
| 2019 | Oregon State | 5–7 | 4–5 | T–2nd (North) | |||||
| 2020 | Oregon State | 2–5 | 2–5 | 4th (North) | |||||
| Oregon State: | 9–22 | 7–18 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–22 | ||||||||
References
- Daschel, Nick (January 17, 2020). "Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith's revised contract increased to $2.4 million in 2020, $2.9 million in 2025". oregonlive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- "Oregon State finalizes deal to hire Jonathan Smith as next head coach". ESPN.com. November 29, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- Fuqua, Brad (August 29, 2012). "Former OSU player now coaching QBs at Boise State". Philomath Express. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- Durrenberger, Charles (January 2, 2001). "Bowl win completes OSU's dream season". Tucson Citizen. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- Jonathan Smith College Stats