Carl Smith (American football)

Carl Smith
	Smith at Seahawks' Super Bowl XLVIII parade in 2014
Seattle Seahawks
Position:	Associate head coach
Personal information
Born:	April 26, 1948 (age 76); Wasco, California, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Wasco (CA) Union
College:	Cal Poly
Career history
As a coach:
	Cal Poly (1971); Graduate assistant; Colorado (1972–1973); Graduate assistant / linebackers; Southwestern Louisiana (1974); Defensive backs coach; Southwestern Louisiana (1975–1976); Defensive line coach; Southwestern Louisiana (1977–1978); Offensive coordinator; Lamar (1979–1980); Offensive coordinator; Lamar (1981); Offensive coordinator & offensive line coach; NC State (1982); Offensive coordinator; Philadelphia Stars (1983); Special teams coach; Baltimore Stars (1984–1985); Quarterbacks coach & wide receivers coach; New Orleans Saints (1986–1996); Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; New England Patriots (1997); Assistant head coach & quarterbacks coach; New England Patriots (1998–1999); Tight ends coach; Cleveland Browns (2001–2003); Quarterbacks coach; USC (2004); Quarterbacks coach; Jacksonville Jaguars (2005–2006); Offensive coordinator; Cleveland Browns (2009–2010); Quarterbacks coach; Seattle Seahawks (2011–2017); Quarterbacks coach; Seattle Seahawks (2018); Associate head coach; Houston Texans (2019); Quarterbacks coach; Houston Texans (2020); Offensive consultant; Seattle Seahawks (2021–present); Associate head coach;
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XLVIII); Southland Conference champion (1976);
	Coaching stats at PFR

Carl Hamilton Smith (born April 26, 1948) is an American football coach who is the associate head coach for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He had previously served as quarterbacks coach of the Cleveland Browns and offensive coordinator for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars and New Orleans Saints.

Smith attended Wasco Union High School in Wasco, California.

College career

Smith started his college playing career at Bakersfield College, a junior college in Bakersfield, California, where he played quarterback from 1966 to 1967. He transferred to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he played two seasons at defensive back from 1969 to 1970. Smith earned his bachelor's (1971) and master's (1972) degrees in physical education from Cal Poly, as well as a teaching credential.

Coaching career

From 1997 to 1999, Smith was an assistant coach for the New England Patriots, at the time led by head coach Pete Carroll.

Smith was fired from the Jaguars on January 2, 2007. After taking two years off from football, he was hired on January 6, 2009, to be the quarterbacks coach at USC; he had held the position for the 2004 season, when the Trojans won a national championship and quarterback Matt Leinart won the Heisman Trophy.^[1] However, after only two weeks on the job, he left USC to join the Cleveland Browns.

Smith was hired to be quarterbacks coach of the Seahawks, effective February 24, 2011.^[2] He won his first Super Bowl title when the Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII.^[3]

On February 5, 2019, Smith was hired as the quarterbacks coach for the Houston Texans.^[4] The Seahawks brought him back as the team's associate head coach on March 3, 2021.^[5]

References

^ Gary Klein, Carl Smith returns as an assistant at USC, Los Angeles Times, January 7, 2009, Accessed January 7, 2009.
^ Gary Klein, Trojans hire Broncos' Jeremy Bates for key post, Los Angeles Times, January 20, 2009, Accessed January 21, 2009.
^ "Super Bowl XLVIII - Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos - February 2nd, 2014". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
^ Wilson, Aaron; Chronicle, Houston (February 5, 2019). "Texans name Tim Kelly OC, hire Carl Smith as QBs coach". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^ Boyle, John (March 3, 2021). "Seahawks Hire Three Additional Coaches, Including Former DB DeShawn Shead & Longtime Assistant Carl Smith". Seahawks.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

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[LAT010709-1] Gary Klein, Carl Smith returns as an assistant at USC, Los Angeles Times, January 7, 2009, Accessed January 7, 2009.

[LAT012009-2] Gary Klein, Trojans hire Broncos' Jeremy Bates for key post, Los Angeles Times, January 20, 2009, Accessed January 21, 2009.

[3] "Super Bowl XLVIII - Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos - February 2nd, 2014". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 20, 2023.

[4] Wilson, Aaron; Chronicle, Houston (February 5, 2019). "Texans name Tim Kelly OC, hire Carl Smith as QBs coach". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 6, 2019.

[5] Boyle, John (March 3, 2021). "Seahawks Hire Three Additional Coaches, Including Former DB DeShawn Shead & Longtime Assistant Carl Smith". Seahawks.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

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3 Russell Wilson 4 Steven Hauschka 5 B. J. Daniels 7 Tarvaris Jackson 9 Jon Ryan 11 Percy Harvin 13 Phil Bates 14 Arceto Clark 15 Jermaine Kearse 18 Sidney Rice 19 Bryan Walters 20 Jeremy Lane 22 Robert Turbin 24 Marshawn Lynch 25 Richard Sherman 26 Michael Robinson 27 Tharold Simon 28 Walter Thurmond 29 Earl Thomas 31 Kam Chancellor 32 Jeron Johnson 33 Christine Michael 35 DeShawn Shead 36 Akeem Auguste 38 Chandler Fenner 39 Brandon Browner 40 Derrick Coleman 41 Byron Maxwell 42 Chris Maragos 44 Spencer Ware 47 Kenneth Boatright 48 Cooper Helfet 49 Clint Gresham 50 K. J. Wright 51 Bruce Irvin 53 Malcolm Smith (MVP) 54 Bobby Wagner 55 Heath Farwell 56 Cliff Avril 57 Mike Morgan 59 Korey Toomer 60 Max Unger 61 Lemuel Jeanpierre 64 J. R. Sweezy 65 Dewayne Cherrington 66 Jared Smith 67 Paul McQuistan 68 Breno Giacomini 69 Clinton McDonald 70 Mic'hael Brooks 72 Michael Bennett 73 Michael Bowie 74 Caylin Hauptmann 76 Russell Okung 77 James Carpenter 78 Alvin Bailey 79 Red Bryant 81 Golden Tate 82 Luke Willson 83 Ricardo Lockette 85 Anthony McCoy 86 Zach Miller 87 Kellen Davis 89 Doug Baldwin 90 Jesse Williams 91 Chris Clemons 92 Brandon Mebane 93 O'Brien Schofield 94 D'Anthony Smith 95 Benson Mayowa 97 Jordan Hill 98 Greg Scruggs 99 Tony McDaniel
Head coach: Pete Carroll
Coaches: Darrell Bevell Kippy Brown Tom Cable Dave Canales Nate Carroll Keith Carter Ed Dodds Travis Jones Pat McPherson Marquand Manuel Ken Norton Jr. Dan Quinn Kris Richard Pat Ruel Robert Saleh Brian Schneider Rocky Seto Carl Smith Sherman Smith Nick Sorensen