 Briles in 2014 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 3, 1955 Rule, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Texas Tech University (B.A., 1979) Abilene Christian University (M.Ed., 1984) |
| Playing career | |
| 1974–1977 | Houston |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1979 | Sundown HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 1980–1983 | Sweetwater HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 1984–1985 | Hamlin HS (TX) |
| 1986–1987 | Georgetown HS (TX) |
| 1988–1999 | Stephenville HS (TX) |
| 2000–2002 | Texas Tech (RB) |
| 2003–2007 | Houston |
| 2008–2015 | Baylor |
| 2018 | Estra Guelfi [it] |
| 2019–2020 | Mount Vernon HS (TX) |
| 2022–present | Estra Guelfi [it] |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 99–65 (college) 166–46–4 (high school)[1] |
| Bowls | 3–6 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Big 12 (2013, 2014) 1 C-USA (2006) 2 C-USA West Division (2006, 2007) Italian Football League Champion (2022) | |
| Awards | |
| C-USA Coach of the Year (2006) Big 12 Coach of the Year (2013) AP College Football Coach of the Year (2013) | |
Arthur Ray Briles (born December 3, 1955) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach for the Guelfi Firenze in the Italian Football League. Briles was the head coach of the Houston Cougars from 2002 to 2007 and the Baylor Bears from 2008 to 2015. His college coaching career ended with his dismissal from the team in 2015 as a result of the Baylor University sexual assault scandal. He is the author of Beating Goliath: My Story of Football and Faith (2014).[2] He is the subject of a biography written by Nick Eatman titled Looking Up: My Journey from Tragedy to Triumph (2013).
- ^ "Texas High School Football All-Time Coaching Wins". Lone Star Gridiron. August 13, 2007.
- ^ "Beating Goliath | Art Briles and Don Yaeger | Macmillan". July 14, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2019.