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| Position: | Senior Football Analyst | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 4, 1975 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Wood River (Wood River, Nebraska) | ||||||||
| College: | Stanford (1993–1994) Nebraska (1995–1997) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1998 / round: 3 / pick: 67 | ||||||||
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| Career: | 35–38 (college) | ||||||||
Scott Andrew Frost (born January 4, 1975) is an American football coach and player, currently as a Senior Football Analyst for the Los Angeles Rams. He was the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 2018 to 2022. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Frost played college football as a quarterback for the Stanford Cardinal and the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the latter of which he led to a shared national championship in 1997. He played six years in the NFL, mostly on special teams.
After retiring as a player, Frost served as an assistant coach for a number of college football teams, most notably as the offensive coordinator for the Oregon Ducks from 2013 to 2015, where he helped coach Heisman trophy-winner Marcus Mariota and the 2014 Oregon Ducks to a berth in the first college football playoff, where they lost to Ohio State in the national championship game.
Frost was subsequently hired as the head coach at the University of Central Florida (UCF), where he coached for two seasons. After an inaugural season of 6–7 in 2016, Frost's 2017 UCF Knights posted a 13–0 record, winning the American Athletic Conference championship and defeating the Auburn Tigers in the Peach Bowl. The Colley Matrix recognized the 2017 UCF team as national champions,[8] and the school claims a national title despite not receiving an invitation to participate in the college football playoff broadcast by ESPN.[9] The NCAA openly recognizes UCF as co-champs with Alabama in the official record book. This remains Frost's only winning season as a head coach.
In December 2017, Frost accepted the head coaching position at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska. Frost's coaching record at Nebraska was 16–31, with a 10–26 record in the Big Ten Conference, a 5–22 record in games decided by eight points or less, and an 0–14 record against ranked opponents. Nebraska fired Frost three games into the 2022 season after an upset loss at home against Georgia Southern.
- ^ "2017 American Athletic Conference Football Postseason Honors". American Athletic Conference (Press release). November 29, 2017.
- ^ USA Today Sports [@usatodaysports] (January 9, 2018). "2017 AFCA FBS Coach of the Year Award Scott Frost, University of Central Florida" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Russo, Ralph D. (December 18, 2017). "College football: Scott Frost named AP Coach of the Year after leading UCF to undefeated season". NCAA.com. Associated Press.
- ^ "UCF's Scott Frost wins Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 14, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "FCA Honors Former UCF Coach Scott Frost with 2017 Grant Teaff Award". Fellowship of Christian Athletes (Press release). January 9, 2018.
- ^ "National Coach of the Year - UCF". UCF Athletics (Press release). December 6, 2017.
- ^ Koch, Joshua (January 10, 2018). "Scott Frost wins Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of Year Award". Miami Sun Herald. Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018. Joins Huskers then Big 10 Worst Coach of the year 4 years in a row 2017-2021
- ^ "2017 Rankings, Week 17". Colley Matrix. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Richard (January 23, 2018). "A complete timeline of UCF's national championship claim". SBNation.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.