On November 20, 2012, Smart was recognized as the 2012 AFCA FBS Assistant Coach of the Year. On March 27, 2012, the University of Alabama System's Board Of Trustees voted to increase Smart's salary and extend his contract. In 2011, Smart's defense helped Alabama win another championship, beating LSU in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game. Smart considered a lucrative contract to be the defensive coordinator at his alma mater, the University of Georgia, but chose to stay with the Crimson Tide in early January 2010. Alabama would go on to win the BCS National Championship. He was the first Alabama assistant coach to win the award. On December 8, 2009, Smart was awarded the Broyles Award as the nation's best assistant coach. On February 27, 2008, Smart was promoted to defensive coordinator. He was hired by Saban as an assistant coach on January 9. Smart followed Nick Saban to the University of Alabama in 2007. His only season in the NFL came in 2006, during which time he coached under Saban again, this time as the Miami Dolphins safeties coach. Smart rejoined the Georgia Bulldogs football program to serve as running backs coach for the 2005 season. Smart then spent one season as defensive backs coach at LSU under head coach Nick Saban in 2004. He received his master's degree from FSU in 2003. From 2002 to 2003, Smart worked as a graduate assistant under Bobby Bowden at Florida State while pursuing a master's degree. He then moved to Valdosta State where he spent one season as defensive backs coach before being promoted to defensive coordinator for the 2001 season. Smart began his coaching career with the University of Georgia in 1999, serving as an administrative assistant. In 2003, Kirby attended Florida State University for graduate school. He spent the 1999 preseason with the team but was cut before the start of the regular season. He went undrafted in the 1999 NFL Draft and signed a free-agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts. Smart graduated from Georgia in 1999 with a degree in finance. He was also a four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
He finished his career with 13 interceptions, which ranks fourth all-time at Georgia, and led the Bulldogs with six interceptions in 1997 and five in 1998.
Smart was a four-year letterman at defensive back for Georgia and a first-team All- SEC selection as a senior.
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Smart began his playing career at Bainbridge High School and went on to play college football at the University of Georgia, where he was teammates with defensive linemen Antonio Cochran, Emarlos Leroy, linebacker Brandon Tolbert, and Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Champ Bailey. Smart was born in Montgomery, Alabama, and grew up in Bainbridge, Georgia. He coached the 2021 Bulldogs to a national championship victory, their first title win since 1980. He is the current head football coach of the Georgia Bulldogs, his alma mater. Kirby Paul Smart (born December 23, 1975) is an American football coach and former player. Watch Channel 2 Action News, your official Georgia Bulldogs station, for coverage leading up to and after the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. The game will be televised on Channel 2 Action News. Smart and the Bulldogs kick off the season in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game against the University of Oregon at 3:30 p.m. The future of Georgia Football remains bright with Coach Smart as its steadfast leader.” I am excited for our football program’s continued success under his direction. “He and his wife are Bulldogs through and through, and it is evident that Athens and UGA mean as much to him as he means to us.
“Coach Smart’s impact on the University of Georgia extends far past his significant accolades as our head football coach,” Brooks said. Georgia Athletic Director Josh Brooks spoke about Smart’s impact on the program since being hired in December 2015.
Smart has been named SEC Coach of the Year twice since being hired and well as coached 11 first-round NFL draft picks and 45 overall. #GoDawgs /zGah9RD23k- Alison Mastrangelo July 21, 2022 NEW: UGA Athletic Association & head football coach Kirby Smart agree to a contract extension through the 2031 season.Ĭoach Smart’s annual base salary for 2022 campaign will be $10,250,000 with annual increases, culminating at $12,250,000 for the 2031 season.
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