Rusty Wright

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Rusty Wright
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamChattanooga
ConferenceSoCon
Record15–13
Biographical details
BornAiken, South Carolina
Playing career
1992–1995Chattanooga
Position(s)Tight end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–2002Chattanooga (assistant)
2004Butler (DC)
2005–2008Miami (OH) (assistant)
2009Gardner–Webb (DL)
2010Furman (LB)
2011–2012Reinhardt (DC)
2013–2016Chattanooga (LB/ST)
2017–2018Georgia State (ILB/ST/RC)
2019–presentChattanooga
Head coaching record
Overall15–13

Rusty Wright is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, position he has held since 2019.[1] Wright replaced Tom Arth,[2] who left to be the head football coach at the University of Akron. Before being named the head coach at Chattanooga, Wright was a player and assistant coach at Chattanooga and was an assistant at Miami University, Butler University, Gardner–Webb University, Furman University, Reinhardt University, and Georgia State University.[3][4]

Head coaching record[]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Chattanooga Mocs (Southern Conference) (2019–present)
2019 Chattanooga 6–6 5–3 3rd
2020–21 Chattanooga 3–2 3–1 3rd
2021 Chattanooga 6–5 5–3 3rd
Chattanooga: 15–13 13–7
Total: 15–13

References[]

  1. ^ "UPDATE: Rusty Wright named Chattanooga's next head football coach". www.wrcbtv.com. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "New UTC football coach Rusty Wright a familiar face to many Mocs". timesfreepress.com. December 19, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "New UTC football coach Rusty Wright: 'I'm home' [photos]". timesfreepress.com. December 22, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Chattanooga hires Georgia State assistant Rusty Wright". collegefootball.ap.org. Retrieved April 21, 2019.

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