Tony Alford

Tony Alford
Current position
Title	Assistant Head Coach for Offense/Running Backs
Team	Ohio State
Conference	Big Ten
Biographical details
Born	November 27, 1968 (age 53); Akron, Ohio
Alma mater	Colorado State University
Playing career
1987–1990	Colorado State
Position(s)	Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993	Fort Collins (CO) High School (Asst.)
1994	Lake Wales (FL) High School (Asst.)
1995	Mount Union (RB)
1996	Kent State (RB)
1997–2000	Iowa State (RB)
2001	Washington (RB)
2002–2006	Iowa State (AHC/RB)
2007–2008	Louisville (RB)
2009	Notre Dame (RB)
2010–2011	Notre Dame (WR)
2012–2013	Notre Dame (RB/Slot/Recruiting)
2014	Notre Dame (RB/Recruiting)
2015–present	Ohio State (AHC/RB)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Ohio Athletic Conference – 1 (1996); Big 12 North – 1 (2004); Big Ten East – 7 (2015–2021); Big Ten – 4 (2017–2020);
Awards
	As a Player: Doak Walker Award Nominee; First Team all-WAC; Honorable Mention USA Today All-American;

Tony Alford (born November 27, 1968) is an American football coach, currently the running backs and assistant head coach for offense at Ohio State University. He served as an assistant football coach at several programs throughout the Midwest for 27 years.

Playing career[]

Alford graduated from Doherty High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado after moving to the area his Senior year from Akron, Ohio. He went on to play for Colorado State from 1987–1990. He was a 1,000-yard rusher and a Doak Walker Award nominee while at Colorado State from 1987–90. He gained 1,035 yards in 1989 as a junior under first-year Rams coach Earle Bruce. Alford was named first-team all-Western Athletic Conference that season and honorable mention All-America by USA Today.^[1]

Following his graduation, Alford was on the preseason squad for the Denver Broncos and for the WLAF's Birmingham Fire.

Coaching career[]

Alford has a long history of coaching success at under several top coaches. He has worked under Dan McCarney, Steve Kragthorpe, Rick Neuheisel, Charlie Weis, Brian Kelly, and Urban Meyer.

He has coached several successful players including J. K. Dobbins, Ezekiel Elliott, Mike Weber, Michael Floyd and Victor Anderson.

Alford was a 247Sports.com finalist for national recruiter of the year in 2011.^[2]

Personal life[]

Alford is married to his wife Trina and has three sons, Rylan, Kyler and Braydon.

References[]

^ "Tony Alford". Ohio State Buckeyes. June 29, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
^ "2011 Football Recruiter Rankings". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

External links[]

https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/coach/tony-alford/ Ohio State profile

[1] "Tony Alford". Ohio State Buckeyes. June 29, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

[2] "2011 Football Recruiter Rankings". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

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