Frank Ponce (born April 3, 1971) is an American college football coach. He is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Appalachian State University, positions he has held since 2023.[1][2][3][4] He previously held the same positions for the Mountaineers from 2013 to 2018 and in 2022.[5][6] He was the head football coach for Coral Reef Senior High School from 2002 to 2003 and Miami Senior High School from 2004 to 2006.[7][8] He also coached for La Progresiva Presbyterian School, Coral Gables Senior High school, Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Miami Central Senior High School, FIU,[9] Louisville,[10] and Miami (FL).[11][12] He played college football for Arizona Western as a quarterback.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach |
| Team | Appalachian State |
| Conference | Sun Belt |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 3, 1971 |
| Alma mater | Florida International University |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1990 | Arizona Western |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992 | La Progresiva Presbyterian (FL) (OC) |
| 1993–1996 | Coral Gables HS (FL) (QB/WR) |
| 1998 | Miami Northwestern HS (FL) (QB) |
| 1999–2000 | Miami Central (FL) (OC/QB) |
| 2002–2003 | Coral Reef (FL) |
| 2004–2006 | Miami HS (FL) |
| 2007–2012 | FIU (WR) |
| 2013–2018 | Appalachian State (co-OC/QB) |
| 2019–2020 | Louisville (QB) |
| 2021 | Appalachian State (OC/QB) |
| 2022 | Miami (FL) (PGC/QB) |
| 2023–present | Appalachian State (OC/QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–28 |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Reef Barracudas () (2002–2003) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Coral Reef | 5–5 | |||||||
| 2003 | Coral Reef | 5–5 | |||||||
| Coral Reef: | 10–10 | ||||||||
| Miami Stingarees () (2004–2006) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Miami | 5–5 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2005 | Miami | 2–6 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2006 | Miami | 3–7 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| Miami: | 10–18 | 6–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 20–28 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Ponce Returns to App State as Offensive Coordinator". Appalachian State University. January 16, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Underwood, Cameron J. (January 16, 2023). "Miami Hurricanes QB coach Frank Ponce leaves for old job at Appalachian State". SB Nation. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Chamberlain, Chance (January 23, 2023). "Ponce returns as offensive coordinator". The Appalachian. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Degnan, Susan Miller (January 16, 2023). "First domino to fall? Miami's Frank Ponce returning to App State as offensive coordinator". Miami Herald. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew (January 15, 2021). "Appalachian State Hires Louisville QB Coach Frank Ponce as Offensive Coordinator". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Robinson, Cameron Teague (January 15, 2021). "Louisville quarterbacks coach Frank Ponce to be App State offensive coordinator". Courier Journal. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Garcia, Roman O. (February 13, 2002). "Coral Reef hires Ponce to lead its football team". The Miami Herald. p. 55. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Navarro, Manny (March 19, 2004). "Miami High turns to Ponce as coach". The Miami Herald. p. 50. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Pelegrin, Pete (March 21, 2007). "Ex-Miami High coach joins FIU". The Miami Herald. p. 47. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Gasparro, Rocco (December 12, 2018). "Louisville Football Names Ponce Quarterbacks Coach". Louisville University. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Degnan, Susan Miller (February 10, 2022). "Mario Cristobal bringing home Miamian, App State OC to coach Canes quarterbacks". Miami Herald. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Craig T. (February 9, 2022). "App State OC Frank Ponce to become new Hurricanes QB coach". SB Nation. Retrieved November 6, 2024.