Joseph Smith is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Linfield College, a position he has held since 2006.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Linfield |
| Conference | NWC |
| Record | 165–30 |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1992 | Linfield |
| Position(s) | Cornerback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2005 | Linfield (DC) |
| 2006–present | Linfield |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 165–30 |
| Tournaments | 20–12 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 13 NWC (2009–2017, 2019, 2021–2022, 2024) | |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | AFCA° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linfield Wildcats (Northwest Conference) (2006–present) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Linfield | 6–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2007 | Linfield | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2008 | Linfield | 6–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2009 | Linfield | 12–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Football Semifinal | 3 | |||
| 2010 | Linfield | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Football Second Round | 9 | |||
| 2011 | Linfield | 10–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Football Second Round | 6 | |||
| 2012 | Linfield | 11–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Football Quarterfinal | 5 | |||
| 2013 | Linfield | 11–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Football Quarterfinal | 4 | |||
| 2014 | Linfield | 11–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Football Semifinal | 3 | |||
| 2015 | Linfield | 12–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Football Semifinal | 3 | |||
| 2016 | Linfield | 9–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Football Second Round | 7 | |||
| 2017 | Linfield | 9–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Football Second Round | 6 | |||
| 2018 | Linfield | 7–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | 22 | ||||
| 2019 | Linfield | 8–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Football First Round | 19 | |||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Linfield | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Football Quarterfinal | 6 | |||
| 2022 | Linfield | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Football Second Round | ||||
| 2023 | Linfield | 8–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | 24 | ||||
| 2024 | Linfield | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | 17 | 14 | |||
| Linfield: | 165–30 | 113–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 165–30 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Linfield is coach Joseph Smith's likely future for years to come". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. December 10, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2022.