In addition to football, Frost was a standout in track and field, winning a state championship in the shot put. Both of Frost's parents, Larry and Carol Frost, coached his high school football team. In those three postseason appearances, Frost's teams won five games and twice made it to the state semi-finals. He led his team to the state playoffs in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. In four years as the team's starting quarterback, he threw for 6,859 yards and 67 touchdowns and rushed for 4,278 yards and 72 touchdowns. Nebraska fired Frost three games into the 2022 season after an upset loss at home against Georgia Southern.īorn in Lincoln, Nebraska, Frost attended Wood River High School in Wood River, Nebraska from 1989 to 1993. Frost's coaching record at Nebraska was 16–31, with a 10–26 record in the Big Ten Conference, a 5–22 record in games decided by eight points or less, and an 0–14 record against ranked opponents. In December 2017, Frost accepted the head coaching position at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska. This remains Frost's only winning season as a head coach. The NCAA openly recognizes UCF as co-champs with Alabama in the official record book. The Colley Matrix recognized the 2017 UCF team as national champions, and the school claims a national title despite not receiving an invitation to participate in the college football playoff broadcast by ESPN. After an inaugural season of 6–7 in 2016, Frost's 2017 UCF Knights posted a 13–0 record, winning the American Athletic Conference championship and defeating the Auburn Tigers in the Peach Bowl. He played six years in the NFL, mostly on special teams.Īfter retiring as a player, Frost served as an assistant coach for a number of college football teams, most notably as the offensive coordinator for the Oregon Ducks from 2013 to 2015, where he helped coach Heisman trophy-winner Marcus Mariota and the 2014 Oregon Ducks to a berth in the first college football playoff, where they lost to Ohio State in the national championship game.įrost was subsequently hired as the head coach at the University of Central Florida (UCF), where he coached for two seasons. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Frost played college football as a quarterback for the Stanford Cardinal and the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the latter of which he led to a shared national championship in 1997. He was the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 2018 to 2022. Scott Andrew Frost (born January 4, 1975) is a former American football coach and player. Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2017).AP College Football Coach of the Year (2017).Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year ( 1996).Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach American football player Scott Frost Personal informationĬo-defensive coordinator & linebackers coach
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