| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Interim head coach, Special teams coordinator, Tight ends coach |
| Team | North Texas |
| Conference | American |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Stephen F. Austin State University (1999) Lamar University |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–1999 | Stephen F. Austin |
| Positions | Fullback, tight end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000 | Caney Creek HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 2001–2004 | Klein Collins HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 2005–2007 | Oak Ridge HS (TX) (assistant/OC) |
| 2008–2017 | Klein Collins HS (TX) |
| 2018 | Rice (RB) |
| 2019–2020 | Rice (STC/FB) |
| 2021 | Memphis (STC) |
| 2021 | Alabama (STC/TE) |
| 2022 | Alabama (senior special assistant to head coach) |
| 2023 | North Texas (associate/STC) |
| 2024–2025 | North Texas (associate/STC/TE) |
| 2025 | North Texas (interim HC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 99–24 (high school) |
Drew Svoboda is an American college football coach and former player. He is the interim head coach for the University of North Texas (UNT), serving in that position for the 2025 New Mexico Bowl following the departure of previous head coach Eric Morris for the same position at Oklahoma State. [1] Before being elevated to interim head coach, he was associate head coach, special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at UNT, positions he has held since 2024.
Svoboda played at Tomball High School in Tomball, Texas, where he lettered in football and track & field. He graduated in 1995. [2]
He played college football at Stephen F. Austin for four seasons as a fullback and a tight end.
Svoboda began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Caney Creek High School in Conroe, Texas in 2000.
From 2001 to 2004, Svoboda served as an assistant coach at Klein Collins High School in Klein, Texas.
From 2005 to 2007, Svoboda served as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator at Oak Ridge High School in Conroe, Texas.
From 2008 to 2017, Svoboda served as the head coach at Klein Collins High School.
On February 28, 2018, Svoboda was hired as the running backs coach for the Rice Owls. [3]
On January 8, 2021, Svoboda was hired as the special teams coordinator for the Memphis Tigers. [4]
On April 5, 2021, Svoboda was hired as the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide. [5]
In 2022, he served as senior special assistant to head coach Nick Saban as the Crimson Tide finished 11-2 and won the Sugar Bowl.
On December 22, 2022, Svoboda was hired as the associate head coach and the special teams coordinator for the North Texas Mean Green. [6]
In March 2024, he added leadership of the tight ends.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klein Collins Tigers ()(2008–2017) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Klein Collins | 6–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2009 | Klein Collins | 12–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L Texas High School Football Championship Regional Round | ||||
| 2010 | Klein Collins | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2011 | Klein Collins | 8–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2012 | Klein Collins | 8–3 | 6–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2013 | Klein Collins | 4–6 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2014 | Klein Collins | 11–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2015 | Klein Collins | 9–2 | 6–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2016 | Klein Collins | 13–2 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2017 | Klein Collins | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| Klein Collins: | 99–24 | 58–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 99–24 | ||||||||
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas Mean Green (American Conference)(2025) | |||||||||
| 2025 | North Texas | 0–0 | 0–0 | New Mexico | |||||
| North Texas: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–0 | ||||||||