Eliah Drinkwitz

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Eliah Drinkwitz
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Drinkwitz at 2019 Sun Belt Media Day
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Missouri
Conference SEC
Record28–21
Annual salary$4 million [1]
Biographical details
Born (1983-04-12) April 12, 1983 (age 40)
Alma, Arkansas, U.S.
Alma mater Arkansas Tech (2004)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005 Alma HS (AR) (assistant)
2006–2009 Springdale HS (AR) (OC)
2010–2011 Auburn (QC)
2012 Arkansas State (RB)
2013Arkansas State (co-OC/RB)
2014 Boise State (TE)
2015Boise State (OC/QB)
2016–2018 NC State (OC/QB)
2019 Appalachian State
2020–present Missouri
Head coaching record
Overall40–22 (.645)
Bowls1–2 (.333)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Sun Belt (2019)
1 Sun Belt East Division (2019)
Awards
1 SEC Coach of the Year (2023)

Eliah Drinkwitz (born April 12, 1983) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, a position he has held since the 2020 season. Drinkwitz served as the head football coach at Appalachian State University in 2019. He was previously an assistant coach at North Carolina State University, Boise State University, Arkansas State University, and Auburn University.

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Coaching career

Auburn

After coaching at Springdale High School (Arkansas), where he coached with Gus Malzahn in 2004, Drinkwitz moved to Auburn in 2009 to work on football operations as the quality control coach, and was on the coaching staff when Auburn won the 2010 National Championship under Gene Chizik. [2]

Arkansas State

In 2012, after two successful seasons with Auburn, he followed Malzahn to Arkansas State, where he spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons as running backs coach, and in 2013 also served as co-offensive coordinator.

Boise State

In 2014, when Arkansas State head coach Bryan Harsin became head coach at Boise State, Drinkwitz joined his staff as the tight ends coach. In 2015, he was promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

NC State

In 2016, Drinkwitz was named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at NC State. He served in this position for three seasons, during which he won two bowl games and won 25 games. The Wolfpack also finished at #23 in the AP Poll in 2017.

Appalachian State

On December 13, 2018, Drinkwitz was hired as the head coach at Appalachian State University. [3] In his one season as head coach of the Mountaineers, he finished 12–1, with a victory over Louisiana in the 2019 Sun Belt championship. [4] [5] He did not coach their bowl game. [6]

Missouri

On December 9, 2019, Drinkwitz was hired as the head coach of the Missouri Tigers, [7] replacing Barry Odom. In his first season with Mizzou, the Tigers compiled a record of 5–5, including a win over defending national champion LSU, who also finished 5-5. [8] [9] In the 2021 season, Drinkwitz led Missouri to a 6–6 regular season record and an appearance in the Armed Forces Bowl, a 24–22 loss to Army. [10] [11] In the 2022 season, Drinkwitz again led Missouri to a 6–6 regular season record. [12] Missouri qualified for the Gasparilla Bowl, where they lost to Wake Forest 27–17. [13] Drinkwitz led the Tigers to a breakout season in 2023, finishing the regular season 10–2 overall and 6–2 in the SEC. Missouri as a result would be selected to play the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl, which Missouri won 14-3.

Personal life

Drinkwitz was born in Norman, Oklahoma to Jerry and Susie Drinkwitz, but his parents and older siblings moved to the Alma, Arkansas area in 1984 when Eli was a year old. Being raised in Alma and playing football for the Alma Airedales is what led him to want to become a football coach, especially hearing the stories of his father playing for Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, during the 1960s. During his time at Alma, he was an All-Conference and All-State selection and was named FCA Huddle Leader of the Year. [14] He then chose to go to Russellville and received a bachelor's degree in education from Arkansas Tech University in 2004. Drinkwitz and his wife Lindsey have four daughters.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Appalachian State Mountaineers (Sun Belt Conference)(2019)
2019 Appalachian State 12–18–11st (East) New Orleans*1819
Appalachian State:12–18–1* Departed Appalachian State for Missouri before bowl game
Missouri Tigers (Southeastern Conference)(2020–present)
2020 Missouri 5–55–53rd (East) Music City [n 1]
2021 Missouri 6–73–5T-4th (East)L Armed Forces
2022 Missouri 6–73–5T-4th (East)L Gasparilla
2023 Missouri 11–26–22nd (East)W Cotton †88
Missouri:28–2117–17
Total:40–22
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2020 Music City Bowl was canceled due to COVID-19 issues.

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