Rusty Wright

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Rusty Wright
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Chattanooga
Conference SoCon
Record37–27
Biographical details
Born Aiken, South Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1992–1995 Chattanooga
Position(s) Tight end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–2002 Chattanooga (assistant)
2004 Butler (DC)
2005–2008 Miami (OH) (assistant)
2009 Gardner–Webb (DL)
2010 Furman (LB)
2011–2012 Reinhardt (DC)
2013–2016Chattanooga (LB/ST)
2017–2018 Georgia State (ILB/ST/RC)
2019–presentChattanooga
Head coaching record
Overall37–27
Tournaments1-1 (NCAA Division I)

Rusty Wright is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, position he has held since 2019. [1] Wright replaced Tom Arth, [2] who left to be the head football coach at the University of Akron. Before being named the head coach at Chattanooga, Wright was a player and assistant coach at Chattanooga and was an assistant at Miami University, Butler University, Gardner–Webb University, Furman University, Reinhardt University, and Georgia State University. [3] [4]

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Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#STATS°
Chattanooga Mocs (Southern Conference)(2019–present)
2019 Chattanooga 6–65–33rd
2020–21 Chattanooga 3–23–13rd
2021 Chattanooga 6–55–33rd
2022 Chattanooga 7–45–3T–3rd2423
2023 Chattanooga 8–56–2T–2ndL NCAA Division I Second Round
2024 Chattanooga 7–55–3T-3rd
2025 Chattanooga 0–00–0
Chattanooga:37–2729–15
Total:37–27

References

  1. "UPDATE: Rusty Wright named Chattanooga's next head football coach". www.wrcbtv.com. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  2. "New UTC football coach Rusty Wright a familiar face to many Mocs". timesfreepress.com. December 19, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  3. "New UTC football coach Rusty Wright: 'I'm home' [photos]". timesfreepress.com. December 22, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  4. "Chattanooga hires Georgia State assistant Rusty Wright". collegefootball.ap.org. Retrieved April 21, 2019.