Sherrone Moore

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Sherrone Moore
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Moore with Michigan in 2024
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Michigan
Conference Big Ten
Record9–5 [n 1]
Annual salary$5.5 million
Biographical details
Born (1986-02-03) February 3, 1986 (age 38)
Derby, Kansas, U.S.
Alma mater University of Oklahoma (2008)
University of Louisville (2011)
Playing career
2004–2005 Butler (KS)
2006–2007 Oklahoma
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2011 Louisville (GA)
2012–2013Louisville (TE)
2014–2016 Central Michigan (TE)
2017Central Michigan (AHC/TE/RC)
2018–2020 Michigan (TE)
2021–2022Michigan (co-OC/OL)
2023Michigan (OC/OL/acting HC)
2024–presentMichigan
Head coaching record
Overall9–5 [n 1]
Bowls1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

Sherrone Banfield Moore (first name /ʃər.ˈoʊn/ , born February 3, 1986) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for the University of Michigan. Moore served as Michigan's acting head coach in four games during the national championship-winning 2023 season. He succeeded Jim Harbaugh as head coach in 2024.

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Moore played football as an offensive guard at the University of Oklahoma from 2006 to 2007. He was an assistant coach at the University of Louisville from 2009 to 2013 and Central Michigan University from 2014 to 2017. Moore first joined the Michigan Wolverines coaching staff in 2018 as the tight ends coach, and was promoted to co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in 2021.

Early life and playing career

Sherrone Banfield Moore was born on February 3, 1986, in Derby, Kansas. [1] He graduated from Derby High School in 2004. [2] [3] He played two seasons of junior college football for Butler Community College before transferring to play for the Oklahoma Sooners in 2006. At Oklahoma, Moore appeared in 14 games as an offensive guard. [4] Moore earned his bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Oklahoma in 2008. [3]

Coaching career

Louisville

Moore joined the Louisville staff as a graduate assistant in 2009 under head coach Steve Kragthorpe, and continued in that role under new head coach Charlie Strong through 2011. In 2012, he was hired as a full-time assistant, working as tight ends coach through the 2013 season. [5] During his time as a graduate assistant, Moore earned a master's degree in sports administration. [3]

Central Michigan

In February 2014, Moore was hired as tight ends coach at Central Michigan by head coach Dan Enos, and in 2015 was retained by new head coach John Bonamego. In 2017, Moore was named assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator in addition to serving as tight ends coach. [6]

Michigan

Moore talking to the press at media day ahead of the 2024 CFP National Championship. 2024-0106-Sherrone Moore.jpg
Moore talking to the press at media day ahead of the 2024 CFP National Championship.

On January 15, 2018, Moore was hired by the University of Michigan as the tight ends coach. [7] On January 25, 2021, after three seasons as the tight ends coach, Moore was promoted to co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. [8] Under Moore's leadership, the Michigan offensive line won the Joe Moore Award as the best offensive line in the country in both 2021 and 2022. This was the first time that a school had won the award in back-to-back seasons since the award was established in 2015. [9]

2023

To start the 2023 season, the University of Michigan imposed a one game suspension for Moore, along with a three-game suspension for head coach Jim Harbaugh, due to prior recruiting violations. [10] Moore served his suspension during Michigan's season-opening win over East Carolina. [11] On September 16, with Harbaugh suspended Moore served as the acting head coach for the team's third game of the season against Bowling Green. [12] Moore led the Wolverines to a 31–6 victory over the Falcons, giving him his first official win as a head coach. [13]

Following Harbaugh's second suspension of the 2023 season, this time imposed by the Big Ten Conference in response to the University of Michigan football sign-stealing scandal, Moore was again named the acting head coach (still retaining his play-calling as offensive coordinator). This time for the remaining three regular season games, with Michigan 9–0 on the season when he assumed the role. In the first game, the Wolverines defeated No. 10 Penn State on the road, 24–15, on November 11. [14] The following week, he led Michigan to a 31–24 win at Maryland, the school's college-football-leading 1,000th victory. [15] In the final week of the regular season, Moore led the Wolverines to a 30–24 victory over No. 2 Ohio State. [16] Harbaugh was credited with these three wins. [17] [18] After the regular season, Moore was named a finalist for the Broyles Award given to the top assistant coach in college football in 2023. [19] Moore resumed his role as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for Michigan's wins in the Big Ten Championship Game, [20] Rose Bowl, [21] and College Football Playoff National Championship to complete an undefeated 15–0 season. [22]

2024

On January 26, 2024, Moore was named Michigan's 21st head football coach following Harbaugh's departure to the Los Angeles Chargers, agreeing to a five-year, $27.5 million contract. He was the first African American to be hired as head coach at the University of Michigan. [23] [24] On August 4, 2024, ESPN reported that a draft of a notice of allegations from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) concerning the sign-stealing scandal indicated that Moore was one of seven members of Michigan's 2023 coaching staff accused of violating NCAA rules. The draft alleges that in October 2023 Moore deleted a thread containing 52 text messages with Connor Stalions, former Michigan staffer. [25] In November 2024, Moore secured a commitment from the No. 1 overall ranked high school recruit in the nation, quarterback Bryce Underwood, in his first recruiting class as a head coach. [26]

In Moore’s first season after being hired by the university, he led the Michigan Wolverines to an 8–5 record on the year, including wins over Michigan State, Ohio State and Alabama. Moore was the first Michigan head coach since Bennie Oosterbaan in 1948 to defeat Michigan State in his first year. [27]

In the regular season finale against the No. 2 ranked Buckeyes, Moore led Michigan to a 13–10 upset victory at Ohio Stadium, despite entering as 20.5 point underdogs. It marked the fourth consecutive victory for Michigan, the longest streak since 1988 to 1991, and the largest upset in the series history. Moore improved to 2–0 against Ryan Day and Ohio State, including his role as the acting head coach in 2023. [28] [29] On December 31, 2024, Moore won his first postseason game in the ReliaQuest Bowl, as Michigan defeated No. 11 Alabama, 19-13, after entering as 16.5 point underdogs. [30] Michigan became the only program in college football history to beat Alabama twice in the same calendar year (also winning the 2024 Rose Bowl), and the first team since 1978 to win back-to-back games as double digit underdogs. [31] [32]

Personal life

Moore and his wife, Kelli, were married in 2015. [33] He has two daughters. [3]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten Conference)(2023)
2023 Michigan 1–0 [n 1] 0–0 [n 1] (East) [n 1]
Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten Conference)(2024–present)
2024 Michigan 8–55–4T–7thW ReliaQuest
Michigan:9–55–4
Total:9–5

[34]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Michigan's head coach, Jim Harbaugh, was suspended for the first three games of the 2023 season. Jesse Minter served as interim head coach for the first game of the season, Jay Harbaugh and Mike Hart were interim co-head coaches for the second game, and Moore served as interim head coach for the third game, a non-conference win over Bowling Green. Harbaugh was suspended a second time, for the final three games of the regular season. Moore served as acting head coach for those games, all victories over conference foes—Penn State, Maryland, and Ohio State—but the games were credited to Harbaugh's record. [17] [18]

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