| Biff Poggi | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Charlotte |
| Current Conference: | AAC |
| Current Record: | 3–9 |
| Contract: | $500,000 |
| Birth Date: | 6 June 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Duke |
| Player Years1: | 1978–1979 |
| Player Team1: | Pittsburgh |
| Player Positions: | Offensive lineman |
| Coach Years1: | 1987 |
| Coach Team1: | The Citadel (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1988–1995 |
| Coach Team2: | Gilman School (MD) (OC/OL) |
| Coach Years3: | 1996–2015 |
| Coach Team3: | Gilman School (MD) |
| Coach Years4: | 2016 |
| Coach Team4: | Michigan (analyst) |
| Coach Years5: | 2017–2020 |
| Coach Team5: | Saint Frances Academy (MD) |
| Coach Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Coach Team6: | Michigan (assoc. HC) |
| Coach Years7: | 2023–present |
| Overall Record: | 3-9 (college) |
Francis Xavier "Biff" Poggi (; born June 6, 1959) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.[1] [2] Poggi coached for over twenty years at the Gilman School (1996 - 2015) and Saint Frances Academy (2017 - 2020) in Baltimore,[3] and also three seasons as an off-field analyst for the Michigan Wolverines under head coach Jim Harbaugh.[4] Poggi's initial contract included a base salary of $500,000 with an additional $500,000 coming from the athletic foundation with additional performance incentives.[5] Poggi announced he would return $500,000 to the program in order to enhance the salaries of his assistants.[6]
Poggi got his first win as an NCAA head coach against South Carolina St. in his first game leading the 49ers.[7] [8] Poggi recorded his first FBS and conference win on October 21 with a 10 to 7 road win over in-state rival ECU. [9]