Eric Wolford | |
Current Title: | Offensive line coach |
Current Team: | Kentucky |
Current Conference: | SEC |
Birth Date: | April 5, 1971 |
Birth Place: | Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Kansas State |
Player Years1: | 1990–1993 |
Player Team1: | Kansas State |
Player Years2: | 1994 |
Player Team2: | Arizona Cardinals |
Player Positions: | Guard |
Coach Years1: | 1995 |
Coach Team1: | Kansas State (GA) |
Coach Years2: | 1996 |
Coach Team2: | Emporia State (OL) |
Coach Years3: | 1997–1999 |
Coach Team3: | South Florida (OL) |
Coach Years4: | 2000–2002 |
Coach Team4: | Houston (OL) |
Coach Years5: | 2003 |
Coach Team5: | North Texas (OL) |
Coach Years6: | 2004–2006 |
Coach Team6: | Arizona (OL) |
Coach Years7: | 2007–2008 |
Coach Team7: | Illinois (OL) |
Coach Years8: | 2009 |
Coach Team8: | South Carolina (OL) |
Coach Years9: | 2010–2014 |
Coach Team9: | Youngstown State |
Coach Years10: | 2015–2016 |
Coach Team10: | San Francisco 49ers (asst. OL) |
Coach Years11: | 2017–2020 |
Coach Team11: | South Carolina (OL) |
Coach Years12: | 2021 |
Coach Team12: | Kentucky (OL) |
Coach Years13: | 2022–2023 |
Coach Team13: | Alabama (OL) |
Overall Record: | 31–26 |
Coach Years14: | 2024–present |
Coach Team14: | Kentucky (OL) |
Eric Wolford is an American football coach and former player who is currently the offensive line coach at the University of Kentucky. He had also served in that role in the 2021 season. Wolford previously served as the offensive line coach at the University of Alabama from 2022-2023. He was the head football coach at Youngstown State University from 2010 to 2014. After a 3–8 mark in his first season, the Penguins compiled a 28–18 mark over his final four campaigns, were ranked in the top-10 three times, and broke 32 school records during his tenure. Highlights included a 2012 win over 2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team—the first win over a BCS team in school history, and a 2011 win over top-ranked North Dakota State.
On February 1, 2022, It was reported that Eric Wolford has accepted the position of Offensive Line Coach at Alabama. [1]