| Homer Smith | |
| Birth Date: | 9 October 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1951–1953 |
| Player Team1: | Princeton |
| Player Positions: | Fullback |
| Coach Years1: | 1957 |
| Coach Team1: | Stanford (JV) |
| Coach Years2: | 1958–1959 |
| Coach Team2: | Stanford (freshmen) |
| Coach Years3: | 1960 |
| Coach Team3: | Stanford (backfield) |
| Coach Years4: | 1961–1964 |
| Coach Team4: | Air Force (backfield) |
| Coach Years5: | 1965–1969 |
| Coach Team5: | Davidson |
| Coach Years6: | 1970–1971 |
| Coach Team6: | Pacific (CA) |
| Coach Years7: | 1972–1973 |
| Coach Team7: | UCLA (OC) |
| Coach Years8: | 1974–1978 |
| Coach Team8: | Army |
| Coach Years9: | 1980–1986 |
| Coach Team9: | UCLA (OC) |
| Coach Years10: | 1987 |
| Coach Team10: | Kansas City Chiefs (OC) |
| Coach Years11: | 1988–1989 |
| Coach Team11: | Alabama (OC) |
| Coach Years12: | 1990–1993 |
| Coach Team12: | UCLA (OC) |
| Coach Years13: | 1994–1995 |
| Coach Team13: | Alabama (OC) |
| Coach Years14: | 1996–1997 |
| Coach Team14: | Arizona (OC) |
| Overall Record: | 53–71–1 |
| Bowl Record: | 0–1 |
| Championships: | 1 SoCon (1969) |
| Awards: | First-team All-Eastern (1952, 1953) |
Homer Austin Smith (October 9, 1931 – April 10, 2011) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Davidson College (1965–1969), the University of the Pacific (1970–1971), and the United States Military Academy (1974–1978), compiling a career college football record 53–71–1 and a bowl record of 0–1. Smith was also the offensive coordinator at the University of California, Los Angeles (1972–1973, 1980–1986, 1990–1993), the University of Alabama (1988–1989, 1994–1995), and the University of Arizona (1996), and for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). In 1997, Smith was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach.
Smith was named 1977 Eastern College Conference Coach of the Year and was presented an Outstanding Achievement Award by the American Football Coaches Association in 2006. As a player, he was a two-time All-East and All-Ivy League fullback at Princeton University. As a coach, Smith has his most success as offensive coordinator at UCLA where he paired with Terry Donahue to lead the Bruins to multiple Rose Bowls and top ten finishes.
In addition to his undergraduate degree from Princeton, he also received post-graduate degrees from Stanford Business School and Harvard Divinity School.[1]
Smith died in 2011.[2] [3] [4]