| Kirby Moore | |
| Current Title: | Offensive coordinator |
| Current Team: | Missouri |
| Contract: | $1.2 million[1] |
| Player Years1: | 2009–2013 |
| Player Team1: | Boise State |
| Player Positions: | Wide receiver |
| Coach Years1: | 2014 |
| Coach Team1: | College of Idaho (WR) |
| Coach Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Coach Team2: | Washington (GA) |
| Coach Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Coach Team3: | Fresno State (WR) |
| Coach Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Coach Team4: | Fresno State (PGC/WR) |
| Coach Years5: | 2022 |
| Coach Team5: | Fresno State (OC/QB) |
| Coach Years6: | 2023–present |
| Coach Team6: | Missouri (OC/QB) |
Kirby Moore is an American football coach and former player who is the offensive coordinator of Missouri Tigers
Moore grew up in Prosser, Washington and attended Prosser High School. He was a four-year starter for the football team, which was coached by his father.[2] Moore was named the Washington 2A Player of the Year as a senior after catching 131 passes for 2,126 yards and 34 touchdowns.[3] He finished his high school career with 304 receptions for 4,909 yards and national high school record 95 touchdowns.[4]
Moore followed his older brother Kellen and played college football at Boise State for five seasons.[5] He caught 21 passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns as a freshman. Moore redshirted his true sophomore season.[6] He had 22 receptions for 247 yards with one touchdown as a redshirt sophomore.[7] Moore was the Broncos' second-leading receiver during his redshirt junior season 36 receptions and 368 receiving yards.[8] He missed half of his redshirt senior season to a foot injury.[9] Moore finished his college playing career with 115 receptions for 1,137 and six touchdowns in 45 games played.
Moore began his coaching career as a wide receivers coach at the College of Idaho when the school revived its football program in 2014.[10] He was hired as an offensive graduate assistant at Washington the following season, reuniting him with former Boise State head coach Chris Petersen.[11]
Moore was hired as the wide receivers coach at Fresno State in 2017.[12] He remained on staff after head coach Jeff Tedford resigned and was named passing game coordinator in addition to wide receivers coach by new head coach Kalen DeBoer.[13] Moore was promoted offensive coordinator in December 2021 after DeBoer left Fresno State to become the head coach at Washington and Tedford was re-hired.[14]
On January 4, 2023, Moore was hired as offensive coordinator for the University of Missouri,[15] serving under head coach Eliah Drinkwitz. On December 31, 2023, the University of Missouri announced a contract extension for Moore through the 2025 football season which included a pay raise to $1.5 million for the 2024 season. [16]