| Sherrone Moore | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Conference: | Big Ten |
| Current Record: | 1–0 |
| Contract: | $5.5 million |
| Birth Date: | February 3, 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Derby, Kansas, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | University of Oklahoma (2008) University of Louisville (2011) |
| Player Years1: | 2004–2005 |
| Player Team1: | Butler (KS) |
| Player Years2: | 2006–2007 |
| Player Team2: | Oklahoma |
| Player Positions: | Guard |
| Coach Years1: | 2009–2011 |
| Coach Team1: | Louisville (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Coach Team2: | Louisville (TE) |
| Coach Years3: | 2014–2016 |
| Coach Team3: | Central Michigan (TE) |
| Coach Years4: | 2017 |
| Coach Team4: | Central Michigan (AHC/TE/RC) |
| Coach Years5: | 2018–2020 |
| Coach Team5: | Michigan (TE) |
| Coach Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Coach Team6: | Michigan (co-OC / OL) |
| Coach Years7: | 2023 |
| Coach Team7: | Michigan (OC / OL / acting HC) |
| Coach Years8: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team8: | Michigan |
| Overall Record: | 1–0 |
Sherrone Banfield Moore (first name, born February 3, 1986) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at the University of Michigan. Moore served as Michigan's acting head coach in four games during the team's national championship-winning 2023 season. He succeeded Jim Harbaugh as head coach in 2024.
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 joined the coaching staff at Michigan in 2018 as tight ends coach and was promoted to co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in 2021.
Sherrone Banfield Moore[1] was born on February 3, 1986, in Derby, Kansas. 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 Oklahoma in 2006. At Oklahoma, Moore appeared in 14 games as an offensive guard.[4]
Moore earned his bachelor's degree in communications from Oklahoma in 2008.[3]
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]
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]
On January 15, 2018, Moore was hired by the University of Michigan as the new tight ends coach.[7] After three seasons as the tight ends coach, it was announced on January 25, 2021, that Moore would shift from tight ends to become the offensive line coach for the Wolverines and would add the title of co-offensive coordinator.[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 is the first time that a school has won the award in back-to-back seasons since the award was established in 2015.[9]
To begin the 2023 season, Michigan self-imposed a one-game suspension for Moore along with a three-game suspension for head coach Jim Harbaugh due to recruiting violations.[10] Moore served his suspension during Michigan's season-opening win over East Carolina.[11] With Harbaugh suspended, Moore served as acting head coach for the team's third game of the season against Bowling Green on September 16.[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 once again named acting head coach. In the first game of Moore's second stint as acting head coach, the Wolverines defeated Penn State, 24–15, on November 11.[14] The following week, Moore 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 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 season.[22]
On January 26, 2024, Moore was named Michigan's head coach following Harbaugh's departure to the Los Angeles Chargers, agreeing to a five-year, $27.5 million contract.[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]
Moore and his wife, Kelli, were married in 2015.[26] He has two daughters.[3]