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Art Briles (born December 3 , 1955 ) is an American Football coach, who is currently the head coach at the University Of Houston . HIGH SCHOOL COACHING CAREER After graduating from Texas Tech University in 1979, Briles began his coaching career as an assistant at Sundown High School. From 1980 to 1983, he served as an assistant at Sweetwater High School. At age 28 he then became head coach at Hamlin High School, where he coached from 1984 to 1985. From 1986 to 1987, he coached at Georgetown High School. In 1988 he took over head coaching duties at Stephenville High School in Stephenville, Texas . During his tenure, the Yellowjackets won four state championships, including back-to-back titles in 1993 and 1994, and then again in 1998 and 1999. His 1998 team posted a then national record 8,650 yards of total offense and still holds the third and fourth positions on the national all-time list. COLLEGE COACHING CAREER From 2000 to 2002, Briles served as running backs coach under Mike Leach at Texas Tech . In 2003, he was hired as head coach by his alma mater, the University Of Houston . In his first season, he led the Cougars to a 7-5 record, including a 48-54 triple overtime loss to Hawaii , in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl . In 2006, Briles led the Cougars to a 10-3 regular season record and the Conference USA Championship that was played on December 1, 2006. The Cougars won the game 34-20 and it was the school's second C-USA Championship. HEAD COACHING RECORD EXTERNAL LINKS |
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