Greg Knox

Greg Knox (born September 10, 1963) is an American college football coach. He is a senior offensive analyst at Mississippi State University. Knox served as interim head football coach at Mississippi State for the final game of the 2017 and at the University of Florida for the final two games in 2021. From 2009 to 2021, he was Dan Mullen's running backs, first at Mississippi State and then at Florida.

Greg Knox
Current position
TitleSenior offensive analyst
TeamMississippi State
ConferenceSEC
Biographical details
Born (1963-09-10) September 10, 1963
Rosebud, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
c. 1988Northeastern State
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1990Northeastern State (GA)
1990–1991TCU (GA)
1992–1994Stephen F. Austin (WR/ST)
1995Ole Miss (WR)
1996–1998Ole Miss (WR/RC)
1999–2008Auburn (WR/RC)
2009–2013Mississippi State (RB)
2014–2017Mississippi State (RB/ST)
2017Mississippi State (interim HC)
2018–2021Florida (RB/ST)
2021Florida (Interim HC)
2022Buffalo (RB/AST)
2023–presentMississippi State (SOA)
Head coaching record
Overall2–1
Bowls1–1

Although Knox was due to follow Mullen to Florida, he served as interim coach of the Mississippi State Bulldogs in their victory at the 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl.[1] He served as the interim head coach for the Florida Gators after Mullen was dismissed in the 2021 season,[2] Knox led the Gators to a win over the Florida State in the regular season finale [3] and a loss against UCF in the 2021 Gasparilla Bowl.[4]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Mississippi State Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2017)
2017 Mississippi State 1–0[lower-alpha 1]0–0W TaxSlayer2019
Mississippi State: 1–00–0
Florida Gators (Southeastern Conference) (2021)
2021 Florida 1–1[lower-alpha 2]0–0L Gasparilla
Florida: 1–10–0
Total:2–1
  1. Knox coached the bowl game after Mullen left for Florida
  2. Knox coached the final game of the season after Florida fired Mullen

References
  1. "Running backs coach Greg Knox named Mississippi State interim head coach". USA Today. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. "Gators Part Ways with Mullen". Florida Gators. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  3. "Florida State vs. Florida - Game Summary - November 27, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  4. "UCF vs. Florida - Game Summary - December 23, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
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