Jay Hill (American football)

Jay Leroy Hill (born March 16, 1975) is an American football coach. He is the defensive coordinator and associate head coach at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah.[1] Hill served as the head football coach at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah from 2014 to 2022, compiling a record of 68–39 in nine seasons. He left Weber State as the program's all-time winningest head coach.[2] Hill was an assistant coach at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City under Urban Meyer and Kyle Whittingham from 2001 to 2013.[3]

Jay Hill
Current position
TitleDefensive coordinator, Associate head coach
TeamBYU Cougars
ConferenceBig 12
Biographical details
Born (1975-03-16) March 16, 1975
Lehi, Utah, U.S.
Playing career
1996–1997Ricks JC
1998–1999Utah
Position(s)Cornerback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2003Utah (GA)
2004Utah (AA)
2005–2006Utah (CB/co-STC)
2007–2009Utah (TE/STC)
2010–2011Utah (CB/STC)
2012Utah (RB/STC)
2013Utah (TE/STC)
2014–2022Weber State
2023–presentBYU (DC/AHC)
Head coaching record
Overall68–39
Tournaments6–6 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Big Sky (2017–2020)
Awards
Big Sky Coach of the Year (2020)

Personal life

Hill is married to the former Sara Kern. They have four children: Ashtyn, Alayna, Allie and Jacob. Hill earned a bachelor's degree in Spanish in 2000 from the University of Utah and earned his master's degree in ESS/Sports Psychology from the University of Utah in 2005.[4]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs STATS# Coaches°
Weber State Wildcats (Big Sky Conference) (2014–2022)
2014 Weber State 2–102–6T–10th
2015 Weber State 6–55–3T–4th
2016 Weber State 7–56–23rdL NCAA Division I First Round2524
2017 Weber State 11–37–1T–1stL NCAA Division I Quarterfinal55
2018 Weber State 10–37–1T–1stL NCAA Division I Quarterfinal66
2019 Weber State 11–47–1T–1stL NCAA Division I Semifinal33
2020 Weber State 5–15–01stL NCAA Division I First Round33
2021 Weber State 6–55–3T–5th
2022 Weber State 10–36–2T–3rdL NCAA Division I Second Round99
Weber State: 68–3950–19
Total:68–39
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Sitake hires Weber State head coach Jay Hill to oversee BYU's defense".
  2. "Weber State coach Jay Hill named BYU's new defensive coordinator, associate head coach". 7 December 2022.
  3. "Weber State hires Utah's Hill as new coach". December 12, 2013.
  4. "Jay Hill named Weber State head football coach - Weber State Wildcats Official Athletics Site - WeberStateSports.com". Archived from the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
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