Les Koenning
Les Koenning Jr. (born February 10, 1959) is an American football coach. During his career, he has served as offensive coordinator for Duke, Houston, Alabama, Texas A&M, South Alabama, Mississippi State, Texas, UAB, and Kansas. He retired in 2020.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 10, 1959 San Antonio, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1977–1980 | Texas |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–1983 | Texas (assistant) |
| 1984 | Alabama (assistant) |
| 1985 | Southwestern Louisiana (assistant) |
| 1986–1989 | Mississippi State (RB/WR) |
| 1990–1993 | Rice (WR) |
| 1993 | Duke (WR) |
| 1994–1996 | Texas A&M (WR) |
| 1997 | Miami Dolphins (assistant) |
| 1998 | Duke (OC) |
| 1999 | Houston (OC) |
| 2000 | TCU (PGC/QB) |
| 2001–2002 | Alabama (OC/QB) |
| 2003–2007 | Texas A&M (OC/QB) |
| 2008 | South Alabama (OC) |
| 2009–2013 | Mississippi State (OC/QB) |
| 2014 | Texas (WR) |
| 2016–2017 | UAB (OC/QB) |
| 2018 | Southern Miss (RB) |
| 2019 | Kansas (OC) |
Coaching career
At Texas A&M, Koenning had called plays from the press box, with head coach Dennis Franchione. In November 2007, the Aggies upset 13th-ranked Texas 38–30. Koenning, known for his recruiting skills recruited top players such as Ryan Tannehill and Martellus Bennett.
After leaving A&M, Koenning was hired by Joey Jones at the University of South Alabama, which was getting ready to play its debut season in 2009.[1]
In December 2008, Dan Mullen, the new head coach at Mississippi State, hired Koenning to coach the offense, though his specific role had not yet been revealed at the time.[2] Mullen announced that Koenning would serve as offensive coordinator in February 2009.[3] Koenning previously coached receivers at Mississippi State under then-head coach Rockey Felker, during the late 1980s. Though he was replaced after the 1990 season at MSU by Jackie Sherrill, Felker serves today as MSU's director/coordinator of recruiting. Koenning recruited and coached MSU star Quarterback Dak Prescott.
Personal life
Koenning was recruited to play Quarterback by Darryl Royal at the University of Texas but ended up playing Wide Receiver and led the team as Captain. He went on to get his Masters and was a graduate assistant.
He is married to Lisa Koenning, and has two children Lana Koenning and Les Koenning.[4]
His father Les Koenning Sr was a successful Texas high school football Head coach bringing teams to state championships at Hamshire-Fannett, Memorial and Cypress Creek.
His cousin Vic Koenning has served as a defensive coordinator for several teams, among them Illinois, where he also served as interim head coach.
References
External links
- UAB profile Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine