Maurice Linguist
Maurice Linguist (born April 1, 1984) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at the University at Buffalo, a position he had held since 2021.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Buffalo |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 14–19 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 1, 1984 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2006 | Baylor |
| Position(s) | Safety |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 2007 | Baylor (GA) |
| 2008 | Valdosta State (DB/ST) |
| 2009–2011 | James Madison (S) |
| 2012–2013 | Buffalo (DB) |
| 2014–2015 | Iowa State (DB) |
| 2016 | Mississippi State (S) |
| 2017 | Minnesota (DB) |
| 2018–2019 | Texas A&M (CB) |
| 2020 | Dallas Cowboys (DB) |
| 2021–present | Buffalo |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–19 |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
Playing career
A native of Mesquite, Texas, Linguist played at Mesquite High School for the 2001 state champs and college football as a defensive back for Baylor. As a senior, he was an honorable mention on the All-Big 12 Team. He received a bachelor's degree in communication and a master's degree in sports management at Baylor.[1]
Coaching career
Assistant coaching jobs
After playing at Baylor, Linguist spent a season as a graduate assistant with the Bears. The following year, he coached defensive backs and special teams at Valdosta State. From 2009 until 2011, he coached safeties at James Madison.[1]
In 2012, he joined the coaching staff at Buffalo for the first time as a defensive backs coach.[1] In 2013, he was the team's co-defensive coordinator as well as its recruiting coordinator.[2]
In 2014, he was hired to coach the secondary at Iowa State.[2] In 2016, he was hired as the safeties coach at Mississippi State.[3] Linguist spent the 2017 season coaching defensive backs at Minnesota. Following the season, he was named an assistant head coach to P. J. Fleck. However, less than a month later, in January 2018, he left the Golden Gophers to join the coaching staff at Texas A&M.[4]
After serving for two years as the cornerbacks coach at Texas A&M, Mike McCarthy hired him as the secondary coach of the Dallas Cowboys, his first job in the National Football League.[5]
Buffalo
Following the 2020 NFL season, Linguist was hired as the co-defensive coordinator at the University of Michigan.[6][7] However, on May 7, 2021, he was hired as the head coach at the University at Buffalo.[8][9] Despite Buffalo's poor performance in 2021, Linguist's recruiting class for 2022 was described by Sports Illustrated as the second-best in the Mid-American Conference.[10] In July 2022, he signed a one-year contract extension.[11] In his second season as head coach, Linguist led the Bulls to a 6–6 record in the regular season, earning an invite to the 2022 Camellia Bowl.[12] UB defeated Georgia Southern 23-21, earning their first bowl win under Linguist.[13]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bulls (Mid-American Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Buffalo | 4–8 | 2–6 | T–4th (East) | |||||
| 2022 | Buffalo | 7–6 | 5–3 | T–2nd (East) | W Camellia | ||||
| 2023 | Buffalo | 3–5 | 3–1 | (East) | |||||
| Buffalo: | 14–19 | 10–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–19 | ||||||||
References
- "2013 UB Football Info Guide". Issuu. University at Buffalo. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- "Iowa State hires former Buffalo assistant Maurice Linguist as secondary coach". Fox News. Associated Press. March 24, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- Bonner, Michael (February 11, 2016). "MSU names Maurice Linguist as new safeties coach". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- Cove, Drew (January 16, 2018). "Assistant head coach Maurice Linguist leaves Gophers football for Texas A&M". The Minnesota Daily. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- Brady, Kevin (January 12, 2020). "Report: Texas A&M CB Coach Maurice Linguist Joins Cowboys Staff". insidethestar.com. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- Lenzi, Rachel (May 8, 2021). "UB names Maurice Linguist as new head football coach". The Buffalo News. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- Brown, Brandon (May 7, 2021). "Report: Michigan Assistant Coach May Be On The Move". Sports Illustrated Michigan Wolverines News, Analysis and More. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- Sabin, Rainer (May 8, 2021). "Michigan football co-DC Maurice Linguist hired as MAC school's head coach". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- Fortuna, Matt; Vannini, Chris (May 7, 2021). "Buffalo hires Michigan co-DC Maurice Linguist as head coach". The Athletic. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- Johnson, Richard (August 23, 2022). "The Black Coaches Who Should Be on Decision-Makers' Radars". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- Bove, Matt (July 21, 2022). "UB Bulls sign head coach Maurice Linguist to extension". WKBW. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- Lenzi, Rachel (December 4, 2022). "UB football will face Kyle Vantrease, Georgia Southern in Camellia Bowl on Dec. 27". Buffalo News. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- Lenzi, Rachel (December 27, 2022). "UB football tops Georgia Southern, 23–21, to win Camellia Bowl". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2023.