DeAndre Smith is an

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coach and former player in the

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(CFL) for the

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and in France

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for the

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in 1993. He is currently the running backs coach for the

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. Smith previously served as the running backs coach at

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from 2019 to 2021. He has coached other college football teams such as

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New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

and

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Playing career

DeAndre Smith was the

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of a very potent triple-option offense for Missouri State football teams of the Bears' I-AA era. Smith led the Bears to the Gateway Football Conference championship and the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA and

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playoffs under coach

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. Smith came to Missouri State from St. Louis, Missouri in 1987 and quarterbacked the Bears all four of his college years, with his top exploits coming in his final two seasons. During Smith's junior season, MSU finished 10-3 and got to the second round of the playoffs. When Smith was a senior MSU finished 9-3, losing in the playoff first round to Idaho. Smith was a two-time all-league first team quarterback. Smith was the Gateway Offensive Player of the Year as both a junior and senior, and was the Gateway Offensive Player of the Decade for the league's first 10 years of existence, 1985-95. Smith was a consensus I-AA All-America as a senior, winning top honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, Football Gazette, The Sports Network and American Football Coaches Association. Smith's numbers were as notable as his honors, as he started 34 of the 45 MSU games he played, completing 281 of 493 passes for 4,080 yards and 18 touchdowns with a .570 completion mark. His 405 passing yards in 1990 at Tulsa set an MSU single-game record. He was also a prolific runner, carrying the ball 613 times for 2,276 yards and 40 more touchdowns. He set MSU career records for plays run (1,106), total yards (6,356), points (242), touchdowns (40), completion percentage (.570) and consecutive games scoring a TD (10). Smith was inducted into the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 200

Smith jersey #1 was retired by MSU in 2012.

Coaching career

Indiana State

Smith was hired by Indiana state as their offensive coordinator and Quarterbacks coach from (1999-2000).

Northern Illinois

He was then hired by

as their running backs coach and special team coach from (2001-2004). During his time in Northern Illinois he won his first bowl game with the teams victory over the Troy Trojans football, Troy with the final score (34-21). He helped develop Michael Turner who led the

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(MAC) in rushing twice (2002-2003)

Miami RedHawks

On January 21, 2005, Smith was hired as their running backs coach and running game coordinator under head coach

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. He was the running backs coach for miami RedHawks from 2005 to 2007.

New Mexico

Smith was hired by

as their running backs coach under head coach

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in 2008.

UNLV

Smith was hired by

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as their running backs coach under head coach

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in 2009. When Sanford got fired, Smith wasn't retained.

Illinois

Smith left UNLV after one season to join

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as their running backs coach from (2010-2011).

New Mexico(second stint)

Smith was hired by New Mexico in 2012 as their running backs coach under head coach

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. Smith joined New Mexico to help develop his son Ryan Smith who was a freshman running back for

Syracuse

Smith was hired by Syracuse in 2013 as their running back coach reuniting him with his old offensive coordinator in

and now head coach

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. Smith has coached nine different 1,000-yard rushers during his 14-year college coaching. Smith and the rest of the staff were fired with one game remaining after a 4–8 season in 2015.

Purdue

Smith was supposed to join

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as their running back coach but later was hired by

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as their running backs coach under head coach

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in 2016.

North Carolina

On March 2, 2017, Smith was hired by

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as their running backs coach under head coach

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. Chris Kapilovic the offensive coordinator and Smith played together in college for the

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Utah State

Smith was hired by

as their running backs coach reuniting him with head coach

which they worked together in 2008 in

Texas Tech

On December 12, 2018, Smith was hired by

as their running backs coach, following Matt Wells who was hired as the program's head coach. Wells was fired in the middle of the 2021 season, with offensive coordinator

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being named interim head coach. The program hired

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as Wells's permanent replacement; McGuire retained Smith as the Red Raiders' running backs coach.

New York Giants

On February 11, 2022, Smith was hired by the

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as their running backs coach under head coach

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Indianapolis Colts

On February 18, 2023, Smith was reported to be hired by the

as their running backs coach under head coach

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References

External links

* https://texastech.com/staff-directory/deandre-smith/2772 * https://www.giants.com/team/coaches-roster/deandre-smith {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, DeAndre Living people Canadian football quarterbacks American football quarterbacks New York Giants coaches 1968 births American expatriate players of American football American expatriate sportspeople in France