Shane Montgomery (born March 14, 1967) is an

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coach and former player. His most recent position was as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the

University at Buffalo The State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly called the University at Buffalo (UB) and sometimes called SUNY Buffalo, is a public research university with campuses in Buffalo and Amherst, New York. The university was founded in 18 ...

. Montgomery served as the head football coach at

Miami University Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio. The university was founded in 1809, making it the second-oldest university in Ohio (behind Ohio University, founded in 1804) and the ...

from 2005 to 2008, compiling a record of 17–31.

Playing career

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native, Montgomery attended

Newark Catholic High School Newark Catholic High School is a private, Catholic co-educational high school located in Newark, Ohio in Licking County. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus. Clubs and activities The school's Latin Club functions as a local c ...

where he helped the Green Wave to two state championships. Montgomery played

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at North Carolina State University in the late 1980s. He ended his career with 5,298 yards passing and 31 touchdowns. In 1989, he passed for 535 yards in a game against

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, which still stands as NC State's single-game record. He was also named

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of both the 1988

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and

1989 Copper Bowl The 1989 Copper Bowl featured the 1989 NC State Wolfpack football team, NC State Wolfpack and the 1989 Arizona Wildcats football team, Arizona Wildcats. Arizona scored first on a 37-yard touchdown pass from Ronald Veal to Olatide Ogundiditimi giv ...

Coaching career

As an assistant, Montgomery coached several NFL players including

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and

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. Montgomery's first job as an assistant coach was at

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UT-Chattanooga, UTC, or Chattanooga) is a public university in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1886 and is one of four universities and two other affiliated institutions in the ...

from 1993 to 2000. He moved to

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as an offensive coordinator for

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in 2001. Montgomery was a 2003 finalist for the

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, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach. After spending four years as an assistant at

, Montgomery became the RedHawks' 32nd head coach succeeding Hoeppner, who became head coach at

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. In his first year the RedHawks posted a 7–4 record including a tie for first place in the MAC East division.

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won the tie breaker and represented the East in the

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. On November 29, 2008, Montgomery resigned as Head Coach of the RedHawks, after four seasons and a 17–31 record. On December 26, 2017, Montgomery was named the new offensive coordinator at

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after spending the previous 8 years as the offensive coordinator at

Youngstown State University Youngstown State University (YSU or Youngstown State) is a public university in Youngstown, Ohio. It was founded in 1908 and is the easternmost member of the University System of Ohio. The university is composed of six undergraduate colleges a ...

. On May 12, 2021, Montgomery was named the new offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bulls. His first season saw the Bulls drop from the fifth-most points per game among 128

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(FBS) teams to 57th-most of 130 FBS teams. After the 2022 season it was announced that he was no longer with the Bull's football program.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Buffalo profile

James Madison profile
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