Kirby Paul Smart [2] (born December 23, 1975) is an American football coach and former player. He is the current head football coach at the University of Georgia, his alma mater. As head coach, he led the Bulldogs to back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022.

Dec 22, 2024 · Kirby Smart has emerged as one of college football’s most successful head coaches, currently leading the No. 12-ranked Georgia Bulldogs. But his journey to the top of the sport began long before he took over in Athens.

In Smart’s first season leading the Bulldogs, Georgia made its 20th straight bowl appearance and posted four fourth-quarter comebacks, including wins over No. 8 Auburn and No. 22 UNC. He led the Bulldogs to an 8-5 final record, which included a …

2 days ago · The 2024 season was Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart's chance to make up for the let-down 2023 season that broke their hot streak of winning the national championship for two consecutive ...

Jul 28, 2024 · Let’s take a look back at Smart’s coaching timeline from well before he was the newly-anointed patriarch of the SEC. Playing career: Before he was coaching the Bulldogs, Kirby Smart was a Bulldog and a four-year letterman at Georgia from 1995-98. Smart played defensive back and was named First-Team All-SEC as a senior.

Jan 13, 2025 · Kirby Smart has taken college football by storm, having led the Georgia Bulldogs to back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022. In the 2022 season, Georgia went a perfect 15-0 en...

Sep 24, 2024 · It’s rare that first-time head coaches find immediate success, but Kirby Smart is no ordinary first-time head coach. Prepared by Nick Saban to become an eventual high-level head coach, Smart had lofty expectations when he was hired at Georgia after the Bulldogs fired successful head man Mark Richt.

Jan 8, 2025 · As the Bulldogs turn their attention to the 2025 college football season, the team will be entering a new era of Georgia football. Jan 2, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach...

Jan 7, 2025 · The SEC powerhouse fell short of its national championship aspirations this season, but Kirby Smart and his program are now looking to come back stronger than ever in 2025. Georgia landed a...

Dec 18, 2024 · Smart won the George Munger Award in 2017, when he won his first SEC championship and the Bulldogs finished 13-2, losing to Alabama in the national title game.