Sherrone Moore
Sherrone Moore (born February 3, 1986) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the offensive coordinator for Michigan Wolverines football team.[1] Moore played football as an offensive guard at Oklahoma for coach Bob Stoops from 2006 to 2007. He is a former assistant for Louisville and Central Michigan.
Current position | |
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Title | Offensive coordinator, offensive line coach |
Team | Michigan |
Conference | Big Ten |
Biographical details | |
Born | Derby, Kansas, U.S. | February 3, 1986
Alma mater | University of Oklahoma (2008) University of Louisville (2011) |
Playing career | |
2004–2005 2006–2007 | Butler CC Oklahoma |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2009–2011 | Louisville (GA) |
2012–2013 | Louisville (TE) |
2014–2016 | Central Michigan (TE) |
2017 | Central Michigan (AHC/TE/RC) |
2018–2020 | Michigan (TE) |
2021–2022 | Michigan (co-OC/OL) |
2023–present | Michigan (OC/OL) |
2023 | Michigan (interim HC) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1–0 |
Playing career
Moore is a 2004 graduate of Derby High School in Derby, Kansas.[2] He played two seasons of junior college football for Butler Community College before transferring to Oklahoma in 2006. At Oklahoma, Moore appeared in 14 games as an offensive guard.[3]
Moore earned his bachelor's degree in communications from Oklahoma in 2008.[4]
Coaching career
Louisville
Moore joined the Louisville staff as a graduate assistant in 2009 under head coach Steve Kragthorpe, and continued in that role under new head coach Charlie Strong through 2011. In 2012, he was hired as a full-time assistant, working as tight ends coach through the 2013 season.[5]
During his time as a graduate assistant, Moore earned a master's degree in sports administration.[6]
Central Michigan
In February 2014, Moore was hired as tight ends coach at Central Michigan by head coach Dan Enos, and in 2015 was retained by new head coach John Bonamego. In 2017, Moore was named assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator in addition to serving as tight ends coach.[7]
Michigan
On January 15, 2018, Moore was hired by the University of Michigan as the new tight ends coach.[8] After three seasons as the tight ends coach, it was announced on January 25, 2021 that Moore would shift from tight ends to become the offensive line coach for the Wolverines, and would add the title of co-offensive coordinator.[9]
Under Moore's leadership, the Michigan offensive line won the Joe Moore Award as the best offensive line in the country in both 2021 and 2022. This is the first time that a school has won the award in back-to-back seasons since the award was established in 2015.[10]
In the wake of Jim Harbaugh's three game suspension to open the 2023 season, Michigan announced that Moore would serve as interim head coach for the team's third game of the season, against Bowling Green.[11] On September 16, Moore led the Wolverines to a 31–6 victory over the Falcons, giving him his first official win as a head coach.[12]
Personal life
Moore and his wife, Kelli, were married in 2015.[13]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten Conference) (2023) | |||||||||
2023 | Michigan | 1–0[n 1] | 0–0[n 1] | (East) | |||||
Michigan: | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
Total: | 1–0 |
Notes
- Michigan's head coach, Jim Harbaugh, was suspended for the first three games of the 2023 season. Jesse Minter served as interim head coach for the first game of the season, Jay Harbaugh and Hart were interim co-head coaches for the second game, and Moore served as interim head coach for the third game.[14]
References
- "Sherrone Moore". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- Suderman, Adam. "Moore joins Jim Harbaugh's staff at Michigan". DerbyInformer.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- Elpers, Scott. "Derby grad helps coach Louisville to Sugar Bowl victory". DerbyInformer.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- "Sherrone Moore - Donald C. Graham Offensive Line/Sanford Robertson Co-Offensive Coordinator - Staff Directory". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- "Watson Elevated to Offensive Coordinator Position". University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- "Sherrone Moore - Donald C. Graham Offensive Line/Sanford Robertson Co-Offensive Coordinator - Staff Directory". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- "Sherrone Moore - Football Coach". Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- "Michigan football officially names Sherrone Moore tight ends coach". freep.com. Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- "Bellamy Returns to Michigan Football Program as Wide Receivers Coach". mgoblue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- "Michigan Wolverines Win Unprecedented Back to Back Joe Moore Awards". JoeMooreAward.com. December 17, 2022.
- https://mgoblue.com/news/2023/8/24/football-harbaugh-announces-coaching-duties-for-first-three-games-of-2023
- "Blake Corum scores 2 TDs, helps No. 2 Michigan pull away to beat Bowling Green 31-6". ESPN. Associated Press. September 17, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- "Sherrone Moore". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- "NCAA Statistics; Head Coaches; Sherrone Moore". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 10, 2023.