(1955-12-03) December 3, 1955 (age 68) Rule, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater
Texas Tech University (B.A., 1979) Abilene Christian University (M.Ed., 1984)
Playing career
1974–1977
Houston
Position(s)
Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979
Sundown HS (TX) (assistant)
1980–1983
Sweetwater HS (TX) (assistant)
1984–1985
Hamlin HS (TX)
1986–1987
Georgetown HS (TX)
1988–1999
Stephenville HS (TX)
2000–2002
Texas Tech (RB)
2003–2007
Houston
2008–2015
Baylor
2018
Estra Guelfi [it]
2019–2020
Mount Vernon HS (TX)
2022–present
Estra Guelfi [it]
Head coaching record
Overall
99–65 (college) 166–46–4 (high school)[1]
Bowls
3–6
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Big 12 (2013, 2014) 1 C-USA (2006) 2 C-USA West Division (2006, 2007) Italian Football League Champion (2022)
Awards
C-USA Coach of the Year (2006) Big 12 Coach of the Year (2013) AP College Football Coach of the Year (2013)
Arthur Ray Briles (born December 3, 1955) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach for the Guelfi Firenze in the Italian Football League. Briles was the head coach of the Houston Cougars from 2002 to 2007 and the Baylor Bears from 2008 to 2015. His college coaching career ended with his dismissal from the team in 2015 as a result of the Baylor University sexual assault scandal. He is the author of Beating Goliath: My Story of Football and Faith (2014).[2] He is the subject of a biography written by Nick Eatman titled Looking Up: My Journey from Tragedy to Triumph (2013).
^"Texas High School Football All-Time Coaching Wins". Lone Star Gridiron. August 13, 2007.
^"Beating Goliath | Art Briles and Don Yaeger | Macmillan". July 14, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
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to him by his recruiter, and then running backs coach at Texas Tech, ArtBriles, before his freshman year for his versatility and big-game performances...
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