(1963-12-20) December 20, 1963 (age 60) Shawnee Mission, Kansas, U.S.
Playing career
1982–1985
Air Force
Position(s)
Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1994
Air Force (assistant OL/JV)
1995–1998
Ohio (ILB)
1999–2000
Ohio (DC)
2001–2004
Ohio
2005–2006
Air Force (OLB/S)
2007
Air Force (AHC/ILB)
2008–2010
Wake Forest (WR)
2011
Wake Forest (co-DC/ILB)
2012
Wake Forest (DC/ILB)
2013
Wake Forest (DC/OLB)
2014–2015
Indiana (DC/DE/OLB)
2016
Ohio State (STQC)
2017
Arizona (ST/TE)
2018–2021
Air Force (AHC/ILB)
2022–present
Air Force (DC/ILB)
Head coaching record
Overall
11–35
Brian Knorr (born December 20, 1963) is an American college football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Air Force Falcons. He graduated from the Air Force Academy and played quarterback. He also was an assistant at the Air Force Academy when he went to Ohio University with Jim Grobe. He was the head coach of the Ohio Bobcats program from 2001 to 2004. He was fired on November 18, 2004,[1] after he compiled an 11–35 (.239) record in four seasons. He was replaced by the more successful Frank Solich. He previously served as a defensive coordinator under the previous head coach, Grobe. His best season came in 2004, when his team went 4–7, including 2–6 in conference play. Until February 2008 he served as an assistant head coach at the Air Force Academy under head coach Troy Calhoun. In 2008, he accepted a position that reunited him with Grobe at Wake Forest University. In 2014 and 2015 he held the DC position for the Indiana Hoosiers football team. In January, 2016, Knorr did not have his contract renewed by Indiana.[2]
On June 29, 2016, Knorr was hired by Ohio State as a Quality Control Assistant under coach Urban Meyer.[3] Knorr left Ohio State to become the Special Teams and Defensive Ends coach at the University of Arizona. In March 2018, Knorr was Hired as a Defensive Assistant at Air Force, making it his third stint at the Academy. [4]
^"Knorr Named Defensive Coordinator At Air Force". TheDenverChannel.com. January 5, 2005. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
^Osterman, Zach (January 16, 2016). "Hoosiers tap Indiana native Tom Allen as defensive coordinator". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^"Ohio State football | Joker Phillips hired as offensive quality control coach". Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
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Solich (4–7) was the same as the team's record in the previous year under BrianKnorr. However, in 2006, Solich led the Bobcats to a 9–5 record including a...
had previously been head coach from 2017 to 2019. Theismann, Joe; Tarcy, Brian (2001). "Chapter 5: Coaching: Win, Get Fired, or Go on TV". The Complete...
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were led by third year head coach BrianKnorr. They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio. "BrianKnorr". Sports Reference. "Peden Stadium"...
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Co-defensive coordinator Tim Billings (1st season) Co-defensive coordinator BrianKnorr (1st season) Base defense Multiple Captain Game captains Home stadium...
head coach BrianKnorr, who was fired after the end of the season. They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio. "BrianKnorr". Sports...
Force Alma mater (Year) Troy Calhoun Head coach 1st Air Force (1989) BrianKnorr Assistant head coach Inner Linebackers 6th 1992–1994 2005–Present Air...
Bob Kappes # (1978) Brian Burke (1979–1984) Cleve Bryant (1985–1989) Tom Lichtenberg (1990–1994) Jim Grobe (1995–2000) BrianKnorr (2001–2004) Frank Solich...
Bob Kappes # (1978) Brian Burke (1979–1984) Cleve Bryant (1985–1989) Tom Lichtenberg (1990–1994) Jim Grobe (1995–2000) BrianKnorr (2001–2004) Frank Solich...
Bob Kappes # (1978) Brian Burke (1979–1984) Cleve Bryant (1985–1989) Tom Lichtenberg (1990–1994) Jim Grobe (1995–2000) BrianKnorr (2001–2004) Frank Solich...
Bob Kappes # (1978) Brian Burke (1979–1984) Cleve Bryant (1985–1989) Tom Lichtenberg (1990–1994) Jim Grobe (1995–2000) BrianKnorr (2001–2004) Frank Solich...
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