Eliah Drinkwitz

Eliah Drinkwitz (born April 12, 1983) is an American football coach who is the head football coach at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. He was previously the head football coach at Appalachian State University in 2019.

Eli Drinkwitz
Drinkwitz at 2019 Sun Belt Media Day
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMissouri
ConferenceSEC
Record5–5
Annual salary$4 million [1]
Biographical details
Born (1983-04-12) April 12, 1983
Norman, Oklahoma
Alma materArkansas Tech (2004)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005Alma HS (AR) (assistant)
2006–2009Springdale HS (AR) (OC)
2010–2011Auburn (QC)
2012Arkansas State (RB)
2013Arkansas State (co-OC/RB)
2014Boise State (TE)
2015Boise State (OC/QB)
2016–2018NC State (OC/QB)
2019Appalachian State
2020–presentMissouri
Head coaching record
Overall17–6
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Sun Belt (2019)
1 Sun Belt East Division (2019)

Coaching career

After coaching at Springdale High School (Arkansas), where he coached with Gus Malzahn in 2004, Drinkwitz moved to Auburn in 2009 to work on football operations as the Quality Control Coach and was on the coaching staff when Auburn won the 2010 National Championship under Gene Chizik [2]

In 2012, after two successful seasons with Auburn, he followed Malzahn to Arkansas State, where he spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons as running backs coach, and in 2013 also served as co-offensive coordinator.

In 2014, when Arkansas State head coach Bryan Harsin became head coach at Boise State, Drinkwitz joined his staff as the tight ends coach. In 2015, he was promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

In 2016, Drinkwitz was named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at NC State. He served in this position for three seasons, during which he won two bowl games and won 25 games. The Wolfpack also finished at #23 in the AP Poll in 2017.

Drinkwitz was hired as Appalachian State's head coach on December 13, 2018.[3] In his one season as head coach of the Mountaineers, he finished 12-1, with a victory over Louisiana in the 2019 Sun Belt championship.

On December 9, 2019, he was hired as the head coach of the Missouri Tigers, replacing Barry Odom. In his first season with Mizzou, the Tigers have compiled a record of 5-5, including a win over defending national champion LSU.

Personal life

Drinkwitz was born in Norman, Oklahoma to Jerry and Susie Drinkwitz, but his parents and older siblings moved to the Alma, Arkansas area in 1984 when Eli was a year old. Being raised in Alma and playing football for the Alma Airedales is what led him to want to become a football coach, especially hearing the stories of his father playing for Luther College in Decorah, Iowa during the 1960s. During his time at Alma he was an All-Conference and All-State selection and was named FCA Huddle Leader of the Year.[4] He then chose to go to Russellville and received a bachelor's degree in education from Arkansas Tech University in 2004. Drinkwitz and his wife Lindsey have four daughters. After being hired by the University of Missouri, he moved to Columbia, Missouri.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Appalachian State Mountaineers (Sun Belt Conference) (2019)
2019 Appalachian State 12–18–11st (East)New Orleans*1819
Appalachian State: 12–18–1* Departed Appalachian State for Missouri before bowl game
Missouri Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2020–present)
2020 Missouri 5–55–53rd (East)CX Music City
Missouri: 5–55–5
Total:17–6
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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