Scott Frost

CAREER COACHING ACCOLADES

• Consensus National Coach of the Year (2017)
• AFCA Coach of the Year (2017)
• Bear Bryant Coach of the Year (2017)
• Home Depot Coach of the Year (2017)
• Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2017)
• FCA Coach of the Year (2017)
• AP Coach of the Year (2017)
• American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2017, Unanimous Selection)
• Region 1 AFCA Coach of the Year (2017)
• George Munger National Coach of the Year Award Finalist (2017)
• George Munger Award Semifinalist (2016 & 2017)
• Broyles Award Finalist (2014)
• Led UCF to a 13-0 record in 2017, when the Knights were the nation's only undefeated team
• Led UCF to the first perfect regular season in school and American Athletic Conference history in 2017
• Head coach of the greatest two-year turnaround in college football history (0-12 to 13-0)
• 1 of 2 people in college football history to post a 13-0 season as both a player and head coach

Scott Frost coached Nebraska for four-plus seasons from 2018 to 2022, coaching the first three games of the 2022 season before being replaced. Frost posted a 16-31 record with the Cornhuskers. Frost's tenure was ultimately defined by close losses, as 23 of his 31 losses were by single digits, including each of his final 13 losses. Nebraska lost 22 one-score games during Frost's career, including 12 games by five or fewer points.
 

Nebraska (2018-22)

Frost led Nebraska to wins in four of its final six games in his first year in 2018, with the team improving by nearly 28 points per game in the second half of the season. The Huskers finished with a 4-8 record, but Nebraska faced eight opponents who were ranked during the 2018 season. Five of Nebraska’s losses were by five or fewer points, with the Huskers’ final three losses coming in a three-point overtime loss at Northwestern, which finished with a No. 21 ranking, a five-point setback at No. 3 Ohio State and a three-point loss at No. 25 Iowa as time expired. 

Frost also lived up to his reputation as one of the best offensive play-callers in the country in 2018. Frost inherited an offensive unit that ranked 87th nationally in total offense in 2017. Nebraska ranked 25th nationally in total offense, the program’s first top-25 finish in the category since 2008.

In his second season in 2019, Nebraska improved its win total with one of the youngest teams in the country, as the Huskers had more freshmen on their roster than any team in the country. Nebraska went 5-7, with five of those losses coming to ranked teams, including four losses to teams that finished in the top 15 of the final Associated Press poll. Four of the Huskers’ seven losses were by a combined 17 points, including two last-second losses.

Frost’s leadership guided the Huskers through the COVID-19 pandemic and an abbreviated 2020 campaign. Nebraska posted a 3-5 record, with three losses to teams that finished in the top 15 nationally.

In the 2021 season, the Huskers were competitive in every game despite posting a 3-9 record. All nine of Nebraska’s losses were by single digits - including eight losses by one score or less – while facing eight teams that won at least nine games, and six opponents who were nationally ranked at game time. In 2022, Frost was relieved of his head coaching duties after Nebraska went 1-2 to start the season.

Frost did well as a recruiter as four of his five recruiting classes ranked in the top 25 nationally. 

UCF (2016-17)

Frost went 19-7 in two seasons at UCF, helping turn an 0-12 team into a 13-0 squad in just two years. In Frost's first season, he took the Knights to a bowl game and finished with a 6-7 record. The turnaround was historic, as Frost became the only first-year coach in FBS history to make a bowl game with a team that was winless the previous season.

UCF led the nation with a six-win improvement in 2016 and exceeded that mark in 2017 with a win over No. 7 Auburn in the Peach Bowl to complete a 13-0 season as the nation's only undefeated team. The Knights put together the first undefeated regular season in UCF and AAC history in 2017, posted the longest winning streak in school history (13 games), achieved the highest in-season ranking in program history (10th), highest final ranking (6th) and set an AAC record with 16 all-conference selections.

UCF was led by its high-powered offense and improved defense under Frost. The Knights led the nation in scoring at 48.2 points per game and were the only FBS team to score at least 30 points in every game. Defensively, UCF improved its scoring defense by 65 spots in Frost's two seasons.

In addition to being the unanimous choice as the 2017 AAC Coach of the Year, Frost was honored as the national coach of the year by the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, the Touchdown Club of Columbus, the Lombardi Award and FCA in addition to winning the Home Depot, Paul "Bear" Bryant and Eddie Robinson coach-of-the-year awards. He was also a semifinalist for the George Munger Coach of the Year Award in each of his two seasons at UCF, making Frost one of three coaches to be a semifinalist for the award in both 2016 and 2017.

Assistant Coaching Career

OREGON: Frost took his first head coaching job at UCF after spending seven seasons as an offensive assistant at Oregon from 2009 to 2015, including serving as the Ducks' offensive coordinator in his final three seasons. Frost helped Oregon post a 79-14 record in his seven seasons, during which time the Ducks won four conference titles and twice played for the national championship.

Oregon never ranked lower than eighth nationally in scoring offense during Frost's seven seasons on staff, and the Ducks led the nation in scoring in 2010. Frost was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2013, and Oregon ranked in the top five nationally in both scoring and total offense each of his three seasons calling plays. The Ducks scored 681 points in 2014, the second-highest total in NCAA history. Oregon made it to the College Football Playoff Championship Game that year, when Frost was one of five finalists for the Broyles Award, presented annually to the nation's top assistant. Frost's quarterback, Marcus Mariota, won the Heisman Trophy and was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.

NORTHERN IOWA: Frost's first full-time coaching job came in the FCS ranks at Northern Iowa, where he spent two seasons on the Panthers' defensive staff. He coached the Panther linebackers in 2007 and helped UNI to the No. 1 seed in the FCS playoffs and a quarterfinals appearance. Frost was promoted to co-defensive coordinator the next season, when UNI ranked ninth nationally in scoring defense and advanced to the FCS Semifinals. The Panthers finished with a 24-4 record in Frost's two seasons, winning two Missouri Valley Conference titles and earning a No. 4 final ranking both years.

KANSAS STATE: Frost began his coaching career as a defensive graduate assistant at Kansas State in 2006, helping the Wildcats to a bowl game.

NEBRASKA: Frost's first coaching experience came during a brief stint on Nebraska's staff as a defensive graduate assistant in 2002, coaching the Huskers in the Independence Bowl.

Playing Career (Nebraska & NFL)

Frost spent two seasons at Stanford - where he was a two-way starter at safety and quarterback - before returning home to Nebraska for the Huskers' 1995 national championship season. He took over as NU's starting quarterback the next season and was the 1996 Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year. In 1997, he was a Johnny Unitas Award finalist and an Academic All-American as Nebraska went 13-0 and captured the program's fifth national title. Frost was then selected in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft and played six seasons as an NFL safety.

Personal

Frost earned his degree in finance from Nebraska in 1997. 

Coaching Career

NEBRASKA (4 SEASONS)
-Head Coach (2018-22)

UCF (2 SEASONS)
-Head Coach (2016-17)

OREGON (7 SEASONS)
-Offensive Coordinator (2013-15)
-Assistant Coach, Wide Receivers (2009-12)

NORTHERN IOWA (2 SEASONS)
-Co-Defensive Coordinator (2008)
-Assistant Coach, Linebackers (2007)

KANSAS STATE (1 SEASON)
-Defensive Graduate Assistant (2006)

NEBRASKA (1 SEASON)
-Defensive Graduate Assistant (2002)
 

YEAR	SCHOOL	ROLE	RECORD	CONFERENCE TITLE	RANK
2007	Northern Iowa	Assistant Coach	12-1	Gateway	4th
2008	Northern Iowa	Co-Def. Coord.	12-3	Missouri Valley	4th
2009	Oregon	Assistant Coach	10-3	Pac-10	11th
2010	Oregon	Assistant Coach	12-1	Pac-10	3rd
2011	Oregon	Assistant Coach	12-2	Pac-12	4th
2012	Oregon	Assistant Coach	12-1		2nd
2013	Oregon	Offensive Coord.	11-2		9th
2014	Oregon	Offensive Coord.	13-2	Pac-12	2nd
2015	Oregon	Offensive Coord.	9-3		14th
2016	UCF	Head Coach	6-7
2017	UCF	Head Coach	13-0	American Athletic	6th
2018	Nebraska	Head Coach	4-8
2019	Nebraska	Head Coach	5-7
2020	Nebraska	Head Coach	3-5
2021	Nebraska	Head Coach	3-9
2022	Nebraska	Head Coach	1-2*

*Frost was relieved of his head coaching duties following the third game of the season.
Note: Oregon's 2015 record reflects its regular-season record and ranking, as Frost did not coach in the bowl game after accepting the UCF head job