Jay Hill (American football)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator, Associate head coach |
| Team | BYU Cougars |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 16, 1975 Lehi, Utah, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–1997 | Ricks JC |
| 1998–1999 | Utah |
| Position(s) | Cornerback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2003 | Utah (GA) |
| 2004 | Utah (AA) |
| 2005–2006 | Utah (CB/co-STC) |
| 2007–2009 | Utah (TE/STC) |
| 2010–2011 | Utah (CB/STC) |
| 2012 | Utah (RB/STC) |
| 2013 | Utah (TE/STC) |
| 2014–2022 | Weber State |
| 2023–present | BYU (DC/AHC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 68–39 |
| Tournaments | 6–6 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 Big Sky (2017–2020) | |
| Awards | |
| Big Sky Coach of the Year (2020) | |
Jay Leroy Hill (born March 16, 1975) is an American football coach. He is the defensive coordinator and associate head coach at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah.[1] Hill served as the head football coach at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah from 2014 to 2022, compiling a record of 68–39 in nine seasons. He left Weber State as the program's all-time winningest head coach.[2] Hill was an assistant coach at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City under Urban Meyer and Kyle Whittingham from 2001 to 2013.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Hill is married to the former Sara Kern. They have four children: Ashtyn, Alayna, Allie and Jacob. Hill earned a bachelor's degree in Spanish in 2000 from the University of Utah and earned his master's degree in ESS/Sports Psychology from the University of Utah in 2005.[4]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | STATS# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weber State Wildcats (Big Sky Conference) (2014–2022) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Weber State | 2–10 | 2–6 | T–10th | |||||
| 2015 | Weber State | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2016 | Weber State | 7–5 | 6–2 | 3rd | L NCAA Division I First Round | 25 | 24 | ||
| 2017 | Weber State | 11–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 5 | 5 | ||
| 2018 | Weber State | 10–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2019 | Weber State | 11–4 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I Semifinal | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | Weber State | 5–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | Weber State | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 2022 | Weber State | 10–3 | 6–2 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 9 | 9 | ||
| Weber State: | 68–39 | 50–19 | |||||||
| Total: | 68–39 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Sitake hires Weber State head coach Jay Hill to oversee BYU's defense".
- ^ "Weber State coach Jay Hill named BYU's new defensive coordinator, associate head coach". 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Weber State hires Utah's Hill as new coach". December 12, 2013.
- ^ "Jay Hill named Weber State head football coach - Weber State Wildcats Official Athletics Site - WeberStateSports.com". Archived from the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2014-01-08.