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Tony Elliott (American football coach)

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Tony Elliott (American football coach)

Antonio Elliott (born November 26, 1979) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Virginia. He previously served as an assistant coach at Clemson University from 2011 to 2021, most recently as associate head coach, offensive coordinator, and tight ends coach, after serving most of those years as running backs coach and/or co-offensive coordinator. Elliott played college football at Clemson as a wide receiver from 2000 to 2003. Prior to his tenure at Virginia, he held various assistant coaching positions at South Carolina State, Furman and Clemson. While at Clemson, he won the 2017 Broyles Award, which goes to the college game's top assistant. He was one of the highest paid coordinators in the sport during his time at Clemson, and there he recruited, coached, and called plays for the ACC's all-time leader in yards and touchdowns, Travis Etienne, and coordinated the offenses of Deshaun Watson and Trevor Lawrence. Elliott-coached offenses (in part) won two NCAA titles for Clemson, including an upset 44–16 victory over No. 1 Alabama for the national championship in January 2019.

Infobox

2020
Clemson (OC/RB)
2021
Clemson (AHC/OC/TE)
Title
Head coach
Team
Virginia
Conference
ACC
Record
21–26
Born
(1979-11-26) November 26, 1979 (age 46)Watsonville, California, U.S.
2000–2003
Clemson
Position
Wide receiver
2006–2007
South Carolina State (WR)
2008–2010
Furman (WR)
2011–2014
Clemson (RB)
2015–2019
Clemson (co-OC/RB)
2022–present
Virginia
Overall
21–26

Tables

· Head coaching record
Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2022–present)
Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2022–present)
Year
Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2022–present)
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
Virginia
Overall
3–7
Conference
1–6
Standing
T–6th (Coastal)
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
Virginia
Overall
3–9
Conference
2–6
Standing
T–11th
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
Virginia
Overall
5–7
Conference
3–5
Standing
T–10th
2025
2025
Year
2025
Team
Virginia
Overall
10–3
Conference
7–1
Standing
1st
Bowl/playoffs
Gator
Virginia:
Virginia:
Year
Virginia:
Team
21–26
Overall
13–18
Total:
Total:
Year
Total:
Team
21–26
Year
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Bowl/playoffs
Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2022–present)
2022
Virginia
3–7
1–6
T–6th (Coastal)
2023
Virginia
3–9
2–6
T–11th
2024
Virginia
5–7
3–5
T–10th
2025
Virginia
10–3
7–1
1st
Gator
Virginia:
21–26
13–18
Total:
21–26

References

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    https://www.si.com/college/clemson/football/clemson-tigers-oc-tony-elliott-back-in-play-at-uva-still-lead-man-for-duke-job
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    https://apnews.com/article/north-america-ap-top-news-sc-state-wire-football-trevor-lawrence-86360813f8b8407792478291f99aef79
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    https://roanoke.com/sports/college/uva/teel-tony-elliott-brings-humility-and-perspective-rooted-in-tragedy-to-uva-football/article_a105e5a6-d562-5d0a-af70-011cef5c9b96.html
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    https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13766528/the-incredible-underdog-story-clemson-offensive-coordinator-tony-elliott
  6. "2012 Furman University Official Biography"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190401065950/http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/elliott_tony00.html
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    https://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2021-12-10/virginia-names-clemsons-tony-elliott-as-next-football-coach
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    http://www.tigernet.com/story/football/Swinney-talks-Watson-coordinators-bowl-game-13336
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    https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2019/01/07/clemson-beats-alabama-national-championship-game-rout/2508385002/
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    https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32823297/virginia-cavaliers-honing-clemson-offensive-coordinator-tony-elliott-head-coaching-job-sources-say
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    https://247sports.com/Player/Travis-Etienne-88104/high-school-165432/
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    https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32838240/virginia-cavaliers-hire-clemson-tigers-oc-tony-elliott-head-football-coach
  13. Grey Papke. "Clemson OC Tony Elliott reportedly is top choice for Virginia HC job". MSN Sports, December 8, 2021. Access
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/clemson-oc-tony-elliott-reportedly-is-top-choice-for-virginia-hc-job/ar-AARCFFA?ocid=BingNewsSearch
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    https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/33057654/john-rudzinski-leaving-air-force-football-defensive-coordinator-virginia-sources-confirm
  15. Greg Madia. "Virginia names John Rudzinski defensive coordinator". The Daily Progress, January 13, 2022. Accessed Januar
    https://dailyprogress.com/sports/virginia-names-john-rudzinski-defensive-coordinator/article_f6f3d966-74c2-11ec-beb2-f3fc40622caf.html
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