Terry Smith
Terry Smith went 4–3 as a head coach, 2025, at Penn State. Share
- Record
- 4–3 career
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Jul 29, 1969
- Alma mater
- Penn State 1991
- Best season
- 2025 7–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State interim, remainder of season | 4–3 | T–12th | Pinstripe Bowl W |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
Olaivavega IoaneNo. 14 pick, 2026
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Conference games | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| At home | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| On the road | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 4 | 4–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
His own seven games on file, 2025, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Nebraskaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Rutgersseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Clemsonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Indianaseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Iowaseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Penn State 1991
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hempfield HS (PA) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1997–2000 | Duquesne | Passing game coordinator | |
| 2001 | Gateway HS (PA) high school | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2002–12 | Gateway HS (PA) high school | Head coach | |
| 2013 | Temple | Wide receivers coach | |
| 2014–15 | Penn State | Cornerbacks coach | |
| 2016–20 | Penn State | Assistant head coach and cornerbacks coach | |
| 2021–25 | Penn State | Associate head coach and cornerbacks coach | |
| 2025 | Penn State | Interim head coach | |
| 2026–present | Penn State | Associate head coach and cornerbacks coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Matt RhuleTemple
- James FranklinPenn State
- Matt CampbellPenn State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jim KnowlesCornell
- Stan DraytonTemple
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Rhule | Temple | 2013 | Wide receivers coach | |
| James Franklin | Penn State | 2014–25 | 2014–15: cornerbacks coach; 2016–20: assistant head coach and cornerbacks coach; 2021–25: associate head coach and cornerbacks coach | |
| Matt Campbell | Penn State | 2026 | Associate head coach and cornerbacks coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Knowles | Penn State, 2025: defensive coordinator | Cornell | |
| Stan Drayton | Penn State, 2025: running backs coach | Temple |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Kotelnicki | Penn State, 2025: offensive coordinator | |
| Anthony Poindexter | Penn State, 2025: co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach | |
| Ty Howle | Penn State, 2025: co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.