Scott Frost
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1975)}}
{{other people}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Scott Frost
| image = Scott Frost (37923219195) (cropped).jpg
| alt = Frost after winning 2017 AAC Championship
| caption = Frost in 2017
| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = UCF
| current_conference = Big 12
| current_record = 0–0{{efn-ua|His overall record at UCF is 19–7.}}
| contract =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|1|4|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = University of Nebraska–Lincoln
| player_years1 = 1993–1994
| player_team1 = Stanford
| player_years2 = 1995–1997
| player_team2 = Nebraska
| player_years3 = 1998–2000
| player_team3 = New York Jets
| player_years4 = 2001
| player_team4 = Cleveland Browns
| player_years5 = 2002
| player_team5 = Green Bay Packers
| player_years6 = 2003
| player_team6 = San Francisco 49ers{{efn-ua|Offseason and/or practice squad member only}}
| player_years7 = 2003
| player_team7 = Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| player_positions = Quarterback
Safety
| coach_years1 = 2002
| coach_years2 = 2006
| coach_team2 = Kansas State (GA)
| coach_years3 = 2007
| coach_team3 = Northern Iowa (LB)
| coach_years4 = 2008
| coach_team4 = Northern Iowa (co-DC/LB)
| coach_years5 = 2009–2012
| coach_team5 = Oregon (passing game coord./WR)
| coach_years6 = 2013–2015
| coach_team6 = Oregon (OC/QB)
| coach_years7 = 2016–2017
| coach_team7 = UCF
| coach_years8 = 2018–2022
| coach_team8 = Nebraska
| coach_years9 = 2024
| coach_team9 = Los Angeles Rams (senior analyst)
| coach_years10 = 2025–present
| coach_team10 = UCF
| overall_record = 35–38
| bowl_record = 1–1
| tournament_record =
| championships =
; As a coach
- Colley national (2017)
- The American (2017)
- The American East Division (2017)
; As a player
| awards =
; As a coach
- Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2017){{cite news|last1=Koch|first1=Joshua|title=Scott Frost wins Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of Year Award|url=http://www.sunherald.com/sports/article194092319.html|work=Miami Sun Herald|agency=Associated Press|date=January 10, 2018|language=en|access-date=January 11, 2018|archive-date=January 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111165121/http://www.sunherald.com/sports/article194092319.html|url-status=dead}}
Joins Huskers then Big 10 Worst Coach of the year 4 years in a row 2017-2021
- AP College Football Coach of the Year (2017){{cite news|last1=Russo|first1=Ralph D.|title=College football: Scott Frost named AP Coach of the Year after leading UCF to undefeated season |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2017-12-18/college-football-scott-frost-named-ap-coach-year-after-leading-ucf |work=NCAA.com|agency=Associated Press|date=December 18, 2017|language=en}}
- Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2017){{Cite web |date=December 14, 2017 |title=UCF's Scott Frost wins Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/21768483/ucf-scott-frost-wins-eddie-robinson-coach-year-award |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}
- AFCA Coach of the Year (2017){{cite tweet|author=USA Today Sports|title=2017 AFCA FBS Coach of the Year Award Scott Frost, University of Central Florida|user=usatodaysports|number=950915519997272064|language=en|date=January 9, 2018}}
- Woody Hayes Trophy (2017)
- Home Depot Coach of the Year (2017){{cite press release|title=National Coach of the Year - UCF |url=http://ucfknights.com/news/2017/12/6/football-national-coach-of-the-year.aspx|website=UCF Athletics|date=December 6, 2017}}
- FCA Coach of the Year (2017){{cite press release|title=FCA Honors Former UCF Coach Scott Frost with 2017 Grant Teaff Award|url=https://www.fca.org/in-action/2018/01/09/fca-honors-former-ucf-coach-scott-frost-with-2017-grant-teaff-award|website=Fellowship of Christian Athletes|date=January 9, 2018}}
- The American Coach of the Year (2017){{cite press release|title=2017 American Athletic Conference Football Postseason Honors|url=http://theamerican.org/news/2017/11/29/2017-american-athletic-conference-football-postseason-honors.aspx|website=American Athletic Conference|date=November 29, 2017}}
; As a player
- Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year (1996)
- Second-team All-Big 12 (1997)
| coaching_records =
}}
Scott Andrew Frost (born January 4, 1975) is an American football coach and player who currently serves as the head football coach for UCF. He was the head football coach at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 2018 to 2022, and previously served as UCF's head coach from 2016 to 2017. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Frost played college football as a quarterback for the Stanford Cardinal and the Cornhuskers, the latter of which he led to a shared national championship in 1997. Frost has coached Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota and Heisman candidate McKenzie Milton.{{Cite web |date=December 9, 2017 |title=Heisman Candidates |url=https://www.heisman.com/articles/baker-mayfield-of-oklahoma-wins-2017-heisman-trophy/ |access-date=December 8, 2024|website=heisman.com}} He played six years in the National Football League (NFL).
After retiring as a player, Frost served as an assistant coach for several college football teams, most notably as the offensive coordinator for the University of Oregon from 2013 to 2015, where he helped the 2014 Oregon Ducks football team to a berth in the first college football playoff (CFP), where they lost to Ohio State in the national championship game.
Frost was subsequently hired as the head football coach at the University of Central Florida (UCF), where he coached for two seasons. After an inaugural season of 6–7 in 2016, Frost's 2017 Knights posted a 13–0 record, winning the American Athletic Conference championship and defeating the Auburn Tigers in the Peach Bowl. The Colley Matrix recognized the 2017 UCF team as national champions,{{cite web|url=http://www.colleyrankings.com/currank.html|website=Colley Matrix|access-date=January 9, 2018|title=2017 Rankings, Week 17}} and the school claims a national title despite not receiving an invitation to participate in the College Football Playoff.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Richard |date=2018-01-23 |title=A complete timeline of UCF’s national championship claim |url=https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2018/1/23/16921710/ucf-national-championship-claim-2017 |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=SBNation.com |language=en}} The NCAA openly recognizes UCF as co-champion with Alabama in the official record book. This remains Frost's only winning season as a head coach.
In December 2017, Frost accepted the head coaching position at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Frost's coaching record at Nebraska was 16–31, with a 10–26 record in the Big Ten Conference, a 5–22 record in games decided by eight points or less, and an 0–14 record against ranked opponents. Nebraska fired Frost three games into the 2022 season after an upset loss at home against Georgia Southern.
In December 2024, Frost was re-hired as UCF's head coach following the resignation of Gus Malzahn.
High school
Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Frost attended Wood River High School in Wood River, Nebraska from 1989 to 1993.{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2017 |title=The Scott Frost timeline: From Wood River, to Orlando and back home |url=http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/the-scott-frost-timeline-from-wood-river-to-orlando-and/article_b6a10250-566e-522a-a4e0-111d73fb813c.html |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Lincoln Journal Star |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/team/players/frost_scott/index.phtml?bio=Personal|title=Packers.com » Team » Players » Scott Frost|date=April 23, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030423000520/http://www.packers.com/team/players/frost_scott/index.phtml?bio=Personal|archive-date=April 23, 2003}} In four years as the team's starting quarterback, he threw for 6,859 yards and 67 touchdowns and rushed for 4,278 yards and 72 touchdowns.{{Cite news |last=Plumlee |first=Rick |date=November 10, 1996 |title=For Nebraska QB, Football Means Family |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-11-10-9611100119-story.html |access-date=2023-11-25}} He led his team to the state playoffs in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. In those three postseason appearances, Frost's teams won five games and twice made it to the state semi-finals.{{cite web|url=http://nsaahome.org/textfile/fbl/fbplayoffs75-96.pdf |title=NSAA Football Playoffs History – 1975-1996 |publisher=Nebraska School Activities Association}} Both of Frost's parents, Larry and Carol Frost, coached his high school football team.
In addition to football, Frost was a standout in track and field, winning a state championship in the shot put. At the state championship meet his senior year, Frost won an all-class gold medal with a throw of {{T&Fcalc|17.92}},{{cite web |url=http://nsaahome.org/textfile/track/gold.htm |title=All-Time Track and Field Gold Medal Winners |publisher=Nebraska School Activities Association}} with his personal best from earlier that year reaching {{T&Fcalc|18.62}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.angelfire.com/ne/huskertrackmag/boysshotput.html|title=Boys Shot Put All-Time Bests|website=Angelfire}}
College career
Frost began his collegiate career as a two-year letterman at Stanford in 1993 and 1994, playing for Bill Walsh, before transferring to Nebraska in 1995 to play for Tom Osborne. In his two seasons starting for Nebraska, Frost quarterbacked his teams to a 24–2 record, completing 192 of 359 passes for 2,677 yards and 18 touchdowns, including a senior season in which he became the first Nebraska player and only the tenth player in college football history to both run (1,095) and pass (1,237) for 1,000 yards, also setting school records for rushing touchdowns (19) and yards.{{Cite web|url=https://huskers.com/sports/football/roster/scott-frost/13630|title=Scott Frost - 1997 - Football}} He was the 1996 Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year and a 1997 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award finalist.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021002062120/http://www.packers.com/team/players/frost_scott/index.phtml?bio=College|archive-date=October 2, 2002|title=Scott Frost #47: College|url=http://www.packers.com/team/players/frost_scott/index.phtml?bio=College|publisher=Green Bay Packers|access-date=November 2, 2020|url-status=dead}}
Frost's senior season featured a notable Flea Kicker play in a game against Missouri, where he threw a pass that was inadvertently kicked by Shevin Wiggins and caught by Matt Davison for a touchdown. The touchdown sent the game into overtime where Frost sealed No. 1 Nebraska's victory with a rushing touchdown. Frost and Nebraska went on to defeat Peyton Manning's Tennessee Volunteers in the 1998 Orange Bowl and claim a share of the 1997 national championship. Frost graduated from Nebraska with a B.A. in finance.
=Statistics=
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| ! colspan="15" style="background:gray; border:2px solid gray; color:white"|Career statistics | |||||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Season
! rowspan=2|Games ! rowspan=2|Starts ! rowspan=2|Record ! colspan=7|Passing ! colspan=4|Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Att | Yards | Pct | TD | Int | Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
| ! colspan="15" style="{{NCAA color cell|Stanford Cardinal}}; text-align:center" | Stanford Cardinal | |||||||||||||
| 1993
| 11 | 0 | 4–7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 27.8 | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 1994
| 11 | 2 | 3–7–1 | 33 | 77 | 464 | 42.9 | 2 | 5 | 89.1 | 38 | 193 | 5.1 | 2 |
| ! colspan="15" style="{{NCAA color cell|Nebraska Cornhuskers}}; text-align:center" | Nebraska Cornhuskers | |||||||||||||
| 1995
| colspan="14" style="text-align:center;"| File:Redshirt.svg Redshirted | |||||||||||||
| 1996
| 13 | 13 | 11–2 | 104 | 200 | 1,440 | 52.0 | 13 | 3 | 130.9 | 126 | 438 | 3.5 | 9 |
| 1997
| 13 | 13 | 13–0 | 88 | 159 | 1,237 | 55.3 | 5 | 4 | 126.0 | 176 | 1,095 | 6.22 | 19 |
| Career totals
! 48 | 28 | 31–16–1 | 227 | 445 | 3,147 | 51.0 | 20 | 12 | 119.9 | 355 | 1,789 | 5.0 | 30 |
Professional football career
{{NFL predraft
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| height in = 2 3/4
| weight = 219
| dash = 4.62
| ten split = 1.58
| twenty split = 2.67
| vertical = 34.5
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=22633 |title=Scott Frost, Combine Results, FS - Nebraska |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=October 28, 2022}}
}}
Following his collegiate career, Frost was selected in the third round (67th overall) of the 1998 NFL draft by the New York Jets as a safety.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FrosSc20.htm|title=Scott Frost|publisher=Pro Football Reference|access-date=November 2, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FrosSc20.htm|title=Scott Frost|publisher=University of Nebraska-Lincoln|work=Huskers.com|access-date=November 2, 2020}}{{Cite web |title=1998 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1998/draft.htm |access-date=March 29, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} As a rookie in 1998, Frost played in 13 games mostly on special teams, making six tackles and two passes defended.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021002060353/http://www.packers.com/team/players/frost_scott/index.phtml?bio=1998+Season|archive-date=October 2, 2002|title=Scott Frost #47: 1998 Season|url=http://www.packers.com/team/players/frost_scott/index.phtml?bio=1998+Season|publisher=Green Bay Packers|access-date=November 2, 2020|url-status=dead}} In 1999, Frost played in 14 games with seven tackles. Playing in all 16 games in 2000, Frost made his first career start against the Buffalo Bills on October 29.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FrosSc20.htm|title=Scott Frost 2000 Game Log|website=Pro Football Reference}} Frost also got his only career interception against Bills quarterback Rob Johnson on September 17 and sole career sack against the Oakland Raiders' Rich Gannon on December 11.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021002060445/http://www.packers.com/team/players/frost_scott/index.phtml?bio=2000+Season|archive-date=October 2, 2002|title=Scott Frost #47: 2000 Season|url=http://www.packers.com/team/players/frost_scott/index.phtml?bio=2000+Season|publisher=Green Bay Packers|access-date=November 2, 2020|url-status=dead}}
The day after being waived by the Jets, Frost signed with the Cleveland Browns on August 28, 2001. Frost played in 12 games mostly on special teams, making 14 total tackles and a fumble recovery.{{Cite web |title=Scott Frost 2001 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FrosSc20/gamelog/2001/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Pro Football Reference}} The Browns waived Frost on December 10.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021002055910/http://www.packers.com/team/players/frost_scott/index.phtml?bio=2001+Season|archive-date=October 2, 2002|title=Scott Frost #47: 2001 Season|url=http://www.packers.com/team/players/frost_scott/index.phtml?bio=2001+Season|publisher=Green Bay Packers|access-date=November 2, 2020|url-status=dead}}
On December 19, 2001, Frost signed with the Green Bay Packers. However, due to injuries, he never appeared in any games for the Packers, and he was waived on December 17, 2002.{{cite web |title=Scott Frost |url=http://packers.com/team/players/frost_scott/index.phtml?bio=At+A+Glance |publisher=Green Bay Packers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030423003029/http://packers.com/team/players/frost_scott/index.phtml?bio=At+A+Glance|archive-date=April 23, 2003 |url-status=dead}} In his final NFL season, Frost played in four games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003.{{Cite web |title=Scott Frost 2003 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FrosSc20/gamelog/2003/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Pro Football Reference}}
Coaching career
In December 2002, while still on the Green Bay Packers' injured reserve list, Frost served as a temporary graduate assistant at his alma mater.{{cite web |url=http://columbustelegram.com/sports/college/frost-coming-home-to-coach-huskers/article_87dfdd92-b453-5fb8-ae7b-3a45838ff461.html |title=Frost coming home to coach Huskers |publisher=columbustelegram.com |date=December 3, 2017 |access-date=February 7, 2018 |author=Gabriel, Parker}} He was later a graduate assistant at Kansas State in 2006. In 2007, he took a position at Northern Iowa as the linebackers coach, and in 2008 he was elevated to co-defensive coordinator. His defense finished the 2008 season tied for third in the FCS in takeaways (40) and ninth in scoring defense (17.7 points per game). The 12–3 Panthers also led the Missouri Valley Football Conference in rushing defense (107.1 yards per game) and scoring defense.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/pac12/tag/_/name/scott-frost |title=Scott Frost - Pac-12 Blog - ESPN |date=July 25, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725094829/http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/tag/_/name/scott-frost |archive-date=July 25, 2012}}
=Oregon=
On January 26, 2009, Frost joined the coaching staff at Oregon as the wide receivers coach, working under head coach Chip Kelly and offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich. During Frost's four seasons as the wide receivers coach, Oregon reached four straight BCS bowls and three of Frost's wide receivers were invited to NFL camps.
Following Chip Kelly's departure to the NFL to coach the Philadelphia Eagles, Oregon promoted Mark Helfrich to head coach and Frost was announced as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on January 31, 2013.{{Cite web |date=2013-02-01 |title=Oregon Ducks announce Scott Frost as offensive coordinator |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2013/01/oregon_ducks_announce_scott_fr.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202184845/http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2013/01/oregon_ducks_announce_scott_fr.html |archive-date=February 2, 2013 |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=OregonLive |language=en}} In 2014, Frost was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top assistant coach. As the quarterbacks coach, he mentored Marcus Mariota, who won the Heisman Trophy, en route to a berth in the National Championship game. During Frost's three seasons as Oregon's offensive coordinator, the team recorded a 33–8 record and finished every year ranked among the nation's top six in both scoring offense and total offense.
=UCF (first stint)=
File:Postgame Celebration AAC Championship (27018841789).jpg to victory over Memphis in the 2017 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game]]
On December 1, 2015, Frost was hired as the head football coach at the University of Central Florida.{{cite press release|url=http://www.ucfknights.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120115aad.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512200808/http://www.ucfknights.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120115aad.html |archive-date=May 12, 2016|title=Frost a Knight|url-status=live|publisher=UCF Knights|date=December 1, 2015}} Frost replaced long time UCF head coach George O'Leary and interim head coach Danny Barrett, who took over the Knights when O'Leary resigned following an 0–8 start. The Knights went on to finish 0–12 that year. Frost immediately turned UCF around. He won six games in 2016, taking the Knights to the 2016 Cure Bowl, where they lost to Arkansas State.{{Cite web |title=2016 UCF Knights Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/central-florida/2016-schedule.html |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Cure Bowl - UCF vs Arkansas State Box Score, December 17, 2016 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2016-12-17-arkansas-state.html |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} In 2017, the Knights stormed through the regular season, finishing 11–0.{{Cite web |title=2017 UCF Knights Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/central-florida/2017-schedule.html |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} They won the AAC championship game 62–55 in double overtime at home against Memphis for their 12th consecutive win.{{Cite web |date=December 3, 2017|agency=Associated Press |title=No. 12 UCF captures AAC title over No. 16 Memphis in 2 OTs |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/400955151 |access-date=August 15, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} Frost led the Knights into the 2018 Peach Bowl, the school's second-ever appearance in a major bowl. In that game, they defeated 7th ranked Auburn, completing the first undefeated and untied season in school history.{{Cite web |last=Romero |first=Iliana Limón |date=December 5, 2017 |title=Scott Frost to coach UCF in Peach Bowl despite Knights' hire of his replacement |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ucf-knights/os-sp-ucf-scott-frost-peach-bowl-20171205-story.html |access-date=August 15, 2023 |website=Orlando Sentinel}} Following the game, the school claimed a national championship which is recognized in the official NCAA record books.{{efn-ua|name="UCF National Champs"|UCF claims a national championship for the 2017 season, and the team was ranked number 1 by the Colley Matrix, an NCAA-recognized selector of national champions.{{cite web|url=http://www.colleyrankings.com/currank.html|website=Colley Matrix|access-date=January 9, 2018|title=2017 Rankings, Week 17}}{{cite web|title=Football Bowl Subdivision Records |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2017/FBS.pdf |publisher=NCAA|access-date=January 10, 2018|page=109}}{{cite press release|last1=Seeley|first1=Andy|title=Knights Ranked No. 1 - UCF|url=http://ucfknights.com/news/2018/1/10/football-rankings-update.aspx?path=football|publisher=UCF Athletics|date=January 10, 2018|access-date=January 18, 2018|archive-date=March 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322032117/http://ucfknights.com/news/2018/1/10/football-rankings-update.aspx?path=football|url-status=dead}}}}
=Nebraska=
File:Scott Frost in Black Nebraska Shirt (cropped).jpg
On December 2, 2017, Frost accepted the head football coach position at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.{{Cite web |last=Chavez |first=Chris |date=December 2, 2017 |title=Nebraska hiring Scott Frost as new head coach |url=https://www.si.com/college-football/2017/12/02/ucf-scott-frost-nebraska-head-coaching-job |access-date=August 15, 2023 |website=Sports Illustrated |language=en}} Despite immediate fanfare following Frost's arrival in Lincoln, including a commemorative state holiday in which Governor Pete Ricketts declared September 1 as "Scott Frost Day,"{{cite web|url=https://governor.nebraska.gov/sites/governor.nebraska.gov/files/doc/press/Scott%20Frost%20Day%20Proclamation.pdf|website=Office of the Governor for the State of Nebraska|access-date=August 6, 2022|title=Scott Frost Day Proclamation}} Frost's 2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers began the season with six straight losses, the worst start to a football season in school history.{{Cite web |last=Saltzman |first=Ari |date=November 20, 2018 |title=Despite the 0-6 Start, Frost, Nebraska Will be Fine |url=https://www.omahacentralregister.com/3677/opinions/despite-the-0-6-start-frost-nebraska-will-be-fine/ |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=The Register}} Nebraska had three losses in that stretch by five points or less.{{Cite web |title=2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/2018-schedule.html |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} Scott Frost finished his first season 4–8, the worst single-season record of any Nebraska head football coach in more than fifty years.{{Cite web |title=Nebraska Cornhuskers College Football History, Stats, Records |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/index.html |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}}
The 2019 season started off better for Frost with a 4–2 start. However, the Cornhuskers dropped their next four games to fall to 4–6.{{Cite web |title=2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/2019-schedule.html |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} Nebraska defeated Maryland 54–7 on November 23 to set up a game in the regular season finale against Iowa with bowl game implications.{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2019|agency=Associated Press |title=Nebraska rips Maryland 54-7 to remain in bowl pursuit |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2019/11/23/nebraska-rips-maryland-54-7-to-remain-in-bowl-pursuit/40695083/ |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} Nebraska fell to the Hawkeyes 27–24 to fall to 5–7 and give Frost his second losing season at Nebraska.{{Cite web |title=Iowa at Nebraska Box Score, November 29, 2019 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2019-11-29-nebraska.html |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}}
Nebraska's 2020 season was cut to a conference-only, eight game schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Blinder |first=Alan |date=September 16, 2020 |title=Big Ten Will Play Football in 2020, Reversing Decision |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/16/sports/ncaafootball/covid-big-ten-football-season.html |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=The New York Times |language=en}} Nebraska went 3–5 with victories over Penn State, Purdue, and Rutgers in the 2020 season.{{Cite web |title=2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/2020-schedule.html |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}}
On November 8, 2021, during Frost's fourth season, Nebraska Athletics Director Trev Alberts, himself a former player, announced a restructuring to Frost's contract, ending speculation on the coach's job status.{{Cite web |last=Gabriel |first=Parker |date=November 8, 2022 |title=Scott Frost will return in 2022 under restructured contract, ending speculation of his status |url=https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/scott-frost-will-return-in-2022-under-restructured-contract-ending-speculation-of-his-status/article_4ea0930a-1bd0-53cf-b0c9-1a58a99f7b9c.html |access-date=August 15, 2023 |website=Lincoln Journal Star |language=en}} Alberts indicated that Frost would return for the 2022 season, but with a salary reduced by $1 million and a lower buyout.{{cite web | last=Sherman | first=Mitch | title=Nebraska reveals Scott Frost's secret metrics | website=New York Times| date=2022-10-19 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3707467/2022/10/18/nebraska-scott-frost-metrics/#:~:text=Frost%20received%20a%20%241%20million,one%2Dyear%20extension%20through%202027. | access-date=2024-08-01}} On the same day of the announcement, Scott Frost dismissed four offensive coaching assistants: offensive line coach Greg Austin, running backs coach Ryan Held, offensive coordinator Matt Lubick, and quarterbacks coach Mario Verduzco.{{Cite news |last=Gabriel |first=Parker |date=November 8, 2021 |title=Frost making major staff changes: OC Lubick, QB coach Verduzco, OL coach Austin, RB coach Held out |language=en |work=Lincoln Journal Star |url=https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/frost-making-major-staff-changes-oc-lubick-qb-coach-verduzco-ol-coach-austin-rb-coach/article_9f31e68b-7390-55d1-961d-bcd76a2b13df.html |access-date=November 8, 2021}} Frost finished the 2021 season with a 3–9 record.{{Cite web |title=2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/2021-schedule.html |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}}
In his first four seasons as Nebraska's head coach, Frost's teams never played in a bowl game and failed to compete in the West Division of the Big Ten, never rising higher than fifth. Frost posted a record of 5–20 in games decided by 8 points or less, a 10–25 record in Big Ten Conference games, and an 0–14 record against ranked opponents. His 2021 Cornhuskers set a college football record with nine single-digit losses in a season.{{Cite web |last=Machlin |first=Tzvi |date=November 26, 2021 |title=Nebraska Makes College Football History In A Bad Way |url=https://thespun.com/college-football/nebraska-make-college-football-history-this-season-in-a-bad-way |access-date=August 6, 2022 |website=The Spun by Sports Illustrated}}
Nebraska fired Frost on September 11, 2022, the day after Georgia Southern upset the Cornhuskers at home 45–42.{{Cite web |last=Codo |first=Thomas |date=September 11, 2022 |title=Nebraska football loses heartbreaking 45-42 shootout to Georgia Southern |url=https://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/nebraska-football-loses-heartbreaking-45-42-shootout-to-georgia-southern/article_d140047e-3191-11ed-b168-4f00e98e07b2.html |access-date=August 15, 2023 |website=The Daily Nebraskan |language=en}} Frost was owed a $16.4 million buyout. Due to a clause that came from restructuring his contract, Nebraska would have only owed Frost about $8.7 million if he was fired after October 1, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Dvorak |first=Gina |date=September 19, 2022 |title=Buying out Scott Frost's contract before October cost the University of Nebraska millions more |url=https://www.wowt.com/2022/09/19/buying-out-scott-frosts-contract-before-october-cost-university-nebraska-millions-more/ |access-date=October 17, 2022 |website=WOWT |language=en}} It was the first time in 215 home games that Nebraska lost while scoring over 35 points. Mickey Joseph succeeded Frost as interim head coach.{{Cite web |last=Sherman |first=Mitch |date=September 12, 2022 |title=What Nebraska AD Trev Alberts said about firing Scott Frost, hiring a new coach — and what he really means |url=https://theathletic.com/3585231/2022/09/11/nebraska-scott-frost-trev-alberts-2/ |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=The Athletic |language=en}} Frost became the first Nebraska head coach since Bill Jennings (1957–1961) not to have a winning season during his tenure.{{cite web | last=Wiesel | first=Josh | title=Frost And Thompson Key To Nebraska Football Revival | website=Gridiron Heroics | date=2022-08-23 | url=https://gridironheroics.com/scott-frost-nebraska-football-2022-season/ | access-date=2023-08-18}}
= UCF (second stint) =
On December 7, 2024, UCF announced that Frost would be returning as the head coach of UCF following the resignation of Gus Malzahn.{{Cite web |title=Scott Frost Returns to Lead UCF Knights Football Program |url=https://ucfknights.com/news/2024/12/7/scott-frost-returns-to-lead-ucf-knights-football-program |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=UCF Athletics - Official Athletics Website |language=en-US}} Frost was signed to a five-year contract with UCF, making him the head coach through the 2029 season.
Personal life
Scott Frost is the son of long time high school football coach Larry Frost and former Olympic discus thrower Carol (Moseke) Frost.{{Cite web |last=Sherman |first=Mitch |date=September 17, 2020 |title=‘An all-in guy’: Remembering Larry Frost, father of Nebraska coach Scott Frost |url=https://theathletic.com/2073697/2020/09/17/nebraska-huskers-football-obit-larry-frost-father-scott-frost/ |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=The Athletic |language=en}} His brother, Steve Frost, was born on July 4, 1973, and played defensive line and long snapper at Stanford.{{Cite web |last=Fowler |first=Gretchen |date=January 1, 2003 |title=Nebraska turns attention to Scott Frost's brother |url=https://theindependent.com/news/nebraska-turns-attention-to-scott-frosts-brother/article_aadd2b87-a76f-56f2-9312-5cc09baa21c3.html |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=The Grand Island Independent |language=en}}
Head coaching record
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- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/scott-frost-1.html Coaching statistics] at Sports Reference
- [https://huskers.com/sports/football/roster/season/2021/staff/scott-frost Nebraska Cornhuskers bio]
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