Art Briles
Briles in 2014 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Eastern New Mexico |
| Conference | LSC |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 3, 1955 Rule, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Texas Tech University (B.A., 1979) Abilene Christian University (M.Ed., 1984) |
| Playing career | |
| 1974–1977 | Houston |
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1979 | Sundown HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 1980–1983 | Sweetwater HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 1984–1985 | Hamlin HS (TX) |
| 1986–1987 | Georgetown HS (TX) |
| 1988–1999 | Stephenville HS (TX) |
| 2000–2002 | Texas Tech (RB) |
| 2003–2007 | Houston |
| 2008–2015 | Baylor |
| 2018 | Guelfi Firenze |
| 2019–2020 | Mount Vernon HS (TX) |
| 2022–2025 | Guelfi Firenze |
| 2026–present | Eastern New Mexico |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 99–65 (college) 166–46–4 (high school) 33–11 (IFL) |
| Bowls | 3–6 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 C-USA (2006) 2 Big 12 (2013–2014) 2 C-USA West Division (2006–2007) 2 IFL (2022, 2025) | |
| Awards | |
| C-USA Coach of the Year (2006) Big 12 Coach of the Year (2013) AP College Football Coach of the Year (2013) | |
Arthur Ray Briles (born December 3, 1955) is an American football coach who is currently the head football coach at Eastern New Mexico University. Briles was the head coach of the Houston Cougars from 2002 to 2007 and the Baylor Bears from 2008 to 2015. He is the author of Beating Goliath: My Story of Football and Faith (2014). He is the subject of a biography written by Nick Eatman titled Looking Up: My Journey from Tragedy to Triumph (2013).