Tony Elliott (American football coach)
Elliott in 2024 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Virginia |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | 22–26 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 26, 1979 Watsonville, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2000–2003 | Clemson |
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006–2007 | South Carolina State (WR) |
| 2008–2010 | Furman (WR) |
| 2011–2014 | Clemson (RB) |
| 2015–2019 | Clemson (co-OC/RB) |
| 2020 | Clemson (OC/RB) |
| 2021 | Clemson (AHC/OC/TE) |
| 2022–present | Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 22–26 (.458) |
| Bowls | 1–0 (1.000) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
As an offensive coordinator
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| Awards | |
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Antonio Elliott (born November 26, 1979) is an American college 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.
Elliott was named the ACC Coach of the Year and a finalist for the Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year award by the American Heart Association after leading Virginia to its winningest season in history in 2025.