Brian Knorr (born December 20, 1963) is an American

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coach who is the

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for the

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. He graduated from the

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and played

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. He also was an assistant at the Air Force Academy when he went to

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with

Jim Grobe Jim Britt Grobe (born February 17, 1952) is an American college football coach and former player who was most recently the defensive coordinator of the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football. His previous position to that was ...

. He was the head coach of the

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program from 2001 to 2004. He was fired on November 18, 2004, after he compiled an 11–35 (.239) record in four seasons. He was replaced by the more successful

Frank Solich Frank Thomas Solich (born September 8, 1944) is a former American college football coach and former player. He is the former head coach at Ohio University, a position he held from 2005 until 2021. From 1998 to 2003, Solich served as the head coa ...

. He previously served as a defensive coordinator under the previous head coach, Grobe. His best season came in 2004, when his team went 4–7, including 2–6 in conference play. Until February 2008 he served as an assistant head coach at the Air Force Academy under head coach

Troy Calhoun Nathan Troy Calhoun (born September 26, 1966) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at the United States Air Force Academy, a position he has held since the 2007 season. Early life and playing career Calh ...

. In 2008, he accepted a position that reunited him with Grobe at

Wake Forest University Wake Forest University (WFU) is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The R ...

. In 2014 and 2015 he held the DC position for the

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Hoosiers football team. In January, 2016, Knorr did not have his contract renewed by Indiana. On June 29, 2016, Knorr was hired by

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as a Quality Control Assistant under coach

Urban Meyer Urban Frank Meyer III (born July 10, 1964) is an American Sports commentator, sportscaster and former college football coach. He spent most of his coaching career at the collegiate level, having served as the head coach of the Bowling Green F ...

. Knorr left Ohio State to become the Special Teams and Defensive Ends coach at the University of Arizona. In March 2018, Knorr was Hired as a Defensive Assistant at Air Force, making it his third stint at the Academy.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Air Force profile
1963 births Living people American football quarterbacks Air Force Falcons football coaches Air Force Falcons football players Indiana Hoosiers football coaches Ohio Bobcats football coaches Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches Wake Forest Demon Deacons football coaches Players of American football from Johnson County, Kansas {{1990s-collegefootball-coach-stub