Fredric Scott Satterfield (born December 21, 1972) is an American

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coach and former player. He is the head football coach at the

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, a position he has held since the 2023 season. Satterfield served as the head football coach at

Appalachian State University Appalachian State University (), or App State, is a Public university, public research university in Boone, North Carolina, United States. It was founded as a normal school, teachers' college in 1899 by brothers B. B. and D. D. Dougherty and th ...

from 2013 to 2018 and the

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from 2019 to 2022.

Playing career

Satterfield played

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for Orange High School, located in Hillsborough, North Carolina, from 1989 to 1991. He attended Appalachian State from 1991 to 1996 and started 27 games at quarterback from 1992 to 1995 under Coach Jerry Moore. As a senior in 1995, Satterfield led the Mountaineers to an undefeated regular season and the quarter final of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, where they lost to Stephen F. Austin State University. He earned first-team all-conference honors as a senior. Satterfield graduated from Appalachian State in 1996 with a degree in physical education.

Coaching career

Assistant coaching career

He joined the Appalachian staff as receivers coach in 1998 before mentoring running backs (1999–2002) and quarterbacks (2002–2008), serving an important role in the university's transition from power-I to spread-formation offense. He was primary signal-caller from 2004 to 2009, directing a team that consistently ranked in the top ten in five different NCAA I-AA categories: scoring, rushing, passing, passing efficiency and total offense. He spent one year at the

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as quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator and a two-year stint at

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as offensive coordinator before returning to his alma mater in a similar role in 2012.

Appalachian State

After head coach Jerry Moore was not retained following the 2012 season, Satterfield was promoted to head coach. Satterfield led the Mountaineers through one of the most successful FCS to FBS transitions leading them to three

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championships and four years of bowl game eligibility with 3/4 wins accredited to him. Satterfield resigned prior to the 2018 New Orleans Bowl to become the head coach at The

for the 2019 football season.

Louisville

Satterfield had a successful first season at Louisville, with his 2019 team going 8–5 overall and winning the 2019 Music City Bowl over

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, earning him the ACC Coach of the Year Award. The next three seasons were more of a mixed result, going 4–7 in

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and 6–7 with a bowl loss in

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. In what would be his last season in Louisville, the 2022 Cardinals began the year 2–3 before turning around the season, briefly being ranked No. 25, and finishing with a 7–5 regular season record. Satterfield would leave Louisville for Cincinnati with a 25–24 overall record and having led the team to 3 bowl appearances.

Cincinnati

On December 5, 2022, Satterfield was named the head coach of

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. On September 16, 2023, Satterfield's Bearcats were defeated by the Miami (OH) RedHawks, UC's first loss to their in-state rival in 16 years. On November 11, 2023, Satterfield led Cincinnati to their first-ever conference win as a member of

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when the Bearcats defeated the Houston Cougars 24–14.

Head coaching record

*resigned prior to bowl game *resigned prior to bowl game

Personal life

Satterfield is a

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. He is married to Beth Satterfield. They have one daughter and two sons.

Notes

References

External links

Cincinnati profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Satterfield, Scott 1972 births Living people American football quarterbacks Appalachian State Mountaineers football coaches Appalachian State Mountaineers football players Cincinnati Bearcats football coaches FIU Panthers football coaches Louisville Cardinals football coaches Toledo Rockets football coaches People from Hillsborough, North Carolina Sportspeople from Orange County, North Carolina Coaches of American football from North Carolina Players of American football from North Carolina