John L. Smith College coach

John L. Smith (born November 15, 1948) is an American college football coach, currently the head coach at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. He was the head coach at Arkansas during the 2012 season. Smith had been named head coach of his alma mater, Weber State, after the 2011 season, but left after spring drills to take over at Arkansas following the firing of Bobby Petrino in April 2012. He was previously the head coach at Idaho (1989–1994), Utah State (1995–1997), Louisville (1998–2002), and Michigan State (2003–2006). Smith had also been an assistant at multiple programs, most recently at Arkansas under Petrino, where he was in charge of special teams from 2009 to 2011.

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Birth date	November 15, 1948
Birth place	Idaho Vandals football , Idaho Falls Idaho

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coached team	1986 Wyoming Cowboys football team Nevada Wolf Pack football Idaho Vandals football Utah State Aggies football Fort Lewis Skyhawks Weber State Wildcats football Louisville Cardinals football Michigan State Spartans football Washington State Cougars football Arkansas Razorbacks football Montana Grizzlies football
currentrecord	4–7
overall record	140–101
tournament record	3–5 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)