Sherrone Moore

Sherrone Moore
	Moore with Michigan in 2021
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Michigan
Conference	Big Ten
Record	1–0
Annual salary	$5.5 million
Biographical details
Born	February 3, 1986 (age 38); Derby, Kansas, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Oklahoma (2008); University of Louisville (2011)
Playing career
2004–2005	Butler (KS)
2006–2007	Oklahoma
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2011	Louisville (GA)
2012–2013	Louisville (TE)
2014–2016	Central Michigan (TE)
2017	Central Michigan (AHC/TE/RC)
2018–2020	Michigan (TE)
2021–2022	Michigan (co-OC / OL)
2023	Michigan (OC / OL / acting HC)
2024–present	Michigan
Head coaching record
Overall	1–0

Sherrone Banfield Moore (first name /ʃər.ˈoʊn/, born February 3, 1986) is an American football coach, currently the head football coach at the University of Michigan. He served as Michigan's acting head coach in four games during the team's national championship-winning 2023 season. Moore succeeded Jim Harbaugh as head coach in 2024.

Moore played college football as an offensive guard at the University of Oklahoma, from 2006 to 2007. He is a former assistant coach for Louisville and Central Michigan.

Early life and playing career

Sherrone Banfield Moore^[1] was born on February 3, 1986, in Derby, Kansas. He graduated from Derby High School in 2004.^[2]^[3] He played two seasons of junior college football for Butler Community College before transferring to Oklahoma in 2006. At Oklahoma, Moore appeared in 14 games as an offensive guard.^[4]

Moore earned his bachelor's degree in communications from Oklahoma in 2008.^[3]

Coaching career

Louisville

Moore joined the Louisville staff as a graduate assistant in 2009 under head coach Steve Kragthorpe, and continued in that role under new head coach Charlie Strong through 2011. In 2012, he was hired as a full-time assistant, working as tight ends coach through the 2013 season.^[5]

During his time as a graduate assistant, Moore earned a master's degree in sports administration.^[3]

Central Michigan

In February 2014, Moore was hired as tight ends coach at Central Michigan by head coach Dan Enos, and in 2015 was retained by new head coach John Bonamego. In 2017, Moore was named assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator in addition to serving as tight ends coach.^[6]

Michigan

On January 15, 2018, Moore was hired by the University of Michigan as the new tight ends coach.^[7] After three seasons as the tight ends coach, it was announced on January 25, 2021, that Moore would shift from tight ends to become the offensive line coach for the Wolverines and would add the title of co-offensive coordinator.^[8] Under Moore's leadership, the Michigan offensive line won the Joe Moore Award as the best offensive line in the country in both 2021 and 2022. This is the first time that a school has won the award in back-to-back seasons since the award was established in 2015.^[9]

To begin the 2023 season, Michigan self-imposed a one-game suspension for Moore along with a three-game suspension for head coach Jim Harbaugh due to recruiting violations.^[10] Moore served his suspension during Michigan's season-opening win over East Carolina.^[11] With Harbaugh suspended, Moore served as acting head coach for the team's third game of the season against Bowling Green on September 16.^[12] Moore led the Wolverines to a 31–6 victory over the Falcons, giving him his first official win as a head coach.^[13] Following Harbaugh's second suspension of the 2023 season, this time imposed by the Big Ten Conference in response to the Michigan Wolverines football sign-stealing scandal, Moore was once again named acting head coach. In the first game of Moore's second stint as acting head coach, the Wolverines defeated Penn State, 24–15, on November 11.^[14] The following week, Moore led Michigan to a 31–24 win at Maryland, the school's college-football-leading 1,000th victory.^[15] In the final week of the regular season, Moore led the Wolverines to a 30–24 victory over Ohio State.^[16] Harbaugh was credited with these three wins.^[17]^[18] After the regular season, Moore was named a finalist for the Broyles Award given to the top assistant coach in college football in 2023.^[19] Moore resumed his role as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for Michigan's wins in the Big Ten Championship,^[20] Rose Bowl,^[21] and National Championship to complete an undefeated season.^[22]

On January 26, 2024, Moore was named Michigan's head coach following Harbaugh's departure to the Los Angeles Chargers, agreeing to a five-year, $27.5 million contract.^[23]^[24]

Personal life

Moore and his wife, Kelli, were married in 2015.^[25] He has two daughters.^[3]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten Conference) (2023)
2023	Michigan	1–0^{[n 1]}	0–0^{[n 1]}	1st (East)^{[n 1]}
Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten Conference) (2024–present)
2024	Michigan	0–0	0–0
Michigan:		1–0	0–0
Total:		1–0

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Michigan's head coach, Jim Harbaugh, was suspended for the first three games of the 2023 season. Jesse Minter served as interim head coach for the first game of the season, Jay Harbaugh and Mike Hart were interim co-head coaches for the second game, and Moore served as interim head coach for the third game, a non-conference win over Bowling Green. Harbaugh was suspended a second time, for the final three games of the regular season. Moore served as acting head coach for those games, all victories over conference foes—Penn State, Maryland, and Ohio State—but the games were credited to Harbaugh's record.^[26]