Homer Smith (American football)

Homer Austin Smith (October 9, 1931 – April 10, 2011) was an American football player and coach.

He served as the head football coach at Davidson College (1965–1969), the University of the Pacific (1970–1971), and the United States Military Academy (1974–1978), compiling a career college football record 53–71–1 and a bowl record of 0–1.

In 1997, Smith was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach.

As a player, he was a two-time All-East and All-Ivy League fullback at Princeton University.

As a coach, Smith has his most success as offensive coordinator at UCLA where he paired with Terry Donahue to lead the Bruins to multiple Rose Bowls and top ten finishes.