15 Facts About Monte Kiffin

Monte George Kiffin was an American football coach.

Monte Kiffin is widely considered to have been one of the preeminent defensive coordinators in modern football, as well as one of the greatest defensive coordinators in NFL history.

Monte Kiffin earned a reported $2 million annual salary during his time with Buccaneers and turned down several NFL head coaching jobs during his career.

Monte Kiffin was the defensive coordinator at Nebraska under legendary coach, Bob Devaney.

Monte Kiffin coached the defenses of Nebraska's 1970 and 1971 back-to-back undefeated national champion teams.

Monte Kiffin had been interviewed for a head coaching position with the San Francisco 49ers.

Reports stated that Gruden refused to allow Monte Kiffin to announce his departure to Tennessee mid-season.

Allegations were made that Monte Kiffin refused to participate in normal coaching meetings.

Monte joined the University of Southern California coaching staff as defensive coordinator, after his son Lane Kiffin became the head coach.

On January 11,2013, following the 2012 NFL season, Monte Kiffin was hired as defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys.

Monte Kiffin was demoted on January 28,2014, in favor of defensive line coach Rod Marinelli.

Monte Kiffin joined the Jacksonville Jaguars as a defensive assistant in March 2016.

Monte Kiffin is the mastermind behind the Tampa 2 scheme, which is a slight modification of the Cover 2 scheme.

Monte Kiffin was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Volunteers, USC Trojans, and Florida Atlantic Owls, the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide and currently is the head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels.

Monte Kiffin died in Oxford, Mississippi on July 11,2024, at the age of 84.