John L. Smith (born November 15, 1948) is an American college football coach, currently the head coach for the NCAA Division II Fort Lewis Skyhawks. He was the head coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks during the 2012 season. Smith had been named head coach of his alma mater, the Weber State Wildcats, after the 2011 season, but left after spring drills to take over at Arkansas following the firing of Bobby Petrino in April 2012. Smith was previously the head coach for the Idaho Vandals (1989–1994), Utah State Aggies (1995–1997), Louisville Cardinals (1998–2002) and Michigan State Spartans (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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