Casey Woods

Casey Woods (born May 15, 1983) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Missouri State University. He previously served as the offensive coordinator at Southern Methodist University. Woods played wide receiver at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Coaching career Early career Immediately following his playing days, Woods moved into a graduate assistant role with the Tennessee Volunteers, working with the wide receivers for the 2008 season.

From 2009 through 2011, Woods served as an offensive quality control coach on Gene Chizik's Auburn staff, winning a national championship in 2010.

Return to Auburn The following year, Malzahn was hired as the head coach at Auburn, and Woods again followed him. From 2013 to 2015, Woods served as Auburn's director of player personnel. In those three seasons, the Tigers won 27 games, including 12 in 2013, which led to an appearance in the 2014 BCS National Championship Game.

SMU Casey Woods was hired by Rhett Lashlee to join the SMU Mustangs in December 2021 as offensive coordinator and later assumed the role of chief of staff, also coaching tight ends. Under his leadership, SMU's offense ranked among the nation's best, producing three consecutive high-scoring seasons. In 2023, Woods helped guide the Mustangs to an 11–3 record and their first conference championship since 1984, along with a final No. 22 ranking in the AP Poll. The offense set multiple program records, including total yards and first downs.

In 2024, SMU posted back-to-back 11-win seasons for the first time in program history and earned its first-ever College Football Playoff appearance as the No. 11 seed. The Mustangs averaged 36.5 points per game and scored 511 points, the third most in school history, finishing ranked as high as No. 7 in the Coaches Poll and No. 8 in the AP Poll. Woods’ tight end units were among the top in the FBS, with players earning conference honors and national recognition.

Missouri State On December 19, 2025, Woods was hired to become the 23rd head coach of the Missouri State Bears. Missouri State University is the first head coaching job of his career. He signed a five-year deal.

Playing career After graduating from Starkville Academy, Woods is married to his wife, Lauren, and the couple has five children.

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