Travis Trickett enters his fifth season on the coaching staff at Samford and his fourth as offensive coordinator.
After working with the tight ends and slot receivers in 2011, Trickett began working with the quarterbacks and serving as offensive coordinator in 2012.
During the 2014 season, Trickett led an offense that averaged over 30 points per game, marking the second-straight year the team has improved in scoring offense. The Bulldogs averaged 217.9 passing yards per game, and 399.3 yards of total offense per game.
The 2014 offense also posted the program’s largest margin of victory in a SoCon game (45-0 at Furman) and the program’s most points scored in a SoCon game (63 vs. VMI).
In 2013, Trickett mentored quarterback Andy Summerlin during his record-breaking senior season. Summerlin, who was named the Southern Conference’s Offensive Player of the Year, set school records for passing yards in a game (495 vs. Georgia Southern) and passing yards in a season (3,640).
In his first season coaching quarterbacks, the Bulldogs finished third in the Southern Conference in
passing offense, and Summerlin ranked third in the league in passing.
In 2011, Trickett assisted with a much-improved offense from the previous season. He tutored tight end Zeke Walters, who caught 11 passes for 153 yards in his first season in a Samford uniform.
Trickett came to Samford after working as a graduate assistant at Florida State since May of 2008, working on the staffs of both Bobby Bowden and Jimbo Fisher. While at FSU, Trickett helped coach quarterbacks Christian Ponder and E.J. Manuel.
In 2007, Trickett worked as an offensive graduate assistant on Nick Saban’s staff at Alabama. Trickett worked with quarterbacks John Parker Wilson and Greg McElroy.
Trickett, the son of FSU offensive line coach Rick Trickett, began his coaching career as a student assistant at West Virginia University, working under head coach Rich Rodriguez. As part of his duties with the Mountaineers, Trickett worked with quarterback Pat White.
Trickett graduated from West Virginia in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing. He also earned a master’s degree from Florida State in sports administration in 2009.
Trickett and his wife, Tiffany, were married in the summer of 2013. The couple has one son, Maverick, born in the spring of 2014.
