Coaching Notes and Accomplishments
• Named Oklahoma's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Dec. 10, 2021, after serving two seasons in the same capacity at Ole Miss.
• A former Sooners offensive lineman and student assistant who graduated from OU in 2007.
• Presided over an Oklahoma offense in 2022 that averaged 32.8 points per game and led the Big 12 with its 474.0 total yards (13th nationally) and 219.8 rushing yards (10th nationally) per contest. QB Dillon Gabriel was named Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year and ranked second in the Big 12 with his 263.6 passing yards per game, 25 TD passes and 154.4 passing efficiency rating.
• Coordinated some of the top offenses in the country at Ole Miss (2020-21) and UCF (2019). His units each of those three years each ranked in the top six nationally in total offense and in the top 25 in scoring offense.
• Ole Miss led the SEC in total offense in 2021 (492.5 ypg; ranked sixth nationally) and also paced the league in 2020 (555.5 ypg; ranked third nationally), Lebby’s first season in Oxford. Both seasons he was named a semifinalist for the Broyles Award, which is presented to the nation's top assistant coach.
• Lebby’s 2020 unit also broke the SEC record for total offense in conference play (562.4 ypg).
• Under Lebby’s direction in 2021, the Rebels averaged 33.7 points (ranked 24th nationally), 274.8 passing yards (22nd) and 217.6 rushing yards (12th) per game.
• As quarterbacks coach, he watched Ole Miss signal-caller Matt Corrall complete 70.9% of his passes in 2020 for 3,337 yards and 29 touchdowns in 10 games. Corrall led the nation with his 384.9 yards of total offense per game and ranked fifth in the country with his 333.7 passing yards per contest. He was the only player in 2021 who passed for at least 3,000 yards and rushed for more than 500 (614; 11 TDs).
• Prior to arriving in Oxford, Lebby spent two seasons at UCF under head coach and former Oklahoma All-America quarterback Josh Heupel. Lebby was the Knights’ quarterbacks coach in 2018 before being promoted to offensive coordinator for the 2019 season.
• In 2019, UCF set a school record and ranked second nationally in total offense (540.5 ypg) and ranked fifth in the country in scoring offense (43.4 ppg). The 2019 UCF offense was one of only two units in the nation to average more than 300 passing yards and 200 rushing yards per game. The other was Oklahoma.
• As quarterbacks coach in 2018, he helped lead the Knights to their second straight undefeated regular season and American Athletic Conference championship, as well as a berth in the Fiesta Bowl. He tutored McKenzie Milton, who threw for 2,662 yards and 25 touchdowns on his way to his second American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year honor and a sixth-place finish in Heisman Trophy voting.
• Spent the 2017 season as offensive coordinator at NAIA Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla., helping the Fire lead the nation in scoring offense (55.1 ppg) and rank third in total offense (557.4 ypg) while posting a 5-0 conference record and earning a berth in the national playoffs.
• Prior to Southeastern, Lebby served in various capacities on the football staff at Baylor. He coached running backs from 2012-16 and was also the passing game coordinator and offensive recruiting coordinator for the 2015 and ’16 seasons. From 2008-11, he served as assistant director of football operations in charge of offensive quality control and was the program’s liaison to the NFL.
• In his five seasons as Baylor’s running backs coach, Lebby presided over five 1,000-yard rushers and was named FootballScoop’s 2013 Running Backs Coach of the Year.
• Before moving into the college ranks, Lebby served as the offensive line/tight ends coach at Victoria (Texas) Memorial High School in 2007.
As a Player
• An offensive lineman and member of OU’s 2002 recruiting class, Lebby’s college playing career was cut short due to injury, but he transitioned to a role as a student assistant for the program for four years.