Steve Farmer - Football Coach

Steve Farmer

Title:
Offensive Line Coach
Email:
steve-farmer@utulsa.edu
Phone:
918.631.2393

FIRST YEAR

Steve Farmer joined The University of Tulsa football coaching staff as offensive line coach in January 2022.

Farmer brought 23 years of collegiate coaching experience to the Hurricane, including nine seasons as an offensive coordinator. He comes to Tulsa following three seasons (2019-21) coaching the offensive front at Texas Tech.

Five different Texas Tech offensive lineman earned six All-Big 12 honors in three seasons under Farmer’s tutelage. In his first two seasons at Tech, the Red Raider offensive line ranked among the top 30 nationally for fewest sacks allowed.

Three of Farmer’s linemen went onto the NFL – Terence Steele signed as an undrafted free agent with the Dallas Cowboys following the 2019 season, Jack Anderson was selected in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills and Dawson Deaton was a seventh-round pick by the Cleveland Browns in 2022. Steele became only the fourth offensive tackle in the Super Bowl era and the ninth in NFL history to start at least 14 games as an undrafted free agent when he started at right tackle for the Cowboys in 2020.

Previously, Farmer spent three seasons at Utah State (2016-18) in a similar capacity before moving to Texas Tech with Head Coach Matt Wells.

Under his guidance, Utah State boasted one of the top offensive lines in 2018 with an FBS national ranking of fourth place for fewest sacks allowed, giving up only 10 sacks despite attempting 465 passes on the year. USU was one of only three teams in the country to rank in the top 10 for fewest sacks allowed and the top 30 for pass attempts. The Aggies scored 47.5 points per game in 2018 to rank second in the nation behind No. 1 Oklahoma.

Utah State closed the 2018 season at 11-2 overall, matching the single-season school record for wins. The Aggies ended the year at No. 21 in the final Amway Coaches’ poll and 22nd in the Associated Press poll.

Over his three-year tenure, Farmer tutored a total of nine offensive linemen who earned All-Mountain West accolades and had two players sign NFL free agent contracts.

Prior to joining Utah State, Farmer spent six seasons as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Louisiana-Monroe from 2010-15, which was his second coaching stint with the Warhawks. Farmer was also on Monroe’s staff from 2004-08, where he coached the offensive line. He also added the responsibilities as run game coordinator in 2006, co-offensive coordinator in 2007 and served as offensive coordinator in 2008.

In his second stint at Monroe, Farmer mentored 17 offensive players who garnered various Sun Belt all-conference honors. During his first stay in Monroe, Farmer produced one of the best offensive lines in school history as his 2007 unit paved the way for Calvin Dawson, a two-time Sun Belt rushing champion, to his best season as a Warhawk with 1,414 yards on the ground.

The Warhawks led the Sun Belt in fewest sacks allowed from 2004-06 after combining to surrender only 28 during that stretch. Monroe ranked second nationally in the FBS with seven sacks allowed in 2004, fourth with only eight sacks a year later and fifth in 2006 with 13 sacks given up.

In between his two stints in Monroe, Farmer returned to his alma mater, Illinois State, where he served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in 2009.

Farmer had his first offensive line coaching position at Eastern Illinois for two seasons (2001-02), as his unit allowed only 17 sacks in those two years. He then moved to coach the offensive line at Eastern Michigan for the 2003 season.

Farmer began his coaching career at his alma mater following graduation. He coached defensive tackles in his first season (1999) at Illinois State, helping the Redbirds reach the NCAA FCS semifinals, and in his second season coached the tight ends.

As a student-athlete, Farmer was a first-team All-Gateway Conference performer at center for Illinois State in 1998 and a member of the Redbirds’ 1998 FCS playoff team. He began his collegiate career at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, where he was a two-year letterwinner and team captain in 1996.

Farmer earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Illinois State in 1999. He and his wife, Amy, have a daughter, Rebekah, and a son, Luke.

Alma Mater: Illinois State ‘98
Hometown: Coweta, Okla.
Playing Experience: Played two seasons at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and two years at Illinois State, earning all-conference honors in 1998.

Bowl Games as a Coach
Year     Bowl Game
2017     Arizona Bowl (Utah State)
2019     Frisco Bowl (Utah State)
2021     Liberty Bowl (Texas Tech)