Lovie Smith is an American football coach who is the associate head coach and defensive coordinator for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was previously the head coach of the Chicago Bears (2004–2012) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2014–2015), as well as the Illinois Fighting Illini. Smith has been to the Super Bowl twice, as the defensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams in 2001 and as the head coach for the Bears in 2006. In 2005 Smith was the Coach of the Year while with the Chicago Bears.