Richard Owens - Football Coach

Richard Owens

Title:
Tight Ends
Phone:
205-963-5700

Personal Information

Hometown: Middleburg, Fla.
Education: Louisville, 2004
Spouse: Tina
Children: Rylan
Birthday: November 4

Coaching Experience

2026-present: Alabama, TE
2023-25: Louisville, OL
2022: Georgia Southern, OL/RGC
2019-21: UAB, OL
2018: Louisville, TE
2016-17: South Alabama, OL
2015: South Alabama, TE
2014: UAB, TE
2013: UAB, OC/WR
2012: UAB, TE
2010-11: Arkansas, GA

Richard Owens was officially added to the Alabama coaching staff in the spring of 2026. He is tasked with leading the Crimson Tide's tight ends room.

An experienced assistant at the collegiate level, Owens has worked with multiple position groups and in various coordinator roles on offense across 16 seasons. His resume includes work with the tight ends, offensive line and wide receivers in addition to serving as an offensive coordinator and run game coordinator.

Louisville - Offensive Line (2023-25)

Logged three seasons coaching the offensive line at his alma mater, Louisville, from 2023-25
The Cardinals finished 28-12 overall and recorded back-to-back bowl game victories in 2024 and 2025 during Owens' time with the program
Under his watch, Louisville produced nine All-ACC offensive linemen
Bryan Hudson highlighted his all-conference honorees, earning first-team recognition in 2023
Hudson was also named the 2023 Jacobs Blocking Trophy recipient as the ACC's top offensive lineman

Georgia Southern - Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator (2022)

Spent one season at Georgia Southern as offensive line coach and run game coordinator

UAB - Offensive Line (2019-21)

Worked three years as the offensive line coach at UAB from 2019-21
His 2021 group helped the Blazers average nearly 400 yards of offense per game with 43 total offensive touchdowns
UAB capped a nine-win regular season in '21 with an Independence Bowl victory over 13th-ranked BYU, racking up over 400-yards in the game
The 2021 line was led by first team all-conference honoree Colby Ragland who anchored a unit that blocked for a 1,300-yard rusher and a 2,200-yard passer
UAB secured a Conference USA West Division title in 2020, thanks in large part to Owens' offensive line group
The unit allowed just four sacks all season, the fourth-fewest in the nation, and was led by first team all-conference honorees Sidney Wells and Ragland
UAB averaged 200.0 yards per game on the ground in 2020 and featured running back Spencer Brown who averaged 111.1 rushing yards per game as a senior on the way to setting the program's career rushing mark at 4,011
In Owens' first year leading the offensive line, the Blazers finished 9-5 overall and won the C-USA West Division title
The 2019 unit featured two honorable mention all-conference honorees in Wells and Ragland

Additional Coaching Experience

Made his first stop at Louisville in 2018, coaching the Cardinals' tight ends
Spent the 2015-17 seasons at South Alabama, first directing the tight ends in 2015 before taking on duties with the offensive line from 2016-17
Worked at UAB from 2012-14, guiding the Blazers' tight ends in '12 and '14 while serving as the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach during the 2013 campaign
Got his start in coaching as a graduate assistant at Arkansas from 2010-11 where he worked with the Razorbacks' tight ends

Player Career

Earned his bachelor's degree in sports administration from Louisville in 2004
Started three seasons at tight end for the Cardinals and caught 36 career passes for 371 yards and seven touchdowns
Went on to sign a free agent contract with the Minnesota Vikings, part of a six-year NFL career that included time with the Vikings, St. Louis Rams and New York Jets
Appeared in 53 games with seven starts in the NFL from 2004-09, totaling 18 receptions for 141 yards and one touchdown
Owens' longest stint came in Minnesota from 2004-07, where he served as a special teams captain during the 2005 season