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American football player and coach (born 2001)

Kenny Hrncir
Current position
TitleCo-offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
TeamUT Permian Basin
ConferenceLSC
Biographical details
Born (2001-05-03) May 3, 2001 (age 23)
Wink, Texas, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Texas Permian Basin (2023)
Playing career
2019–2022East Central
2023UT Permian Basin
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2024 (spring)UT Permian Basin (QB/PGC)
2024–presentUT Permian Basin (co-OC/QB)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • LSC Offensive Player of the Year (2023)
  • First Team All-LSC (2023)

Kenneth C. Hrncir (born May 3, 2001) is an American college football coach and former quarterback. He is the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the University of Texas Permian Basin, positions he has held since 2024. He originally played for the East Central Tigers before transferring to the UT Permian Basin Falcons.

High school career

Hrncir attended and played for Needville High School in Needville, Texas. He finished his senior season completing 123 of 251 passes for 2,004 yards with 18 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, while also rushing for 1,334 yards and 11 touchdowns.

High school statistics

Year GP Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2017 9 89 170 .524 1,926 11.3 18 10 103.7 99 505 5.1 5
2018 12 123 251 .490 2,004 12.5 18 7 88.5 158 1,334 8.4 11
Career 21 212 421 .504 3,930 9.3 36 17 94.6 257 1,839 7.2 16

College career

East Central

Coming out of high school, Hrncir committed to play for the East Central Tigers.

In Hrncir's final game with the Tigers, the 2022 Heritage Bowl against Texas–A&M Kingsville, he went 8-of-14 for 147 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions, averaging 18.3 yards per completion, as East Central won 38–21.

UT Permian Basin

Prior to the 2023 season, Hrncir transferred to UT Permian Basin (TPB) in Odessa, Texas after East Central head coach Kris McCullough was hired as the Falcons' new head coach.

In Hrncir's first game at TPB, the Falcons scored a program record 96 points in the victory over NAIA Texas College. In week 4, against West Texas A&M, Hrncir and the Falcons rallied from two ten-point deficits in the fourth quarter to win 41–40 in overtime. Against the Buffaloes, Hrncir threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns along with 105 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns and was named the Lone Star Conference (LSC) offensive player of the week. In week 8, against no. 19 Angelo State, Hrncir threw for four touchdowns as the Falcons won 28–23 and would be named the LSC offensive player of the week for the second time. The Following week, against Western Oregon, Hrncir threw for 379 yards and scored three touchdowns in the second quarter alone, two passing and one rushing, as the Falcons won 28–16; for his performance, Hrncir would be named LSC offensive player of the week for the second week in a row.

Following the conclusion of the regular season, Hrncir was named the Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Year.

College statistics

Season GP Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Att Yds Avg TD
East Central Tigers
2019 11 150 257 58.3 1,876 12.5 5 6 138 630 4.6 8
2020 2 25 48 52.0 282 11.3 1 0 28 70 2.5 0
2021 11 153 290 52.8 2,175 14.2 18 13 106 341 3.2 7
2022 12 212 354 55.3 2,556 12.1 19 7 115 306 2.7 4
UT Permian Basin Falcons
2023 12 196 354 57.0 2,878 14.7 30 9 149 682 4.6 8
Career 48 735 1,302 56.4 9,761 13.3 73 35 536 2,029 3.8 27

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Coaching career

After Hrncir's playing career, he was hired as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for his former team, UT Permian Basin under his former head coach, Kris McCullough. In June 2024, he was promoted to co-offensive coordinator and retained his role as quarterbacks coach.

Personal life

Hrncir's father, Andy Hrncir, is an assistant football coach at Andrews High School in Andrews, Texas.

References

  1. "Kenny Hrncir's High School Football Stats 18-19". MaxPreps. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. "Kenny Hrncir's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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  4. "East Central runs away with 38-21 win in Heritage Bowl". Corsicana Daily Sun. December 4, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  5. Bauer, Michael (August 31, 2023). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Hrncir ready for first (and only) season at UTPB". Odessa American. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  6. Hadron, Christopher (September 2, 2023). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: UTPB flirts with 100 points in McCullough's debut". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  7. Hadron, Christopher (September 23, 2023). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: UTPB rallies to beat West Texas A&M in OT". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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  9. "LSC Football Weekly Release - Week 8". Lone Star Conference. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  10. "LSC Football Weekly Release - Week 9". Lone Star Conference. October 30, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  11. "2023 LSC football all-conference awards revealed". lonestarconference.org. November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  12. "Kenny Hrncir Stats - Football - East Central University Athletics". Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  13. "Kenny Hrncir Stats - Football - UTPB Athletics". Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  14. "Former UTPB football players join coaching staff, look to lead Falcons to another championship". UTPB Athletics. June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  15. "Kenny Hrncir - Co - Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks". UTPB Athletics. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  16. Hogue, Cory (June 17, 2024). "UTPB to make Hrncir youngest offensive coordinator in college football". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  17. Elique, Jenna (September 23, 2023). "West Texas connection between two quarterbacks Saturday night". KWES-TV. Retrieved September 23, 2023.

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