Kevin Coyle (born January 14, 1956) is an
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...
coach who is currently the defensive coordinator at
Fresno State
California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is a public university in Fresno, California. It is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system. The university had a fall 2020 enrollment of 25,341 students. It offers bachelo ...
. Prior to that, Coyle was a senior analyst at
LSU. He served as head coach of the
Atlanta Legends
The Atlanta Legends were a professional American football franchise based in Atlanta, Georgia, and one of the eight members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), which played one season from February 2019 to April 2019. They played their ...
of the
Alliance of American Football
The Alliance of American Football (AAF) was a professional American football minor league. The AAF consisted of eight centrally owned and operated teams in the southern and western United States, seven of which were located in metropolitan are ...
(AAF) and also spent 13 seasons with the
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The club's home ...
of the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ma ...
(NFL).
In October 2018, Coyle agreed to become the defensive coordinator of the
Atlanta Legends
The Atlanta Legends were a professional American football franchise based in Atlanta, Georgia, and one of the eight members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), which played one season from February 2019 to April 2019. They played their ...
of the
Alliance of American Football
The Alliance of American Football (AAF) was a professional American football minor league. The AAF consisted of eight centrally owned and operated teams in the southern and western United States, seven of which were located in metropolitan are ...
, taking over the position upon completing the 2018 college football season with LSU. On January 9, 2019, Coyle was promoted to head coach after
Brad Childress
Bradley Childress (born June 27, 1956) is a former American football coach. He worked for over 40 years as a coach for various college programs and National Football League (NFL) franchises. He was the offensive coordinator for Wisconsin Badgers ...
resigned from the position.
Raised in
New Dorp, in 1974 Coyle graduated from
Monsignor Farrell High School
Monsignor Farrell High School is an American Catholic high school for boys, located in the Oakwood section of Staten Island, New York.
Opened in 1961, the school is named in honor of Monsignor Joseph Farrell, a Catholic priest, as well as a r ...
in
Oakwood,
Staten Island, New York
Staten Island ( ) is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located in the city's southwest portion, the borough is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull and f ...
. He was inducted into the
Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame
The Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame mission is "to recognize those individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to Staten Island sports history, and by virtue of their accomplishments, service, or force of character, have enriched that ...
in 2011.
Head coaching record
Alliance of American Football
See also
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References
External links
Cincinnati Bengals bio
1956 births
Living people
Arkansas Razorbacks football coaches
Atlanta Legends coaches
Cincinnati Bearcats football coaches
Cincinnati Bengals coaches
Fresno State Bulldogs football coaches
Holy Cross Crusaders football coaches
LSU Tigers football coaches
Maryland Terrapins football coaches
Merchant Marine Mariners football coaches
Miami Dolphins coaches
National Football League defensive coordinators
Syracuse Orange football coaches
UMass Minutemen football players
Sportspeople from Staten Island
Monsignor Farrell High School alumni
People from New Dorp, Staten Island
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