Michael Pelton (born December 13, 1971) is an American
college football
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Unlike most ...
coach and former player. He is the
defensive coordinator
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for
Sewanee: The University of the South; a position he has held since 2023. He also coached for
Troy
Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in prese ...
,
Valdosta State
Valdosta State University (VSU or Valdosta State) is a public university in Valdosta, Georgia. It is one of the four comprehensive universities in the University System of Georgia. , VSU had over 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students. VSU a ...
,
Iowa State
Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the n ...
,
Oak Mountain High School
Oak Mountain High School is a four-year public high school in the northern Shelby County suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama. It is part of Shelby County School Schools.
Academics
College preparation
Oak Mountain students can take one or more o ...
,
Vanderbilt,
Auburn
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Places Australia
* Auburn, New South Wales
* City of Auburn, the local government area
*Electoral district of Auburn
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, and
Georgia Tech
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. He played college football for Auburn as a defensive lineman and was drafted in the fifth round of the
1995 NFL Draft
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by the
Kansas City Chiefs
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The tea ...
of the
National Football League
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(NFL).
References
Sources
Sewanee profileGeorgia Tech profileIowa State profileAuburn coach profileAuburn player profile
1971 births
Living people
People from Pike County, Alabama
Players of American football from Alabama
American football defensive linemen
Auburn Tigers football players
Kansas City Chiefs players
Coaches of American football from Alabama
Troy Trojans football coaches
Valdosta State Blazers football coaches
Iowa State Cyclones football coaches
High school football coaches in Alabama
Vanderbilt Commodores football coaches
Auburn Tigers football coaches
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football coaches
Sewanee Tigers football coaches
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