George Barlow (American football)

George Barlow
Current position
Title	Secondary coach
Team	Louisiana
Conference	Sun Belt
Biographical details
Born	November 18, 1967 (age 56); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
1986–1990	Marshall
Position(s)	Safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991	Marshall (GA)
1992–1993	Marshall (LB)
1994	Hutchinson CC (DL)
1995	West Virginia State (DC)
1996–1997	Oklahoma (GA)
1998	Oklahoma (OLB/S)
1999–2001	James Madison (RB)
2002–2003	James Madison (DL)
2004–2008	James Madison (AHC/DC/S)
2009–2010	New Mexico (AHC/DB)
2011	New Mexico (AHC/DC)
2012–2013	Vanderbilt (DB/RC)
2014–2015	NC State (CB)
2016–2020	NC State (AHC/CB)
2021–2022	South Florida (CB)
2024–present	Louisiana (Secondary)
Head coaching record
Overall	1–7

George Barlow (born November 18, 1967) is an American football coach who is currently the cornerbacks coach at the University of South Florida. He was the interim head coach for the University of New Mexico Lobos. He was elevated from defensive coordinator to interim head coach following the firing of Mike Locksley on September 25, 2011. He coached the Lobos for their final eight games in 2011. He has also coached at Vanderbilt, NC State, and Oklahoma.

Playing career

Barlow played college football at Marshall University from 1986 to 1990. Playing the safety position, he was part of the 1987 national championship runner-up team. He still shares the team record for the most interceptions in a single game with three against East Tennessee State in 1989.^[1]

Coaching career

Following his playing career, Barlow began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Marshall in 1991.^[2] In addition to Marshall, he has coached at Hutchinson Community College, West Virginia State, Oklahoma and James Madison, where as defensive coordinator he helped lead the Dukes to the 2004 Division I-AA National Championship and four other playoff appearances, prior to becoming defensive backs coach at New Mexico in 2009.^[2] Barlow was named interim head coach at New Mexico following the firing of Mike Locksley on September 25, 2011.^[3] During the final eight games of the season, Barlow led the Lobos to one win and seven losses (1–7). On January 13, 2012, Vanderbilt head coach James Franklin announced Barlow had been hired to serve as the Commodores' defensive backs coach.^[4] In his two seasons at Vanderbilt, Barlow mentored the team’s defensive backs into one of the SEC’s most productive units, finishing in the Top-25 in both passing defense and passing efficiency defense during his tenure. On January 16, 2014, NC State head coach Dave Doeren announced Barlow had been hired to serve as the Wolfpack's cornerbacks coach.^[5]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
New Mexico Lobos (Mountain West Conference) (2011)
2011	New Mexico	1–7	1–6	T–6th
New Mexico:		1–7	1–6
Total:		1–7

References

^ 2006 Marshall Football Media Guide. Huntington, West Virginia: Marshall Sports Information Office. 2006. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
^ ^a ^b University of New Mexico Athletics (September 26, 2011). "George Barlow profile". golobos.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011.
^ "New Mexico fires Mike Locksley". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 26, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
^ "Vandy adds George Barlow, Josh Gattis to staff". Nashville, Tennessee: WSMV TV. Associated Press. January 13, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "George Barlow Named Cornerbacks Coach". Raleigh, North Carolina: GoPack.com. NCSU.edu. January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.