Bryan Brown (American football)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Co-Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Ole Miss |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 25, 1983 Corinth, Mississippi |
| Alma mater | University of Mississippi |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2006 | Ole Miss |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008 | Rutgers (PD) |
| 2009 | Delta State (GA) |
| 2010 | Ole Miss (DAA) |
| 2011 | Ole Miss (GA) |
| 2012–2017 | Appalachian State (CB) |
| 2018 | Appalachian State (DC/CB) |
| 2019–2020 | Louisville (DC/CB) |
| 2021–2022 | Louisville (AHC/DC/CB) |
| 2023 | Cincinnati (AHC/DC) |
| 2024–Present | Ole Miss (Co-DC/DB) |
Bryan Brown (born October 25, 1983) is an
Playing career
Brown played as a defensive back at Ole Miss, from 2003 to 2006, amassing two tackles and one interception returned for a touchdown.[3] He also played basketball for the Rebels during the 2002–03 season as a freshman.[4]
Coaching career
Early coaching career
During his playing career at Ole Miss, Brown helped head coach and defensive coordinator Ed Orgeron with game planning for the cornerbacks.[5] He got his first full–time coaching role as a player development coach at Rutgers under head coach Greg Schiano.[6] He left Rutgers after one season to become a graduate assistant at Delta State.[6] For the 2010 and 2011 seasons, he returned to Ole Miss as a defensive administrative assistant and later as a graduate assistant under head coach Houston Nutt.
Appalachian State
Before the 2012 season, Brown was hired as the cornerbacks coach at Appalachian State. After entering the FBS in 2014, Appalachian State's cornerback unit recorded 0.8 interceptions per game in 2014,[7] 1.4 in 2015,[8] 1.5 in 2016,[9] and 1.4 in 2017.[10] Appalachian State's secondary recorded 70 interceptions from 2015 to 2018, only trailing San Diego State in the FBS.[11]
In 2018, he was promoted to defensive coordinator following the departure of Nate Woody to Georgia Tech.[12] His 2018 defense ranked #4 overall in the country in points allowed at 15.5 points allowed per game.[13]
Louisville
After the 2018 season, he followed head coach Scott Satterfield from Appalachian State to Louisville, keeping his role as defensive coordinator.[14] His 2019 defense struggled, allowing 33.4 points per game[15] before improving to 26.6 points allowed per game in 2020.[16]
Cincinnati
On December 6, 2022, it was reported that Brown would follow Scott Satterfield to Cincinnati as defensive coordinator.[17]
Ole Miss
It was reported, on January 12, 2024, that Brown was leaving Cincinnati and returning to
Personal life
Brown and his wife, Courtney, have a son, Bryson, and a daughter, Elle.[19]
References
- ^ Gardner, Tim. "Two App State Assistants Join Satterfield's Louisville Staff". HCPress.com.
- ^ Teague-Robinson, Cameron. "Music City Bowl: Former Ole Miss football player excited to coach against Mississippi State". Clarion Ledger.
- ^ "Bryan Brown Football Stats". CollegeFootballReference.com.
- ^ "Bryan Brown Basketball Stats". CollegeBasketballReference.com.
- ^ "It's Official: Bryan Brown Hired As Louisville Defensive Coordinator". The Cardinal Connect.
- ^ a b Barbour, Shawn. "UofL Reportedly Has A New Defensive Coordinator In Former Appalachian State DC Bryan Brown". CardinalSportsZone.com.
- ^ "2014 Interceptions Per Game". CollegeFootballReference.com.
- ^ "2015 Interceptions Per Game". CollegeFootballReference.com.
- ^ "2016 Interceptions Per Game". CollegeFootballReference.com.
- ^ "2014 Interceptions Per Game". CollegeFootballReference.com.
- ^ "Bryan Brown". Louisville Athletics.
- ^ "Bryan Brown Promoted To Defensive Coordinator and Dale Jones to Co-Defensive Coordinator for Appalachian State". HCPress.com.
- ^ "2018 Team Defense". CollegeFootballReference.com.
- ^ Lourim, Jake. "Report: Louisville football to hire Bryan Brown as defensive coordinator". Courier Journal.
- ^ "2019 Team Defense". CollegeFootballReference.com.
- ^ "2020 Team Defense". CollegeFootballReference.com.
- ^ @@BruceFeldmanCFB (December 6, 2022). "SOURCE: Cincinnati is hiring Louisville DC Bryan Brown as its new defensive coordinator. The 39-year old former Ole Miss DB was with Scott Satterfield when they had a Top 5 D at App State, and this year U of L was No. 2 in the nation in sacks & No. 3 in takeaways" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Defensive Coordinator Bryan Brown Leaves for Ole Miss". 247sports.com.
- ^ "Bryan Brown". Appalachian State Athletics.