Joel Taylor (American football)
Appearance
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | West Georgia |
Conference | UAC |
Record | 4–7 |
Biographical details | |
Born | c. 1982 (age 41–42) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | South Carolina State University (2004, 2008) |
Playing career | |
2001–2004 | South Carolina State |
Position(s) | Defensive back |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2005–2006 | South Carolina State (GA) |
2007–2008 | South Carolina State (def. assistant) |
2009 | Lenoir–Rhyne (OLB) |
2010–2013 | South Carolina State (DB) |
2014–2018 | The Citadel (S) |
2019 | Lenoir–Rhyne (DC/LB) |
2020–2023 | Mercer (DC/LB) |
2024–present | West Georgia |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 4–7 |
Joel Taylor (born c. 1982) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for the University of West Georgia, a position he has held since 2024.[1][2] He also coached for South Carolina State,[3] Lenoir–Rhyne,[4] The Citadel,[5][6] and Mercer.[7][8] He played college football for South Carolina State as a defensive back.
Head coaching record
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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West Georgia Wolves (United Athletic Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
2024 | West Georgia | 4–7 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
West Georgia: | 4–7 | 1–7 | |||||||
Total: | 4–7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "UWG Football Names New Head Coach". UWG Wolves | Athletic Programs | Official Athletics Site. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ FCS, Fear The (December 3, 2023). "Joel Taylor Hired as West Georgia Head Coach". Fear The FCS. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Joel Taylor - Asst. FB Coach (Defensive Secondary) - Football Coaches". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Joel Taylor - Football Coach". Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Joel Taylor - Football Coach". The Citadel Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Drew Cronic addresses the media going into the first Southern Conference game of the season - The Mercer Cluster". www.mercercluster.com. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Joel Taylor - Football Coach". Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ Baxley, Justin (January 29, 2020). "Mercer's new coaching staff finalized. A former star QB is returning to help Bears". The Telegraph. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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