Austin Armstrong
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive Coordinator |
| Team | Southern Miss |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Huntingdon College |
| Playing career | |
| 2011–2015 | Huntingdon College |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2016 | West Georgia (Assist. DL) |
| 2017-2018 | Louisiana (GA) |
| 2019 | Georgia (QC) |
| 2020 | Louisiana (ILB) |
| 2021-2023 | Southern Miss (DC / ILB) |
| 2023-present | Alabama (ILB) |
Robert Austin Armstrong is an American football coach who currently serves as defensive coordinator for Southern Miss.
Playing career
Armstrong was a linebacker for the Huntingdon Hawks for four years, and was named to the USA South All-Academic team his junior year.[1][2]
Coaching career
West Georgia
Armstrong began his coaching career as the assistant defensive line coach at West Georgia in 2016. The Wolves went 7-4, defeating one top 25 ranked team, and were ranked as high as #2 in the nation before falling in the middle of the season.
Louisiana
Armstrong served as a defensive graduate assistant coach with the Ragin' Cajuns for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Louisiana claimed its first of back-to-back Sun Belt Conference West Division championships in 2018, played in the Sun Belt's inaugural football championship game and earned a berth in the AutoNation Cure Bowl in Orlando, Florida.[3]
Georgia
Armstrong spent the 2019 season at Georgia, where he worked as a defensive quality control coach. He assisted coach Kirby Smart's squad as they climbed as high as No. 3 in the AP poll. The Bulldogs finished the 2019 season with a 12-2 record and a win in the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.[4]
Louisiana (Second Stint)
Armstrong worked as the inside linebackers coach for the Ragin' Cajuns during the 2020 season. Louisiana finished the season 10–1 with a First Responder Bowl win.
Southern Miss
In 2021, Southern Miss hired Armstrong as the defensive coordinator. During his first year, the Eagles went 3-9 overall. 2022 showed a massive improvement, as the team collected 4 more wins than the year prior, finishing 7-6 with a win in the Lending Tree Bowl.[5]
Alabama
In 2023, Armstrong joined the Crimson Tide as an inside linebackers coach.
References
- ↑ "Austin Armstrong - Huntingdon". Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "USA South Announces 2014 All-Academic Honorees - USA South". Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Austin Armstrong - Football Coach - Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns". Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Austin Armstrong - Football Coach - University of Georgia Athletics". Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Austin Armstrong - Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers - Staff Directory - Southern Miss". Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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