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Brian Newberry is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head coach for the Navy Midshipmen football team. He had previously served as the team’s defensive coordinator.[1]
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Navy |
Conference | The American |
Record | 7–7 |
Playing career | |
1992–1996 | Baylor |
Position(s) | Defensive back |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1999–2000 | Southern Arkansas (GA) |
2001–2002 | Washington & Lee (DC/DB) |
2003 | Lehigh (assistant DB) |
2004–2006 | Washington & Lee (DC/DB) |
2007–2010 | Elon (DB) |
2011 | Sewanee (DC/LB) |
2012 | Northern Michigan (DC) |
2015–2018 | Kennesaw State (DC/DB) |
2019–2022 | Navy (DC/S) |
2023–present | Navy |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–7 |
After playing quarterback and safety at Westmoore High School from 1988 to 1992, Newberry committed to Baylor University.[2][3] He converted to safety full time as a member of the Baylor Bears football team.[2]
Baylor was co-Southwest Conference champion in 1994 and played in the Alamo Bowl.[4] Injuries limited his play for much of his college career. He received his bachelor's degree in education in 1998.[5]
Newberry was named the defensive coordinator for Navy in 2019.[6] He was a semifinalist for the Broyles Award in 2019.[7] On December 19, 2022, he was named the head coach for the Midshipmen.[8][9][10]
Newberry is married to his wife, Kate, and are the parents of a son, Max, and a daughter, Lyla.[7]
Growing up, Newberry worked as a tour guide at Glacier National Park. He enjoys photography, to the point where he stopped coaching for six months to consider a career in the field.[5]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Navy Midshipmen (American Athletic Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
2023 | Navy | 5–7 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
2024 | Navy | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
Navy: | 7–7 | 5–4 | |||||||
Total: | 7–7 |
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