Daryl Daye (born February 1, 1963) is a former

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coach . He served as the head football coach at

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from 1999 to 2003 and

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from 2012 to 2014.

Head coaching career

Daye served as head coach at

from 1999 to 2003, and compiled a record of 17 wins and 38 losses. At Nicholls State, he was named

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Coach of the Year in 2002. From 2012 until 2014, Daye was head football coach at

and compiled a record of 17 wins and 15 losses.

Assistant coaching career

Daye has been an assistant coach at

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(graduate assistant) from 1986 to 1988, the

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(graduate assistant) from 1989 to 1990,

Liberty University Liberty University (LU), known simply as Liberty, is a Private university, private Evangelicalism in the United States, evangelical Christian university in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conservativ ...

(defensive line coach and

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) from 1991 to 1998,

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(special teams coach) from 2004 to 2005 and Missouri Southern State University (defensive coordinator) from 2006 to 2009. He spent two years in the

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(NFL) as an assistant to

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head coach

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from 2010 to 2011. Daye was also defensive coordinator at

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in 2015.

Playing career

Daye is an alumnus of

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(LSU), where he played football.

Head coaching record

Notes

References

External links

East Tennessee State profile
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