Kirby Cannon (born January 18, 1958) is an American

college football College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that gridiron football American football in the United States, firs ...

coach and former player. He is the

defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator (DC) is a coach responsible for a gridiron football team's defense. Generally, the defensive coordinator, offensive coordinator and special teams coordinator represent the second level of a team's coaching structure, wit ...

and

defensive backs In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

coach for the

University of Virginia's College at Wise The University of Virginia's College at Wise (UVA Wise) is a public liberal arts college adjacent to Wise, Virginia. It is part of the University of Virginia, though separately accredited, and was established in 1954 as Clinch Valley College of t ...

, positions he has held since 2024. He was the head football coach at

Austin Peay State University Austin Peay State University (APSU) () is a public university in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States. Standing on a site occupied by a succession of educational institutions since 1845, the precursor of the university was established in 1927 ...

(APSU), a position he held from March 2013 to November 2015. He served in the same capacity at

Missouri University of Science and Technology Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T or S&T) is a public research university in Rolla, Missouri. It is a member institution of the University of Missouri System. Most of its 6,456 students (2023) study engineering, busin ...

(Missouri S&T) from 1999 to 2009, compiling a record of 35 wins and 86 losses. In January 2017, Cannon was tapped to be the defensive coordinator for the

Northern Michigan Wildcats The Northern Michigan Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent Northern Michigan University, located in Marquette, Michigan, in NCAA intercollegiate sporting competitions. All teams that play under NCAA governance compete at the NCAA Divisi ...

Head coaching record

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Quincy profile

Northern Michigan profile

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Missouri S&T profile

Missouri State Hall of Fame profile
1958 births Living people American football quarterbacks Austin Peay Governors football coaches Central Michigan Chippewas football coaches Iowa State Cyclones football coaches Missouri S&T Miners football coaches Missouri State Bears football players North Central Cardinals football coaches Northern Michigan Wildcats football coaches Quincy Hawks football coaches Truman Bulldogs football coaches UVA Wise Cavaliers football coaches Western Illinois Leathernecks football coaches 20th-century American sportsmen {{1980s-collegefootball-coach-stub