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2017 Football Coaching Staff
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Pete Golding
Pete Golding
Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks Coach

Phone: (210) 458-5011
Email: footballrecruiting@utsa.edu

Pete Golding is in his second season as UTSA’s defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach.

In his first season with the Roadrunners, he helped lead the program to six wins and its first-ever bowl game, the 2016 Gildan New Mexico Bowl. His defense set several school records, including single-season standards for tackles (934), tackles for loss (77), sacks (27) and quarterback hurries (38). Individually, linebacker Josiah Tauaefa broke UTSA's season record for tackles with 115 en route to becoming the program's first Freshman All-American (Football Writers Association of America) and collecting Conference USA Freshman of the Year and first-team all-conference honors. Defensive end Marcus Davenport and safety Michael Egwuagu were named second-team all-conference and safety Jordan Moore was honorable mention.

Golding came to the Alamo City following a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Southern Miss, where he coached the safeties. The Golden Eagles posted a six-win improvement in his second season. Southern Miss finished 9-5 overall, won the West Division of Conference USA with a 7-1 mark and made an appearance in the Heart of Dallas Bowl in 2015.

Prior to his tenure at Southern Miss, the Hammond, La., native spent two seasons as Southeastern Louisiana’s defensive coordinator. In his final year in 2013, the Lions won a program-record 11 contests, including a perfect 7-0 mark in Southland Conference play en route to their first league title since 1961. Southeastern Louisiana advanced to the quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs in its first-ever appearance and his defense led the Southland in both total and scoring defense.

Golding served as defensive coordinator from 2010-11 at his alma mater, Delta State. A former All-Gulf South Conference defensive back, he also coached the team’s secondary.

The Statesmen advanced to the 2010 NCAA Division II National Championship Game after winning their third Gulf South Conference title in four years with an 11-4 overall record.

That came on the heels of a stint as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Tusculum.

The Pioneers became an explosive and record-setting defensive unit under his direction. In 2007, Tusculum intercepted a program-record 14 passes and produced conference-leading marks in sacks and forced turnovers en route to an appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs.

Golding has tutored six All-Americans during his 10-year coaching career, including 2012 FCS Defensive Player of the Year and 2013 second-round National Football League draft pick Robert Alford, who was a cornerback under Golding during his senior season. Meanwhile, 18 players at Delta State were named to the All-Gulf South Conference and All-South Region teams during his tenure, while six Tusculum defenders received All-South Atlantic Conference accolades.

He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Delta State in 2006 after being a four-year starter at safety for the Statesmen from 2002-05.

Golding graduated in 2005 from Delta State with a degree in business. He and his wife, Carolyn, are the parents of two sons, Braxton and Bentley.

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