Bryan Whitehead is in his third season with the Terriers and second season as assistant defensive backs coach. He will work primarily with the safeties along with Rob Greene. He recruits Alabama, Kentucky and the Chicago area.
During the 2019 season, the team secured the Southern Conference Championship and played in the NCAA FCS Playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. The defense was ranked 20th in the nation in total defense, along with being second in the Southern Conference in total defense and scoring defense. The secondary had four of the team’s seven interceptions. Cornerback George Gbesee was named second team All-Southern Conference by the coaches and media, while Keyvaun Cobb earned a spot on the SoCon All-Freshman Team.
In 2018 he served as defensive quality control coach and video coordinator for the Terriers. He assisted defensive coordinator Sam Siefkes and staff in scouting upcoming opponents, along with video and statistical analysis. For the previous two seasons he was on the coaching staff at Wisconsin-Platteville. In 2017 he was the defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator after serving as the safeties coach in 2016. The Pioneers were 15-3 overall in his two seasons, with the team reaching the NCAA Division III Playoffs in 2016.
Whitehead was a three-year letterwinner for the Pioneers as a wide receiver and defensive back from 2012-14, helping the team to the first ever playoff appearance in 2013. He played professionally for one season for the Fursty Razorbacks in Germany before beginning his coaching career at Glenbard South High School in the fall of 2015.
A native of Elgin, Illinois, he graduated from Larkin High School. He received his bachelor’s degree in Health and Human Performance from UW-Platteville in 2014. He and his wife, Ilse, were married in July 2019.
