Lorenzo Ward

Lorenzo Ward (born April 26, 1967) is a college football coach and former player. He is the defensive coordinator for the Chattanooga Mocs.

Lorenzo Ward
Current position
TitleDefensive coordinator
TeamChattanooga Mocs
ConferenceSoCon
Biographical details
Born (1967-04-26) April 26, 1967
Greensboro, Alabama
Playing career
1986–1989Alabama
Position(s)Strong safety, linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991Alabama (GA)
1994–1998Chattanooga (asst.)
1999–2005Virginia Tech (DB)
2006–2007Oakland Raiders (DB)
2008Arkansas (DB)
2009–2015South Carolina (DC)
2016Fresno State (DC)
2017–2018Louisville (DB/AHC)
2018Louisville (interim HC)
2019–presentChattanooga (DC)
Head coaching record
Overall0–2
Bowls0–0

Playing career

Ward was born and raised in Greensboro, Alabama. A 1991 graduate of the University of Alabama, Ward played for the Crimson Tide from 1986 to 1989 under head coaches Ray Perkins (1986) and Bill Curry (1987-89).

Coaching career

Ward's first job was at his alma mater as a graduate assistant during the Tide's 1991 season. Ward then worked for the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga from 1994–1998.

In 1999, Ward was hired by Frank Beamer to join Virginia Tech's coach staff. Here, Ward coached the secondary and had five all-Big East players and one all-ACC player, including DeAngelo Hall. During his last year, the Hokies led the nation in total defense, allowing just 247.6 yards per game.[1]

Ward then joined the Oakland Raiders for the 2006 before rejoining the college ranks at Arkansas (2008) and then as defensive coordinator at South Carolina from 2009 to 2015 under Steve Spurrier. At South Carolina, Ward was known for recruiting Jadeveon Clowney.[2]

Ward spent the 2016 season as the defensive coordinator at Fresno State before being hired by Louisville in 2017 as secondary coach.

On November 11, 2018, Louisville fired Bobby Petrino after the team's 2–8 start. Ward was named interim head coach and coached his first game in this role against N.C. State on November 17, 2018.[3]

On June 4, 2019, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga re-hired him to be the defensive coordinator. [4]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Louisville Cardinals (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2018)
2018 Louisville 0–20–17th (Atlantic)
Louisville: 0–20–1
Total:0–2

References
  1. "Meet Lorenzo Ward, Louisville football's new interim coach". The Courier-Journal.
  2. "Lorenzo Ward - 0 Coach - University of Louisville Athletics". University of Louisville Athletics.
  3. "Louisville football fires coach Bobby Petrino". The Courier-Journal.
  4. "Wright Names Lorenzo Ward Defensive Coordinator". GoMocs.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
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