Gary DeLoach
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| Gary DeLoach | ||
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| Title | Defensive coordinator | |
| College | North Texas | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Conference | Sun Belt | |
| Born | June 22, 1954 | |
| Place of birth |  Houston, TX |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1976-1978 1979 1980-1982 1983-1989 1990-1996 1997 1997 1998-1999 2000-2002 2003-2007 2008-present |
Stephen F. Austin (GA) Spring Branch HS (DC) Texas A&M (Assist.) Stephen F. Austin (DC) New Mexico State (DC) Trinity Valley CC (DC) Frankfurt Galaxy (Assist.) North Texas (DB) North Texas (DC) UCLA (S/ST) North Texas (DC) |
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Gary DeLoach (born June 22, 1954 in Houston, Texas) is an American football coach. He currently serves as defensive coordinator at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. It is DeLoach's second stint as North Texas coordinator, after guiding the Mean Green defense from 2000-02.
A native of Houston, Texas, DeLoach graduated from Sam Houston High School in 1972. He then attended Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, where he received a bachelor's degree in education in 1976. DeLoach began his college coaching career as a graduate assistant and then part-time assistant at Stephen F. Austin University (1976-78). He then moved to the high school level, serving as defensive coordinator at Spring Branch High School, located in the Greater Houston area, in 1979.
In 1980 DeLoach became a defensive assistant at Texas A&M University under head coach Tom Wilson. In 1983 he returned to Nacogdoches, Texas, as he became defensive coordinator under Jim Hess at Stephen F. Austin. DeLoach helped the Lumberjacks to a 10–3 record in 1988, including a Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game. In 1990 DeLoach followed Hess to New Mexico State University, where he coached the next 7 seasons. After a 1–10 in 1996, Hess and his entire staff were fired.
DeLoach became defensive coordinator under Scott Conley at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas. The Cardinals went undefeated in 1997, compiling a 12–0 and winning the NJCAA National championship. DeLoach's success gained the attention of Ernie Stautner, former longtime defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys, who at that time served as head coach of the Frankfurt Galaxy in the World League of American Football. After the 1997 WLAF season with the Galaxy, DeLoach became secondary coach at the University of North Texas under head coach Darrell Dickey.
Prior to the 2000 season, DeLoach was promoted to defensive coordinator. Under DeLoach's direction, the Mean Green ranked at or near the top of the conference in several defensive categories each year. In 2001 and 2002, the Mean Green defense led the Sun Belt Conference in rushing defense, scoring defense and total defense. Nationally, North Texas was third in scoring defense (14.8 points), ninth in total defense (290.6 yards), 12th in passing defense (171.7) and 26th in rushing defense (118.9) in 2002.
DeLoach then left North Texas to coach the safeties and special teams at the University of California, Los Angeles under head coach Karl Dorrell. He left UCLA after Dorrell was fired in 2007. Soon after, DeLoach was hired by Todd Dodge to replace Ron Mendoza as defensive coordinator of North Texas.
