head coach Daryl Daye Head Coach With more than 27 years of college football experience, D a r yl Daye wa s named the 11th Head Coach in the history of Missouri Southern Football on December 16, 2011. In his first season as the head coach with the Lions, Daye led the team to a 6-5 record, its first winning season since 2007 and just the third winning season in the prior 20 years. He helped mentor the Division II National Defnensive Player of the Year as Brandon Williams broke the Southern sack record and was named to five different All-America teams. Williams was also selected to play in the Senior Bowl. Daye came back to Southern after serving two seasons with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills as Assistant to the Head Coach. He assisted Defensive Coordinator Dave Wannstedt in coaching the inside linebackers and also helped to coach the special teams units. He was responsible for assisting head coach Chan Gailey in the team’s day-to-day administrative operation as well as numerous travel and training camp duties. Prior to his stint with the Bills, Daye served for four years with the Lions as the team’s defensive coordinator. He was also the special teams coach and also coached the Southern linebackers. In 2008, the Lions once again led the MIAA in pass defense and junior linebacker Jared Brawner was an All-MIAA, All-Region and All-American selection after leading the MIAA in tackles with 120. The Lions held opponents to 172 passing yards per game and recorded 58 tackles for a loss, 15 sacks and recovered all 15 fumbles the team forced. The 2007 MSSU defense helped the Lions to their first winning season in 12 years. The defense led the MIAA in total defense for the 1st time in school history and also led the MIAA pass defense, opponents’ first downs, passing efficiency and were ranked second in Opponents third and fourth down conversions. The Lions’ defense was ranked 21st nationally in total defense and also broke a 17 year old division II school record with 21 interceptions. Coach Daye’s defenses have now forced a total of 113 turnovers in 4 years. Prior to Southern, Daye worked as special teams coach for the Southern University Jaguars in Baton Rouge, La. until 2005. His punt return unit led the nation with 19.1 yards per return in 2005, and the kickoff return squad ranked ninth nationally at 22.4 yards per return. He coached place kicker Breck Ackley who became the all-time leading scorer at Southern University. Daye previously served as head coach at Nicholls State University, in Thibodeaux, La., from 1999-2003. His 2003 team broke 32 school records and played for the first ever Southland Conference championship. The Colonels finished that year ranked 32nd nationally and were among the top 45 percent in NCAA Division I-AA attendance. His quarterback Josh Son became the All-Time leading rusher in Colonel History. Daye led the Colonels to a four-win turnaround in 2002 as the team finished 7-4 and ended the season ranked in the Division I-AA top 25. For his efforts, he was named the 2002 Southland Conference Coach of the year. The success for Daye at Nicholls State started in 2001, where he guided the Colonels to a victory over Division I-A foe Arkansas State, the first ever Division I-A 2013 MSSU FOOTBALL @mososports missourisouthernlions mssulions.com 46
2012 Mssu Football Media Guide
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