Daryl Daye


Daryl Daye is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive line coach at East Tennessee State. He was head coach at Nicholls State University from 1999 to 2003 and Missouri Southern State University from 2012 to 2014.

Head coaching career

Daye served as head coach at Nicholls State University from 1999 to 2003, and compiled a record of 17 wins and 38 losses. At Nicholls State, he was named Southland Conference Coach of the Year in 2002.
From 2012 until 2014, Daye was head football coach at Missouri Southern State University and compiled a record of 17 wins and 15 losses.

Assistant coaching career

Daye has been an assistant coach at LSU from 1986 to 1988, the University of Southern Mississippi from 1989 to 1990, Liberty University from 1991 to 1998, Southern University from 2004 to 2005 and Missouri Southern State University from 2006 to 2009. He spent two years in the National Football League as an assistant to Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey from 2010 to 2011. Daye was also defensive coordinator at Northwestern State in 2015.

Playing career

Daye is an alumnus of Louisiana State University, where he played football.

Head coaching record