Joel Taylor (American football)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Mercer |
| Conference | SoCon |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1982 (age 42–43) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | South Carolina State University (2004, 2008) |
| Playing career | |
| 2001–2004 | South Carolina State |
| Position | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2005–2006 | South Carolina State (GA) |
| 2007–2008 | South Carolina State (def. assistant) |
| 2009 | Lenoir–Rhyne (OLB) |
| 2010–2013 | South Carolina State (DB) |
| 2014–2018 | The Citadel (S) |
| 2019 | Lenoir–Rhyne (DC/LB) |
| 2020–2023 | Mercer (DC/LB) |
| 2024–2025 | West Georgia |
| 2026–present | Mercer |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–10 |
Joel Taylor (born c. 1982) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for the Mercer University, a position he has held since 2025.[1][2] He also coached for South Carolina State,[3] Lenoir–Rhyne,[4] The Citadel,[5][6] and Mercer.[7][8] He played college football for South Carolina State as a defensive back.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Georgia Wolves (United Athletic Conference) (2024–2025) | |||||||||
| 2024 | West Georgia | 4–7 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2025 | West Georgia | 8–3 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| West Georgia: | 12–10 | 6–10 | |||||||
| Mercer Bears (Southern Conference) (2026–present) | |||||||||
| 2026 | Mercer | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Mercer: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 12–10 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Mercer Names Joel Taylor As Football Head".
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ FCS, Fear The (December 3, 2023). "Joel Taylor Hired as West Georgia Head Coach". Fear The FCS. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Joel Taylor - Asst. FB Coach (Defensive Secondary) - Football Coaches". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Joel Taylor - Football Coach". Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Joel Taylor - Football Coach". The Citadel Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Drew Cronic addresses the media going into the first Southern Conference game of the season - The Mercer Cluster". www.mercercluster.com. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Joel Taylor - Football Coach". Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ Baxley, Justin (January 29, 2020). "Mercer's new coaching staff finalized. A former star QB is returning to help Bears". The Telegraph. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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