Joel Taylor (American football)

American football coach (born c. 1982)

Joel Taylor
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	West Georgia
Conference	UAC
Record	4–7
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(s)	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–present	West Georgia

Head coaching record
Overall	4–7

Joel Taylor (born c. 1982) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for the University of West Georgia, a position he has held since 2024. He also coached for South Carolina State, Lenoir–Rhyne, The Citadel, and Mercer. He played college football for South Carolina State as a defensive back.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
West Georgia Wolves (United Athletic Conference) (2024–present)
2024	West Georgia	4–7	1–7	T–8th
West Georgia:		4–7	1–7
Total:		4–7

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"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.
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v t e West Georgia Wolves head football coaches
Earl Wheby (1946–1947) Henry Welch (1948–1949) Leven Hazelgrove (1950–1953) Bill Emerson (1954–1955) Ben Thompson (1956) Ken Johnson (1957) Richard Ottinger (1958) No team (1959–1980) Bobby Pate (1981–1984) Frank Vohun (1985–1988) Mac McWhorter (1989) Ron Jurney (1990–1992) Charlie Fisher (1993–1997) Glenn Spencer (1998–2000) Gary Otten (2001) Mike Ledford (2002–2007) Daryl Dickey (2008–2013) Will Hall (2014–2016) David Dean (2017–2019) No team (2020) David Dean (2021–2023) Joel Taylor (2024– )

v t e Head football coaches of the United Athletic Conference
Keith Patterson (Abilene Christian) Jeff Faris (Austin Peay) Nathan Brown (Central Arkansas) Walt Wells (Eastern Kentucky) Brent Dearmon (North Alabama) DeLane Fitzgerald (Southern Utah) Todd Whitten (Tarleton) Lance Anderson (Utah Tech) Joel Taylor (West Georgia)

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