Benny Boyd

Biography

Benny Boyd serves as TCU's cornerbacks coach, a post he assumed in February 2026 after six seasons leading the cornerbacks and co-coordinating special teams at Wyoming. At Wyoming, Boyd helped the Cowboys led the nation in third down defense in 2024 (25.8 percent) and No. 26 in the nation in turnovers gained in 2023 as part of UW's first nine-win season in nearly 30 years. In 2025, Boyd was a part of a passing defense that ranked No. 14 nationally (175.5 yards per game). The Cowboys ranked No. 13 in the same category in Boyd's second season on staff (2021). In his first season in Laramie, Boyd helped the Cowboys to a No. 16 overall ranking in total defense. In all, Wyoming posted a top-five passing defense in the Mountain West four of Boyd's six seasons on staff. Prior to Wyoming, Boyd spent the 2019 leading the cornerbacks and special teams at Eastern Illinois. The Panthers ranked No. 30 that season in total defense (350.6) and No. 40 in pass defense (204.1). Boyd spent four seasons (2015-18) at Central Washington in similar roles as coordinated the defense and special teams at Aurora (Ill.), his alma mater, in 2014. For three seasons (2011-13), he led the secondary and special teams at North Dakota following nine seasons (2002-10) as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Luther College (Iowa). In 2010, he was a finalist for the AFCA Division III Assistant Coach of the Year. He coached four Division III All-Americans and three Aztec Bowl participants (Divisio