Scot Sloan

Biography

Scot Sloan returns to West Point in 2026 following the 2025 season at Samford University, where he served as defensive coordinator and was named interim head coach for the final two games of the season. This marks Sloan's second stint at West Point. He previously served as Co-Defensive Coordinator and Safeties coach in 2022. During that season, he helped lead a Black Knights defense that ranked third nationally in passing yards allowed and mentored Marquel Broughton to a career-high 88 tackles and first-team All-Independent honors. Prior to his time at Samford, Sloan spent the 2023 and 2024 seasons as the defensive coordinator at Appalachian State. At Georgia Southern, he led a 2021 defensive unit that limited the opponent's total time of possession to the fewest in four seasons. In 2020, Georgia Southern was No. 1 in the country for interceptions (18) and ranked 14th overall in total defense. Sloan spent eight seasons as App State's secondary coach and was promoted to co-defensive coordinator in the spring of 2017. He mentored one of the nation's top secondaries and pass defenses his last three seasons at App, helping lead the Mountaineers to a pair of Sun Belt titles and three bowl games. He played defensive back at Clemson from 1989-91, was a member of three bowl teams, and helped lead the squad to the 1991 Atlantic Coast Conference championship.