Austin Armstrong

Biography

Ausin Armstrong Hometown York, Ala. College Huntingdon '14 Family Wife: Tiffany COACHING EXPERIENCE Year School, Position 2025 - Houston, Defensive Coordinator 2023-24 Florida, Defensive Coordinator 2021-22 Southern Miss, Defensive Coordinator 2020 Louisiana, Linebackers 2019 Georgia, Quality Control 2017-18 Louisiana, Graduate Assistant 2016 West Georgia, Graduate Assistant BOWL EXPERIENCE Year Bowl, School 2025 Texas Bowl, Houston 2022 Lending Tree Bowl, Southern Miss 2020 First Responder Bowl, Louisiana 2019 Sugar Bowl, Georgia 2018 Cure Bowl, Louisiana • Austin Armstrong, a rising star, who recently held the reins as defensive coordinator at the University of Florida from 2023-24, joined University of Houston Football in the same capacity on Dec. 14, 2024. The 2025 season will be his first with the Cougars. • Armstrong, who was the youngest defensive coordinator in the Southeastern Conference (31) upon his hire in 2023, has tutored 22 All-Conference or All-Conference freshman selections in his five seasons as defensive coordinator. • In 10 seasons coaching, including nine at the FBS level, Armstrong has helped programs to six bowl appearances and three conference championship game appearances, highlighted by a 2019 Sugar Bowl victory and SEC Championship game appearance as Georgia’s defensive quality control coach. That season, the 12-2 Bulldogs led the nation in rushing defense (74.6), scoring defense (12.6) and fourth-down conversion defense (.261). • In his first seaso