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Guidry, Lance
Lance Guidry
- Title:
- Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
- Email:
- guidryl@marshall.edu
- Phone:
- -----
Guidry will serve as Marshall’s defensive coordinator and will coach safeties in 2021, a position he coached at Florida Atlantic in 2020.
Last season, he helped coach a unit that contributed to the fifth-best pass defense in C-USA (188.2 yards per game), which ranked 16th in all of FBS. The defensive unit's total defense was fourth-best in C-USA and 24th in the NCAA. FAU also finished as the second stingiest defense in the league, just 17.4 points per game, a mark that was ninth-best in the FBS.
Guidry joined the Southeastern Louisiana staff in 2019 and was part of a staff that led SLU to an 8-5 record. The defense accumulated 16 interceptions and 54 pass breakups.
Guidry served six seasons for McNeese State, his alma mater, the last three as the head coach of the Cowboys. All told, Guidry spent 12 seasons in Lake Charles, during which McNeese compiled a 98-45 overall record, including a 60-24 mark in Southland Conference play. During his most recent stint in Lake Charles, he mentored Southland Defensive Players of the Year BJ Blunt (2018) and Wallace Scott (2015)
Guidry was part of McNeese staffs that helped the Cowboys to four Southland Conference championships and six appearances in the FCS playoffs, including a trip to the 2002 FCS championship game.
A 6-5 finish in 2018 extended the team’s consecutive streak of winning seasons to 14. Guidry’s consistently dominant defense were highlighted by his units in both the 2015 and 2017 seasons. His 2017 Cowboys led the nation and set a new Southland record with 54.5 rushing yards per game allowed – the seventh-lowest average allowed in FCS history. Guidry’s 2017 McNeese defense propelled the Cowboys to a 9-2 record, ranking in the top 10 nationally in third down conversion defense (23.8 percent, 1st), first downs allowed (150, 2nd), defensive touchdowns (5, 3rd), total defense (262.5 ypg, 5th), red zone defense (63.0 percent, 6th), turnovers forced (26, 6th), interceptions (16, 7th) and tackles for loss per game (8.2, 9th). That season, the Cowboys held five teams without an offensive touchdown, including Southeastern Louisiana in a 13-3 McNeese victory in Lake Charles. That year’s Lions’ offense averaged 428.1 total yards, 283.1 rushing yards and 34.8 points per game. In 2015, McNeese won the Southland Conference title and finished with a perfect regular season record thanks in large part to rankings of No. 12 nationally in total defense, third in scoring defense and fourth in rushing defense.
Prior to his stint at McNeese, Guidry was the defensive coordinator for two seasons at WKU and served as the interim coach for the Hilltoppers in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl – the program’s first bowl appearance. At WKU, he coached three NFL draft picks in defensive end Quanterous Smith, linebacker Andrew Jackson and safety Jonathan Dowling. His 2012 defense led the Sun Belt Conference in total defense, sacks, pass defense efficiency and first downs allowed.
Before coaching at WKU, Guidry was defensive backs coach at Miami (Ohio) for two seasons. The 2010 RedHawks were 10-4 and won the GoDaddy.com Bowl over Middle Tennessee, 35-21, with Guidry serving as interim head coach.
Guidry had stops at Leesville and Carencro High Schools, both in the state of Louisiana.
A 1995 McNeese graduate and two-time All-Conference strong safety, Guidry helped McNeese to a pair of conference titles and playoff appearances during his collegiate career (1990-93).
Last season, he helped coach a unit that contributed to the fifth-best pass defense in C-USA (188.2 yards per game), which ranked 16th in all of FBS. The defensive unit's total defense was fourth-best in C-USA and 24th in the NCAA. FAU also finished as the second stingiest defense in the league, just 17.4 points per game, a mark that was ninth-best in the FBS.
Guidry joined the Southeastern Louisiana staff in 2019 and was part of a staff that led SLU to an 8-5 record. The defense accumulated 16 interceptions and 54 pass breakups.
Guidry served six seasons for McNeese State, his alma mater, the last three as the head coach of the Cowboys. All told, Guidry spent 12 seasons in Lake Charles, during which McNeese compiled a 98-45 overall record, including a 60-24 mark in Southland Conference play. During his most recent stint in Lake Charles, he mentored Southland Defensive Players of the Year BJ Blunt (2018) and Wallace Scott (2015)
Guidry was part of McNeese staffs that helped the Cowboys to four Southland Conference championships and six appearances in the FCS playoffs, including a trip to the 2002 FCS championship game.
A 6-5 finish in 2018 extended the team’s consecutive streak of winning seasons to 14. Guidry’s consistently dominant defense were highlighted by his units in both the 2015 and 2017 seasons. His 2017 Cowboys led the nation and set a new Southland record with 54.5 rushing yards per game allowed – the seventh-lowest average allowed in FCS history. Guidry’s 2017 McNeese defense propelled the Cowboys to a 9-2 record, ranking in the top 10 nationally in third down conversion defense (23.8 percent, 1st), first downs allowed (150, 2nd), defensive touchdowns (5, 3rd), total defense (262.5 ypg, 5th), red zone defense (63.0 percent, 6th), turnovers forced (26, 6th), interceptions (16, 7th) and tackles for loss per game (8.2, 9th). That season, the Cowboys held five teams without an offensive touchdown, including Southeastern Louisiana in a 13-3 McNeese victory in Lake Charles. That year’s Lions’ offense averaged 428.1 total yards, 283.1 rushing yards and 34.8 points per game. In 2015, McNeese won the Southland Conference title and finished with a perfect regular season record thanks in large part to rankings of No. 12 nationally in total defense, third in scoring defense and fourth in rushing defense.
Prior to his stint at McNeese, Guidry was the defensive coordinator for two seasons at WKU and served as the interim coach for the Hilltoppers in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl – the program’s first bowl appearance. At WKU, he coached three NFL draft picks in defensive end Quanterous Smith, linebacker Andrew Jackson and safety Jonathan Dowling. His 2012 defense led the Sun Belt Conference in total defense, sacks, pass defense efficiency and first downs allowed.
Before coaching at WKU, Guidry was defensive backs coach at Miami (Ohio) for two seasons. The 2010 RedHawks were 10-4 and won the GoDaddy.com Bowl over Middle Tennessee, 35-21, with Guidry serving as interim head coach.
Guidry had stops at Leesville and Carencro High Schools, both in the state of Louisiana.
A 1995 McNeese graduate and two-time All-Conference strong safety, Guidry helped McNeese to a pair of conference titles and playoff appearances during his collegiate career (1990-93).
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