Nathan Burton
Co-Defensive Coordinator at Troy since 2024.
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- Seasons coached
- 22
- First season
- 2005
- Teams
- 10
Career
11 stints
- 2005–2008Georgia TechGraduate Assistant
- 2009Oklahoma StateHead Coach
- 2010–2011UT MartinLinebackersDefensive Backs
- 2012–2013ShorterdcDefensive Backs
- 2014–2016West AlabamadcDefensive BacksLinebackers
- 2017NC StateDefensive Quality Control
- 2018TempleDefensive Backs
- 2019–2021Georgia TechCo-Defensive CoordinatorSafeties
- 2022New Orleans BreakersDefensive Backs
- 2023Kennesaw StateDefensive Coordinator
- 2024–presentTroyCo-Defensive CoordinatorInside Linebackers
Coaching tree
9 mentors, 8 protégés, 4 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
18
- 2024–2026Gerad ParkerCoached under · Troy
- 2022Larry FedoraCoached under · New Orleans Breakers
- 2019–2021Geoff CollinsCoached under · Georgia Tech
- 2018Ed FoleyCoached under · Temple
- 2018Geoff CollinsCoached under · Temple
- 2017Dave DoerenCoached under · NC State
- 2012–2013Phil JonesCoached under · Shorter
- 2009Bill YoungMentored · Oklahoma State
- 2009Doug MeachamMentored · Oklahoma State
- 2009Glenn SpencerMentored · Oklahoma State
- 2009Graham HarrellMentored · Oklahoma State
- 2009Gunter BrewerMentored · Oklahoma State
- 2009Joe DeForestMentored · Oklahoma State
- 2009Robert GillespieMentored · Oklahoma State
- 2009Walt BellMentored · Oklahoma State
3 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
10
- 2024Greg HarrisSucceeded by · Kennesaw State
- 2024Taylor PolkSucceeded · Troy
- 2023Danny VerpaeleSucceeded · Kennesaw State
- 2018Cory RobinsonSucceeded · Temple
- 2018Nate BurtonSucceeded by · Temple
- 2018Nate BurtonSucceeded · Temple
- 2010Andrew ThackerSucceeded by · Oklahoma State
- 2010Jake SpavitalSucceeded by · Oklahoma State
- 2009Alex GoleshSucceeded · Oklahoma State
- 2009Glen ElarbeeSucceeded · Oklahoma State
Tenure
22 seasons
- Georgia TechAnalyst · 2005–20084
- TroyCoordinator · 2024–2026 · current3
- Georgia TechCoordinator · 2019–20213
- West AlabamaCoordinator · 2014–20163
- ShorterCoordinator · 2012–20132
- UT MartinPosition coach · 2010–20112
- Kennesaw StateCoordinator · 20231
- New Orleans BreakersPosition coach · 20221
- TemplePosition coach · 20181
- NC StateAnalyst · 20171
- Oklahoma StateHead coach · 20091
Pipeline
1 of 3 coordinators
- 5 seasonsBill Youngunder at Oklahoma State 2009 · head coach at Yukon HS (OK)2014
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Nathan Burton. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.