Lance Guidry - Football Coach - Florida Atlantic University Athletics

Lance Guidry

Title:
Safeties
Phone:
561-297-1094

At FAU

Coach Guidry came to FAU in January of 2020 and the Louisiana native brings more than 25 years of coaching experience to the Owls. His attention will be focused with the safeties
In his first season, 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
Also finished as the second stingiest defense in the league, just 17.4 points per game, 10th best in FBS

At Southeastern Louisiana

Joined the Lions as their defensive coordinator in January of 2019 and was part of a staff that led SLU to an 8-5 record
The defense accumulated 16 interceptions and 54 pass breakups

At McNeese State

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 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

At WKU

Prior to his most recent 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

At Miami (Ohio)

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

As a High School Coach

Guidry had stops at Leesville and Carencro High Schools, both in the state of Louisiana

Playing Career

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)

Personal
Hometown: Welsh, Louisiana
Education: McNeese State, 1995
Family: Wife, Starlet
Children: Janzen, Madison, Alexis and Kaitlyn
Grandchildren: Ethan, Kash and Laisson
Favorite Food: Seafood
Favorite Musician: anything old school
Favorite TV Show: ESPN "The Last Dance"

Guidry Year-by-Year

Years	School	Position
2020-Present	Florida Atlantic	Safeties
2019	Southeast Louisiana	Defensive Coordinator
2016-18	McNeese State	Head Coach
2013-15	McNeese State	Defensive Coordinator
2011-12	WKU	Defensive Coordinator (Interim Head Coach – 2012)
2009-10	Miami (Ohio)	Defensive Backs (Interim Head Coach – 2010)
2008	McNeese State	Defensive Backs
2005-07	Carencro HS	Head Coach
2000-04	McNeese State	Defensive Coordinator
1997-99	Carencro HS	Defensive Coordinator
1995-96	Leesville HS	Defensive Backs
1994	McNeese State	Graduate Assistant