John Perry (born June 4, 1969) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the tight ends coach at Sam Houston State, after being demoted midway through the 2022 season.[1] He was originally hired as the offensive coordinator prior to the season..[2] Perry is a veteran NFL Coach with 7 years of experience. He was previously the WR Coach for the Houston Texans. He coached Deandre Hopkins to become a 3 Time 1st Team ALL-PRO. Perry was most recently an offensive assistant at Rutgers University. Perry has been connected to some of the most explosive offenses as a collegiate coach. Perry served as the head football coach at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts from 2008 to 2012, compiling a record of 29–21.[3] He played football and basketball at the University of New Hampshire.[4]
| Sam Houston State Bearkats | |
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| Position: | Tight Ends Coach |
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| Born: | (1969-06-04) June 4, 1969 (age 53) Lawrence, Massachusetts |
| Career information | |
| College: | New Hampshire |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Career: | 29–21 (.580) |
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Merrimack Warriors (Northeast-10 Conference) (2008–2012) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Merrimack | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2009 | Merrimack | 7–3 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 2010 | Merrimack | 4–6 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2011 | Merrimack | 6–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2012 | Merrimack | 6–4 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| Merrimack: | 29–21 | 23–16 | |||||||
| Total: | 29–21 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Merrimack Warriors head football coaches | |
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