Jay Bateman

Jay Bateman (born July 16, 1973) is an American football coach who is currently the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A former Broyles Award finalist, he has also had assistant coaching stints at Ball State, Army as well as a head coaching stint at Siena from 2000 to 2003.

Jay Bateman
Current position
TitleDefensive coordinator
TeamNorth Carolina
ConferenceACC
Biographical details
Born (1973-07-16) July 16, 1973
Richmond, Virginia
Playing career
1991–1994Randolph–Macon
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1997Benedictine HS (VA) (assistant)
1997–1998Hampden–Sydney (GA)
1999Siena (DC)
2000–2003Siena
2004Richmond (asst. secondary)
2005Lehigh (DL)
2006–2010Elon (DC/LB)
2011–2013Ball State (DC/ILB)
2014–2018Army (DC)
2019–presentNorth Carolina (co-DC/S)
Head coaching record
Overall5–35 (college)

Coaching career

After graduating from Randolph–Macon in 1995, Bateman went to work for a company that sold paper machinery. He got into coaching when the owner sold the company, working as an assistant coach at Benedictine High School in Richmond.[1] He got his first job in the college ranks at Hampden–Sydney College in 1997 as a graduate assistant, working with the defensive line and linebackers. He was named the defensive coordinator at Siena College in New York in 1999, and was promoted to head coach in 2000. At the time of his promotion, he was said to be the youngest head coach in Division I football at 26.[2] After the football program was shut down in 2003, he joined the coaching staff at Richmond in 2004 as their assistant secondary coach, on a coaching staff that had future college and NFL assistants, such as Mike Elko, Patrick Graham, and Marcus Satterfield. He also had assistant coaching stints under Pete Lembo at Lehigh, Elon, and Ball State.[3]

Army

Bateman was named the defensive coordinator at Army in 2014. He was suspended in 2017 when it was revealed that he had received improper information from former Wake Forest radio announcer Tommy Elrod.[4] In addition to the suspension, he was also fined $25,000 and forced to attend an ethics training program.[5]

Bateman was named a finalist for the Broyles Award in 2018, the award given to the top assistant coach in college football.[6] In his tenure with Army, he improved the Black Knights defense from 91st overall in 2014 to 8th in the country in 2018.[7]

North Carolina

Bateman was named the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at North Carolina on December 9, 2018.[8]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Siena Saints (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2000–2003)
2000 Siena 1–91–67th
2001 Siena 1–81–6T–7th
2002 Siena 3–73–56th
2003 Siena 0–110–56th
Siena: 5–355–22
Total:5–35

Personal life

Bateman and his wife Heather have two children, Bea and C.J.. C.J. was diagnosed with autism in 2016, and Bateman has cited that one of the reasons he took the job at North Carolina was because UNC and Duke were two of the biggest research institutes in the country and his hope to improve the quality of living for his son.[1]

References
  1. "He's UNC's DC. He's a father of two, including a son with autism. Meet Jay Bateman". The News & Observer. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. "Another day, another new Siena coach". Troy Record. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. "Football Coach Pete Lembo Announces Staff". Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. "Army suspends, fines Jay Bateman for receiving leaked Wake Forest information". ESPN. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. "Army DC Jay Bateman Suspended, Fined for Role in Wake Forest Leak Scandal". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  6. "Bateman Voted a Finalist for Broyles Award". Army West Point Athletics. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. "How has UNC defensive coordinator Jay Bateman done more with less and what can be expected this season?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  8. "UNC hires Army's Bateman as co-defensive coordinator". ESPN. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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