Peter Sirmon

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Peter Sirmon
California Golden Bears
Position: Defensive coordinator & inside linebackers coach
Personal information
Born: (1977-02-18) February 18, 1977 (age 47)
Wenatchee, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:237 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school: Walla Walla
(Walla Walla, Washington)
College: Oregon
NFL draft: 2000  / round: 4 / pick: 128
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • Central Washington (2008)
    Linebackers coach
  • Oregon (2009)
    Graduate assistant
  • Tennessee (2010)
    Graduate assistant
  • Tennessee (2011)
    Linebackers coach
  • Washington (2012)
    Linebackers coach
  • Washington (2013)
    Linebackers coach & recruiting coordinator
  • USC (2014–2015)
    Associate head coach, linebackers coach & recruiting coordinator
  • Mississippi State (2016)
    Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach
  • Louisville (2017)
    Defensive coordinator & outside linebackers coach
  • California (2018)
    Associate head coach & inside linebackers coach
  • California (2019)
    Associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator, inside linebackers coach & recruiting coordinator
  • California (2020–present)
    Defensive coordinator, inside linebackers coach & recruiting coordinator
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:349
Sacks:5.0
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:4
Defensive touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Peter Anton Sirmon (born February 18, 1977) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the 2000 NFL draft by the Tennessee Titans and played for them for his entire career from 2000 to 2006. [1] Sirmon played college football at the University of Oregon, and high school football at Walla Walla High School, where he played quarterback and safety.

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Coaching career

In 2008, Sirmon became the linebackers coach at Central Washington.

He was the linebackers coach at the University of Tennessee under head coach Derek Dooley in 2010 and 2011. Sirmon worked under his Oregon defensive teammate Justin Wilcox, who had become defensive coordinator at Tennessee. He also followed Wilcox in 2012 and was named the linebackers coach at University of Washington. [2] He was brought in by Steve Sarkisian as his linebackers coach when Wilcox was hired by the University of Southern California as defensive coordinator. [3]

On January 12, 2016, Sirmon became the new defensive coordinator at Mississippi State. [4]

In January 2017, Mississippi State replaced Sirmon and hired Todd Grantham as defensive coordinator from Louisville. [5] Sirmon was then named the new defensive coordinator at the Louisville in a rare swap of coaching. [6]

Sirmon left Louisville and moved to the University of California, Berkeley in 2018, where he is the Bears' inside linebackers coach and defensive coordinator.

Prior to the 2019 season, Sirmon was named co-defensive coordinator at Cal. [7]

Alongside fellow staff member Tim DeRuyter, Sirmon was named FootballScoop's Linebacker Coach of the Year in 2019. [8]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2000 TEN 503300.00000000000
2001 TEN 1607610.00000000000
2002 TEN 16129574212.0638813240000
2003 TEN 14148764230.08000021000
2005 TEN 14136946232.550000201410
2006 TEN 16158860280.5511301340000
8154349253965.02441011321211410

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2002 TEN 217520.00000000000
2003 TEN 22151050.00000010000
43221570.00000010000

Personal life

Sirmon is the father of New York Jets linebacker, Jackson Sirmon and uncle of Cleveland Browns quarterback, Jacob Sirmon. [9]

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References

  1. "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  2. Sirmon Named Linebackers Coach at Central Washington Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. USC football Steve Sarkisian hires linebackers coach Peter Sirmon - Los Angeles Times
  4. MSU to hire Southern Cal's Peter Sirmon
  5. "Miss. St. Hires Grantham as DC; Sirmon to l'Ville". January 11, 2017.
  6. "Louisville and Mississippi State basically traded defensive coordinators". January 12, 2017.
  7. Cal Restructures Coaching Staff
  8. Tim DeRuyter & Peter Sirmon — 2019 FootballScoop Linebackers Coaches of the Year
  9. Raley, Dan (October 26, 2020). "Sirmons Don't Let Family Get in the Way of Practice or the Upcoming Opener". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved May 12, 2024.