Koy McFarland - Football Coach

Koy McFarland

Title:
Defensive Run Game Coordinator & Linebackers Coach

SECOND YEAR

In his second season with The University of Tulsa is linebackers coach Koy McFarland. He was appointed to his position on January 6, 2023.

Tulsa’s linebacker corps in 2023 had four players rank among the top eight for tackles, combining for 181 stops between them, to go along with 16 TFL on the season.

Prior to joining the Golden Hurricane, McFarland spent one season on the defensive coaching staff at Ohio State. He was named to the Buckeyes staff in January of 2022 as a graduate assistant coach, working with the linebackers and helping the Buckeyes reach the CFP semifinals.

Before that, McFarland spent three seasons (2019-21) as the assistant linebackers coach at Oklahoma State. When Cowboys’ defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Jim Knowles left to join Ohio State’s staff prior to OSU’s Fiesta Bowl game against Notre Dame in January 2022, McFarland took over the full-time coaching duties at linebacker.

Prior to joining Oklahoma State, McFarland was a defensive graduate assistant at Louisiana Tech for two seasons (2017-18), where he assisted with coaching the defensive secondary.

McFarland began his coaching career in the spring season of 2017 as an offensive graduate assistant at his alma mater, the University of Arkansas at Monticello. He coached the running back position for the Boll Weevils.

A native of Nacogdoches, Texas, McFarland began his playing career at Copiah Lincoln Community College before finishing at Arkansas-Monticello. He played wide receiver and was a team captain at both schools.

His wife’s name is Macy.

Alma Mater: Arkansas-Monticello ‘16
Hometown: Nacogdoches, Texas
Playing Experience: Played wide receiver and was a team captain at Arkansas-Monticello

Bowl Games as a Coach
2017   Frisco Bowl (LA Tech)
2018   Hawaii Bowl (LA Tech)
2019   Texas Bowl (Oklahoma State)
2020   Cheez-It Bowl (Oklahoma State)
2021   Fiesta Bowl (Oklahoma State)
2022   Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Ohio State)