Toney spent the last four seasons with Napier at Louisiana
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida Football Head Coach Billy Napier announced Monday that Patrick Toney will serve as Florida’s next Co-Defensive Coordinator and Safeties Coach.
Toney spent the last four seasons at the University of Louisiana on Napier’s staff, where he served as the Ragin’ Cajuns defensive coordinator (2020-21) in addition to coaching safeties (2018-2020) and outside linebackers (2021).
During his two seasons as defensive coordinator at Louisiana, Toney helped the Ragin Cajun to two Sun Belt Championships.
In year one under Toney’s guidance the Louisiana defense set the tone, ranking fourth in the Sun Belt and 31st nationally in scoring defense (22.0), while also ranking fourth in the league and 33rd nationally in total defense (355.4).
In 2021, Toney’s defense finished first in the conference in scoring defense (18.3), and tied-for-ninth nationally, while ranking fourth in passing defense in the league (2,589).
Before arriving at Louisiana, Toney spent two seasons as the safeties coach at UTSA. In 2017, the Roadrunners’ defense ranked seventh amongst FBS programs, allowing 287.8 yards per game. The team finished eighth in scoring defense (17.0 PPG), second in first downs defense (166) and 19th in pass efficiency defense (112.19).
In his first year in San Antonio, he helped lead the Roadrunners to six wins and the program’s first-ever bowl game in the 2016 Gildan New Mexico Bowl.
Prior to UTSA, Toney spent the 2015 season as the secondary coach at Sam Houston State, helping the Bearkats to an 11-4 record and a run to the semifinals of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs.
Before joining Sam Houston State, Toney spent three seasons at Southeastern Louisiana. He was the safeties coach and special teams coordinator in 2014 after serving as a defensive assistant working with the secondary the previous two seasons.
During his time at Southeastern Louisiana, the Lions ranked first in the FCS in pass efficiency defense, second in interceptions, fifth in red zone defense, seventh in total defense and eighth in scoring defense.
His special teams topped the nation in kickoff return average, sixth in blocked kicks and 13th in kickoff return defense.
