George Quarles (born March 24, 1967) is an American college football coach. He is the tight ends coach at Austin Peay, a position he has held since 2024.[1] He was the head football coach at East Tennessee State University from 2022 to 2023.[2] Prior to East Tennessee State, he was the associate head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach at Furman University, where he played college football. Before he joined the Furman coaching staff, Quarles was the head coach at Maryville High School in Tennessee from 1999 to 2016, where he recorded a 250–16 record.[3]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Tight ends coach |
| Team | Austin Peay |
| Conference | UAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 24, 1967 Jefferson City, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1988 | Furman |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1989–1990 | Furman (GA) |
| 1991 | Cedar Shoals HS (GA) (assistant) |
| 1992–1994 | Eastside HS (SC) (OC/QB/DB) |
| 1995–1998 | Maryville HS (TN) (OC/QB/DB) |
| 1999–2016 | Maryville HS (TN) |
| 2017 | Furman (AHC/TE) |
| 2018–2021 | Furman (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2022–2023 | East Tennessee State |
| 2024–present | Austin Peay (TE) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–16 (college) 250–16 (high school) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State (Southern Conference) (2022–2023) | |||||||||
| 2022 | East Tennessee State | 3–8 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2023 | East Tennessee State | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| East Tennessee State: | 6–16 | 3–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 6–16 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Robinson, George (December 12, 2023). "Austin Peay football expected to hire George Quarles as tight ends coach l Source". Leaf Chronicle. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ Adams, Emily (December 23, 2021). "Everything George Quarles said after being named ETSU football coach". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Christopher (December 20, 2016). "Maryville coach George Quarles accepts Furman job". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 30, 2022.