Peter Sirmon

Total tackles:	349
Sacks:	5
Forced fumbles:	1
Fumble recoveries:	1
Interceptions:	4
Defensive touchdowns:	1

Peter Sirmon
California Golden Bears
Position:	Defensive coordinator, inside linebackers coach
Personal information
Born:	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:
	Tennessee Titans (2000–2006);
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 NFL statistics
Total tackles:
Total tackles:	349
Sacks:	5
Forced fumbles:	1
Fumble recoveries:	1
Interceptions:	4
Defensive touchdowns:	1
	Player stats at NFL.com

Peter 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.

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[edit]

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season[edit]

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2000	TEN	5	0	3	3	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	TEN	16	0	7	6	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	TEN	16	12	95	74	21	2.0	6	3	88	1	32	4	0	0	0	0
2003	TEN	14	14	87	64	23	0.0	8	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
2005	TEN	14	13	69	46	23	2.5	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	41	0
2006	TEN	16	15	88	60	28	0.5	5	1	13	0	13	4	0	0	0	0
		81	54	349	253	96	5.0	24	4	101	1	32	12	1	1	41	0

Playoffs[edit]

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2002	TEN	2	1	7	5	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	TEN	2	2	15	10	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
		4	3	22	15	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

References[edit]

^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ Sirmon Named Linebackers Coach at Central Washington Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ USC football Steve Sarkisian hires linebackers coach Peter Sirmon - Los Angeles Times
^ MSU to hire Southern Cal's Peter Sirmon
^ "Miss. St. Hires Grantham as DC; Sirmon to l'Ville". January 11, 2017.
^ "Louisville and Mississippi State basically traded defensive coordinators". January 12, 2017.
^ Cal Restructures Coaching Staff
^ Tim DeRuyter & Peter Sirmon — 2019 FootballScoop Linebackers Coaches of the Year

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference
California bio
Mississippi state bio

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[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

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