Concord Director of Athletics Kevin Garrett named former Concord defensive coordinator Paul Price as the new head coach January 14, 2016.

The 2018 season will be the third season for Price as the head man for the Concord University football program.

"Paul has been an integral part of our turnaround here at Concord over the last seven years," Concord Director of Athletics Kevin Garrett said. "As the defensive coordinator, he helped make our defense one of the best in the region.

"Most importantly, Paul cares about the kids on the team and he wants to see them succeed not only on the field, but wants each player to do well in life," Garrett continued.

Price is the 19th coach in program history dating back to 1898.

Price has been at Concord since 2009 where he coached linebackers from 2009-2011 before taking over as defensive coordinator prior to the the 2011 campaign.

"I've really become a Concord man when it comes to developing a philosophy for our players," Price continued. "It's a tall order trying to duplicate what we did over the last seven years, but I would like to get it to where it's a little bit better. I take great pride in what we've been able to accomplish over the last seven years. It's not just a coach or player thing. It runs through the whole staff and even the cafeteria ladies take great pride in our football program. People are appreciative of a good football program because when we got here seven years ago the football program was down.

Under Price's guidance, the Mountain Lions' defense has been a regular near the top of the Mountain East Conference/West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference statistical categories. This past season, the Mountain Lions had the second-best scoring defense in the MEC (20.8). Concord ranked second in rushing defense (115.9) and fourth in passing defense (226.4).

In 2014, Price's defense was first in the MEC in takeaways (32) and second in sacks (23). Additionally, Concord ranked in the top among all Division II teams in interceptions (22). Concord's ability to create turnovers and put pressure on the opponents' offense helped the Mountain Lions make an appearance in the NCAA Division II national semifinals. Along the way, Concord won the Super Region One Championship and MEC Championships.

During the 2013 campaign, Concord may have had its best defense in Price's tenure as defensive coordinator as they finished top-10 nationally in scoring defense (third / 14.2), total defense (third / 268.1), third in third-down conversion defense (.258) and fourth in passing defense (159.7).

Price has coached 28 all-conference players, 13 all-region players, two conference defensive players of the year and one academic All-American in his tenure at Concord.

In addition to coordinating the stout defense of CU since 2011, Price has also coached linebackers at Concord since arriving in Athens prior to the 2009 season and served as the football team's academic coordinator. This past season, the Mountain Lions had their first academic All-American in program history in senior linebacker Cade Rogers.

Along with coaching some of the best defenses in the MEC, Price also has extensive knowledge coaching the offensive side of the ball. Price coordinated West Virginia Wesleyan's offense from 1989-1993 and had two different stints as defensive coordinator (1994-1995, 1999-2008).

Price has been a part of five conference-winning coaching staffs (1995, 2002, 2003 at Wesleyan, 2011 and 2014 at Concord).

Between coaching stints at West Virginia Wesleyan, Price was the head coach at West Virginia Tech from 1996-1998. Price coached 28 all-conference players and graduated 92 percent of his players over a three-year period.

After exhausting his eligibility as an offensive lineman at West Virginia Wesleyan and receiving his diploma in 1984, Price started his coaching career at Hudson Valley Community College in New York, where he received his master's degree.

Price resides in Athens. He has one daughter, Erin.
 

School	Year	W	L	Win Pct.	Conference Record / Finish
Concord	2016	2	9	.182	2-8/10th
Concord	2017	2	9	.182	1-9/10th
Concord	2018	2	9	.182	2-8/10th
Concord	2019	1	9	.100	1-8
Career	Totals	7	36	.162	6-33