John Perin (American football)
American football coach (born c. 1985)
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John Perin (born c. 1985) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Georgetown College, a position he has held since 2025.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Georgetown (KY) |
| Conference | MSC |
| Record | 7–3 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1985 (age 40–41) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Centre College (2008) |
| Playing career | |
| 2003 | Miami (OH) |
| 2004–2007 | Centre |
| Position | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2009 | Muskingum (GA/CB) |
| 2010–2012 | Centre (DB/RC) |
| 2013 | Capital (DC/DB) |
| 2014 | Eastern Michigan (GA) |
| 2015–2016 | Morehead State (STC/DB) |
| 2017 | Birmingham–Southern (DC/LB) |
| 2018–2021 | Birmingham–Southern (DC/DB) |
| 2022–2024 | Georgetown (KY) (DC) |
| 2025–present | Georgetown (KY) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Second-team All-SCAC (2007) | |
In 2022, Perin was hired as the defensive coordinator for Georgetown under Chris Oliver. Alongside Oliver, Perin helped lead the team to a 26–8 record and back-to-back Mid-South Conference (MSC) championships.[1] After two seasons, Perin was promoted to head coach after Oliver resigned.[2]
Perin became just the fourth head coach at Georgetown since 1982, following Kevin Donley, Bob Brush, Bill Cronin, and Oliver.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Tigers (Mid-South Conference) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Georgetown | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | 20 | ||||
| 2026 | Georgetown | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Georgetown: | 7–3 | 4–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–3 | ||||||||