Kirby Cannon

Kirby Cannon (born January 18, 1958) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach for the University of Virginia's College at Wise, positions he has held since 2024. He was the head football coach at Austin Peay State University (APSU), a position he held from March 2013 to November 2015.^[1] He served in the same capacity at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) from 1999 to 2009, compiling a record of 35 wins and 86 losses. In January 2017, Cannon was tapped to be the defensive coordinator for the Northern Michigan Wildcats.^[2]

Kirby Cannon

Current position
Title	Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach
Team	UVA Wise
Conference	SAC
Biographical details
Born	(1958-01-18) January 18, 1958 (age 67)
Playing career
1979–1980	Southwest Missouri State
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1984	Iowa State (GA)
1985–1988	North Central (DC/DB)
1989–1992	Truman State (DB/RC)
1993–1994	Truman State (DC/DB/RC)
1995–1996	Northern Michigan (AHC/DC/RC)
1997–1998	Western Illinois (DB)
1999–2009	Missouri–Rolla / Missouri S&T
2010–2012	Central Michigan (DB)
2013–2015	Austin Peay
2017–2022	Northern Michigan (AHC/DC)
2023	Quincy (DB)
2024–present	UVA Wise (DC/DB)
Head coaching record
Overall	36–120

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Missouri–Rolla Miners (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1999–2004)
1999	Missouri–Rolla	0–11	0–9	10th
2000	Missouri–Rolla	2–9	0–9	10th
2001	Missouri–Rolla	2–9	0–9	10th
2002	Missouri–Rolla	0–11	0–9	10th
2003	Missouri–Rolla	0–11	0–9	10th
2004	Missouri–Rolla	3–8	2–7	T–8th
Missouri–Rolla Miners (NCAA Division II independent) (2005)
2005	Missouri–Rolla	7–4
Missouri–Rolla Miners (Great Lakes Football Conference) (2006–2008)
2006	Missouri–Rolla	6–5	2–3	4th
2007	Missouri–Rolla	4–7	3–2	T–2nd
2008	Missouri–Rolla	7–4	3–1	1st
Missouri S&T Miners (Great Lakes Football Conference) (2009)
2009	Missouri S&T	4–7	2–1	2nd
Missouri S&T:		35–86	12–59
Austin Peay Governors (Ohio Valley Conference) (2013–2015)
2013	Austin Peay	0–12	0–8	9th
2014	Austin Peay	1–11	1–7	T–8th
2015	Austin Peay	0–11	0–8	9th
Austin Peay:		1–34	1–23
Total:		36–120