Auburn Football Announces Staff Change

Auburn cornerbacks coach Lolley will step away from field and return to administrative capacity

LOLLEY CAREER

1977-78 South Choctaw Academy (Toxey, Ala.) (Assistant Coach)

1978-82 Warrior Academy (Eutaw, Ala.) (Head Coach)

1982-84 Demopolis High School (Demopolis, Ala.) (Defensive Coordinator)

1984-87 Stevenson High School (Stevenson, Ala.) (Head Coach)

1988-98 North Jackson High School (Stevenson, Ala.) (Head Coach)

1999- Auburn (Conditioning Coach (1999-2000); Secondary (2000-03); Director of NFL Relations (2004-08); Cornerbacks (2009-))

BOWL EXPERIENCE

Coach - 2001 Citrus, 2001 Peach, 2003 Capital One, 2003 Music City, 2010 Outback, 2011 BCS National Championship Game

Staff - 2005 Sugar, 2006 Capital One, 2007 Cotton, 2007 Chick-fil-A

PERSONAL

Hometown: Butler, Ala.

Children son: Brad, 36; daughter, Brittany, 24

College: Livingston (B.S., 1977); Livingston (M.A, 1981)

Phillip Lolley is in his 13th year at Auburn and his third season as cornerbacks coach under head coach Gene Chizik. Lolley joined the Tigers in 1999 as a strength and conditioning coach and then became the secondary coach from 2000-03, and was the Tigers' Director of NFL Relations for five seasons from 2004-08.

In 2010 Lolley coached a unit that featured just two upperclassmen, but continually showed progress and helped the Tigers force a combined four interceptions in the SEC Championship Game and BCS National Championship Game. Lolley's top three cornerbacks each ranked in the top nine tacklers on the team and combined for 157 tackles with 10.5 tackles for loss.

In the BCS National Championship Game, Lolley's cornerbacks helped hold the high-powered Oregon offense to just 19 points, 28 points below their per game average, and force two interceptions. The Ducks had thrown just seven picks coming into the game.

Under Lolley's direction, Walter McFadden tied for eighth in the nation with six interceptions in 2009, and tied for the national lead by returning two for scores. McFadden, whose 154 interception return yards ranks third in Auburn history, earned second-team All-SEC honors for his efforts and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.

The Tigers also ranked 17th nationally in opponent third-down conversion percentage (32.8) and 31st in pass defense efficiency during the 2009 season.

During Lolley's first tenure coaching Auburn's secondary, he helped the Tigers finish 13th in nation in scoring defense in 2002 and ninth in 2003. Lolley coached Thorpe Award winner Carlos Rogers and Junior Rosegreen, who both went on to earn All-America honors in 2004. During those two years, he coached numerous future NFL players including Rogers, Rosegreen, Will Herring, Kevin Hobbs, Roderick Hood, Travaris Robinson and Horace Willis. He was then also instrumental in the recruitment and development of future NFL defensive backs David Irons, Patrick Lee, Jerraud Powers and Jonathan Wilhite.

A 22-year high school coach standout in the state of Alabama, Lolley served as head coach at three schools, including North Jackson High School, where he led the program to the 1993 4A state championship. A native of Butler, Ala., Lolley spent 10 years at North Jackson from 1988-98, where his teams advanced to the state playoffs each season.

Lolley began his coaching career at South Choctaw Academy in 1977 before becoming the head coach at Warrior Academy in Eutaw, from 1978- 82. He also served as defensive coordinator at Demopolis High School (1982-84) and head coach at Stevenson High School (1984-87).

Prior to his coaching stint at Auburn, Lolley was a strength and conditioning coach on the Plains from 1999-00.

Lolley, 57, received a bachelor's degree from Livingston in 1977 and a master's degree in 1981. He has a son, Brad, and daughter, Brittany.