Austin McCrory

DePauw University

Austin McCrory joined the DePauw football staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2021 season.

PRIOR TO DEPAUW

Served as an assistant coach (defensive line) at Trinity International University in Deerfield, Ill., since February 2020
Coached the defensive line at NCAA Division II Davenport University from 2017 to 2018, and the linebacker unit in 2019
After a 1-10 season in 2017, Davenport finished the 2018 season at 6-5 with a top-ten defense in Division II
Earned master’s degree in Business Management from Davenport.
Before going to Davenport, McCrory coached one season of high school football at Grandville High School in Grandville, Mich., where he served as a defensive line coach for the Bulldogs ending the season with a 10-2 record and had the number one defense in the state of Michigan in Class A.
Grandville gave up only 6.9 points per game and the starting defense gave up only seven touchdowns and two field goals for the year and advanced to the Regional Finals in the MHSAA playoffs.
Graduated from Trine University in Angola, Ind., earning a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice in 2016
Played on the defensive line for the Thunder for four years
After his senior season, he was a student coach for Trine in spring of 2016
A native of Grand Rapids, Mich., and graduated from Forest Hills Northern High School in 2012