| George Barlow | |
| Current Title: | Secondary coach |
| Current Team: | Louisiana |
| Current Conference: | Sun Belt |
| Birth Date: | 18 November 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1986–1990 |
| Player Team1: | Marshall |
| Player Positions: | Safety |
| Coach Years1: | 1991 |
| Coach Team1: | Marshall (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1992–1993 |
| Coach Team2: | Marshall (LB) |
| Coach Years3: | 1994 |
| Coach Team3: | Hutchinson CC (DL) |
| Coach Years4: | 1995 |
| Coach Team4: | West Virginia State (DC) |
| Coach Years5: | 1996–1997 |
| Coach Team5: | Oklahoma (GA) |
| Coach Years6: | 1998 |
| Coach Team6: | Oklahoma (OLB/S) |
| Coach Years7: | 1999–2001 |
| Coach Team7: | James Madison (RB) |
| Coach Years8: | 2002–2003 |
| Coach Team8: | James Madison (DL) |
| Coach Years9: | 2004–2008 |
| Coach Team9: | James Madison (AHC/DC/S) |
| Coach Years10: | 2009–2010 |
| Coach Team10: | New Mexico (AHC/DB) |
| Coach Years11: | 2011 |
| Coach Team11: | New Mexico (AHC/DC) |
| Coach Years13: | 2012–2013 |
| Coach Team13: | Vanderbilt (DB/RC) |
| Coach Years14: | 2014–2015 |
| Coach Team14: | NC State (CB) |
| Coach Years15: | 2016–2020 |
| Coach Team15: | NC State (AHC/CB) |
| Coach Years16: | 2021–2022 |
| Coach Team16: | South Florida (CB) |
| Coach Years17: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team17: | Louisiana (Secondary) |
| Overall Record: | 1–7 |
George Barlow (born November 18, 1967) is an American football coach who is currently the cornerbacks coach at the University of South Florida. He was the interim head coach for the University of New Mexico Lobos. He was elevated from defensive coordinator to interim head coach following the firing of Mike Locksley on September 25, 2011. He coached the Lobos for their final eight games in 2011. He has also coached at Vanderbilt, NC State, and Oklahoma.
Barlow played college football at Marshall University from 1986 to 1990. Playing the safety position, he was part of the 1987 national championship runner-up team. He still shares the team record for the most interceptions in a single game with three against East Tennessee State in 1989.[1]
Following his playing career, Barlow began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Marshall in 1991.[2] In addition to Marshall, he has coached at Hutchinson Community College, West Virginia State, Oklahoma and James Madison, where as defensive coordinator he helped lead the Dukes to the 2004 Division I-AA National Championship and four other playoff appearances, prior to becoming defensive backs coach at New Mexico in 2009.[2] Barlow was named interim head coach at New Mexico following the firing of Mike Locksley on September 25, 2011.[3] During the final eight games of the season, Barlow led the Lobos to one win and seven losses (1–7). On January 13, 2012, Vanderbilt head coach James Franklin announced Barlow had been hired to serve as the Commodores' defensive backs coach.[4] In his two seasons at Vanderbilt, Barlow mentored the team’s defensive backs into one of the SEC’s most productive units, finishing in the Top-25 in both passing defense and passing efficiency defense during his tenure. On January 16, 2014, NC State head coach Dave Doeren announced Barlow had been hired to serve as the Wolfpack's cornerbacks coach.[5]