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2013 Georgia State Football
FOOTBALL STAFF
J
esse Minter, the defensive
coordinator at Indiana State the
last two years, followed Georgia
State head coach Trent Miles to be the
Panthers’ defensive coordinator.
In 2012, Minter constructed a
defensive unit that ranked third in the
FCS in scoring defense, allowing just 14.3
points per game, and sixth nationally in
total defense at 296.4 yards per game. The
Sycamores also ranked fifth nationally in
pass efficiency defense, 14th in passing
yards allowed and 28th in rushing yards
allowed.
One of the highlights of the 2012
season was Indiana State’s 17-14 road
victory at No. 1-ranked and defending
FCS champion North Dakota State. In
that game, cornerback Johnny Towalid
scored 14 points for ISU by returning a
pair of interceptions for touchdowns.
Over the last two years, 13 Indiana
State defensive standouts have earned
All-Missouri Valley Football Conference
honors.
Minter originally joined Miles’
defensive staff at Indiana State in 2009
before being elevated to the coordinator
position for the 2011 season. He was a key
component in the Sycamores’ remarkable
turnaround under Miles that saw ISU
post a winning season in 2010 for the
first time since 1996. The program added
winning campaigns in 2011 and 2012
to give ISU three consecutive winning
seasons for the first time since the 1960s.
Minter went to Indiana State
following two years as a graduate
assistant at Cincinnati, where he served
on Brian Kelly’s staff, working with the
defensive staff and assisting in coaching
the linebackers. The Bearcats won the
Big East Conference title in 2008 and
earned a BCS berth in the Orange Bowl.
The Cincinnati defense led the nation in
takeaways in 2007.
Minter spent the 2006 season as a
football intern at Notre Dame, when the
Irish posted a 10-3 record.
JESSE MINTER
Defensive Coordinator
First Year at GSU
He played college football at the
College of Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), which
compiled a school-record 30-10 mark
during his four years, including back-to-
back conference titles and Division III
playoff appearances
A native of Yorktown, Ind., Minter is
married to the former Rachelle Wittich.
His father is former Cincinnati head
football coach Rick Minter.
