Bronx, N.Y. – Darrell Perkins, a former assistant coach at the University of Maryland, was named an assistant football coach at Fordham University it was announced today by head coach Andrew Breiner. He will be responsible for the Rams' safeties.
 
Perkins coached the defensive backs for the Terrapins last year and spent the 2014 season as cornerbacks coach at Old Dominion University, overseeing a senior-laden group led by Eriq Lewis and Reggie Owens. Lewis led the unit with 47 tackles and a sack, while Owens had 26 tackles and a sack.
Perkins coached at Connecticut for four years (2010-13), working with the secondary. While at Connecticut, Perkins helped develop Blidi Wreh-Wilson and Dwayne Gratz, who were both selected in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
 
In 2012, Perkins' safeties helped the Huskies defense to rank ninth in the country, and first in the BIG EAST, in total defense.
 
In 2010, Perkins helped the Connecticut defense rank tied for fifth nationally in interceptions and rank 28th in the nation in pass efficiency defense. The Huskies went 8-5 that year winning a share of the BIG EAST and earning a trip to the Fiesta Bowl.
 
Perkins served as the defensive backs coach at Louisiana-Monroe in 2008 and 2009. He helped lead the Louisiana-Monroe defense to the top ranking in the Sun Belt Conference in 2009.
 
Prior to his stint at Monroe, he was the defensive coordinator at Charleston Southern in 2007. He was the linebackers and special teams coach at Northern Colorado in 2006 and was the defensive backs/special teams coordinator at Charleston Southern from 2004-05.
 
In 2004, Charleston Southern was ranked second in the Football Championship Subdivision in pass defense at 131 yards per game.
 
Perkins was the defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator at Ferris State from 2002-03 as the Bulldogs finished first in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in pass defense at 161 yards per game.
 
Perkins served as a defensive graduate assistant at Purdue in 2000 and 2001. He started his football coaching career at Gateway High School in Aurora, Colo., where he was an assistant coach from 1997-99 at his alma mater.
 
He was the head basketball coach at Legacy High School in Fort Collins, Colo., from 1993-96 and led the team to two state playoff appearances.
 
A 1990 graduate of Wyoming where he earned a degree in business marketing, Perkins was a two-year starter at running back for the Cowboys and a three-year letter winner from 1985-89.
 
At Wyoming, Perkins played in the 1987 and 1988 Holiday Bowls and with Purdue coached in the 2001 Rose Bowl, following the Boilermakers' 2000 Big Ten championship, and the 2001 Sun Bowl.
 
Perkins is married to the former Elena Zbitskaya and the couple has a son, Spencer, who played soccer at Iona.