Eddie Garfinkle

Eddie Garfinkle

Playing career
1977–1980	Jacksonville State
Position(s)	Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1980–1981	Jacksonville State (SA/GA)
1982–1985	Jacksonville State (DE/DL)
1986–1991	Jacksonville State (DC)
1992–1996	Georgia Southern (LB)
2002–2006	Spain Park HS (AL) (DC)
2007–2008	Birmingham–Southern (DC)
2008–2016	Birmingham–Southern
2018-2020	Gulf Shores HS (AL) (DC)
Head coaching record
Overall	41–46

Eddie Garfinkle is an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Birmingham–Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama from 2008 to 2016. He previously served as a defensive coordinator at both Jacksonville State University and Georgia Southern University, assistant coach at Spain Park High School and defensive coordinator at Birmingham–Southern College. Garfinkle was hired as Birmingham Southern's sixth head coach on February 20, 2008. On October 24, 2016, it was announced that Garfinkle would not return after the 2016 season. Garfinkle served as the Gulf Shores High School defensive coordinator from 2018 to 2020.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Birmingham–Southern Panthers (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2008–2011)
2008	Birmingham–Southern	3–7	2–6
2009	Birmingham–Southern	4–6	3–4
2010	Birmingham–Southern	6–4	3–4
2011	Birmingham–Southern	7–2	4–2
Birmingham–Southern Panthers (Southern Athletic Association) (2012–present)
2012	Birmingham–Southern	7–3	3–1	T–1st
2013	Birmingham–Southern	5–4	3–3	T–4th
2014	Birmingham–Southern	3–7	3–3	T–3rd
2015	Birmingham–Southern	5–5	3–5	6th
2016	Birmingham–Southern	1–9	1–7	8th
Birmingham–Southern:		41–47	25–34
Total:		41–46
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

External links

• Birmingham–Southern profile Archived 2016-04-19 at the Wayback Machine