Carl Torbush
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | East Tennessee State |
| Conference | NCAA D-I FCS independent |
| Record | 7–15 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 11, 1951 East Spencer, North Carolina |
| Alma mater | Carson–Newman |
| Playing career | |
| 1971–1973 | Carson–Newman |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1975 | Baylor (GA) |
| 1976–1979 | Southeastern Louisiana (LB/DE) |
| 1980–1982 | Louisiana Tech (AHC/LB) |
| 1983–1986 | Ole Miss (DC/LB) |
| 1987 | Louisiana Tech |
| 1988–1997 | North Carolina (DC/LB) |
| 1997–2000 | North Carolina |
| 2001–2002 | Alabama (DC/LB) |
| 2003–2005 | Texas A&M (DC/LB) |
| 2006–2008 | Carson–Newman (AHC/LB) |
| 2009 | Mississippi State (DC/LB) |
| 2010–2011 | Kansas (DC) |
| 2012 | Liberty (LB) |
| 2015–present | East Tennessee State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 27–42 |
| Bowls | 2–0 |
Carl William Torbush Jr. (born October 11, 1951) is the head football coach at East Tennessee State University (ETSU), a position he assumed in June 2013. He served in the same capacity at Louisiana Tech University in 1987, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1997 to 2000, compiling a career college football record of 23–35.
Born in East Spencer, North Carolina, Torbush relocated with his family to Knoxville, Tennessee at age 11. He attended Austin-East High School in Knoxville, where he played in multiple sports. He received athletic scholarship offers from various Division I schools, but decided to walk-on at the University of Tennessee. After having no playing time as a freshman, he transferred to Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City. As a senior at Carson-Newman, he received first-team NAIA All-American honors in both baseball and football. Torbush graduated from Carson-Newman in 1974.
After college, Torbush coached briefly at Carter High School in Knoxville. In February 1975, he signed with the Kansas City Royals. Following his one-season pro baseball career, he went to Baylor University to begin his collegiate coaching career. He received his master's degree in physical education and health from Baylor in 1976.
He began his career as an assistant coach for the Baylor Bears, and later coached for the Southeastern Louisiana Lions, the Ole Miss Rebels, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, the Alabama Crimson Tide, Texas A&M Aggies, and the Carson-Newman Eagles. Torbush was part of some mild success at Ole Miss, where he was defensive coordinator from 1983 to 1986. The 1986 season saw Ole Miss compile an 8–3–1 record including a season-ending 20–17 win at the Independence Bowl over Texas Tech. The 1986 Rebel defense allowed opponents an average of less than 13 points per game and statistically ranked as the best defense in the Southeastern Conference. It was after that 1986 season that Torbush was hired away to become head coach at Louisiana Tech.
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