Carlos Delgado is in his first year as an assistant football coach at Hampden-Sydney College during 2026-27, serving as the cornerbacks coach. He had served as a graduate defensive coach at NCAA Division III member Aurora (IL) University since August 2024.
At Aurora, Delgado assisted with daily defensive practice plans, film breakdown and analysis, created weekly defensive scouting reports, handled defensive play calling for the JV team and helped with equipment inventory. The Spartans finished 9-2 in 2024, including 8-0 in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) for first place, and advanced to the first round of the NCAA Playoffs. AU was 8-3 in 2025, including 6-2 in the NACC for second place, and won the SmileyCookie.com LakeFront Bowl.
Delgado served as the varsity safeties coach and JV defensive coordinator at Damien (CA) High School from September 2020 to July 2024. Prior to that, he was a student assistant coach at his alma mater, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) member the University of Saint Mary (KS), from January 2020 to May 2020, assisting with defensive backs among other responsibilities. He was a three-year member of the Spires’ football team as an undergraduate.
A native of Covina, California, Carlos graduated from Saint Mary in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science degree in sport management with a concentration in marketing. He earned his Master of Business Administration degree from Aurora in May 2026.
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