Former Sacramento State defensive back Allen Perryman hired as the team's safeties coach in January of 2023.
In his first season on the staff, Perryman coached Cameron Broussard to first team all-Big Sky honors. Broussard started all 11 regular season and finished the year ranked second on the team with 83 total tackles. He had at least three tackles in each game he appeared with a high of 12 at Northern Colorado and 11 in the victory at Stanford. Senior Kylen Ross led the team with three interceptions and Gavin Davis-Smith ranked fourth on the team with 65 tackles while playing both safety positions as well as nickelback.
Perryman served as the head coach at Hanford West High School from 2021-22. After a 1-9 season in 2021, he led the Huskies to a berth in the Central Section Div. VI title game against Mendota HS. Perryman’s team rallied late in the year, winning its final two regular season games to earn a spot in the playoffs before recording a 13-12 victory over Kern Valley HS in the first round and a 27-12 win over Avenal HS in the second round.
Prior to coaching at Hanford West HS, Perryman was an assistant coach at College of the Sequoias in Visalia, Calif., during the 2020 season.
Perryman played at Sacramento State from 2016-19. He arrived as a wide receiver but moved to defensive back prior to the start of his freshman season. That season, he played in 10 games, including one start at safety and finished the year with 10 tackles. He added 12 stops during an injury-shortened 2017 season but returned to play in 10 games, including four starts in 2018. That year, he head 30 tackles and intercepted a pass against North Dakota. Perryman also became the first Hornet to score a defensive two-point conversion since 1990 when he returned a blocked PAT against North Dakota. As a senior, he started seven of the eight games in which he appeared. He set a career high with 48 total tackles and was part of the team which earned the first Big Sky Conference championship and FCS Playoffs appearance in school history.
