On Thursday, Temple Football Head Coach K.C. Keeler announced that passing game coordinator/cornerbacks coach Henry Baker will add the title of Assistant Head Coach.
“Henry has earned a promotion, and we’re so happy that he’s a leader on this staff,” said Keeler in a statement. “I’ve seen Henry develop from the time he began as a coach with me at Delaware. He’s a great teacher, an outstanding recruiter, and a tireless leader. I’m excited to see his continued growth on and off the field.”
During the 2025 season, Baker helped the Temple defense shave 21.0 yards (417.8 in 2024 to 396.8 in 2025) and 5.7 points per game (35.4 to 29.7) from the previous season.
“I’m just grateful that Coach Keeler sees those leadership abilities in me and has given me the opportunity to learn from him,” Baker said in a statement. “What better person to learn from than somebody like Coach Keeler, who is the all-time active winningest coach. I think the mark of a good leader is to develop other good leaders, and so I’m honored that he saw fit to give this position to me.”
Baker came to Temple in 2025 following one season at Marshall, and he helped them to a Sun Belt Conference title as the school’s co-defensive coordinator and cornerbacks’ coach.
In his first season as cornerbacks coach at Maryland, his alma mater in 2020, Baker helped the defense to a No. 13 national ranking in pass efficiency defense and a No. 25 ranking in passing yards allowed, while lowering passing yards allowed per game by more than 70 yards from the previous season.
Baker spent the 2019 season with the New York Giants as the assistant defensive backs coach. That stint in the NFL came after one-year stints as the cornerbacks coach at North Carolina (2018) and Rutgers (2017).
From 2011-16, Baker was the cornerbacks coach at the University of Delaware.
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