Murray State University Athletics
Football
Carlos Alvarado
- Title:
- Cornerbacks
- Email:
- calvarado@murraystate.edu
- Phone:
- (270) 809-6834
Carlos Alvarado enters his second season as the cornerbacks coach at Murray State.
In his first season with the Racers, Alvarado mentored a group of cornerbacks that recorded five interceptions and had 22 pass break-ups.
Senior Darian Yahyavi had just one inerception, but ranked fifth in the OVC with 10 pass break-ups.   Fellow senior Josh Manning tied for the team lead with three interceptions, while also recovering a pair of fumbles.
Ther cornerbacks were part of a defensive unit that held three opponents to under 120 yards passing. The group held OVC opponents Austin Peay and Tennessee State to just 60 yards passing while limiting Eastern Kentucky to just 119 yards through the air.
Alvarado joins the Racers after spending the 2012 season working at Texas Tech, where he worked with the linebackers under Art Kaufman. Â
In his one season on the plains, he helped the Red Raiders to a Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas victory over Minnesota. TTU finished the regular season ranked 39th in the FBS in total defense. They also led the Big 12 in pass defense, allowing just 195.8 yards per game.
Prior to TTU, Alvarado spent one season working with the linebackers under Toby Neinas at New Mexico.
He helped tutor Carmen Messina to All-Mountain West Conference honors after leading the league in tackles for the third-straight season. He ended his career as the conference’s all-time leader in tackles with 454, including a career-best 21 tackles in the 2011 finale against Boise State.
Alvarado began his coaching career at Texas A&M-Kingsville. He served as the team’s defensive backs coach in 2009 and 2010, after serving as the tight ends coach in 2008.
In 2010, the Javelinas defense set a single-season record by allowing just 57 rushing yards per game. They did not allow more than 10 points in a game through the first four weeks of the season, including a 16-7 victory over #1 Northwest Missouri State.
The defense led the Lone Star Conference in points allowed (16.0), total defense (252.1), pass defense (195.1), pass defense efficiency (107.0) and opponent first downs (14.7).
The team made back-to-back appearances in the Division II playoffs, including capturing the LSC championship in 2009.
Alvarado was a four-year starter at defensive back, and a two-time captain, at New Mexico Highlands.
He graduated with a degree in kinesiology. He also received his master’s in psychology from TAMUK.
In his first season with the Racers, Alvarado mentored a group of cornerbacks that recorded five interceptions and had 22 pass break-ups.
Senior Darian Yahyavi had just one inerception, but ranked fifth in the OVC with 10 pass break-ups.   Fellow senior Josh Manning tied for the team lead with three interceptions, while also recovering a pair of fumbles.
Ther cornerbacks were part of a defensive unit that held three opponents to under 120 yards passing. The group held OVC opponents Austin Peay and Tennessee State to just 60 yards passing while limiting Eastern Kentucky to just 119 yards through the air.
Alvarado joins the Racers after spending the 2012 season working at Texas Tech, where he worked with the linebackers under Art Kaufman. Â
In his one season on the plains, he helped the Red Raiders to a Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas victory over Minnesota. TTU finished the regular season ranked 39th in the FBS in total defense. They also led the Big 12 in pass defense, allowing just 195.8 yards per game.
Prior to TTU, Alvarado spent one season working with the linebackers under Toby Neinas at New Mexico.
He helped tutor Carmen Messina to All-Mountain West Conference honors after leading the league in tackles for the third-straight season. He ended his career as the conference’s all-time leader in tackles with 454, including a career-best 21 tackles in the 2011 finale against Boise State.
Alvarado began his coaching career at Texas A&M-Kingsville. He served as the team’s defensive backs coach in 2009 and 2010, after serving as the tight ends coach in 2008.
In 2010, the Javelinas defense set a single-season record by allowing just 57 rushing yards per game. They did not allow more than 10 points in a game through the first four weeks of the season, including a 16-7 victory over #1 Northwest Missouri State.
The defense led the Lone Star Conference in points allowed (16.0), total defense (252.1), pass defense (195.1), pass defense efficiency (107.0) and opponent first downs (14.7).
The team made back-to-back appearances in the Division II playoffs, including capturing the LSC championship in 2009.
Alvarado was a four-year starter at defensive back, and a two-time captain, at New Mexico Highlands.
He graduated with a degree in kinesiology. He also received his master’s in psychology from TAMUK.
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