Ben Schonfarber joined the coaching staff in the spring of 2010, and is handling the duties of coaching the Cardinal's defensive backs.  He brings with him an extensive background of coaching at both the division I and high school levels.  Schonfarber began his coaching career at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana where he was an assistant with one of the top offenses in the conference and nation.  At NSU, he helped lead the Demons to the 1998 Southland Conference Championship, and a berth to the NCAA Division I-AA National Championship playoffs.  In the playoffs, NSU fell one game short of playing for the national title, losing in the semi-finals to eventual champion UMASS.

After leaving Natchitoches, Coach Schonfarber left the college ranks and spent three seasons coaching in north Louisiana high schools eventually being named offensive coordinator at Loyola Prep in Shreveport.  After three successful seasons in Shreveport, he joined the staff at Alcorn State University, in Alcorn, Mississippi, where he coached the wide receivers.  During the 2003 season, three of Schonfarber's receivers were ranked in the top 10 in receiving in the SWAC conference at season's end.  For the past three seasons, Schonfarber coached in the Texas high school ranks with stops at both Marshall High School and Waskoml High School, where he had coached defensive backs, linebackers and running backs. 

Ben was born and raised in Shreveport, LA and has two wonderful sons, Ben Schonfarber III and Zachary Schonfarber.  He received his undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University - Shreveport (1998), and his Masters of Science in Sports Administration from Northwestern State University (2004).