Kirby Smart
Since leaving the Miami Dolphins to join Nick Saban's staff in Tuscaloosa prior to the 2007 season, Alabama's defense has consistently ranked among the nation's best in every major statistical category. Smart began his coaching career as an administrative assistant at Georgia in 1999 and spent six years on the collegiate level — Valdosta State (2000-01), Florida State (2002-03), LSU (2004) and Georgia (2005) — before departing for the NFL. The 2009 Broyles recipient and 2012 AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year has led a suffocating Crimson Tide defense to three national championships during his tenure and the coveted title of the…
Read moreJim Chaney
Chaney's approaching 30 years of coaching experience and is entering his second season as the Razorbacks' offensive coordinator under Bret Bielema. Prior to teaming up with Bielema, Chaney left the NFL after two years with the St. Louis Rams and spent four seasons at Tennessee where he helped Tyler Bray develop into one of the SEC's top passers. Prior to his NFL stint in 2008, Chaney worked as Purdue's offensive coordinator for nearly a decade. He was Drew Brees' top mentor during his time with the Boilermakers. Coaching History Team Years Offensive Coordinator Georgia Bulldogs 2016-Present Offensive Coordinator Pittsburgh Panthers…
Read moreMel Tucker
Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs hired Mel Tucker as their new defensive coordinator. Tucker and Smart previously worked together at Alabama. Tucker has coached at both LSU and Alabama in the Southeastern Conference. Tucker also has served as the defensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars and Ohio State Buckeyes in addition to coaching for the Cleveland Browns and Miami (Ohio). Tucker also went 2-3 as the interim coach in Jacksonville after the Jaguars fired Jack Del Rio.
Read moreDell McGee
Dell McGee was hired as Georgia's running backs coach in January of 2016. He previously served as running backs coach at Georgia Southern the previous two seasons both of which the Eagles led the nation in rushing offense. Prior to joining Georgia Southern, McGee spent one season at Auburn, his Alma mater, as an analyst during the 2013 BCS Championship run.
Read moreSam Pittman
The Georgia Bulldogs hired Sam Pittman away from the Arkansas Razorbacks. Pittman joins Kirby Smart's coaching staff. Hired in 2013 at Arkansas, Pittman handles associate head coach, recruiting coordinator and offensive line duties for the Razorbacks as one of Bret Bielema's closest assistants. Pittman spent two seasons at Tennessee prior to Arkansas following five years with the North Carolina Tar Heels. In the 2013 and 2014 NFL Drafts, a total of eight players coached by Pittman were selected.
Read moreKevin Sherrer
Alabama's director of player development on Nick Saban's staff from 2010-12, Sherrer comes to Athens from South Alabama where he served as the Jaguars' defensive coordinator. He'll handle the sam and star linebacker groups for defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt at Georgia.
Read moreGlenn Schumann
The first hire new Georgia head coach Kirby Smart made was Glenn Schumann. He'll coach the inside linebackers for the Bulldogs. Although Schumann isn't a known commodity in the coaching ranks, he's a rising star and a great hire for Smart. According to FootballScoop coaching website, there were three coaches in Alabama's defensive game-planning meeting: Nick Saban, Kirby Smart and Glenn Schumann.
Read moreTracy Rocker
A former All-SEC offensive lineman at Auburn in 1988, much of Garner's collegiate coaching career has come at Georgia where he was on the Bulldogs' staff as a defensive line assistant for 15 years. He worked at Auburn from 1990-95 as an assistant coach in several areas before coming back to the Tigers in 2013 as part of Gus Malzahn's impressive first year haul.
Read moreShane Beamer
The Georgia Bulldogs hired Shane Beamer as their new tight ends coach and special teams coordinator. Son of long-time Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer, Shane was a graduate assistant under George O'Leary and Philip Fulmer. His first position job was coaching corners at Mississippi State from 2004 to 2006. Spent 2007 to 2010 at South Carolina and worked as recruiting coordinator in 2009 and 2010. Helped land Stephon Gillmore, Alshon Jeffrey, Marcus Lattimore and Conner Shaw.
Read moreJames Coley
James Coley, the former offensive coordinator at Miami and Florida State, was named wide receivers coach at UGA in January of 2016. Coley is known as a good recruiter who has ties to the Sunshine State, particularly South Florida. He was the offensive coordinator at Florida State from 2010-12 and at Miami from 2013-15.
Read moreScott Sinclair
Scott Sinclair was hired at the University of Georgia to become the Director of Strength and Conditioning. The former UCF and Marshall strength coach is a proven leader in the weight room and will push his players to get max effort on every repetition.
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Kirby Smart
Since leaving the Miami Dolphins to join Nick Saban's staff in Tuscaloosa prior to the 2007 season, Alabama's defense has consistently ranked among the nation's best in every major statistical category. Smart began his coaching career as an administrative assistant at Georgia in 1999 and spent six years on the collegiate level — Valdosta State (2000-01), Florida State (2002-03), LSU (2004) and Georgia (2005) — before departing for the NFL. The 2009 Broyles recipient and 2012 AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year has led a suffocating Crimson Tide defense to three national championships during his tenure and the coveted title of the…
Read moreMark Richt
Formerly the head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs, Mark Richt is now the head coach of the Miami Hurricanes. After UGA and Richt made a mutual decision to split, Richt returned to his Alma mater in South Florida. Formerly, he was SEC's longest-tenured coach during the league's golden era of national championships, the current face of Georgia football's still in search of his first national title despite tons of success for more than a decade in the black and blue Eastern Division. Richt replaced Jim Donnan at Georgia in 2001 and has captured two conference championships along with six division…
Read moreJim Donnan
Donnan boasts more than 30 years coaching experience as an assistant and head coach. He began his coaching career at North Carolina State as an assistant from 1969-1971, just four seasons after his playing days were done for the Wolfpack. From N.C. State, Donnan made stops at Florida State, North Carolina, Kansas State and Missouri. In 1985, Donnan joined the staff of Barry Switzer at Oklahoma. During his five seasons in Norman, Donnan helped coach the Sooner wishbone offense to three consecutive 11-1 seasons and a national championship. After his time at Oklahoma, Donnan was hired to be the head…
Read moreRay Goff
Goff, who played quarterback at Georgia under Vince Dooley from 1974-1976, coached in the collegiate ranks for 18 seasons as an assistant coach and head coach. Goff spent two seasons as an assistant at South Carolina before returning to Athens in 1981. He was hired by the Bulldogs to coach the tight ends, running backs and serve as recruiting coordinator. When Dooley retired after the 1988 season, Goff, then just 33 years-old, surprisingly was chosen to succeed him. Goff experienced moderate success as the head coach of the Bulldogs. His teams won just six games and four games in 1989…
Read moreVince Dooley
Dooley is a coaching legend in Athens. He won six SEC titles and a national championship during his 25-year tenure as head coach of the Bulldogs. Five times he was named SEC Coach of the Year, and he won the Walter Camp Coach of the Year and Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year awards once. He began his coaching career in 1956 as an assistant coach at Auburn, where he played quarterback. Dooley was offered the head coaching job at Auburn after Shug Jordan retired but declined it and was hired at Georgia. He compiled a 201-77-10 record with the…
Read moreJohnny Griffith
Griffith served as the head coach at Georgia from 1961-1963, amassing a 10-16-4 record leading the Bulldogs. Griffith's coaching career began at the junior college level at South Georgia College. In his four years at South Georgia, he went 32-6 and took his team to four bowl appearances. In 1956, Griffith was hired as an assistant at Georgia under head coach Wally Butts. After five seasons as an assistant, Griffith replaced Butts as head coach in 1961. Though he struggled leading the Bulldogs, Griffith did win two big games, upsetting Auburn in 1962 and beating heavily-favored Miami in 1963. After…
Read moreWally Butts
Butts won 140 games as the head coach at Georgia, leading the Bulldogs to two national championships and four SEC titles. Butts arrived in Athens in 1938 as an assistant to Joel Hunt. After a 5-4-1 season, Hunt left and Butts was elevated to head coach prior to the 1939 season. He held the position for 22 seasons. Butts led the Bulldogs to national championships in 1942 and 1946, and SEC titles in 1942, 1946, 1948 and 1959. Butts coached Heisman Trophy winner Frank Sinkwich in 1942. His career record at Georgia was 140-86-9. Coaching History Team Years Head Coach…
Read moreJoel Hunt
Hunt spent seven seasons as an assistant at Texas A&M and LSU before being hired to lead the Georgia program. He spent just one season in Athens. Hunt was a surprise choice to replace Harry Mehre. He went 5-4-1 in 1938 and left after the season to take over at Wyoming.
Read moreHarry Mehre
Harry Mehre coached for 17 seasons in the SEC with the Georgia Bulldogs and Ole Miss Rebels from 1928-1945. Mehre began his coaching career as an assistant at Georgia in 1924 and took over as head coach at the start of the 1928 campaign. He coached the Bulldogs for five seasons in the Southern Conference until 1932, and led the Bulldogs through their first five seasons in the SEC from 1933-1937. He was 59-34-6 at Georgia and 29-25-5 in conference play. Mehre left Georgia to take over as head coach at Ole Miss in 1938. In seven seasons with the…
Read moreGeorge Cecil Woodruff
Woodruff was hired as head coach at Georgia after the 1922 season. He had a salary of $1 per year. He went 30-16-1 during his tenure from 1923-1927.
Read moreW. A. Cunningham
Cunningham's tenure in Athens last 10 seasons. The Georgia program disbanded in 1917 and 1918 due to World War I. His teams produced seven winning seasons out of the eight seasons they played. He went 43-18-9 as the Bulldog head coach.
Read moreJames Coulter
Coulter had no prior coaching experience before being hired at Georgia. He hired Frank Dobson, an experienced assistant from Georgia Tech. During his single season in Athens, Coulter's team compiled a 2-4-2 record.
Read moreFrank Dobson
Dobson spent one season at Georgia. He came to the Bulldogs from in-state rival Georgia Tech. He was hired as co-head coach because the coach hired in Athens had no prior coaching experience. The team finished with a 2-4-2 record. In the abbreviate postwar 1918 season, he coached South Carolina and led the Gamecocks to an overall record of 2-1-1.
Read moreBranch Bocock
Branch Bocock was a college football, basketball and baseball coach for 30 years at six different schools from 1908-1938. He began his coaching career as the head football coach at Georgia in 1908, leading the Bulldogs to a 5-2-1 record. He also coached the LSU football team for two seasons from 1920-1921, posting back-to-back winning seasons and an 11-4-2 overall record. Bocock returned to the football coaching world in 1925 when he accepted the head coaching job at South Carolina. In two seasons as coach of the Gamecocks he posted a 13-7 record while also serving as athletic director. Bocock…
Read moreGeorge S. Whitney
Whitney served as the head coach at Georgia from 1906-1907. Whitney was forced to resign prior to the end of the 1907, after he was caught in a controversy alleging he had four paid professional players on his team. He amassed a two-year record of 6-7-2 with the Bulldogs.
Read moreCharles A. Barnard
In 1904, Barnard became the 10th head coach in Georgia history. He spent just one season in Athens. His team went 1-5 and 0-4 in conference play.
Read moreMarvin D. Dickinson
Dickinson was hired to coach the Georgia football team in 1903. Upon his hiring, he was the second coach to have attended Georgia. He coached the Bulldogs in 1903 and 1905. He was away from the program in 1904 while playing professional baseball. Dickinson managed a 4-9 record in his two years coaching Georgia.
Read moreWilliam A. Reynolds
After a successful stint coaching at North Carolina, Reynolds was selected to lead the Georgia program in 1901. He compiled just a 5-7-3 record in his two seasons with the Bulldogs.
Read moreCharles McCarthy
McCarthy coached the Georgia Bulldogs in 1897 and 1898. His teams compiled a 6-3 record, going 5-2 in conference play.
Read morePop Warner
Pop Warner was hired at Georgia as the Bulldogs head coach in 1895 at a salary of $34 per week. Warner's first year was Georgia's first year in the newly-formed Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. His Bulldog teams went 7-4 in his two years.
Read moreRobert Winston
Winston coached at Georgia in 1894. His team went 5-1, highlighted by a win over Auburn.
Read moreErnest Brown
Brown, an alumnus of Georgia, was chosen to coach the Bulldogs in 1893. He was the last unpaid Georgia coach. His team went 2-2-1.
Read moreCharles Herty
Herty promoted intercollegiate athletics, creating the first varsity football team at the University of Georgia and coaching the Bulldogs in their inaugural season. He went 1-1 in his only season leading the Bulldog program.
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