Coaches
George McDonald
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
George McDonald
Played at Illinois 1994-1998
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Ball State | GA | GA | Bill Lynch |
| 2001-2003 | Northern Illinois | Position | WR | Joe Novak |
| 2004 | Stanford | Position | TE | Buddy Teevens |
| 2005-2006 | Western Michigan | OC | OC/WR✓ | Bill Cubit |
| 2007-2008 | Minnesota | Position | WR | Tim Brewster |
| 2009-2010 | Cleveland Browns (pro) | Position | WR | not known |
| 2011-2012 | Miami | Position | WR/PGC | Al Golden |
| 2013 | Syracuse | OC | AHC/OC✓ | Scott Shafer |
| 2014 | Syracuse | OC | AHC/OC/WR✓ | Scott Shafer |
| 2015-2018 | NC State | Position | WR | Dave Doeren* |
| 2019-2020 | NC State | OC | co-OC/WR✓ | Dave Doeren* |
| 2021-2023 | Illinois | Position | AHC/WR | Bret Bielema* |
| 2024-2025 | Ole Miss | Position | WR/PGC | Lane Kiffin*+ |
| 2026- | LSU | Position | WR/PGC | Lane Kiffin*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Western Michigan | Offensive coordinator | 68 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 119 |
| 2006 | Western Michigan | Offensive coordinator | 70 | 65 | 77 | 68 | 119 |
| 2013 | Syracuse | Offensive coordinator | 101 | 105 | 100 | 23 | 125 |
| 2014 | Syracuse | Offensive coordinator | 116 | 120 | 117 | 101 | 128 |
| 2019 | NC State | Co-offensive coordinator | 105 | 109 | 81 | 39 | 130 |
| 2020 | NC State | Co-offensive coordinator | 65 | 58 | 68 | 105 | 127 |
Worked under
- Bill Lynch · Ball State 2000 (GA)
- Joe Novak · Northern Illinois 2001-2003 (Position)
- Buddy Teevens · Stanford 2004 (Position)
- Bill Cubit · Western Michigan 2005-2006 (OC, Position)
- Tim Brewster · Minnesota 2007-2008 (Position)
- Al Golden · Miami 2011-2012 (Other, Position)
- Scott Shafer · Syracuse 2013-2014 (OC, Other, Position)
- Dave Doeren* · NC State 2015-2020 (OC, Position)
- Bret Bielema* · Illinois 2021-2023 (Other, Position)
- Lane Kiffin*+ · Ole Miss 2024-2025 (Other, Position)
- Lane Kiffin*+ · LSU 2026 (Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Bill Lynch · Ball State 2000 · him GA, them Head coach
- Curt Mallory · Ball State 2000 · him GA, them Position
- Dan Roushar · Northern Illinois 2001-2002 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Novak · Northern Illinois 2001-2003 · him Position, them Head coach
- Matt Canada · Northern Illinois 2001-2003 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Uremovich* · Northern Illinois 2001-2003 · him Position, them GA
- Pat Narduzzi* · Northern Illinois 2001-2002 · him Position, them Position
- Sam Pittman · Northern Illinois 2003 · him Position, them Position
- A. J. Christoff · Stanford 2004 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Bill Cubit · Stanford 2004 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Buddy Teevens · Stanford 2004 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bill Cubit · Western Michigan 2005-2006 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Brian Rock · Western Michigan 2005 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Chuck Bullough · Western Michigan 2005 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jake Moreland · Western Michigan 2005-2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Scott Shafer · Western Michigan 2005-2006 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Steve Morrison · Western Michigan 2005-2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tim Lester · Western Michigan 2005-2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- A. J. Ricker · Western Michigan 2006 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Clayton White · Western Michigan 2006 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Everett Withers · Minnesota 2007 · him Position, them DC
- John Butler · Minnesota 2007-2008 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Dunbar · Minnesota 2007-2008 · him Position, them OC, Other
- Thomas Hammock · Minnesota 2007-2008 · him Position, them Position
- Tim Brewster · Minnesota 2007-2008 · him Position, them Head coach
- Ted Roof · Minnesota 2008 · him Position, them DC
- Al Golden · Miami 2011-2012 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Brennan Carroll · Miami 2011-2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Jedd Fisch* · Miami 2011-2012 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Mark D'Onofrio · Miami 2011-2012 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other
- Chuck Bullough · Syracuse 2013-2014 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC
- Clark Lea* · Syracuse 2013-2014 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Scott Shafer · Syracuse 2013-2014 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Tim Lester · Syracuse 2013-2014 · him OC, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Bobby Acosta · Syracuse 2014 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Clayton White · NC State 2015-2016 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Dave Doeren* · NC State 2015-2020 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Dave Huxtable · NC State 2015-2019 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Desmond Kitchings · NC State 2015-2019 · him OC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Eddie Faulkner · NC State 2015-2018 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Matt Canada · NC State 2015 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Uremovich* · NC State 2015 · him Position, them Position
- Ryan Nielsen · NC State 2015-2016 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Ty Howle · NC State 2015 · him Position, them GA
- Dwayne Ledford · NC State 2016-2018 · him Position, them Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · NC State 2016-2018 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Aaron Henry · NC State 2017-2019 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Kevin Patrick · NC State 2017-2019 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Nathan Burton · NC State 2017 · him Position, them Analyst
- Joe Scelfo · NC State 2018 · him Position, them GA
- Ted Roof · NC State 2018 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Kurt Roper · NC State 2019-2020 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Todd Goebbel · NC State 2019-2020 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Tony Gibson* · NC State 2019-2020 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Brian Mitchell · NC State 2020 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Ruffin McNeill · NC State 2020 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Tim Beck · NC State 2020 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Aaron Henry · Illinois 2021-2023 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Bret Bielema* · Illinois 2021-2023 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Kevin Kane · Illinois 2021-2022 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Ryan Walters · Illinois 2021-2022 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Terrance Jamison · Illinois 2021-2023 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Tony Petersen · Illinois 2021 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Barry Lunney Jr. · Illinois 2022-2023 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Courtney Messingham · Illinois 2022 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Jim Leonhard · Illinois 2023 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Bryan Brown · Ole Miss 2024-2025 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Charlie Weis Jr. · Ole Miss 2024-2025 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Kiffin · Ole Miss 2024-2025 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Joe Cox · Ole Miss 2024-2025 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Lane Kiffin*+ · Ole Miss 2024-2025 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Lou Spanos · Ole Miss 2024-2025 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Pete Golding*+ · Ole Miss 2024-2025 · him Other, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Zach Arnett · Ole Miss 2024 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Blake Baker · LSU 2026 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Charlie Weis Jr. · LSU 2026 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Chris Kiffin · LSU 2026 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Chuck Bullough · LSU 2026 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2026 · him Other, Position, them Other
- Joe Cox · LSU 2026 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Lane Kiffin*+ · LSU 2026 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Lou Spanos · LSU 2026 · him Other, Position, them Other
- Tee Martin · LSU 2026 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
Played together
- Jeff Hecklinski · Illinois 1994