Coaches
Jim Chaney
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jim Chaney
Played at Central Missouri
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-1987 | Cal State Fullerton | Other | Assistant | not known |
| 1988 | Western Michigan | Position | Offensive line coach | not known |
| 1989-1992 | Cal State Fullerton | OC | Offensive coordinator & offensive line coach | not known |
| 1993 | Wyoming | GA | Graduate assistant | Joe Tiller |
| 1994-1996 | Wyoming | Position | Offensive line coach & recruiting coordinator | Joe Tiller |
| 1997-2001 | Purdue | OC | Offensive coordinator & recruiting coordinator | Joe Tiller |
| 2002-2005 | Purdue | OC | Offensive coordinator✓ | Joe Tiller |
| 2006-2007 | St. Louis Rams (pro) | Position | Offensive line coach | not known |
| 2008 | St. Louis Rams (pro) | Position | Tight ends coach | not known |
| 2009-2011 | Tennessee | OC | Offensive coordinator & running backs coach✓ | Lane Kiffin*+ (2009), Derek Dooley (2010-2011) |
| 2012 | Tennessee | OC | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach✓ | Derek Dooley |
| 2012 | Tennessee | Head coachinterim | Interim head coach | Derek Dooley |
| 2013-2014 | Arkansas | OC | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach✓ | Bret Bielema* |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | OC | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach✓ | Pat Narduzzi* |
| 2016-2018 | Georgia | OC | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach✓ | Kirby Smart*+ |
| 2019-2020 | Tennessee | OC | Offensive coordinator✓ | Jeremy Pruitt |
| 2021 | New Orleans Saints (pro) | Analyst | Offensive analyst | not known |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | Analyst | Offensive analyst | Brent Key* |
| 2023 | Texas A&M | Analyst | Offensive analyst | Jimbo Fisher |
| 2024 | Georgia State | OC | Offensive coordinator✓ | Dell McGee* |
| 2025 | Georgia State | Analyst | Offensive analyst | Dell McGee* |
| 2025- | Tennessee | Analyst | Offensive analyst | Josh Heupel*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Purdue | Offensive coordinator | 31 | 67 | 22 | 16 | 119 |
| 2009 | Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 38 | 43 | 33 | 96 | 120 |
| 2010 | Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 95 | 68 | 104 | 38 | 120 |
| 2011 | Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 81 | 74 | 90 | 95 | 120 |
| 2012 | Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 42 | 39 | 24 | 81 | 124 |
| 2013 | Arkansas | Offensive coordinator | 66 | 94 | 62 | 50 | 125 |
| 2014 | Arkansas | Offensive coordinator | 38 | 28 | 44 | 66 | 128 |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | Offensive coordinator | 53 | 51 | 31 | 35 | 128 |
| 2016 | Georgia | Offensive coordinator | 88 | 101 | 76 | 51 | 128 |
| 2017 | Georgia | Offensive coordinator | 10 | 18 | 31 | 88 | 130 |
| 2018 | Georgia | Offensive coordinator | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 130 |
| 2019 | Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 91 | 86 | 91 | 98 | 130 |
| 2020 | Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 90 | 101 | 56 | 91 | 127 |
| 2024 | Georgia State | Offensive coordinator | 96 | 103 | 94 | 73 | 134 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Tennessee | 1-0 (1 of 12) | - → - | 42 | 54 | 15.1 | 42% wins | 124 |
Worked under
- Joe Tiller · Wyoming 1993-1996 (GA, Other, Position)
- Joe Tiller · Purdue 1997-2005 (OC, Other)
- Lane Kiffin*+ · Tennessee 2009 (OC, Position)
- Derek Dooley · Tennessee 2010-2012 (OC, Position)
- Bret Bielema* · Arkansas 2013-2014 (OC, Position)
- Pat Narduzzi* · Pittsburgh 2015 (OC, Position)
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 2016-2018 (OC, Position)
- Jeremy Pruitt · Tennessee 2019-2020 (OC)
- Brent Key* · Georgia Tech 2022 (Analyst)
- Jimbo Fisher · Texas A&M 2023 (Analyst)
- Dell McGee* · Georgia State 2024-2025 (Analyst, OC)
- Josh Heupel*+ · Tennessee 2025-2026 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Hue Jackson · Cal State Fullerton 1990-1991 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tom Cable · Cal State Fullerton 1990 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tim Drevno · Cal State Fullerton 1991-1992 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Bobby Kennedy · Wyoming 1993-1994 · him GA, Other, Position, them Position
- Joe Tiller · Wyoming 1993-1996 · him GA, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Brock Spack · Wyoming 1995-1996 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Danny Hope · Wyoming 1996 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Tim Lappano · Wyoming 1996 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Danny Hope · Purdue 1997-2001 · him OC, Other, them Position
- Joe Tiller · Purdue 1997-2005 · him OC, Other, them Head coach
- Tim Lappano · Purdue 1997 · him OC, Other, them OC, Position
- Kevin Sumlin · Purdue 1998-2000 · him OC, Other, them Position
- Joel Thomas · Purdue 2000-2001 · him OC, Other, them GA
- Bob DeBesse · Purdue 2003-2005 · him OC, them Position
- Phil Elmassian · Purdue 2003 · him OC, them Position
- Brock Spack · Purdue 2005 · him OC, them DC
- Mike Jacobs* · Purdue 2005 · him OC, them GA
- Ed Orgeron · Tennessee 2009 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Eddie Gran · Tennessee 2009 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Frank Wilson · Tennessee 2009 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Lane Kiffin*+ · Tennessee 2009 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Monte Kiffin · Tennessee 2009 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Darin Hinshaw · Tennessee 2010-2012 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Derek Dooley · Tennessee 2010-2012 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Head coach
- Justin Wilcox · Tennessee 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Peter Sirmon · Tennessee 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them GA, Position
- Derrick Ansley · Tennessee 2012-2020 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Josh Conklin · Tennessee 2012 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Position
- Sal Sunseri · Tennessee 2012 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC
- Sam Pittman · Tennessee 2012 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Position
- Barry Lunney Jr. · Arkansas 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Bret Bielema* · Arkansas 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Charlie Partridge · Arkansas 2013 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Chris Ash · Arkansas 2013 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Joel Thomas · Arkansas 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Randy Shannon · Arkansas 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Sam Pittman · Arkansas 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Taver Johnson · Arkansas 2013 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Aaron Henry · Arkansas 2014 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Robb Smith · Arkansas 2014 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Josh Conklin · Pittsburgh 2015 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Pat Narduzzi* · Pittsburgh 2015 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Rob Harley* · Pittsburgh 2015 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Brian VanGorder · Georgia 2016 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Dell McGee* · Georgia 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Glenn Schumann · Georgia 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- James Coley · Georgia 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Sherrer · Georgia 2016-2017 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Mel Tucker · Georgia 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Sam Pittman · Georgia 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Shane Beamer*+ · Georgia 2016-2017 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Will Windham · Georgia 2016-2017 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Jay Johnson · Georgia 2017-2018 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Cortez Hankton · Georgia 2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Dan Lanning*+ · Georgia 2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tyson Summers · Georgia 2018 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Chris Rumph · Tennessee 2019 · him OC, them DC, Position
- Jeremy Pruitt · Tennessee 2019-2020 · him OC, them Head coach
- Kevin Sherrer · Tennessee 2019 · him OC, them Position, ST coord.
- Tee Martin · Tennessee 2019-2020 · him OC, them Other, Position
- Chris Weinke · Tennessee 2020 · him OC, them Position
- Andrew Thacker · Georgia Tech 2022 · him Analyst, them DC
- Brent Key* · Georgia Tech 2022 · him Analyst, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Chip Long · Georgia Tech 2022 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Chris Weinke · Georgia Tech 2022 · him Analyst, them Position
- Del Alexander · Georgia Tech 2022 · him Analyst, them Position
- Donald Hill-Eley · Georgia Tech 2022 · him Analyst, them Analyst, Position
- Geoff Collins · Georgia Tech 2022 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Jason Semore · Georgia Tech 2022 · him Analyst, them Position
- Bobby Petrino · Texas A&M 2023 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- D.J. Durkin · Texas A&M 2023 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Dameyune Craig · Texas A&M 2023 · him Analyst, them Position
- Elijah Robinson · Texas A&M 2023 · him Analyst, them DC, Head coach, Other, Position
- James Coley · Texas A&M 2023 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Jimbo Fisher · Texas A&M 2023 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Marquel Blackwell · Texas A&M 2023 · him Analyst, them Position
- Steve Addazio · Texas A&M 2023 · him Analyst, them Position
- Dameyune Craig · Georgia State 2024-2025 · him Analyst, OC, them Position
- Dell McGee* · Georgia State 2024-2025 · him Analyst, OC, them Head coach
- Hue Jackson · Georgia State 2024-2025 · him Analyst, OC, them OC, Other, Position
- Kevin Sherrer · Georgia State 2024 · him OC, them DC
- Will Healy · Georgia State 2024 · him OC, them Other, Position
- Joey Halzle · Tennessee 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- John Bonamego · Tennessee 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Josh Heupel*+ · Tennessee 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Marion Hobby · Tennessee 2025 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Tim Banks · Tennessee 2025 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Travis Pearson · Georgia State 2025 · him Analyst, them DC
- William Inge · Tennessee 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Willie Martinez · Tennessee 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Anthony Poindexter · Tennessee 2026 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Derek Jones · Tennessee 2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Jim Knowles · Tennessee 2026 · him Analyst, them DC