Coaches
Kirby Smart
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Kirby Smart*+
Head coach, Georgia · Played at Georgia 1995-1998 · alma mater (CFBD): Georgia
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Georgia | Other | Administrative assistant | Jim Donnan |
| 2000 | Valdosta State | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2001 | Valdosta State | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2002-2003 | Florida State | GA | Graduate assistant | Bobby Bowden |
| 2004 | LSU | Position | Defensive backs coach | Nick Saban |
| 2005 | Georgia | Position | Running backs coach | Mark Richt |
| 2006 | Miami Dolphins (pro) | Position | Safeties coach | not known |
| 2007 | Alabama | Position | Assistant head coach / defensive backs coach | Nick Saban |
| 2008-2015 | Alabama | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Nick Saban |
| 2016- | Georgia | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Alabama | Defensive coordinator | 10 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 120 |
| 2009 | Alabama | Defensive coordinator | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 120 |
| 2010 | Alabama | Defensive coordinator | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 120 |
| 2011 | Alabama | Defensive coordinator | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 120 |
| 2012 | Alabama | Defensive coordinator | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 124 |
| 2013 | Alabama | Defensive coordinator | 6 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 125 |
| 2014 | Alabama | Defensive coordinator | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 128 |
| 2015 | Alabama | Defensive coordinator | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 128 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Georgia | 8-5 | 18 → - | 88 | 40 | 9.3 | 77% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Georgia | 13-2 | 15 → 2 | 10 | 19 | 26.7 | 62% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Georgia | 11-3 | 3 → - | 5 | 16 | 32.9 | 87% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Georgia | 12-2 | 3 → 4 | 59 | 6 | 26.8 | 79% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Georgia | 8-2 | 4 → 7 | 40 | 30 | 19.1 | 86% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Georgia | 14-1 | 5 → 1 | 15 | 1 | 32.0 | 80% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Georgia | 15-0 | 3 → 1 | 5 | 5 | 35.3 | 93% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Georgia | 13-1 | 1 → 4 | 3 | 15 | 31.2 | 100% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Georgia | 11-3 | 1 → 6 | 39 | 33 | 24.3 | 93% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Georgia | 12-2 | 5 → 6 | 26 | 37 | 24.1 | 79% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Georgia | 8-1 | - → - | 8 | 26 | 31.3 | 86% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Jim Donnan · Georgia 1999 (Other)
- Bobby Bowden · Florida State 2002-2003 (GA)
- Nick Saban · LSU 2004 (Position)
- Mark Richt · Georgia 2005 (Position)
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2007-2015 (DC, Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 31
- Brian VanGorder · Georgia 2016 (Analyst)
- Dell McGee* · Georgia 2016-2023 (Other, Position)
- Glenn Schumann · Georgia 2016-2026 (DC, Position)
- James Coley · Georgia 2016-2026 (OC, Position)
- Jim Chaney · Georgia 2016-2018 (OC, Position)
- Kevin Sherrer · Georgia 2016-2017 (Position)
- Mel Tucker · Georgia 2016-2018 (DC, Position)
- Sam Pittman · Georgia 2016-2019 (Other, Position)
- Shane Beamer*+ · Georgia 2016-2017 (Position, ST coord.)
- Will Windham · Georgia 2016-2017 (Analyst)
- Jay Johnson · Georgia 2017-2018 (Analyst)
- Cortez Hankton · Georgia 2018-2021 (Other, Position)
- Dan Lanning*+ · Georgia 2018-2021 (DC, Position)
- Tyson Summers · Georgia 2018 (Analyst)
- Austin Armstrong · Georgia 2019 (Analyst)
- Charlton Warren · Georgia 2019-2020 (Position)
- Shawn Watson · Georgia 2019 (Analyst)
- Buster Faulkner · Georgia 2020-2022 (Analyst, Position)
- John Jancek · Georgia 2020-2021 (Analyst)
- Matt Luke · Georgia 2020-2021 (Other, Position)
- Todd Monken · Georgia 2020-2022 (OC, Position)
- Jahmile Addae · Georgia 2021 (Position)
- Will Muschamp · Georgia 2021-2025 (Analyst, DC, Position, ST coord.)
- Bryan McClendon · Georgia 2022-2023 (Other, Position)
- Fran Brown* · Georgia 2022-2023 (Position)
- Mike Bobo · Georgia 2022-2026 (Analyst, OC, Position)
- Brandon Streeter · Georgia 2023-2026 (Analyst, Position)
- Darrell Dickey · Georgia 2023 (Analyst)
- Andrew Thacker · Georgia 2024 (Analyst)
- Donte Williams · Georgia 2024-2026 (Position)
- Travaris Robinson · Georgia 2024-2026 (DC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 57
- Chris Kapilovic · Colorado 2019 (Other, Position) · under Mel Tucker
- Darrin Chiaverini · Colorado 2019 (Other, Position) · under Mel Tucker
- Ross Els · Colorado 2019 (Position, ST coord.) · under Mel Tucker
- Barry Odom* · Arkansas 2020-2022 (DC, Other, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Brad Davis · Arkansas 2020 (Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Harlon Barnett · Michigan State 2020-2022 (Position) · under Mel Tucker
- Kendal Briles · Arkansas 2020-2022 (OC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Mark Cala · Arkansas 2020-2022 (Analyst) · under Sam Pittman
- Michael Scherer · Arkansas 2020-2022 (Analyst, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Mike Tressel · Michigan State 2020 (Position) · under Mel Tucker
- Scottie Hazelton · Michigan State 2020-2022 (DC) · under Mel Tucker
- Clayton White · South Carolina 2021-2026 (DC, Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Dowell Loggains* · Arkansas 2021-2022 (Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Greg Adkins · South Carolina 2021-2026 (Analyst, Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Kenny Guiton · Arkansas 2021-2023 (OC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Marcus Satterfield · South Carolina 2021-2022 (OC, Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Pete Lembo* · South Carolina 2021-2023 (Other, ST coord.) · under Shane Beamer
- Bob Gregory · Oregon 2022 (Analyst) · under Dan Lanning
- Drew Mehringer · Oregon 2022-2026 (OC, Position) · under Dan Lanning
- Freddie Kitchens · South Carolina 2022 (Analyst) · under Shane Beamer
- Jody Wright · South Carolina 2022-2023 (Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Jordan Somerville · Oregon 2022 (Analyst) · under Dan Lanning
- Junior Adams · Oregon 2022-2024 (OC, Position) · under Dan Lanning
- Kenny Dillingham* · Oregon 2022 (OC, Position) · under Dan Lanning
- Matt Powledge · Oregon 2022 (DC) · under Dan Lanning
- Tosh Lupoi* · Oregon 2022-2025 (DC, Position) · under Dan Lanning
- Trent Figg · Oregon 2022 (Analyst) · under Dan Lanning
- Chris Hampton · Oregon 2023-2026 (DC, Position) · under Dan Lanning
- Dan Enos · Arkansas 2023 (OC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Marcus Woodson · Arkansas 2023-2024 (DC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Travis Williams · Arkansas 2023-2024 (DC) · under Sam Pittman
- Will Stein*+ · Oregon 2023-2025 (OC, Position) · under Dan Lanning
- Bobby Petrino · Arkansas 2024 (OC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Dameyune Craig · Georgia State 2024-2026 (Position) · under Dell McGee
- Elijah Robinson · Syracuse 2024-2025 (DC, Other) · under Fran Brown
- Hue Jackson · Georgia State 2024-2026 (OC, Other, Position) · under Dell McGee
- Jeff Nixon · Syracuse 2024-2026 (OC, Position) · under Fran Brown
- Kolby Smith · Arkansas 2024 (Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Marquel Blackwell · South Carolina 2024-2025 (Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Mike Johnson · Syracuse 2024-2026 (OC, Position) · under Fran Brown
- Mike Shula · South Carolina 2024-2025 (Analyst, OC, Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Nunzio Campanile · Syracuse 2024-2025 (Position) · under Fran Brown
- Robert Wright · Syracuse 2024-2025 (DC) · under Fran Brown
- Shawn Elliott · South Carolina 2024-2026 (Other, Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Will Healy · Georgia State 2024 (Other, Position) · under Dell McGee
- Don Brown · Syracuse 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Fran Brown
- Geoff Collins · South Carolina 2025-2026 (Other) · under Shane Beamer
- Josh Gattis · Syracuse 2025-2026 (Position) · under Fran Brown
- Kevin Coyle · Syracuse 2025 (Analyst) · under Fran Brown
- Travis Pearson · Georgia State 2025 (DC) · under Dell McGee
- Cam Clark · Georgia State 2026 (DC) · under Dell McGee
- John Haneline · Georgia State 2026 (DC) · under Dell McGee
- John Scott Jr. · Syracuse 2026 (DC, Other, Position) · under Fran Brown
- Perry Eliano · Syracuse 2026 (Position) · under Fran Brown
- Ryan Switzer · Oregon 2026 (Analyst) · under Dan Lanning
- Stan Drayton · South Carolina 2026 (Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Vince Kehres · Syracuse 2026 (DC) · under Fran Brown
Level 3: on their staffs · 33
- Akeem Davis · UNLV 2023-2024 (Position) · under Barry Odom
- Beau Baldwin · Arizona State 2023 (OC, Position) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Bojay Filimoeatu · UNLV 2023 (Position) · under Barry Odom
- Brennan Marion · UNLV 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Barry Odom
- Brian Ward · Arizona State 2023-2026 (DC, Position) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Charlie Ragle · Arizona State 2023-2025 (Other, ST coord.) · under Kenny Dillingham
- DeWayne Walker · Arizona State 2023-2026 (Analyst, Other) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Del Alexander · UNLV 2023-2024 (Position) · under Barry Odom
- Marvin Lewis · Arizona State 2023 (Other) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Shaun Aguano · Arizona State 2023-2026 (Position) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Dave Patenaude · Buffalo 2024-2025 (OC, Position) · under Pete Lembo
- David Gibbs · Arizona State 2024-2026 (Analyst, Position) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Joe Bowen · Buffalo 2024-2025 (DC) · under Pete Lembo
- Marcus Arroyo · Arizona State 2024-2026 (OC, Position) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Chris Wilson · Arkansas 2025 (DC, Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- D. J. Smith · App State 2025-2026 (DC) · under Dowell Loggains
- Darin Hinshaw · Purdue 2025-2026 (Position) · under Barry Odom
- Joe Dailey · App State 2025 (Position) · under Dowell Loggains
- Josh Henson · Purdue 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Barry Odom
- Brian Dougherty · Buffalo 2026 (DC) · under Pete Lembo
- Da'Von Brown · California 2026 (DC) · under Tosh Lupoi
- Dave Steckel · Purdue 2026 (Analyst) · under Barry Odom
- Ike Hilliard · California 2026 (OC, Position) · under Tosh Lupoi
- Jay Bateman · Kentucky 2026 (DC) · under Will Stein
- Joe Sloan · Kentucky 2026 (OC) · under Will Stein
- Justin Burke · Kentucky 2026 (Position) · under Will Stein
- Keith Heyward · California 2026 (Position) · under Tosh Lupoi
- Kevin Kane · Purdue 2026 (DC) · under Barry Odom
- Michael Hutchings · California 2026 (DC) · under Tosh Lupoi
- Mike Anthony · App State 2026 (OC) · under Dowell Loggains
- Nick Rolovich · California 2026 (Other, Position) · under Tosh Lupoi
- Ryan Pugh · App State 2026 (Position) · under Dowell Loggains
- Tony Tokarz · Buffalo 2026 (OC) · under Pete Lembo
Coached together
- Brad Lambert · Georgia 1999 · him Other, them Position
- Chad Lunsford · Georgia 1999 · him Other, them Position
- Greg Adkins · Georgia 1999 · him Other, them Position
- Joe Kines · Georgia 1999 · him Other, them DC, Other, Position
- Mike Bobo · Georgia 1999-2026 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them Analyst, GA, OC, Position
- Scot Sloan · Georgia 1999 · him Other, them DC, Other, Position
- Chris Hatcher · Valdosta State 2000-2001 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- David Dean · Valdosta State 2000-2001 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Will Muschamp · Valdosta State 2000 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Bobby Bowden · Florida State 2002-2003 · him GA, them Head coach
- Jeff Bowden · Florida State 2002-2003 · him GA, them OC
- Joe Kines · Florida State 2002 · him GA, them Position
- Mickey Andrews · Florida State 2002-2003 · him GA, them DC, Other
- Odell Haggins · Florida State 2002-2003 · him GA, them Position
- Kevin Steele · Florida State 2003 · him GA, them Position
- Dameyune Craig · LSU 2004 · him Position, them GA
- Derek Dooley · LSU 2004 · him Position, them Other, Position
- James Coley · LSU 2004 · him Position, them GA
- Jason Woodman · LSU 2004 · him Position, them GA
- Jimbo Fisher · LSU 2004 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Collins · LSU 2004 · him Position, them Position
- Nick Saban · LSU 2004 · him Position, them Head coach
- John Jancek · Georgia 2005-2021 · him Head coach, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Mark Richt · Georgia 2005 · him Position, them Head coach
- Neil Callaway · Georgia 2005 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tyson Summers · Georgia 2005-2018 · him Head coach, Position, them Analyst, GA
- Willie Martinez · Georgia 2005 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Curt Cignetti*+ · Alabama 2007-2010 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Kevin Steele · Alabama 2007-2014 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Lance Taylor* · Alabama 2007-2008 · him DC, Other, Position, them GA
- Major Applewhite* · Alabama 2007 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2007-2015 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Rob Sale · Alabama 2007-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst, Strength
- Travis Trickett · Alabama 2007 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Glenn Schumann · Alabama 2008-2011 · him DC, them Other
- Jim McElwain · Alabama 2008-2011 · him DC, them OC, Position
- James Willis · Alabama 2009 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Mike Groh · Alabama 2009-2012 · him DC, them GA, Other, Position
- Sal Sunseri · Alabama 2009-2011 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Derrick Ansley · Alabama 2010-2011 · him DC, them GA
- Jeremy Pruitt · Alabama 2010-2012 · him DC, them Position
- Jody Wright · Alabama 2010-2012 · him DC, them Analyst, GA
- Billy Napier* · Alabama 2011-2015 · him DC, them Analyst, Position
- Chris Rumph · Alabama 2011-2013 · him DC, them Position
- Jeff Stoutland · Alabama 2011-2012 · him DC, them Position
- Rob Ezell · Alabama 2011 · him DC, them Other
- Russ Callaway · Alabama 2011-2012 · him DC, them Analyst
- Doug Nussmeier · Alabama 2012-2013 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Greg Brown · Alabama 2013 · him DC, them Position
- Jake Peetz · Alabama 2013 · him DC, them Analyst
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Alabama 2013-2015 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Aazaar Abdul-Rahim · Alabama 2014-2015 · him DC, them Analyst, Other
- Alex Mortensen* · Alabama 2014-2015 · him DC, them GA
- Doug Belk · Alabama 2014-2015 · him DC, them GA
- Lane Kiffin*+ · Alabama 2014-2015 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Tosh Lupoi* · Alabama 2014-2015 · him DC, them Analyst
- Charlie Weis Jr. · Alabama 2015 · him DC, them Analyst
- Dan Lanning*+ · Alabama 2015 · him DC, them GA
- Eric Kiesau · Alabama 2015 · him DC, them Analyst
- Mel Tucker · Alabama 2015 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Brian VanGorder · Georgia 2016 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Dell McGee* · Georgia 2016-2023 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Glenn Schumann · Georgia 2016-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- James Coley · Georgia 2016-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jim Chaney · Georgia 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Kevin Sherrer · Georgia 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mel Tucker · Georgia 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Sam Pittman · Georgia 2016-2019 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Shane Beamer*+ · Georgia 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Will Windham · Georgia 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Jay Johnson · Georgia 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Cortez Hankton · Georgia 2018-2021 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Dan Lanning*+ · Georgia 2018-2021 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Austin Armstrong · Georgia 2019 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Charlton Warren · Georgia 2019-2020 · him Head coach, them Position
- Shawn Watson · Georgia 2019 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Buster Faulkner · Georgia 2020-2022 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- Matt Luke · Georgia 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Todd Monken · Georgia 2020-2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jahmile Addae · Georgia 2021 · him Head coach, them Position
- Will Muschamp · Georgia 2021-2025 · him Head coach, them Analyst, DC, Position, ST coord.
- Bryan McClendon · Georgia 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Fran Brown* · Georgia 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Brandon Streeter · Georgia 2023-2026 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- Darrell Dickey · Georgia 2023 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Andrew Thacker · Georgia 2024 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Donte Williams · Georgia 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Travaris Robinson · Georgia 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
Played together
- Drew Cronic · Georgia 1995-1997
- Mike Bobo · Georgia 1995-1997