Coaches
Geoff Collins
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Geoff Collins
Played at Western Carolina 1989-1992 · alma mater (CFBD): Western Carolina
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-1994 | Western Carolina | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1995 | Franklin HS (NC) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1996 | Fordham | Position | LB | not known |
| 1997-1998 | Albright | DC | DC | not known |
| 1999-2001 | Georgia Tech | GA | GA | George O'Leary |
| 2002-2005 | Western Carolina (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2006 | Georgia Tech | Other | RC | Chan Gailey |
| 2007 | Alabama | Other | DPP | Nick Saban |
| 2008-2009 | UCF | Position | LB/RC | George O'Leary |
| 2010 | Florida International | DC | DC✓ | Mario Cristobal*+ |
| 2011-2012 | Mississippi State | DC | co-DC✓ | Dan Mullen* |
| 2013-2014 | Mississippi State (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2013-2014 | Mississippi State | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Dan Mullen* |
| 2015-2016 | Florida | DC | DC✓ | Jim McElwain |
| 2017-2018 | Temple | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2019-2022 | Georgia Tech | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024 | North Carolina | DC | DC✓ | Mack Brown |
| 2025-2026 | South Carolina | Other | assistant | Shane Beamer*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Florida International | Defensive coordinator | 22 | 89 | 22 | 100 | 120 |
| 2011 | Mississippi State | Co-defensive coordinator | 44 | 15 | 59 | 27 | 120 |
| 2012 | Mississippi State | Co-defensive coordinator | 78 | 45 | 106 | 44 | 124 |
| 2015 | Florida | Defensive coordinator | 13 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 128 |
| 2016 | Florida | Defensive coordinator | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 128 |
| 2024 | North Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 74 | 78 | 56 | 78 | 134 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Temple | 7-6 | - → - | 78 | 67 | 0.5 | 71% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Temple | 8-4 (12 of 13) | - → - | 61 | 38 | 2.9 | 54% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | 3-9 | - → - | 118 | 91 | -12.0 | 54% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Georgia Tech | 3-7 | - → - | 80 | 78 | -1.0 | 25% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 3-9 | - → - | 106 | 113 | -6.7 | 30% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 1-3 (4 of 12) | - → - | 125 | 55 | -11.8 | 25% wins | 131 |
Worked under
- George O'Leary · Georgia Tech 1999-2001 (GA)
- Chan Gailey · Georgia Tech 2006 (Other)
- George O'Leary · UCF 2008-2009 (Other, Position)
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Florida International 2010 (DC)
- Dan Mullen* · Mississippi State 2011-2014 (DC)
- Jim McElwain · Florida 2015-2016 (DC)
- Mack Brown · North Carolina 2024 (DC)
- Shane Beamer*+ · South Carolina 2025-2026 (Other)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 7
- Andrew Thacker · Temple 2017-2018 (DC, Position)
- Dave Patenaude · Temple 2017-2018 (OC, Position)
- Ed Foley · Temple 2017-2018 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Taver Johnson · Temple 2017 (DC)
- Nathan Burton · Temple 2018 (Position)
- Brent Key* · Georgia Tech 2019-2021 (Other, Position)
- Jason Semore · Georgia Tech 2019-2020 (Analyst)
Level 2: on their staffs · 13
- Chip Long · Georgia Tech 2022 (OC, Position) · under Brent Key
- Chris Weinke · Georgia Tech 2022-2026 (OC, Other, Position) · under Brent Key
- Del Alexander · Georgia Tech 2022 (Position) · under Brent Key
- Donald Hill-Eley · Georgia Tech 2022 (Analyst, Position) · under Brent Key
- Jim Chaney · Georgia Tech 2022 (Analyst) · under Brent Key
- Buster Faulkner · Georgia Tech 2023-2025 (OC, Position) · under Brent Key
- Kevin Sherrer · Georgia Tech 2023 (DC, Position) · under Brent Key
- Jess Simpson · Georgia Tech 2024-2026 (Position) · under Brent Key
- Tyler Santucci · Georgia Tech 2024 (DC, Position) · under Brent Key
- Blake Gideon · Georgia Tech 2025 (DC) · under Brent Key
- Brian Bohannon · Georgia Tech 2025-2026 (Other) · under Brent Key
- George Godsey · Georgia Tech 2026 (OC) · under Brent Key
- Vinnie Sunseri · Georgia Tech 2026 (Position) · under Brent Key
Coached together
- Mark Speir · Western Carolina 1993-1994 · him Other, them Position
- Tim Beckman · Western Carolina 1993-1994 · him Other, them Other, Position
- Vinny Marino · Western Carolina 1993-1994 · him Other, them GA, Position
- Dave Patenaude · Fordham 1996 · him Position, them Position
- Nick Quartaro · Fordham 1996 · him Position, them Head coach
- Matt Rhule* · Albright 1998 · him DC, them Position
- Bill O'Brien* · Georgia Tech 1999-2001 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Doug Marrone · Georgia Tech 1999 · him GA, them Position
- George O'Leary · Georgia Tech 1999-2001 · him GA, them Head coach
- John Donovan · Georgia Tech 1999-2000 · him GA, them GA
- Ralph Friedgen · Georgia Tech 1999-2000 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Shane Beamer*+ · Georgia Tech 2000 · him GA, them GA
- Brent Key* · Georgia Tech 2001-2022 · him GA, Head coach, them GA, Head coach, Other, Position
- Glenn Spencer · Georgia Tech 2001 · him GA, them Position
- Chan Gailey · Georgia Tech 2006 · him Other, them Head coach
- Charles Kelly* · Georgia Tech 2006 · him Other, them ST coord.
- Jon Tenuta · Georgia Tech 2006 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Nathan Burton · Georgia Tech 2006-2021 · him Head coach, Other, them DC, GA, Position
- Patrick Nix · Georgia Tech 2006 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Andrew Thacker · UCF 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Brent Key* · UCF 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Dave Huxtable · UCF 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, them DC
- George Godsey · UCF 2008 · him Other, Position, them Position
- George O'Leary · UCF 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Tim Salem · UCF 2008 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Charlie Taaffe · UCF 2009 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Apollo Wright · Florida International 2010 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Frank Ponce · Florida International 2010 · him DC, them Position
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Florida International 2010 · him DC, them Head coach
- Scott Satterfield* · Florida International 2010 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Chris Wilson · Mississippi State 2011-2012 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Dan Mullen* · Mississippi State 2011-2014 · him DC, them Head coach
- Greg Knox · Mississippi State 2011-2014 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- John Hevesy · Mississippi State 2011-2014 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
- Les Koenning · Mississippi State 2011-2013 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Will Windham · Mississippi State 2011-2013 · him DC, them GA
- Brett Elliott · Mississippi State 2012-2014 · him DC, them Analyst, GA
- Tim Brewster · Mississippi State 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Billy Gonzales · Mississippi State 2013-2014 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Danny Verpaele · Mississippi State 2013 · him DC, them GA
- Brian Johnson · Mississippi State 2014 · him DC, them Position
- Chris Rumph · Florida 2015-2016 · him DC, them Position
- Doug Nussmeier · Florida 2015-2016 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Jim McElwain · Florida 2015-2016 · him DC, them Head coach
- Randy Shannon · Florida 2015-2016 · him DC, them DC, Other, Position
- Tim Skipper · Florida 2015-2016 · him DC, them Position
- Andrew Thacker · Temple 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Dave Patenaude · Temple 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Ed Foley · Temple 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Taver Johnson · Temple 2017 · him Head coach, them DC
- Nathan Burton · Temple 2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Andrew Thacker · Georgia Tech 2019-2022 · him Head coach, them DC
- Dave Patenaude · Georgia Tech 2019-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jason Semore · Georgia Tech 2019-2022 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- Chip Long · Georgia Tech 2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Chris Weinke · Georgia Tech 2022 · him Head coach, them Position
- Del Alexander · Georgia Tech 2022 · him Head coach, them Position
- Donald Hill-Eley · Georgia Tech 2022 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- Jim Chaney · Georgia Tech 2022 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Charlton Warren · North Carolina 2024 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Chip Lindsey · North Carolina 2024 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Freddie Kitchens · North Carolina 2024 · him DC, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Larry Porter · North Carolina 2024 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Mack Brown · North Carolina 2024 · him DC, them Head coach
- Ted Monachino · North Carolina 2024 · him DC, them Position
- Tommy Thigpen · North Carolina 2024 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Clayton White · South Carolina 2025-2026 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Greg Adkins · South Carolina 2025-2026 · him Other, them Analyst
- Marquel Blackwell · South Carolina 2025 · him Other, them Position
- Mike Shula · South Carolina 2025 · him Other, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Shane Beamer*+ · South Carolina 2025-2026 · him Other, them Head coach
- Shawn Elliott · South Carolina 2025-2026 · him Other, them Other, Position
- Kendal Briles · South Carolina 2026 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Stan Drayton · South Carolina 2026 · him Other, them Position