Coaches
Chan Gailey
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Chan Gailey
Played at Florida
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-1975 | Florida | GA | Graduate assistant | not known |
| 1976-1978 | Troy | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 1979-1980 | Air Force | Position | Defensive backs coach | Ken Hatfield |
| 1981-1982 | Air Force | DC | Defensive coordinator | Ken Hatfield |
| 1983-1984 | Troy | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1985-1986 | Denver Broncos (pro) | Position | Tight ends & special teams coach | not known |
| 1987 | Denver Broncos (pro) | Position | Wide receivers & tight ends coach | not known |
| 1988 | Denver Broncos (pro) | Position | Quarterbacks coach | not known |
| 1989-1990 | Denver Broncos (pro) | OC | Offensive coordinator & wide receivers coach | not known |
| 1991-1992 | Birmingham Fire (pro) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1993 | Samford | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1994-1995 | Pittsburgh Steelers (pro) | Position | Wide receivers coach | not known |
| 1996-1997 | Pittsburgh Steelers (pro) | OC | Offensive coordinator | not known |
| 1998-1999 | Dallas Cowboys (pro) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2000-2001 | Miami Dolphins (pro) | OC | Offensive coordinator | not known |
| 2002-2007 | Georgia Tech | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs (pro) | OC | Offensive coordinator | not known |
| 2010-2012 | Buffalo Bills (pro) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2015-2016 | New York Jets (pro) | OC | Offensive coordinator | not known |
| 2020 | Miami Dolphins (pro) | OC | Offensive coordinator | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Georgia Tech | 7-6 | - → - | - | - | 8.2 | 62% wins | 117 |
| 2003 | Georgia Tech | 7-6 | - → - | - | - | 10.1 | 54% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | Georgia Tech | 7-5 | - → - | 81 | 17 | 12.4 | 54% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Georgia Tech | 7-5 | - → - | 73 | 29 | 6.9 | 58% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Georgia Tech | 9-5 | - → - | 93 | 43 | 13.5 | 58% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Georgia Tech | 7-5 (12 of 13) | - → - | 68 | 66 | 8.7 | 64% wins | 119 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Troy State | Division II | 7-4 |
| 1984 | Troy State | Division II | 12-1 |
| 1993 | Samford | FCS | 5-6 |
Worked under
- Ken Hatfield · Air Force 1979-1982 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 9
- Bill O'Brien* · Georgia Tech 2002 (OC, Position)
- Brent Key* · Georgia Tech 2002 (GA)
- Glenn Spencer · Georgia Tech 2002-2003 (Position)
- Jon Tenuta · Georgia Tech 2002-2007 (DC, Position)
- Patrick Nix · Georgia Tech 2002-2006 (OC, Position)
- Nathan Burton · Georgia Tech 2005-2007 (GA)
- Charles Kelly* · Georgia Tech 2006-2007 (ST coord.)
- Geoff Collins · Georgia Tech 2006 (Other)
- John Bond · Georgia Tech 2007 (OC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 31
- John Butler · Penn State 2012-2013 (DC, Position) · under Bill O'Brien
- Larry Johnson · Penn State 2012-2013 (Position) · under Bill O'Brien
- Ron Vanderlinden · Penn State 2012-2013 (Position) · under Bill O'Brien
- Ted Roof · Penn State 2012 (DC) · under Bill O'Brien
- Andrew Thacker · Temple 2017-2018 (DC, Position) · under Geoff Collins
- Dave Patenaude · Temple 2017-2018 (OC, Position) · under Geoff Collins
- Ed Foley · Temple 2017-2018 (Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Geoff Collins
- Taver Johnson · Temple 2017 (DC) · under Geoff Collins
- Jason Semore · Georgia Tech 2019-2020 (Analyst) · under Geoff Collins
- 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
- Tim Lewis · Boston College 2024-2025 (DC) · under Bill O'Brien
- Tyler Santucci · Georgia Tech 2024 (DC, Position) · under Brent Key
- Will Lawing · Boston College 2024-2025 (OC) · under Bill O'Brien
- Blake Gideon · Georgia Tech 2025 (DC) · under Brent Key
- Brian Bohannon · Georgia Tech 2025-2026 (Other) · under Brent Key
- Brian Williams · Jacksonville State 2025-2026 (DC) · under Charles Kelly
- Clint Trickett · Jacksonville State 2025 (OC, Position) · under Charles Kelly
- Lawrence Dawsey · Jacksonville State 2025-2026 (Position) · under Charles Kelly
- Maxwell Thurmond · Jacksonville State 2025-2026 (Position, ST coord.) · under Charles Kelly
- Taylor Housewright · Jacksonville State 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Charles Kelly
- George Godsey · Georgia Tech 2026 (OC) · under Brent Key
- Joe Dailey · Boston College 2026 (Position) · under Bill O'Brien
- Mike Hart · Boston College 2026 (Position) · under Bill O'Brien
- Vinnie Sunseri · Georgia Tech 2026 (Position) · under Brent Key
Coached together
- Ken Hatfield · Florida 1974-1975 · him GA, them Position
- Kim Helton · Florida 1974-1975 · him GA, them Position
- Al Groh · Air Force 1979 · him Position, them DC
- Bob Trott · Air Force 1979-1982 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Dick Bumpas · Air Force 1979-1980 · him Position, them Position
- Ken Hatfield · Air Force 1979-1982 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Fisher DeBerry · Air Force 1980-1982 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Willie J. Slater · Troy 1983-1984 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Bill O'Brien* · Georgia Tech 2002 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Brent Key* · Georgia Tech 2002 · him Head coach, them GA
- Glenn Spencer · Georgia Tech 2002-2003 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jon Tenuta · Georgia Tech 2002-2007 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Patrick Nix · Georgia Tech 2002-2006 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Nathan Burton · Georgia Tech 2005-2007 · him Head coach, them GA
- Charles Kelly* · Georgia Tech 2006-2007 · him Head coach, them ST coord.
- Geoff Collins · Georgia Tech 2006 · him Head coach, them Other
- John Bond · Georgia Tech 2007 · him Head coach, them OC