Coaches
Chad Lunsford
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Chad Lunsford
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Georgia | Other | SA | Jim Donnan |
| 1997-1999 | Georgia | Position | RB | Jim Donnan |
| 2000 | Georgia | Position | RB/LB | Jim Donnan |
| 2001-2002 | App State | Position | TE | not known |
| 2003-2005 | Georgia Southern | Other | SB | not known |
| 2006 | Griffin HS (GA) (HS) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2007-2008 | Georgia | ST coord. | ST/LB | Mark Richt |
| 2013 | Georgia Southern | Position | WR | not known |
| 2014-2015 | Georgia Southern | Position | TE | Willie Fritz*+ |
| 2016-2017 | Georgia Southern | ST coord. | ST/RC | Tyson Summers |
| 2017 | Georgia Southern | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Tyson Summers |
| 2018-2021 | Georgia Southern | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | ST coord. | ST/TE | Willie Taggart |
| 2023-2024 | Florida Atlantic | ST coord. | AHC/ST/TE | Tom Herman |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | Head coachinterim | interim HC/ST/TE | Tom Herman |
| 2025 | Auburn | ST coord. | ST | Hugh Freeze |
| 2026- | Arkansas | ST coord. | STC | Ryan Silverfield* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Georgia Southern | 2-4 (6 of 12) | - → - | 107 | 97 | -15.8 | 42% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 10-3 | - → - | 53 | 61 | -2.4 | 17% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | 7-6 | - → - | 94 | 77 | -4.5 | 77% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 8-5 | - → - | 52 | 23 | 0.2 | 54% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 1-3 (4 of 12) | - → - | 114 | 108 | -15.3 | 62% wins | 130 |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 1-1 (2 of 12) | - → - | 74 | 93 | -12.7 | 33% wins | 134 |
Worked under
- Jim Donnan · Georgia 1996-2000 (Other, Position)
- Mark Richt · Georgia 2007-2008 (Position, ST coord.)
- Willie Fritz*+ · Georgia Southern 2014-2015 (Position)
- Tyson Summers · Georgia Southern 2016-2017 (Other, ST coord.)
- Willie Taggart · Florida Atlantic 2022 (Position, ST coord.)
- Tom Herman · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Hugh Freeze · Auburn 2025 (ST coord.)
- Ryan Silverfield* · Arkansas 2026 (ST coord.)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 8
- Bryan Cook · Georgia Southern 2017 (OC)
- Lorenzo Costantini · Georgia Southern 2017 (DC)
- Bob DeBesse · Georgia Southern 2018-2020 (OC, Position)
- Scot Sloan · Georgia Southern 2018-2020 (DC)
- Scot Sloan · Georgia Southern 2018-2020 (DC, Position)
- Kevin Whitley · Georgia Southern 2019-2020 (Position)
- Lamar Owens · Georgia Southern 2019 (Position)
- Doug Ruse · Georgia Southern 2020 (OC)
Coached together
- Brad Lambert · Georgia 1996-2000 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Chris Scelfo · Georgia 1996-1998 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Derek Dooley · Georgia 1996 · him Other, them GA
- Doug Meacham · Georgia 1996 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Greg Adkins · Georgia 1996-2000 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Joe Kines · Georgia 1996-1999 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Mickey Matthews · Georgia 1996-1998 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Scot Sloan · Georgia 1996-2000 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 1999 · him Position, them Other
- Mike Bobo · Georgia 1999-2008 · him Position, ST coord., them GA, OC, Position
- Doug Marrone · Georgia 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Mark D'Onofrio · Georgia 2000 · him Position, them Analyst
- Dale Jones · App State 2001-2002 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Scott Satterfield* · App State 2001-2002 · him Position, them Position
- Shawn Elliott · App State 2001-2002 · him Position, them Position
- Steve Wilks · App State 2001 · him Position, them Position
- Bryan McClendon · Georgia 2007-2008 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- John Jancek · Georgia 2007-2008 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Mark Richt · Georgia 2007-2008 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Willie Martinez · Georgia 2007-2008 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Brandon Bailey · Georgia Southern 2013-2015 · him Position, them Other
- Jeff Monken* · Georgia Southern 2013 · him Position, them Head coach
- Alex Atkins · Georgia Southern 2014-2015 · him Position, them Position
- Dell McGee* · Georgia Southern 2014-2015 · him Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Doug Ruse · Georgia Southern 2014-2021 · him Head coach, Position, them OC
- Jack Curtis · Georgia Southern 2014-2015 · him Position, them DC
- Willie Fritz*+ · Georgia Southern 2014-2015 · him Position, them Head coach
- David Dean · Georgia Southern 2016 · him Other, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Lorenzo Costantini · Georgia Southern 2016-2017 · him Head coach, Other, ST coord., them DC
- Rance Gillespie · Georgia Southern 2016 · him Other, ST coord., them OC
- Tyson Summers · Georgia Southern 2016-2017 · him Head coach, Other, ST coord., them Head coach
- Bryan Cook · Georgia Southern 2017 · him Head coach, Other, ST coord., them OC
- Bob DeBesse · Georgia Southern 2018-2020 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Scot Sloan · Georgia Southern 2018-2021 · him Head coach, them DC
- Scot Sloan · Georgia Southern 2018-2021 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Kevin Whitley · Georgia Southern 2019-2021 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Position
- Lamar Owens · Georgia Southern 2019 · him Head coach, them Position
- Billy Gonzales · Florida Atlantic 2022 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Brandon Harris · Florida Atlantic 2022-2024 · him Head coach, Other, Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Brent Dearmon · Florida Atlantic 2022 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Ed Warinner · Florida Atlantic 2022-2023 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Kevin Patrick · Florida Atlantic 2022 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Raymond Woodie Jr. · Florida Atlantic 2022 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Todd Orlando · Florida Atlantic 2022 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Willie Taggart · Florida Atlantic 2022 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Charlie Frye · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 · him Head coach, Other, Position, ST coord., them OC
- Everett Withers · Florida Atlantic 2023 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Other
- Roc Bellantoni · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 · him Head coach, Other, Position, ST coord., them DC
- Tom Herman · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 · him Head coach, Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- D.J. Durkin · Auburn 2025 · him ST coord., them DC, Head coach, Position
- Derrick Nix · Auburn 2025 · him ST coord., them OC, Position
- Hugh Freeze · Auburn 2025 · him ST coord., them Head coach
- Kent Austin · Auburn 2025 · him ST coord., them Position
- Deron Wilson · Arkansas 2026 · him ST coord., them DC
- Mitch Stewart · Arkansas 2026 · him ST coord., them Position
- Ron Roberts · Arkansas 2026 · him ST coord., them DC
- Ryan Silverfield* · Arkansas 2026 · him ST coord., them Head coach
- Tim Cramsey · Arkansas 2026 · him ST coord., them OC