Coaches
Drew Cronic
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Drew Cronic
Played at Georgia 1995-1997
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | West Georgia | GA | GA | not known |
| 1999-2001 | James Madison | Position | WR / asst. RC | not known |
| 2002-2007 | Furman | Position | WR/RC | not known |
| 2008-2010 | Furman | Position | TE/RC | not known |
| 2012-2014 | Reinhardt | OC | AHC/OC/QB/RC | not known |
| 2015-2016 | Reinhardt | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2017 | Furman | OC | OC | not known |
| 2018-2019 | Lenoir Rhyne | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2020-2023 | Mercer | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024- | Navy | OC | OC✓ | Brian Newberry* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Navy | Offensive coordinator | 23 | 33 | 70 | 127 | 134 |
| 2025 | Navy | Offensive coordinator | 15 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 136 |
| 2026 | Navy | Offensive coordinator | 45 | 56 | 23 | 15 | 138 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mercer (FCS) | 0-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 33% wins | - |
| 2021 | Mercer (FCS) | 7-3 | - → - | 62 | 52 | - | 0% wins | 128 |
| 2022 | Mercer (FCS) | 7-4 | - → - | 6 | 11 | - | 70% wins | 130 |
| 2023 | Mercer (FCS) | 9-4 | - → - | 63 | 15 | - | 64% wins | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Reinhardt | NAIA | 9-2 |
| 2016 | Reinhardt | NAIA | 13-1 |
| 2018 | Lenoir–Rhyne | Division II | 12-2 |
| 2019 | Lenoir–Rhyne | Division II | 13-1 |
Worked under
- Brian Newberry* · Navy 2024-2026 (OC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- David Dean · West Georgia 1998 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Glenn Spencer · West Georgia 1998 · him GA, them Head coach
- Will Muschamp · West Georgia 1998 · him GA, them Position
- Bernard Clark · James Madison 1999 · him Other, Position, them Position
- George Barlow · James Madison 1999-2001 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Mickey Matthews · James Madison 1999-2001 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Clay Hendrix · Furman 2002-2017 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Desmond Kitchings · Furman 2004-2007 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Tony Elliott* · Furman 2008-2010 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Robert Livingston · Furman 2010 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Rusty Wright · Furman 2010 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Chad Staggs · Furman 2017 · him OC, them DC, Position
- George Quarles · Furman 2017 · him OC, them Other, Position
- Josh Aldridge · Lenoir Rhyne 2018 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Joel Taylor · Lenoir Rhyne 2019 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Joel Taylor · Mercer 2020-2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Bob Bodine · Mercer 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them OC
- Tim Foster · Mercer 2021 · him Head coach, them OC
- Brian Newberry* · Navy 2024-2026 · him OC, them Head coach
- Ivin Jasper · Navy 2024-2026 · him OC, them Position
- P. J. Volker · Navy 2024-2025 · him OC, them DC
- Ricky Brown · Navy 2024-2026 · him OC, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Eric Lewis · Navy 2026 · him OC, them DC
Played together
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 1995-1997
- Mike Bobo · Georgia 1995-1997