Jamey Chadwell

Jamey Chadwell
Chadwell at 2017 Sun Belt Media Day
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamLiberty
ConferenceC-USA
Record21–3
Annual salary$4 million
Biographical details
Born (1977-01-10) January 10, 1977 (age 47)
Caryville, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
1995–1999East Tennessee State
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2003East Tennessee State (QB/RB/TE)
2004–2008Charleston Southern (OC/RC)
2009–2011North Greenville
2012Delta State
2013–2016Charleston Southern
2017Coastal Carolina (interim HC / OC/ QB)
2018Coastal Carolina (AHC/OC/QB)
2019–2022Coastal Carolina
2023–presentLiberty
Head coaching record
Overall119–60
Bowls2–2
Tournaments2–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
1–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs; 2015 playoff win against The Citadel vacated by the NCAA)[1]
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 C-USA (2023)
1 Sun Belt (2020)
2 Big South (2015 (vacated by NCAA),[1] 2016)
2 Sun Belt East Division (2020, 2022)
Awards

Jamey Chadwell (born January 10, 1977) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Liberty University, a position he has held since the 2023 season. Chadwell served as the head football coach at North Greenville University from 2009 to 2011, Delta State University in 2012, Charleston Southern University from 2013 and 2016, and Coastal Carolina University, first in an interim capacity in 2017 and then on a permanent basis from 2019 to 2022.

Chadwell grew up in Tennessee and attended East Tennessee State University, where he played quarterback from 1995 to 1999.[2][3] He began his coaching career in 2000 at East Tennessee State before taking an assistant position at Charleston Southern in 2004. He won several coach of the year awards in 2020 after leading his Coastal Carolina team to an 11–1 record.

Coaching career

After his playing career ended, Chadwell began his coaching career at his alma mater East Tennessee State in 2000.[4][5] He remained as an offensive assistant with the Buccaneers through the 2003 season when he left to take a position at Charleston Southern.[6]

Head coaching career

After serving as an assistant offensive coach with the Charleston Southern Buccaneers, on February 6, 2009, Chadwell was hired as the head coach at North Greenville University.[7] During his three-year tenure with the Crusaders, Chadwell had an overall record of 20 wins and 14 losses (20–14).[8] He also led the Crusaders to their first all-time appearance in the NCAA Division II football playoffs following the 2011 season.[9] In the playoffs, Chadwell led the Crusaders to the quarterfinals where they lost to Delta State 28–23.[10]

On January 2, 2012, Chadwell was hired by Delta State to succeed Ron Roberts as the head coach of the Statesmen.[11] Chadwell resigned as head coach of the Statesmen after only one season on January 17, 2013, to take the same position with Charleston Southern.[12][13] During his one season at Delta State, he compiled an overall record of 3 wins and 7 losses.[12]

On January 17, 2013, Chadwell was formally introduced as the third-ever head coach at Charleston Southern.[13]

On January 8, 2017, Chadwell was named the new offensive coordinator at Coastal Carolina.[14]

On July 28, 2017, Chadwell was named interim head coach for Coastal Carolina as head coach Joe Moglia took a medical leave of absence.[15] Coastal Carolina finished with a 3–9 record on the season. Despite the losing record, the Chanticleers had five losses by a touchdown or less.[16] The school announced on January 5, 2018, that Moglia had been medically cleared to return to full-time coaching and would reassume the head coaching position.[17]

In 2018, the NCAA released a detailed report concerning numerous NCAA violations across the Charleston Southern athletic department that occurred during Chadwell's tenure as head football coach. The athletic department was found to have incorrectly certified 55 student athletes across 12 sports over a six-year period, and football players were found to have used scholarship funds to purchase electronics and jewelry from the campus book store. Ultimately, the NCAA sanctions included vacating 18 wins from the 2014 and 2015 football seasons and the 2015 Big South Championship, in addition to several vacated wins in other sports. Also vacated were three wins over crosstown rival The Citadel, games during which CSU used ineligible players.[1]

Coastal Carolina

On January 18, 2019, Chadwell was formally introduced as the third head coach at Coastal Carolina.[18] Coastal Carolina finished with a 5–7 record, highlighted by victories over Kansas and Troy.[19]

In the 2020 season, Chadwell led the Chanticleers to an 11–0 start and a #9 ranking in the AP Poll.[20] The season saw a 22–17 victory over #8 BYU in a historic matchup. The season ended with a 37–34 loss to Liberty in the Cure Bowl.[21][22] Following the 2020 regular season, Chadwell was named the winner of the 2020 AP College Coach of the Year Award; the first time a coach from the Sun Belt Conference won the award, and just the third coach from outside the Power Five conferences to do so.[23]

On February 14, 2021, it was revealed that Chadwell more than doubled his salary with a new agreement he signed in December 2020. His base salary was $850,000 for the 2021 season and included a $50,000 increase every year until the contract was scheduled to end on December 31, 2027. Chadwell's increased pay made him the second-highest paid coach in the Sun Belt Conference.[24] In the 2021 season, Chadwell led the team to a 10–2 regular season mark.[25] The Chanticleers won the Cure Bowl over Northern Illinois 47–41.[26]

In the 2022 season, Chadwell led the team to a 9–3 regular season record.[27] The season ended with a 53–29 loss to East Carolina in the Birmingham Bowl.[28]

Liberty

On December 4, 2022, Chadwell was introduced as the 10th head coach in Liberty history.[29][30] Chadwell led Liberty to an undefeated regular season in 2023.[31] He led Liberty to a 49–35 victory over New Mexico State in the Conference USA Championship.[32] The Flames' season ended with a 45–6 loss to Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl.[33]

Personal life

Chadwell is a Christian.[34] He is married to the former Solmaz Zarrineh.[35] The couple has a son and two daughters.[36][37]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP/STATS°
North Greenville Crusaders (NCAA Division II independent) (2009–2011)
2009 North Greenville 2–8
2010 North Greenville 8–3 W Victory
2011 North Greenville 11–3 L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 12
North Greenville: 21–14
Delta State Statesmen (Gulf South Conference) (2012)
2012 Delta State 3–7 1–4 T–5th
Delta State: 3–7 1–4
Charleston Southern Buccaneers (Big South Conference) (2013–2016)
2013 Charleston Southern 10–3 3–2 3rd 22 24
2014 Charleston Southern 8–4 3–2 T–3rd
2015 Charleston Southern 10–3 6–0 1st L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal 7 6
2016 Charleston Southern 7–4 4–1 T–1st L NCAA Division I First Round 14 15
Charleston Southern: 35–14 16–5
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (Sun Belt Conference) (2017)
2017 Coastal Carolina 3–9* 2–6 T–10th
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (Sun Belt Conference) (2019–2022)
2019 Coastal Carolina 5–7 2–6 5th (East)
2020 Coastal Carolina 11–1 8–0 1st (East)[38] L Cure 14 14
2021 Coastal Carolina 11–2 6–2 T–2nd (East) W Cure
2022 Coastal Carolina 9–3 6–2 T–1st (East) Birmingham[a]
Coastal Carolina: 39–22 24–16
Liberty Flames (Conference USA) (2023–present)
2023 Liberty 13–1 8–0 1st L Fiesta† 25
2024 Liberty 8–2 5–2
Liberty: 21–3 13–2
Total: 119–60
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

*Chadwell served as an interim coach for one season at Coastal Carolina before becoming full-time head coach.

  1. ^ Chadwell departed for Liberty prior to the bowl game.

References

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