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Tony Gibson
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Marshall
Conference	Sun Belt
Record	0–0
Biographical details
Born	October 12, 1972 (age 52); Van, West Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1991–1994	Glenville State
Position(s)	Defensive Back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995	Gilmer County High School (WV)
1996	Glenville State (DB)
1997–1998	Cumberland (ST/DB)
1999–2000	West Virginia Tech (DC)
2001–2007	West Virginia (DB)
2008–2010	Michigan (AHC/ST/DB)
2011	Pittsburgh (PGC/S)
2012	Arizona (AHC/ST/S)
2013	West Virginia (S)
2014–2018	West Virginia (DC/LB)
2019	NC State (DC/S)
2020–2024	NC State (DC/LB)
2025–present	Marshall
Head coaching record
Overall	0–0

Tony Gibson (born October 12, 1972) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Marshall Thundering Herd. He previously served as defensive coordinator for West Virginia and NC State.

College years

Gibson attended Glenville State from 1991 to 1994 where he played as a defensive back, winning two WVIAC championships.

Coaching career

Gibson got his start in college coaching at his alma mater as a defensive backs coach. In 2001, he broke into the FBS ranks as the defensive backs coach at West Virginia, a job he would hold until 2007. In 2008, when West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez was hired to the same job at Michigan, he brought Gibson with him to serve as assistant head coach, special teams and defensive backs coach. Gibson, was fired from Michigan alongside Rodriguez following the 2010 season.^[1] He then had one year stints at Pitt and Arizona in a variety of roles before returning to West Virginia in 2013 as the safeties coach and was subsequently promoted to defensive coordinator in 2014.^[2] Following West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen's departure in 2019, new head coach Neal Brown chose not to keep Gibson as the team's defensive coordinator.^[3] In 2019, Gibson was hired as the defensive coordinator for NC State.^[4]