Andy McCollum
Andy McCollum went 42–66 as a head coach, 1999–2025, at Middle Tennessee and Sewanee. Share
Three seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 2023–25 at Sewanee. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 42–66 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2001 8–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Middle Tennessee | 3–8 | ||||
| 2000 | Middle Tennessee | 6–5 | ||||
| 2001 | Middle Tennessee | 8–3 | T–1st | |||
| 2002 | Middle Tennessee | 4–8 | T–4th | |||
| 2003 | Middle Tennessee | 4–8 | T–3rd | |||
| 2004 | Middle Tennessee | 5–6 | T–4th | |||
| 2005 | Middle Tennessee | 4–7 | T–4th | |||
| 2006–22: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2023 | Sewanee * | 3–7 | T–7th | |||
| 2024 | Sewanee * | 2–8 | 8th | |||
| 2025 | Sewanee * | 3–6 | ||||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Conference games | 33 | 17–16 | 52% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 24 | 7–17 | 29% |
| At home | 36 | 23–13 | 64% |
| On the road | 42 | 11–31 | 26% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 36 | 24–12 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 43 | 10–33 | 23% |
His own 79 games on file, 1999–2005, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Dickey 2001–2005 | 0–5 | North Texas | 5 | |
| Larry Blakeney 2001–2005 | 3–1 | Troy | 4 | |
| Steve Roberts 2002–2005 | 3–1 | Arkansas State | 4 | |
| Tony Samuel 2001–2004 | 2–2 | New Mexico State | 4 | |
| Rickey Bustle 2002–2005 | 1–3 | Louisiana | 4 | |
| Bobby Keasler 1999–2001 | 2–1 | UL Monroe | 3 | |
| Jerry Baldwin 1999–2001 | 2–1 | Louisiana | 3 | |
| Tom Cable 2001–2003 | 2–1 | Idaho | 3 | |
| Mick Dennehy 2002–2004 | 2–1 | Utah State | 3 |
Andy McCollum’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Louisianaseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| UL Monroeseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Arkansas Stateseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Troyseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| North Texasseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Idahoseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Vanderbiltseries | 3 | 3–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–88 | Middle Tennessee | Assistant coach | |
| 1989–93 | UTEP | Assistant coach | |
| 1994 | Baylor | Linebackers coach | |
| 1995–96 | Baylor | Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 1997–98 | Baylor | Linebackers coach | |
| 1999–2005 | Middle Tennessee | Head coach | |
| 2006 | Tennessee Titans NFL | Adv. scout | |
| 2007–09 | NC State | Linebackers coach | |
| 2010–11 | Georgia Tech | Defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| 2012 | Georgia Tech | Defensive line and linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| 2013–15 | Georgia Tech | Linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| 2016 | Georgia Tech | Safeties coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| 2017 | Georgia Tech | Safeties coach | |
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | Inside linebackers coach | |
| 2020 | Western Carolina | Defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach | |
| 2021–22 | Buffalo | Senior analyst | |
| 2023–25 | Sewanee | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- David LeeUTEP
- Charlie BaileyUTEP
- Chuck ReedyBaylor
- Dave RobertsBaylor
- Tom O’BrienNC State
- Paul JohnsonGeorgia Tech
- Maurice LinguistBuffalo
Assistants who became head coaches
- Larry FedoraSouthern Miss, North Carolina, New Orleans Breakers
- Blake AndersonArkansas State, Utah State, Southern Miss
- Steve CampbellSouth Alabama, Southwest Mississippi, Delta State, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Central Arkansas
- Bradley Dale PevetoNorthwestern State
Worked under (7)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lee | UTEP | 1989–93 | Assistant coach | |
| Charlie Bailey | UTEP | 1993 | Assistant coach | |
| Chuck Reedy | Baylor | 1994–96 | 1994: linebackers coach; 1995–96: assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Dave Roberts | Baylor | 1997–98 | Linebackers coach | |
| Tom O’Brien | NC State | 2007–09 | Linebackers coach | |
| Paul Johnson | Georgia Tech | 2010–18 | 2010–11: defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator; 2012: defensive line and linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator; 2013–15: linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator; 2016: safeties coach and recruiting coordinator; 2017: safeties coach; 2018: inside linebackers coach | |
| Maurice Linguist | Buffalo | 2021–22 | Senior analyst |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Fedora | Middle Tennessee, 1999–2001: offensive coordinator | Southern Miss, North Carolina, New Orleans Breakers | |
| Blake Anderson | Middle Tennessee, 2002–04: co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | Arkansas State, Utah State, Southern Miss | |
| Steve Campbell | Middle Tennessee, 2002: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | South Alabama, Southwest Mississippi, Delta State, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Central Arkansas | |
| Bradley Dale Peveto | Middle Tennessee, 2003: defensive backs coach; 2004: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Northwestern State |
Other assistants under him (6)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Miles Aldridge | Middle Tennessee, 1999–2000: defensive coordinator | |
| Darin Hinshaw | Middle Tennessee, 2001–04: co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach; 2005: offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| Steve Davis | Middle Tennessee, 2001–03: defensive coordinator | |
| Mark Criner | Middle Tennessee, 2004: safeties coach; 2005: defensive coordinator and safeties coach | |
| Art Kaufman | Middle Tennessee, 2005: linebackers coach | |
| Derek Jones | Middle Tennessee, 2005: defensive backs coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.
How he coached
McCollum’s teams went for it on 3% of fourth downs and on 6% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 57% of plays and took 27.4 seconds a play, 2004–2005.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 1 g | 0 of 7 0% | 0% | 62% | 25.3 | −0.14 | |
| 2005 3 g | 1 of 27 4% | 8% | 55% | 28.1 | −0.21 | |
| All 4 g | 1 of 34 3% | 6% | 57% | 27.4 | −0.19 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.