J.C. Price
J.C. Price went 1–2 as a head coach, 2021, at Virginia Tech. Share
- Record
- 1–2 career
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Alma mater
- Virginia Tech
- Best season
- 2021 6–7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Virginia Tech interim | 1–2 | T–3rd | Pinstripe Bowl L |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Conference games | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| On the road | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
His own three games on file, 2021, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Virginiaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Marylandseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Miamiseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Also a player: J.C. Price’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Virginia Tech | Strength and conditioning coach | |
| 1999–2001 | Radford HS (VA) high school | Defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | |
| 2002–03 | Virginia Tech | Graduate assistant | |
| 2004–11 | James Madison | Defensive line coach and running game coordinator | |
| 2012 | Marshall | Defensive line coach | |
| 2013–17 | Marshall | Defensive tackles coach | |
| 2018 | Marshall | Co-defensive coordinator and defensive tackles coach | |
| 2019–20 | Marshall | Co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | Co-DL and recruiting coordinator | |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | Interim head coach | |
| 2022–25 | Virginia Tech | Associate head coach and defensive line coach | |
| 2026–present | East Tennessee State | Defensive line coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Frank BeamerVirginia Tech
- Mickey MatthewsJames Madison
- Doc HollidayMarshall
- Justin FuenteVirginia Tech
- Brent PryVirginia Tech
- Philip MontgomeryVirginia Tech
- Will HealyEast Tennessee State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Adam LechtenbergCentral Connecticut
- Brad CornelsenSam Houston
- Jon TenutaGeorgia Tech
Worked under (7)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Beamer | Virginia Tech | 1997–2003 | 1997–98: strength and conditioning coach; 2002–03: graduate assistant | |
| Mickey Matthews | James Madison | 2004–11 | Defensive line coach and running game coordinator | |
| Doc Holliday | Marshall | 2012–20 | 2012: defensive line coach; 2013–17: defensive tackles coach; 2018: co-defensive coordinator and defensive tackles coach; 2019–20: co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | |
| Justin Fuente | Virginia Tech | 2021 | Co-DL and recruiting coordinator | |
| Brent Pry | Virginia Tech | 2022–25 | Associate head coach and defensive line coach | |
| Philip Montgomery | Virginia Tech | 2025 | Associate head coach and defensive line coach | |
| Will Healy | East Tennessee State | 2026 | Defensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Lechtenberg | Virginia Tech, 2021: running backs coach and ORC | Central Connecticut | |
| Brad Cornelsen | Virginia Tech, 2021: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Sam Houston | |
| Jon Tenuta | Virginia Tech, 2021: defensive assistant | Georgia Tech |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Hamilton | Virginia Tech, 2021: defensive coordinator and safeties 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.