Jim Chaney
Jim Chaney went 1–0 as a head coach, 2012, at Tennessee. Share
- Record
- 1–0 career
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2012 5–7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Tennessee interim, final game | 1–0 | 6th (Eastern) |
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.
Players he coached
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Conference games | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| At home | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
His own one games on file, 2012, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kentuckyseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–87 | Cal State Fullerton | Assistant coach | |
| 1988 | Western Michigan | Offensive line coach | |
| 1989–92 | Cal State Fullerton | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| 1993 | Wyoming | Graduate assistant | |
| 1994–96 | Wyoming | Offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| 1997–2001 | Purdue | Offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator | |
| 2002–05 | Purdue | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2006–07 | St. Louis Rams NFL | Offensive line coach | |
| 2008 | St. Louis Rams NFL | Tight ends coach | |
| 2009–11 | Tennessee | Offensive coordinator and running backs coach | |
| 2012 | Tennessee | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2012 | Tennessee | Interim head coach | |
| 2013–14 | Arkansas | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2016–18 | Georgia | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2019–20 | Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2021 | New Orleans Saints NFL | Offensive analyst | |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | Offensive analyst | |
| 2023 | Texas A&M | Offensive analyst | |
| 2024 | Georgia State | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2025 | Georgia State | Offensive analyst | |
| 2025–present | Tennessee | Offensive analyst |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Gene MurphyCal State Fullerton
- Al MoldeWestern Michigan
- Joe TillerWyoming, Purdue
- Scott LinehanSt. Louis Rams
- Lane KiffinTennessee
- Derek DooleyTennessee
- Bret BielemaArkansas
- Pat NarduzziPittsburgh
- Kirby SmartGeorgia
- Jeremy PruittTennessee
- Brent KeyGeorgia Tech
- Geoff CollinsGeorgia Tech
- and 4 more
Assistants who became head coaches
- Brandon StaleyLos Angeles Chargers
- Josh ConklinWofford
- Sal SunseriPittsburgh
- Sam PittmanArkansas, Hutchinson
Worked under (16)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Murphy | Cal State Fullerton | 1985–92 | 1985–87: assistant coach; 1989–92: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| Al Molde | Western Michigan | 1988 | Offensive line coach | |
| Joe Tiller | Wyoming | 1993–96 | 1993: graduate assistant; 1994–96: offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| Joe Tiller | Purdue | 1997–2005 | 1997–2001: offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator; 2002–05: offensive coordinator | |
| Scott Linehan | St. Louis Rams NFL | 2006–08 | 2006–07: offensive line coach; 2008: tight ends coach | |
| Lane Kiffin | Tennessee | 2009 | Offensive coordinator and running backs coach | |
| Derek Dooley | Tennessee | 2010–12 | 2010–11: offensive coordinator and running backs coach; 2012: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Bret Bielema | Arkansas | 2013–14 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Pat Narduzzi | Pittsburgh | 2015 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Kirby Smart | Georgia | 2016–18 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Jeremy Pruitt | Tennessee | 2019–20 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Brent Key | Georgia Tech | 2022 | Offensive analyst | |
| Geoff Collins | Georgia Tech | 2022 | Offensive analyst | |
| Jimbo Fisher | Texas A&M | 2023 | Offensive analyst | |
| Elijah Robinson | Texas A&M | 2023 | Offensive analyst | |
| Dell McGee | Georgia State | 2024–25 | 2024: offensive coordinator; 2025: offensive analyst | |
| Josh Heupel | Tennessee | 2025–26 | Offensive analyst |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Staley | Tennessee, 2012: graduate assistant | Los Angeles Chargers | |
| Josh Conklin | Tennessee, 2012: safeties coach | Wofford | |
| Sal Sunseri | Tennessee, 2012: defensive coordinator | Pittsburgh | |
| Sam Pittman | Tennessee, 2012: offensive line coach | Arkansas, Hutchinson |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Darin Hinshaw | Tennessee, 2012: wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| Derrick Ansley | Tennessee, 2012: 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.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | State payroll | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Georgia | offensive coordinator in 2018 | $5,219 | ||
| 2018 | Georgia | offensive coordinator | $206,304 | ||
| 2017 | Georgia | offensive coordinatorbonuses up to $225,000 | $850,000 USA Today | $1,075,417 | |
| 2016 | Georgia | offensive coordinatorbonuses up to $225,000 | $850,000 USA Today | $375,000 | |
| 2014 | Arkansas | offensive coordinatorbonuses up to $183,333 | $552,000 USA Today |
USA Today’s coaches salary database (2014–17, from public-records requests to the schools; Rachel Ehlers’ copy): the season’s contract pay, school pay plus outside money, before bonuses.
Open Georgia (State of Georgia, unaudited): salary paid in the fiscal year from July to June, shown against the season inside it.
Contract pay and the state payroll differ by design: one is the season’s contract, the other what the state paid in a calendar or fiscal year, so a December hire’s short first year, bonuses and camp money paid as special payments, and pay that ran on after he left all show in the payroll.
Pay of public employees in their public job only: head coaches, and assistants in the seasons our records name them a coordinator, at public universities.