Will Muschamp
Will Muschamp went 56–51 as a head coach, 2011–2020, at Florida and South Carolina. Share
- Record
- 56–51 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Born
- Aug 3, 1971
- Alma mater
- Georgia 1994
- Best season
- 2012 11–2, No. 9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Florida | 7–6 | 3rd (Eastern) | Gator Bowl W | ||
| 2012 | Florida | 11–2 | T–1st (Eastern) | Sugar Bowl L | 9 | |
| 2013 | Florida | 4–8 | 5th (Eastern) | |||
| 2014 | Florida | 6–5 | 3rd (Eastern) | Birmingham (not coached) | ||
| 2015: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2016 | South Carolina | 6–7 | T–5th (Eastern) | Birmingham Bowl L | ||
| 2017 | South Carolina | 9–4 | 2nd (Eastern) | Outback Bowl W | ||
| 2018 | South Carolina | 7–6 | T–4th (Eastern) | Belk Bowl L | ||
| 2019 | South Carolina | 4–8 | T–4th (Eastern) | |||
| 2020 | South Carolina coached seven of 10 games | 2–5 | ||||
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
Matt ElamNo. 32 pick, 2013- Dominique EasleyNo. 29 pick, 2014
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 ranked teams | 38 | 8–30 | 21% |
| Against top-10 teams | 22 | 5–17 | 23% |
| Against rivals | 42 | 15–27 | 36% |
| Conference games | 71 | 34–37 | 48% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 41 | 23–18 | 56% |
| At home | 57 | 37–20 | 65% |
| On the road | 39 | 15–24 | 38% |
| At neutral sites | 11 | 4–7 | 36% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 51 | 39–12 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 56 | 17–39 | 30% |
His own 107 games on file, 2011–2020, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimbo Fisher 2011–2020 | 1–6 | Florida State, Texas A&M | 7 | |
| Derek Mason 2014–2020 | 6–0 | Vanderbilt | 6 | |
| Mark Stoops 2013–2019 | 3–3 | Kentucky | 6 | |
| Butch Jones 2013–2017 | 4–0 | Tennessee | 4 | |
| Barry Odom 2016–2019 | 3–1 | Missouri | 4 | |
| Les Miles 2011–2014 | 1–3 | LSU | 4 | |
| Mark Richt 2011–2014 | 1–3 | Georgia | 4 | |
| Steve Spurrier 2011–2014 | 1–3 | South Carolina | 4 | |
| Kirby Smart 2016–2019 | 1–3 | Georgia | 4 | |
| Dabo Swinney 2016–2019 | 0–4 | Clemson | 4 |
Will Muschamp’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vanderbiltseries | 9 | 8–1 |
| Tennesseeseries | 9 | 7–2 |
| Kentuckyseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Georgiaseries | 8 | 2–6 |
| Missouriseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Floridaseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| LSUseries | 5 | 1–4 |
National title staffs
Every title staff- Won a national title on LSU’s 2003 staff (defensive coordinator) · the staff · source
- Won a national title on Georgia’s 2021 staff (senior analyst – defense) · the staff · source
- Won a national title on Georgia’s 2022 staff (co-defensive coordinator) · the staff · source
The champions’ staffs from 1990 on, as the schools listed them that season: Staff lists: Drew Hoover’s how-many-rings (MIT), from the schools’ media guides and staff pages. Roles as the source words them.
How he was hired
- Hired by South Carolina for the 2016 season from Auburn, where he was defensive coordinator.
Power-conference head-coaching hires since 2010, with each coach’s previous job and ties to the school as collected by hand from Wikipedia: Hiring facts: M. Schuckers, cfb_coach_analytics.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 | Auburn | Graduate assistant | |
| 1998 | West Georgia | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1999 | Eastern Kentucky | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2000 | Valdosta State | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| 2001 | LSU | Linebackers coach | |
| 2002–04 | LSU | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2005 | Miami Dolphins NFL | Assistant head coach | |
| 2006–07 | Auburn | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| 2008–10 | Texas | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 2011–14 | Florida | Head coach | |
| 2015 | Auburn | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2016–20 | South Carolina | Head coach | |
| 2021 | Georgia | Special teams coordinator | |
| 2022–23 | Georgia | Co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach | |
| 2024–25 | Georgia | Defensive analyst | |
| 2026–present | Texas | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Terry BowdenAuburn
- Glenn SpencerWest Georgia
- Nick SabanLSU, Miami Dolphins
- Tommy TubervilleAuburn
- Mack BrownTexas
- Gus MalzahnAuburn
- Kirby SmartGeorgia
- Steve SarkisianTexas
Assistants who became head coaches
- Charlie WeisNotre Dame, Kansas
- D. J. DurkinMaryland
- D.J. DurkinFlorida, Maryland, Auburn
- Dan QuinnAtlanta Falcons, Washington Commanders
- Jeff ChoateNevada, Montana State
- Joker PhillipsKentucky
- Kurt RoperColorado
- Bryan McClendonGeorgia, Oregon
- Ellis JohnsonSouthern Miss, Gardner-Webb, The Citadel
- Shawn ElliottSouth Carolina, Georgia State
- Mike BoboColorado State, South Carolina
Worked under (8)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bowden | Auburn | 1995–96 | Graduate assistant | |
| Glenn Spencer | West Georgia | 1998 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Nick Saban | LSU | 2001–04 | 2001: linebackers coach; 2002–04: defensive coordinator | |
| Nick Saban | Miami Dolphins NFL | 2005 | Assistant head coach | |
| Tommy Tuberville | Auburn | 2006–07 | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Mack Brown | Texas | 2008–10 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Gus Malzahn | Auburn | 2015 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Kirby Smart | Georgia | 2021–25 | 2021: special teams coordinator; 2022–23: co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach; 2024–25: defensive analyst | |
| Steve Sarkisian | Texas | 2026 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (11)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Weis | Florida, 2011: offensive coordinator | Notre Dame, Kansas | |
| D. J. Durkin | Florida, 2011–12: linebackers and special teams coach; 2013–14: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Maryland | |
| D.J. Durkin | Florida, 2011–12: linebackers and special teams coach; 2013–14: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Florida, Maryland, Auburn | |
| Dan Quinn | Florida, 2011–12: defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | Atlanta Falcons, Washington Commanders | |
| Jeff Choate | Florida, 2013: linebackers and special teams coach | Nevada, Montana State | |
| Joker Phillips | Florida, 2013: wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator | Kentucky | |
| Kurt Roper | Florida, 2014: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; South Carolina, 2016–17: co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Colorado | |
| Bryan McClendon | South Carolina, 2016–17: co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach; 2018–19: offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | Georgia, Oregon | |
| Ellis Johnson | South Carolina, 2016–18: analyst | Southern Miss, Gardner-Webb, The Citadel | |
| Shawn Elliott | South Carolina, 2016: offensive line coach | South Carolina, Georgia State | |
| Mike Bobo | South Carolina, 2020: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Colorado State, South Carolina |
Other assistants under him (13)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian White | Florida, 2011–14: running backs coach | |
| Charlie Weis Jr. | Florida, 2011: offensive quality control coach | |
| Coleman Hutzler | Florida, 2011: special teams coordinator and linebackers coach; 2014: special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach; South Carolina, 2016–19: special teams coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Travaris Robinson | Florida, 2011–14: defensive backs coach; South Carolina, 2016–20: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Brent Pease | Florida, 2012–13: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Bush Hamdan | Florida, 2012: wide receivers coach | |
| Matt Barnes | Florida, 2012–14: graduate assistant | |
| Blake Gideon | Florida, 2014: defensive quality control coach | |
| Taylor Lamb | South Carolina, 2018–19: graduate assistant | |
| John Scott Jr. | South Carolina, 2019: defensive line coach | |
| Thomas Brown | South Carolina, 2019: running backs coach | |
| Desmond Kitchings | South Carolina, 2020: running backs coach | |
| Joe Cox | South Carolina, 2020: wide receivers 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Georgia | co-defensive coordinator | $613,885 | ||
| 2022 | Georgia | co-defensive coordinator | $1,044,004 | ||
| 2021 | Georgia | special teams coordinator | $678,335 | ||
| 2017 | South Carolina | head coachbonuses up to $1,075,000; $125,000 in bonuses paid; buyout $7,188,333 | $3,100,000 USA Today | ||
| 2016 | South Carolina | head coachbonuses up to $1,075,000 | $3,002,500 USA Today | ||
| 2015 | Auburn | defensive coordinatorbonuses up to $130,000 | $1,600,000 USA Today | ||
| 2014 | Florida | head coachbonuses up to $454,000 | $2,731,000 USA Today | ||
| 2013 | Florida | head coachbonuses up to $454,000 | $2,734,500 USA Today via Leeds | ||
| 2012 | Florida | head coachbonuses up to $450,000 | $2,474,500 USA Today via Leeds | ||
| 2011 | Florida | head coachbonuses up to $450,000 | $3,221,000 USA Today via Leeds |
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.
The same USA Today database for 2006–16, from Michael Leeds’ replication data on Harvard Dataverse (CC0): the season’s contract pay.
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.
How he coached
Muschamp’s teams went for it on 18% of fourth downs and on 34% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 47% of plays and took 26.0 seconds a play, 2011–2019.
| Season | School | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 13 g | Florida | 11 of 97 11% | 17% | 43% | 27.0 | −0.12 | |
| 2012 13 g | Florida | 11 of 108 10% | 20% | 39% | 28.6 | −0.09 | |
| 2013 12 g | Florida | 17 of 90 19% | 32% | 41% | 30.1 | −0.01 | |
| 2014 12 g | Florida | 16 of 104 15% | 25% | 40% | 25.4 | −0.09 | |
| 2016 13 g | South Carolina | 25 of 116 22% | 42% | 51% | 26.0 | −0.05 | |
| 2017 13 g | South Carolina | 14 of 94 15% | 32% | 54% | 27.0 | −0.01 | |
| 2018 13 g | South Carolina | 25 of 88 28% | 50% | 53% | 21.5 | +0.09 | |
| 2019 12 g | South Carolina | 28 of 119 24% | 43% | 57% | 22.3 | −0.07 | |
| All 101 g | 147 of 816 18% | 34% | 47% | 26.0 | −0.04 |
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.