Antonio Deleon "Dell" McGee (born September 7, 1973) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for the Georgia State Panthers, a position he has held since February 2024.[1] He was the interim head football coach for the Georgia Southern Eagles in 2015. He played as a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL), and was selected in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals.[2] He was also a member of the Detroit Lions.
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Georgia State |
Conference | Sun Belt |
Record | 2–6 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Columbus, Georgia, U.S. | September 7, 1973
Alma mater | Auburn University |
Playing career | |
1992–1995 | Auburn |
1996–1998 | Arizona Cardinals |
1999 | Rhein Fire |
1999 | Detroit Lions |
2000 | Carolina Cobras |
2001 | Los Angeles Xtreme |
2001 | Nashville Kats |
Position(s) | Cornerback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2002 | Harris County HS (GA) (DB) |
2003–2004 | Greenville HS (GA) (DC) |
2005–2012 | Carver-Columbus HS (GA) (HC) |
2013 | Auburn (analyst) |
2014 | Georgia Southern (RB) |
2015 | Georgia Southern (AHC/RB) |
2015 | Georgia Southern (interim HC) |
2016–2018 | Georgia (AHC/RB) |
2019–2023 | Georgia (RGC/RB) |
2024–present | Georgia State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 3-6 (college) 85–21 (high school) |
Bowls | 1–0 |
In 2013, McGee was an analyst for the Auburn Tigers football team that made the National Championship Game.[3] He was part of the Bulldogs' coaching staff that won the National Championship over Alabama in the 2021 season.[4] The following year, he won another title when Georgia defeated TCU in the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship.[5]
Head coaching record
editCollege
editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Georgia Southern Eagles (Sun Belt Conference) (2015) | |||||||||
2015 | Georgia Southern | 1–0 † | W GoDaddy | ||||||
Georgia Southern: | 1–0 | † Served as interim HC for bowl game | |||||||
Georgia State Panthers (Sun Belt Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
2024 | Georgia State | 2–6 | 0–4 | (East) | |||||
Georgia State: | 2–6 | 0–4 | |||||||
Total: | 3–6 |
High school
editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Carver-Columbus Tigers () (2005–2012) | |||||||||
2005 | Carver-Columbus | 2–8 | 1–7 | 11th | |||||
2006 | Carver-Columbus | 12–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
2007 | Carver-Columbus | 15–0 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
2008 | Carver-Columbus | 11–4 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
2009 | Carver-Columbus | 11–2 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
2010 | Carver-Columbus | 13–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
2011 | Carver-Columbus | 11–2 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
2012 | Carver-Columbus | 10–2 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
Carver-Columbus: | 85–21 | 43–8 | |||||||
Total: | 85–21 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
edit- ^ "Dell McGee Named Head Football Coach". Georgia State University. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "Dell McGee". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ Blinder, Alan (January 10, 2022). "How Georgia Beat Alabama to Win College Football's National Championship". The New York Times. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ Witz, Billy (January 9, 2023). "How Georgia Romped Past T.C.U. For a Second Straight Title". The New York Times. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
External links
edit- Georgia Bulldogs bio
- Career statistics from Pro Football Reference
- The Football Database profile