Chip Lindsey (born September 9, 1974) is an American

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coach and former player. He is the

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and

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s coach for the

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, positions he will hold in 2025. He served as the head football coach at

Troy University Troy University is a public university in Troy, Alabama, United States. It was founded in 1887 as Troy State Normal School within the Alabama State University System, and is now the flagship university of the Troy University System. It was one ...

from 2019 to 2021. Lindsey was the quarterbacks coach at Troy during the 2010 season. Lindsey has also served as the offensive coordinator at the

University of Southern Mississippi The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bac ...

(2014–2015),

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public university, public research university in Tempe, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, the university is o ...

(2016),

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(2017–2018), the

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(2022), and the

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(2023–2024).

Early life and education

Lindsey played three sports and graduated from Bob Jones High School in

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in 1992 and played football at

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under then-head coach Bobby Wallace, before transferring to the

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located in

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, and earned his bachelor's degree in history and English in 1997.

Coaching career

High school coaching

Lindsey began coaching as an assistant in 1997 at Springville High School located in

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. After two seasons he moved to

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. In 2000, he moved to Deshler High School in

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and served as an assistant under AHSAA Hall of Fame coach John Mothershed, until 2004 where he had two undefeated regular seasons. The following year in 2005, Lindsey became the head coach at Colbert Heights High School

for two seasons with a combined record of 14–8. In 2007, he would become the offensive coordinator at Hoover High School under coach Rush Propst. Following one season at Hoover, Lindsey became the head coach at Lassiter High School in

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until 2009. In 2011, after one season as

quarterbacks coach, he would return to high school coaching at Spain Park High School in

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where he would have a combined 15–9 record with two consecutive state playoff appearances, while

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appeared as the 6A state player of the year.

Troy

Lindsey became quarterbacks coach under

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for the 2010 season where he coached Sun Belt Freshman of the Year Corey Robinson, who threw for 3,707 yards with 28 touchdowns and 15 interceptions while leading the No. 37 passing offense in the country.

Southern Miss

Under coach

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, Lindsey was named the

at The University of Southern Mississippi in 2014. In 2015, the Golden Eagles finished the season 9–5, 7–1 in C-USA play to be champions of the West Division. The 2015 team also finished 12th in the nation in total offense. They represented the West Division in the Conference USA Football Championship Game where they lost to

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. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl, where they were defeated by Washington.

Arizona State

In December 2015, it was announced that Lindsey would be named the new offensive coordinator at

for the 2016 season. Arizona State would finish the 2016 season at 5-7, while averaging over 33 points per game and 11th in the nation in red zone offense.

Auburn

Lindsey was an offensive analyst on Auburn's staff in 2013, the season the Tigers won the SEC title and fell 13 seconds short of a national championship. On January 21, 2017, Auburn head coach

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announced that Lindsey would serve as the new offensive coordinator, producing $800,000 in compensation. During the 2017 season, the Tigers won an SEC West Division Championship after wins over top-ranked

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and

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. For the 2018 season, Auburn finished 8–5. He left Auburn after 2018 to be the offensive coordinator at

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Troy

On January 11, 2019, Lindsey was named the new head football coach at

. Troy fired Lindsey on November 21, 2021, with one game remaining in the 2021 season. Lindsey posted a record of 15–19 over three years with no bowl appearances.

UCF

After being let go by Troy, Lindsey reunited with Gus Malzahn at UCF. He was hired as UCF's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. However, he didn't playcall at UCF. He spent one season in Orlando, where they competed for the AAC Championship and the Knights' offense finished 26th nationally in scoring, 11th in yards per game, and 8th in rushing.

North Carolina

Following Phil Longo's departure for Wisconsin, Lindsey was hired by

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as the Tar Heels' new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on December 15, 2022. In his first season,

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won eight games and he helped coach

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into being selected No. 3 overall in the

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University of Michigan

On December 13, 2024, Lindsey was officially hired by

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and the

as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. In his first season, he inherited the No. 1 overall ranked high school player in the nation, freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood.

Head coaching record

College

High school

References

External links

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North Carolina profile
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