Dell McGee

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Dell McGee
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Georgia State
Conference Sun Belt
Record3–9
Biographical details
Born (1973-09-07) September 7, 1973 (age 51)
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
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)
2013 Auburn (analyst)
2014 Georgia Southern (RB)
2015Georgia Southern (AHC/RB)
2015Georgia Southern (interim HC)
2016–2018 Georgia (AHC/RB)
2019–2023Georgia (RGC/RB)
2024–present Georgia State
Head coaching record
Overall4–9 (college)
85–21 (high school)
Bowls1–0

Antonio Deleon "Dell" McGee (born September 7, 1973) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Georgia State University, a position he has held since 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.

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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

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
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 3–91–77th (East)
2025 Georgia State 0–00–07th (East)
Georgia State:3–91–7
Total:4–9

High school

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Carver-Columbus Tigers ()(2005–2012)
2005Carver-Columbus2–81–711th
2006Carver-Columbus12–24–12nd
2007Carver-Columbus15–07–01st
2008Carver-Columbus11–46–01st
2009Carver-Columbus11–26–01st
2010Carver-Columbus13–17–01st
2011Carver-Columbus11–26–01st
2012Carver-Columbus10–26–01st
Carver-Columbus:85–2143–8
Total:85–21
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. "Dell McGee Named Head Football Coach". Georgia State University. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  2. "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  3. "Dell McGee". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  4. Blinder, Alan (January 10, 2022). "How Georgia Beat Alabama to Win College Football's National Championship". The New York Times. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  5. 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.