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 | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Georgia State |
| Conference | Sun Belt |
| Record | 3–8 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 7, 1973 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) (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 | 4-8 (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
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/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 | 3–8 | 1–6 | (East) | |||||
| Georgia State: | 3–8 | 1–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–8 | ||||||||
High school
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
