John Andrew McCollum (born March 1, 1959) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach for Sewanee: The University of the South, a position he has held since 2023.[1] He was the head coach of the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football program from 1999 to 2005.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Sewanee |
| Conference | SAA |
| Record | 5–15 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 1, 1959 |
| Playing career | |
| 1977–1980 | Austin Peay State |
| Position(s) | Offensive guard, tight end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–1988 | Middle Tennessee (assistant) |
| 1989–1993 | UTEP (assistant) |
| 1994 | Baylor (LB) |
| 1995–1996 | Baylor (AHC/DC/LB) |
| 1997–1998 | Baylor (LB) |
| 1999–2005 | Middle Tennessee |
| 2006 | Tennessee Titans (adv. scout) |
| 2007–2009 | NC State (LB) |
| 2010–2011 | Georgia Tech (DL/RC) |
| 2012 | Georgia Tech (DL/LB/RC) |
| 2013–2015 | Georgia Tech (LB/RC) |
| 2016 | Georgia Tech (S/RC) |
| 2017 | Georgia Tech (S) |
| 2018 | Georgia Tech (ILB) |
| 2020 | Western Carolina (DC/ILB) |
| 2021–2022 | Buffalo (senior analyst) |
| 2023–present | Sewanee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 39–60 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Sun Belt (2001) | |
Coaching career
editMcCollum was an assistant at Georgia Tech from 2010 to 2018. Head coach Paul Johnson retired at the end of the 2018 season. Incoming head coach Geoff Collins did not retain any of the former staff, although there was some thought McCollum's ability as a recruiter might lead to his retention.[2]
McCollum returned to coaching in 2020 when Western Carolina hired him as defensive coordinator under head coach Mark Speir, replacing John Wiley.[3]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (NCAA Division I-A independent) (1999–2000) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Middle Tennessee | 3–8 | |||||||
| 2000 | Middle Tennessee | 6–5 | |||||||
| Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (Sun Belt Conference) (2001–2005) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Middle Tennessee | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2002 | Middle Tennessee | 4–8 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2003 | Middle Tennessee | 4–8 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2004 | Middle Tennessee | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2005 | Middle Tennessee | 4–7 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| Middle Tennessee: | 34–45 | 17–16 | |||||||
| Sewanee Tigers (Southern Athletic Association) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Sewanee | 3–7 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2024 | Sewanee | 2–8 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| Sewanee: | 5–15 | 3–12 | |||||||
| Total: | 39–60 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Andy McCollum Selected to Lead the University of the South Football Program". Sewanee: The University of the South. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ Sugiura, Ken (December 18, 2018). "Collins won't keep any Tech assistants". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta. p. C3. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Spears, Joseph (February 26, 2020). "Former MTSU coach Andy McCollum named Western Carolina defensive coordinator". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
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