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Chad Kevin Lunsford (born February 24, 1977) is an American football coach who most recently served as the interim head coach and tight ends coach at Florida Atlantic. He previously served as the head coach of the Georgia Southern Eagles football team. He was awarded the job on November 27, 2017, after serving as interim for the second half of the season following the firing and departure of Tyson Summers.[1][2] Following a 1–3 start, Lunsford was fired by Georgia Southern early in the 2021 season.[3]
 Lunsford at 2018 Sun Belt Media Day | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 24, 1977 Elberton, Georgia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Georgia College (2000) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996 | Georgia Military (SA) |
| 1997–1999 | Georgia Military (RB) |
| 2000 | Georgia Military (RB/LB) |
| 2001–2002 | Appalachian State (TE) |
| 2003–2005 | Georgia Southern (SB) |
| 2006 | Griffin HS (GA) (LB) |
| 2007–2008 | Georgia Military (ST/LB) |
| 2013 | Georgia Southern (WR) |
| 2014–2015 | Georgia Southern (TE) |
| 2016–2017 | Georgia Southern (ST/RC) |
| 2017 | Georgia Southern (interim HC) |
| 2018–2021 | Georgia Southern |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic (ST/TE) |
| 2023–2024 | Florida Atlantic (AHC/ST/TE) |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic (interim HC/ST/TE) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2009–2012 | Auburn (dir. of scouting) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–22 |
| Bowls | 2–1 |
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Lunsford attended and played football at Elbert County High School in Elberton, Georgia. He graduated from Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville in May 2000 with a degree in biology and a minor in mathematics. While attending Georgia College as an undergraduate, he served as a student assistant at cross-town Georgia Military College. He holds a Master's of Sport Science from the United States Sports Academy.[4]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern Eagles (Sun Belt Conference) (2017–2021) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Georgia Southern | 2–4 [a] | 2–4 | T–10th | |||||
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 10–3 | 6–2 | 3rd (East) | W Camellia | ||||
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | 7–6 | 5–3 | 2nd (East) | L Cure | ||||
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 8–5 | 4–4 | 3rd (East) | W New Orleans | ||||
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 1–3 [b] | 0–1 | (East) | |||||
| Georgia Southern: | 28–21 | 17–14 | |||||||
| Florida Atlantic Owls (American Athletic Conference) (2024) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 1–1 [c] | 1–1 | T–13th | |||||
| Florida Atlantic: | 1–1 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 29–22 | ||||||||
- Served as interim head coach after Tyson Summers was fired after 6 games.
- Lunsford was named interim head coach after Tom Herman's firing after 10 games.
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Lunsford is married to Tiffany "Tippy" Lunsford. They have three children.[5] Lunsford is a Christian.[6]
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