Chad Kevin Lunsford (born February 24, 1977) is an American football coach who is currently the 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 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Associate head coach, special teams coordinator, tight ends coach |
| Team | Florida Atlantic |
| Conference | AAC |
| 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–present | Florida Atlantic (AHC/ST/TE) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2009–2012 | Auburn (dir. of scouting) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 28–21 |
| Bowls | 2–1 |
Early life and education
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]
Head coaching record
| 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 | |||||||
| Total: | 28–21 | ||||||||
Personal life
Lunsford is married to Tiffany "Tippy" Lunsford. They have three children.[5] Lunsford is a Christian.[6]