Jamey Chadwell
Jamey Chadwell (born January 10, 1977) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Liberty University, a position he has held since the 2023 season. Chadwell served as the head football coach at North Greenville University from 2009 to 2011, Delta State University in 2012, Charleston Southern University from 2013 and 2016, and Coastal Carolina University, first in an interim capacity in 2017 and then on a permanent basis from 2019 to 2022.
Chadwell at 2017 Sun Belt Media Day | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Liberty |
| Conference | C-USA |
| Record | 13–1 |
| Annual salary | $4 million |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 10, 1977 Caryville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1999 | East Tennessee State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2003 | East Tennessee State (QB/RB/TE) |
| 2004–2008 | Charleston Southern (OC/RC) |
| 2009–2011 | North Greenville |
| 2012 | Delta State |
| 2013–2016 | Charleston Southern |
| 2017 | Coastal Carolina (OC/QB/interim HC) |
| 2018 | Coastal Carolina (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2019–2022 | Coastal Carolina |
| 2023–present | Liberty |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 111–58 |
| Bowls | 2–2 |
| Tournaments | 2–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 1–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs; 2015 playoff win against The Citadel vacated by the NCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 C-USA (2023) 1 Sun Belt (2020) 2 Big South (2015 (vacated by NCAA), 2016) 2 Sun Belt East Division (2020, 2022) | |
| Awards | |
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Chadwell grew up in Tennessee and attended East Tennessee State University, where he played quarterback from 1995 to 1999. He began his coaching career in 2000 at East Tennessee State before taking an assistant position at Charleston Southern in 2004. He won several coach of the year awards in 2020 after leading his Coastal Carolina team to an 11–1 record.