Dell McGee

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1973)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Dell McGee

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| current_title = Head coach

| current_team = Georgia State

| current_conference = Sun Belt

| current_record = 3–9

| contract =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|9|7}}

| birth_place = Columbus, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| alma_mater = Auburn University

| player_years1 = 1992–1995

| player_team1 = Auburn

| player_years2 = 1996–1998

| player_team2 = Arizona Cardinals

| player_years3 = 1999

| player_team3 = Rhein Fire

| player_years4 = 1999

| player_team4 = Detroit Lions

| player_years5 = 2000

| player_team5 = Carolina Cobras

| player_years6 = 2001

| player_team6 = Los Angeles Xtreme

| player_years7 = 2001

| player_team7 = Nashville Kats

| player_positions = Cornerback

| coach_years1 = 2002

| coach_team1 = Harris County HS (GA) (DB)

| coach_years2 = 2003–2004

| coach_team2 = Greenville HS (GA) (DC)

| coach_years3 = 2005–2012

| coach_team3 = Carver-Columbus HS (GA)

| coach_years4 = 2013

| coach_team4 = Auburn (analyst)

| coach_years5 = 2014

| coach_team5 = Georgia Southern (RB)

| coach_years6 = 2015

| coach_team6 = Georgia Southern (AHC/RB)

| coach_years7 = 2015

| coach_team7 = Georgia Southern (interim HC)

| coach_years8 = 2016–2018

| coach_team8 = Georgia (AHC/RB)

| coach_years9 = 2019–2023

| coach_team9 = Georgia (RGC/RB)

| coach_years10 = 2024–present

| coach_team10 = Georgia State

| overall_record = 4–9 (college)
85–21 (high school)

| bowl_record = 1–0

| tournament_record =

| championships =

| awards =

}}

Antonio Deleon "Dell" McGee (born September 7, 1973) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Georgia State University, a position he has held since 2024.{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2024 |title=Dell McGee Named Head Football Coach |url=https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2024/2/23/dell-mcgee-named-head-football-coach.aspx |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=Georgia State University |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was also a member of the Detroit Lions.

In 2013, McGee was an analyst for the Auburn Tigers football team that made the National Championship Game.{{cite web|url=https://georgiadogs.com/staff.aspx?staff=406|title=Dell McGee|publisher=georgiadogs.com|access-date=July 10, 2018}} He was part of the Bulldogs' coaching staff that won the National Championship over Alabama in the 2021 season.{{Cite web |last=Blinder |first=Alan |date=January 10, 2022 |title=How Georgia Beat Alabama to Win College Football's National Championship |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/10/sports/alabama-georgia-national-championship |access-date=February 27, 2023 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}} The following year, he won another title when Georgia defeated TCU in the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship.{{Cite web |last=Witz |first=Billy |date=January 9, 2023 |title=How Georgia Romped Past T.C.U. For a Second Straight Title |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/09/sports/georgia-tcu-score-championship |access-date=February 27, 2023 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}

Head coaching record

=College=

{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Georgia Southern Eagles

| conf = Sun Belt Conference

| startyear = 2015

| endyear = single

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2015

| name = Georgia Southern

| overall = 1–0 †

| conference =

| confstanding =

| bowlname = GoDaddy

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Georgia Southern

| overall = 1–0

| confrecord =

}} † Served as interim HC for bowl game

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Georgia State Panthers

| conf = Sun Belt Conference

| startyear = 2024

| endyear =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2024

| name = Georgia State

| overall = 3–9

| conference = 1–7

| confstanding = 7th (East)

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Georgia State

| overall = 3–9

| confrecord = 1–7

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 4–9

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

| legend = no

}}

=High school=

{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Carver-Columbus Tigers

| conf =

| startyear = 2005

| endyear = 2012

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2005

| name = Carver-Columbus

| overall = 2–8

| conference = 1–7

| confstanding = 11th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2006

| name = Carver-Columbus

| overall = 12–2

| conference = 4–1

| confstanding = 2nd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = national

| year = 2007

| name = Carver-Columbus

| overall = 15–0

| conference = 7–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2008

| name = Carver-Columbus

| overall = 11–4

| conference = 6–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2009

| name = Carver-Columbus

| overall = 11–2

| conference = 6–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2010

| name = Carver-Columbus

| overall = 13–1

| conference = 7–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2011

| name = Carver-Columbus

| overall = 11–2

| conference = 6–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2012

| name = Carver-Columbus

| overall = 10–2

| conference = 6–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Carver-Columbus

| overall = 85–21

| confrecord = 43–8

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 85–21

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

}}

References

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