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Chip Lindsey
- Title:
- Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Phone:
- 919-966-2575
Chip Lindsey joined the Carolina football program in December of 2022 as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. A 26-year coaching veteran, Lindsey is one of the nation’s most innovative offensive minds and brings experience as a head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach to UNC. He’s overseen offenses that have averaged at least 30 points per game in eight of his 11 seasons as a full-time staff member at the collegiate level. Lindsey came to Chapel Hill after one season as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at UCF.
In his first season at UNC, Lindsey oversaw one of the nation’s most dynamic offensive attacks. The Heels racked up 491.2 total yards per game, which ranked seventh nationally and first in the ACC, and scored 34.5 points per game (20th NCAA/2nd ACC). The offense showed great balance, passing for 299.2 yards per game (14th NCAA/1st ACC) and rushing for 192.1 yards per game (19th NCAA/3rd ACC). UNC was one of only two programs nationally to pass for at least 299 yards per game and rush for at least 192 yards per game. The Heels were also one of the nation’s best on third down, converting 48.4% (9th NCAA/1st ACC). QB Drake Maye threw for 3,608 yards and 24 TDs and ranked first in the ACC in total yards, passing yards and yards per completion, while finishing second in pass efficiency and passing TDs. Maye went on to be drafted third overall in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. RB Omarion Hampton rushed for 1,504 yards (5th NCAA/No. 2 UNC Single-Season) and 15 TDs (T-11th NCAA/No. 6 UNC Single-Season) and was named a Doak Walker Award finalist and a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. With a combined 71 receptions for 1,034 yards and nine TDs, UNC’s tight end room was one of only two in the country to rank in the top five nationally in each category.
During his lone season as offensive coordinator at UCF, Lindsey guided an offense that ranked 26th nationally in scoring (34.4 ppg), 11th in total offense (480.6 ypg), and eighth in rushing offense (236.1 ypg). The Knights’ rushed for 200 or more yards in nine games in 2022 and their 33 rushing TDs led the AAC and tied for 10th nationally.
Lindsey spent the previous three years as head coach at Troy. During his second season, Troy ranked 21st nationally and second in the Sun Belt in passing yards per game (290.2). The Trojan offensive line ranked third nationally in Pro Football Focus pass blocking efficiency ratings, allowing just nine sacks, six quarterback hits and 45 hurries for 60 total pressures.
In Lindsey’s first season at Troy, the Trojans topped the 500-yard mark in total offense on six different occasions to tie the program’s DI record and scored 35-plus points eight times, which was the second most in program history and fourth most in Sun Belt history. The Trojans finished ninth nationally in passing offense (313.2), 25th in scoring offense (33.8) and 18th in total offense (456.3).
Lindsey guided quarterback Kaleb Barker to one of the best seasons in Troy history. Barker finished third nationally in completions per game (24.92), fifth in yards per game (302.3), fourth in 300-yard passing games (six) and 14th in touchdown passes (30).
During the 2017-18 campaigns, Lindsey served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Auburn. The Tigers defeated Pac-12 Champion Washington and nationally-ranked Texas A&M during the 2018 campaign en route to thumping Purdue in the Music City Bowl.
In 2017, Auburn became just the eighth team in SEC history, and the first in Auburn history, to rush and pass for 3,000 yards in a season. The Tigers ranked 26th nationally in total offense and set an Auburn record scoring 327 points in SEC play. Auburn won the SEC West Division after knocking off a pair of top-ranked teams in Georgia and Alabama over a three-week period.
All-SEC quarterback Jarrett Stidham, the second Auburn player ever to throw for 3,000 yards in a season, led the conference and ranked ninth nationally in completion percentage. Running back Kerryon Johnson was SEC Offensive Player of the Year, and Ryan Davis set an Auburn receiving record with 84 catches. Lindsey’s first stint at Auburn as an offensive analyst in 2013 resulted in the Tigers winning the SEC Championship and an appearance in the BCS National Championship game.
Lindsey returned to Auburn from Arizona State, where he served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2016. The Sun Devils started 5-1 (before losing three quarterbacks to injury), while running back Kalen Ballage tied an NCAA record scoring eight TDs in a 68-55 win over Texas Tech.
As offensive coordinator at Southern Miss from 2014-15, he developed Conference USA 2015 Offensive Player of the Year and NFL quarterback Nick Mullens, who ranked second in the league in passing yards (4,145) and TD passes (36) and ranked in the top eight nationally.
The Southern Miss offense broke five single-season school records in 2015: completions (312), passing yards (4,263), total offense yards (6,758), TDs (67) and points (528), as the Golden Eagles recorded nine wins, a Conference USA West title and a berth in the Heart of Dallas Bowl against Washington.
Lindsey’s 2015 Golden Eagle offense ranked fifth in the nation in total TDs, seventh in total points, eighth in total passing yards and completions and 12th in points per game and passing yards per game. The national leader with 102 explosive plays, Southern Miss was just the second school in FBS history with a 4,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard receiver and two 1,000-yard rushers.
Prior to his first stint at Auburn, Lindsey served as head coach at Spain Park (Alabama) High School in 2011 and 2012, leading the school to its first 6A regional championship.
Lindsey served as quarterbacks coach at Troy in 2010, following a long and distinguished career as a prep coach in Arkansas, Alabama and Georgia (1997-2009) in football and baseball. At Troy, he coached the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year Corey Robinson and helped guide the Trojans to their fifth consecutive Sun Belt Championship. Robinson set a school record for completions (321) that season while his 3,726 passing yards rank as the second most in Troy history. The Trojans totaled the second most passing touchdowns (33) and most completions (340) in a season in school history.
A two-time Coach of the Year honoree (2008-09) at Lassiter (Georgia) High School, Lindsey guided the development of Parade All-American Hutson Mason, who broke every single-season state passing record in 2009, including passing yards (4,560) and TDs (54). The Trojans went 12-1 and won a regional championship in 2009--and Lindsey received state Coach of the Year honors from the Atlanta Falcons and the Cobb County Touchdown Club. The Associated Press, Marietta Daily Journal and Cobb County Touchdown Club named him the 2008 Georgia Coach of the Year.
Lindsey served as offensive coordinator at Hoover (Alabama) High School in 2007 as the team finished 10-2 and advanced to the third round of the state playoffs. Lindsey’s first experience as a head coach came from 2005-06 at Colbert Heights (Alabama) High School, where he earned 2006 Coach of the Year honors from the Florence Times-Daily. He spent the 1997-2004 seasons as an assistant coach, including Deshler and Sparkman high schools in Alabama and Springville High School in Arkansas.
Lindsey played football at the University of North Alabama before transferring as a student to Alabama, where he received his bachelor’s degree in history and English in 1997.
He earned a master’s in educational leadership from the University of Phoenix in 2005. A native of Madison, Alabama, Lindsey graduated from Bob Jones High School, where he was a three-sport letterman.
He and his wife Cecily have four children: Claire, Caroline, Cooper and Conner.
The Lindsey File
Personal
Birthdate: Sept. 9, 1974
Hometown: Madison, Ala.
Wife: Cecily
Children: daughters, Claire and Caroline, and sons, Cooper and Conner
Education
College: Alabama ‘97
In his first season at UNC, Lindsey oversaw one of the nation’s most dynamic offensive attacks. The Heels racked up 491.2 total yards per game, which ranked seventh nationally and first in the ACC, and scored 34.5 points per game (20th NCAA/2nd ACC). The offense showed great balance, passing for 299.2 yards per game (14th NCAA/1st ACC) and rushing for 192.1 yards per game (19th NCAA/3rd ACC). UNC was one of only two programs nationally to pass for at least 299 yards per game and rush for at least 192 yards per game. The Heels were also one of the nation’s best on third down, converting 48.4% (9th NCAA/1st ACC). QB Drake Maye threw for 3,608 yards and 24 TDs and ranked first in the ACC in total yards, passing yards and yards per completion, while finishing second in pass efficiency and passing TDs. Maye went on to be drafted third overall in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. RB Omarion Hampton rushed for 1,504 yards (5th NCAA/No. 2 UNC Single-Season) and 15 TDs (T-11th NCAA/No. 6 UNC Single-Season) and was named a Doak Walker Award finalist and a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. With a combined 71 receptions for 1,034 yards and nine TDs, UNC’s tight end room was one of only two in the country to rank in the top five nationally in each category.
During his lone season as offensive coordinator at UCF, Lindsey guided an offense that ranked 26th nationally in scoring (34.4 ppg), 11th in total offense (480.6 ypg), and eighth in rushing offense (236.1 ypg). The Knights’ rushed for 200 or more yards in nine games in 2022 and their 33 rushing TDs led the AAC and tied for 10th nationally.
Lindsey spent the previous three years as head coach at Troy. During his second season, Troy ranked 21st nationally and second in the Sun Belt in passing yards per game (290.2). The Trojan offensive line ranked third nationally in Pro Football Focus pass blocking efficiency ratings, allowing just nine sacks, six quarterback hits and 45 hurries for 60 total pressures.
In Lindsey’s first season at Troy, the Trojans topped the 500-yard mark in total offense on six different occasions to tie the program’s DI record and scored 35-plus points eight times, which was the second most in program history and fourth most in Sun Belt history. The Trojans finished ninth nationally in passing offense (313.2), 25th in scoring offense (33.8) and 18th in total offense (456.3).
Lindsey guided quarterback Kaleb Barker to one of the best seasons in Troy history. Barker finished third nationally in completions per game (24.92), fifth in yards per game (302.3), fourth in 300-yard passing games (six) and 14th in touchdown passes (30).
During the 2017-18 campaigns, Lindsey served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Auburn. The Tigers defeated Pac-12 Champion Washington and nationally-ranked Texas A&M during the 2018 campaign en route to thumping Purdue in the Music City Bowl.
In 2017, Auburn became just the eighth team in SEC history, and the first in Auburn history, to rush and pass for 3,000 yards in a season. The Tigers ranked 26th nationally in total offense and set an Auburn record scoring 327 points in SEC play. Auburn won the SEC West Division after knocking off a pair of top-ranked teams in Georgia and Alabama over a three-week period.
All-SEC quarterback Jarrett Stidham, the second Auburn player ever to throw for 3,000 yards in a season, led the conference and ranked ninth nationally in completion percentage. Running back Kerryon Johnson was SEC Offensive Player of the Year, and Ryan Davis set an Auburn receiving record with 84 catches. Lindsey’s first stint at Auburn as an offensive analyst in 2013 resulted in the Tigers winning the SEC Championship and an appearance in the BCS National Championship game.
Lindsey returned to Auburn from Arizona State, where he served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2016. The Sun Devils started 5-1 (before losing three quarterbacks to injury), while running back Kalen Ballage tied an NCAA record scoring eight TDs in a 68-55 win over Texas Tech.
As offensive coordinator at Southern Miss from 2014-15, he developed Conference USA 2015 Offensive Player of the Year and NFL quarterback Nick Mullens, who ranked second in the league in passing yards (4,145) and TD passes (36) and ranked in the top eight nationally.
The Southern Miss offense broke five single-season school records in 2015: completions (312), passing yards (4,263), total offense yards (6,758), TDs (67) and points (528), as the Golden Eagles recorded nine wins, a Conference USA West title and a berth in the Heart of Dallas Bowl against Washington.
Lindsey’s 2015 Golden Eagle offense ranked fifth in the nation in total TDs, seventh in total points, eighth in total passing yards and completions and 12th in points per game and passing yards per game. The national leader with 102 explosive plays, Southern Miss was just the second school in FBS history with a 4,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard receiver and two 1,000-yard rushers.
Prior to his first stint at Auburn, Lindsey served as head coach at Spain Park (Alabama) High School in 2011 and 2012, leading the school to its first 6A regional championship.
Lindsey served as quarterbacks coach at Troy in 2010, following a long and distinguished career as a prep coach in Arkansas, Alabama and Georgia (1997-2009) in football and baseball. At Troy, he coached the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year Corey Robinson and helped guide the Trojans to their fifth consecutive Sun Belt Championship. Robinson set a school record for completions (321) that season while his 3,726 passing yards rank as the second most in Troy history. The Trojans totaled the second most passing touchdowns (33) and most completions (340) in a season in school history.
A two-time Coach of the Year honoree (2008-09) at Lassiter (Georgia) High School, Lindsey guided the development of Parade All-American Hutson Mason, who broke every single-season state passing record in 2009, including passing yards (4,560) and TDs (54). The Trojans went 12-1 and won a regional championship in 2009--and Lindsey received state Coach of the Year honors from the Atlanta Falcons and the Cobb County Touchdown Club. The Associated Press, Marietta Daily Journal and Cobb County Touchdown Club named him the 2008 Georgia Coach of the Year.
Lindsey served as offensive coordinator at Hoover (Alabama) High School in 2007 as the team finished 10-2 and advanced to the third round of the state playoffs. Lindsey’s first experience as a head coach came from 2005-06 at Colbert Heights (Alabama) High School, where he earned 2006 Coach of the Year honors from the Florence Times-Daily. He spent the 1997-2004 seasons as an assistant coach, including Deshler and Sparkman high schools in Alabama and Springville High School in Arkansas.
Lindsey played football at the University of North Alabama before transferring as a student to Alabama, where he received his bachelor’s degree in history and English in 1997.
He earned a master’s in educational leadership from the University of Phoenix in 2005. A native of Madison, Alabama, Lindsey graduated from Bob Jones High School, where he was a three-sport letterman.
He and his wife Cecily have four children: Claire, Caroline, Cooper and Conner.
The Lindsey File
Personal
Birthdate: Sept. 9, 1974
Hometown: Madison, Ala.
Wife: Cecily
Children: daughters, Claire and Caroline, and sons, Cooper and Conner
Education
College: Alabama ‘97
Lindsey Coaching History
| Years | School | Title |
| 2023-present | North Carolina | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| 2022 | UCF | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| 2019-2021 | Troy | Head Coach |
| 2017-18 | Auburn | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| 2016 | Arizona St. | Offensive Coodinator/Quarterbacks |
| 2014-15 | Southern Miss | Offensive Coordinator |
| 2013 | Auburn | Offensive Analyst |
| 2011-12 | Spain Park (Ala.) HS | Head Coach |
| 2010 | Troy | Quarterbacks |
| 2008-09 | Lassiter (Ga.) HS | Head Coach |
| 2007 | Hoover (Ala.) HS | Offensive Coordinator |
| 2005-06 | Colbert Heights (Ala.) HS | Head Coach |
| 2000-04 | Deshler (Ala.) HS | Assistant Coach |
| 1999 | Sparkman (Ala.) HS | Assistant Coach |
| 1997-98 | Springville (Ark.) HS | Assistant Coach |
Postseason Experience As a Coach
| Years | School | Bowl |
| 2023 | North Carolina | Duke's Mayo Bowl |
| 2022 | UCF | Duke's Mayo Bowl |
| 2018 | Auburn | Music City Bowl |
| 2017 | Auburn | Peach Bowl |
| 2013 | Auburn | BCS Championship |
| 2010 | Troy | New Orleans Bowl |
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