Will Muschamp

Will Muschamp joined the Georgia Bulldogs football program as a senior defensive analyst during the 2021 preseason. He had started the prior five seasons directing South Carolina’s program after being introduced as the Gamecocks’ head football coach on December 7, 2015. He recorded more wins in his first three seasons (22) than any coach in school history. Muschamp is also the only coach to take the Gamecocks to bowl games in each of his first three seasons.

Under his leadership, South Carolina was the only Power 5 school to have a multiple win total increase in 2016 and 2017, finished second in the SEC East and earned a second-straight bowl appearance. The season culminated with an Outback Bowl victory over Michigan on New Year’s Day.

Regarded as an outstanding defensive mind, Muschamp has more than 25 years of coaching experience, including 18 years in the Southeastern Conference. His previous head coaching experience came at the University of Florida where he led the Gators to three bowl games in his four seasons in Gainesville and was recognized as the SEC Coach of the Year.

He has coached in and won three conference championship games, twice in the SEC and once in the Big 12. He was a finalist for the 2007 Broyles Award, presented to the nation’s top assistant coach.

Muschamp’s first full-time coaching experience in the SEC came at LSU under Nick Saban where he helped the Tigers to the national championship. Muschamp also logged a stint in the NFL, working as the Miami Dolphins Assistant Head Coach for Defense in 2005 under Nick Saban.

During his playing career at Georgia, Muschamp earned his way from walk-on to scholarship player by the spring of his redshirt freshman season and eventually was named co-captain as a senior. A safety on the gridiron, he earned a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 1993.

Born Aug. 3, 1971, Muschamp and his wife, the former Carol Davis, have two sons, Jackson and Whit. Jackson is a walk-on quarterback at Georgia.