Brett Gilliland
 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | West Alabama |
| Conference | GSC |
| Record | 64–41 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 2, 1981 Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2000–2003 | West Alabama |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004 | West Alabama (WR) |
| 2006–2009 | Georgia Tech (GA) |
| 2010 | Georgia Southern (RB) |
| 2011 | Georgia Southern (TE/OT) |
| 2012 | Georgia Southern (WR) |
| 2013 | Kennesaw State (QB) |
| 2014–present | West Alabama |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 64–41 |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 GSC (2017) | |
| Awards | |
| GSC Coach of the Year (2017) | |
Brett Gilliland (born June 2, 1981) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for the University of West Alabama, a position he has held since 2014. Previously Gilliland played quarterback for the West Alabama Tigers from 2000 to 2003 where he set several school records. He began his coaching career in 2004 and held assistant coaching positions at West Alabama, Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern and Kennesaw State. Gilliland was announced as West Alabama's 21st head coach on December 9, 2013.[1][2]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Alabama Tigers (Gulf South Conference) (2014–present) | |||||||||
| 2014 | West Alabama | 5–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2015 | West Alabama | 7–4 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2016 | West Alabama | 7–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2017 | West Alabama | 10–3 | 7–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 12 | |||
| 2018 | West Alabama | 8–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2019 | West Alabama | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2020–21 | West Alabama | 2–0 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||
| 2021 | West Alabama | 7–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2022 | West Alabama | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2023 | West Alabama | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2024 | West Alabama | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| West Alabama: | 64–41 | 37–31 | |||||||
| Total: | 64–41 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Pros vs. Joes | Himself | Episode: "Rich Gannon to Tim Brown!"[3] |
References
[edit]- ^ Champlin, Drew (December 9, 2013). "Former West Alabama quarterback Brett Gilliland takes over as school's head football coach". AL.com. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ "West Alabama names record-setting quarterback Brett Gilliand as coach". NCAA.com. West Alabama Athletics. December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ "Brett Gilliland Featured on Pros vs. Joes Tonight on Spike TV". June 15, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- American football quarterbacks
- Georgia Southern Eagles football coaches
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football coaches
- Kennesaw State Owls football coaches
- West Alabama Tigers football coaches
- West Alabama Tigers football players
- Sportspeople from Pensacola, Florida
- Players of American football from Pensacola, Florida