Tony Gibson
Current position
TitleDefensive coordinator, Linebackers coach
TeamNorth Carolina State University
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Annual salary$1,500,000
Biographical details
Born (1972-10-12) October 12, 1972
Van, West Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1991–1994Glenville State
Position(s)Defensive Back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995Gilmer County High School (WV)
1996Glenville State (DB)
1997–1998Cumberland (ST/DB)
1999–2000West Virginia Tech (DC)
2001–2007West Virginia (DB)
2008–2010Michigan (AHC/ST/DB)
2011Pitt (PGC/S)
2012Arizona (AHC/ST/S)
2013West Virginia (S)
2014–2018West Virginia (DC/LB)
2019NC State (DC/S)
2020–2023NC State (DC/LB)

Tony Gibson (born October 12, 1972) is an American football coach who currently serves as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at North Carolina State under Head Coach Dave Doeren.

College years

Gibson attended Glenville State from 1991 to 1994 where he played as a defensive back, winning two WVIAC championships.

Coaching career

Gibson got his start in college coaching at his alma mater as a defensive backs coach. In 2001, he broke into the FBS ranks as the defensive backs coach at West Virginia, a job he would hold until 2007. In 2008, when West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez was hired to the same job at Michigan, he brought Gibson with him to serve as assistant head coach, special teams and defensive backs coach. Gibson, was fired alongside Rodriguez from Michigan following the 2010 season.[1] He then spent one year stints at Pitt and Arizona in a variety of roles before returning to West Virginia in 2013 as the Safeties coach before being promoted to defensive coordinator in 2014.[2] Following West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen's departure in 2019, new head coach Neal Brown chose not to keep Gibson as the teams defensive coordinator.[3] In 2019, Gibson was hired as the defensive coordinator for NC State.[4]

Personal life

Gibson and his wife have two children.

References

  1. "Michigan fires Rodriguez after 3-year struggle". ESPN.com. January 5, 2011.
  2. "West Virginia Promote Tony Gibson to Defensive Coordinator". February 13, 2014.
  3. "Tony Gibson to Leave WVU Football Program". The Smoking Musket. January 10, 2019.
  4. "WVU makes Tony Gibson a bargain at N.C. State". EerSports.
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