Chip Lindsey Selected to Coordinate Mizzou Offense
12/21/2025 11:00:00 AM | Football
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou head football coach Eli Drinkwitz announced the hiring of Chip Lindsey as the Tigers' offensive coordinator Sunday.
Lindsey brings 28 years of coaching experience to Missouri, including offensive coordinator stints at Michigan, North Carolina, Auburn, Arizona State, UCF and Southern Miss. He also served as the head coach at Troy from 2019-21. He has an impressive track record of developing NFL quarterbacks, including first-round pick Drake Maye (UNC), Jarrett Stidham (Auburn) and Nick Mullens (Southern Miss).
"We are excited to welcome Chip Lindsey to Mizzou to lead our offense," Drinkwitz said. "He does a tremendous job of not only coaching and developing players but organizing and implementing the offense. He is an excellent offensive mind with wide range of experience from high school to offensive coordinator to college head coach. Chip is a tremendous addition to our coaching staff and someone who can seamlessly transition into the job."
Lindsey arrives at Mizzou after rebuilding the Michigan offense in 2025. He developed true freshman Bryce Underwood into one of the most promising quarterbacks in the country while building a balanced offense that averaged 213.2 rushing yards per game (15th nationally) while averaging another 185.8 yards per game through the air.
"I could not be happier to have the opportunity to work with Eli Drinkwitz in Columbia," Lindsey said. "What Coach Drinkwitz has done at Mizzou over that past six years is remarkable. You couple that with the commitment the University of Missouri has made to the football program, this is one of the most attractive coordinator jobs in the country. The commitment and infrastructure in place from an organizational standpoint and the talent on the field is truly exciting."
Prior to his season at Michigan, Lindsey served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at North Carolina for two seasons (2023-24). The Tar Heels ran a balanced attack in 2024 that averaged 32.3 points and 423.4 yards of total offense per game. UNC led the ACC in rushing offense (189.5 yards per game) while passing for an average of 233.9 yards per contest and three players earned All-ACC honors led by RB Omarion Hampton, a first-team honoree. Hampton was an All-American selection in both 2023 and 2024.
In 2023, the Tar Heels averaged 491.2 yards per contest (7th nationally) and scored 34.5 points per game (20th). Lindsey's offense, led by QB Drake Maye, the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, threw for 292.2 yards per game (14th) while the offense rushed another for 192.1 yards per contest (19th). Hampton, a Doak Walker Award finalist and first-team All-American, was fifth nationally in rushing yards with 1,504 and 15 TD. Maye threw for 3,608 yards and 24 scores, while leading ACC in total yards and passing yards per completion.
Prior to joining the staff at UNC, Lindsey was the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at UCF in 2022. The Knights' offense ranked 26th nationally in scoring (34.4 PPG), 11th in total offense (480.6 YPG) and eighth in rushing offense (236.1 YPG).
Lindsey spent three seasons as head coach at Troy, posting an overall record of 15-19. The Trojan offense ranked 21st nationally in pass yards during his second season and PFF ranked the offensive line third in the country in pass-blocking efficiency. Troy finished ninth nationally in passing (313.2), 25th in scoring (33.8) and 18th in total offense (456.3).
Before his tenure at Troy, Lindsey was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Auburn during the 2017-18 seasons. This was his second stint with the Tigers after serving as an offensive analyst during the 2013 season when the program won the SEC Championship and appeared in the BCS National Championship Game.
Lindsey earned his first opportunity coordinating an offense at Southern Mississippi during the 2014-15 seasons. The Golden Eagles broke five single-season school records in 2015 – completions (312), passing yards (4,263), total offense yards (6,758), TDs (67), and points (528) – with Conference USA 2015 Offensive Player of the Year Nick Mullens leading the way with 4,125 passing yards and 36 TDs.
Lindsey accepted the quarterbacks coaching position at Troy in 2010 after a distinguished career as a prep coach in Arkansas, Alabama, and Georgia from 1997 through 2009. At Troy, he coached Sun Belt Freshman of the Year Corey Robinson and helped guide the Trojans to their fifth consecutive conference championship.
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.
THE LINDSEY FILE
Hometown: Madison, Alabama
High School: Bob Jones
College: Alabama (history and English, 1997)
Wife: Cecily
Kids: Claire, Caroline, Cooper, Conner
COACHING EXPERIENCE
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Year |
School |
Position |
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1997-98 |
Springville (Ark.) High School |
Assistant Coach |
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1999 |
Sparkman (Ala.) High School |
Assistant Coach |
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2000-04 |
Deshler (Ala.) High School |
Assistant Coach |
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2005-06 |
Colbert Heights (Ala.) High School |
Head Coach |
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2007 |
Hoover (Ala.) High School |
Offensive Coordinator |
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2008-09 |
Lassiter (Ga.) High School |
Head Coach |
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2010 |
Troy |
Quarterbacks |
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2011-12 |
Spain Park (Ala.) |
Head Coach |
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2013 |
Offensive Analyst |
Auburn |
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2014-15 |
Southern Miss |
Offensive Coordinator/QB |
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2016 |
Arizona State |
Offensive Coordinator/QB |
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2017-18 |
Auburn |
Offensive Coordinator/ QB |
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2019-21 |
Troy |
Head Coach |
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2022 |
UCF |
Offensive Coordinator/QB |
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2023-24 |
North Carolina |
Offensive Coordinator/ QB |
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2025 |
Michigan |
Offensive Coordinator/ QB |
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