Will Muschamp
Will Muschamp Biography
William Lawrence Muschamp is an American former football player and coach. He is the University of Georgia safeties coach and co-defensive coordinator.
He served at the University of Florida as head football coach from 2011 to 2014 and from 2016 to 2020 at the University of South Carolina.
Will Muschamp Age
Will was born in Rome, Georgia, United States on August 3, 1971. He is 51 years old.
Will Muschamp Height
Muschamp stands at an average height of 5 feet 10 inches.
Will Muschamp Education
Muschamp attended the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia and earned a master’s degree in education. Will walked on to the Georgia Bulldogs football team and played safety from 1991 to 1994.
Will Muschamp Family
Will was born in Rome, Georgia, United States to his caring parents Sally Musab and Larry Musab. He has a handsome little brother named Mike Muschamp.
Will Muschamp Wife
He is married to the beautiful Carol Davis Muschamp. The duo have two handsome sons. Jackson and White.
Will Muschamp Children
Will and Carol are the proud parents of two beautiful sons. Jackson and White.
Will Muschamp salary
Will receives an annual salary of $1.7 million.
Will Muschamp Net Worth
Muschamp has an estimated net worth of $14 million.
Will Muschamp Career
After graduating from Georgia, Muschamp became a graduate assistant coach at Auburn University, where Will served under defensive coordinators Bill Oliver and Wayne Hall in 1995 and 1996.
He earned a master’s degree in education in 1996 from Auburn and then spent one season at Eastern Kentucky University and the University of West Georgia as the defensive backs coach before becoming the defensive coordinator at Valdosta State University in 2000.
In 2001, Muschamp joined Nick Saban’s staff at LSU as linebackers coach before moving up in 2002 to become LSU’s defensive coordinator.
In 2003, LSU won the BCS Championship. That season, his defense led the nation in both scoring defense (11.0 points per game) and total defense (252.0 yards per game).
As an assistant coach/defense for the Miami Dolphins, Will, along with defensive coordinator Richard Smith, oversaw a defense that ranked fifteenth in the NFL in total defense. The Dolphins during the 2005 NFL season allowed 19.8 points per game and 317.4 total yards per game.
When the Auburn defensive coordinator position became available in January 2006, he jumped at the chance to return to the college game.
In 2006, his first season at Auburn, the defense finished seventh among NCAA Division I-FBS teams, allowing just 21 touchdowns in scoring defense.
In 2007, Auburn finished in the top 10 in four defensive categories (ranked 7th nationally in passing efficiency, led the SEC in scoring defense and 6th nationally in total defense.
On January 3, 2008, Muschamp at the University of Texas interviewed for the vacant co-defensive coordinator position. The next day, Will resigned from Auburn to accept the position with Texas.
On November 18, 2008, the University of Texas announced that Will would succeed Brown whenever he retired. They agreed to raise Muschamp’s salary to $900,000.
On December 11, 2010, University of Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley named Muschamp as the 23rd head coach of the Florida Gators football program succeeding Urban Meyer.
In 2011, His Gators struggled on offense, ranking 83rd in offense and 98th in total offense. Muschamp’s Gators over the Ohio State Buckeyes playing under interim coach Luke Fickell earned a 24–17 Gator Bowl victory.
In 2012, Muschamp was among the top twelve in the BCS standings at the end of the regular season, including LSU, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Florida State led the Gators to an 11–2 season with four wins over ranked teams.
In 2013, it initially looked like the success would continue when the Gators got off to a 4-1 start. However, in their longest losing streak in recent memory, they have lost seven straight games.
On December 12, 2014, a week after the end of the regular season, Muschamp for the Auburn Tigers became the defensive coordinator. He agreed to a three-year contract worth between $1.6 million and $1.8 million per year with the Tigers.
On December 6, 2015, Will was announced as the 34th head football coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks. Muschamp in his first season as coach of the Gamecocks inherited a 3–9 team and went 6–7.
In his second season at the helm, he improved to 9-4 in the Outback Bowl, including a 26-19 win over Michigan. South Carolina’s 5–3 conference record since 2013 under then-coach Steve Spurrier marked the program’s first winning record.
In his third season as the head coach of the Gamecocks, Will led South Carolina to a 7–5 regular season record. Muschamp’s 22 wins are the most among any Gamecock football coach in his first three seasons at South Carolina.
His fourth season in the country came with one of the toughest schedules. South Carolina though upset #3 Georgia on the road finished the season 4–8.
South Carolina fired Muschamp during the 2020 football season on November 15 after a disappointing outing. Season offensive coordinator Mike Bobo replaced him as interim head coach with three games remaining.
On February 3, 2021, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart announced that Musab had been hired as a defensive analyst. According to Smart, Muschamp would “help coach the coaches” and work with the defense. However, Muschamp succeeded Scott Cochran in assuming the mantle of special teams coordinator prior to the start of the 2021 season.
After Dan Lanning left to become the head coach of the Oregon Ducks, Muschamp along with Glenn Schumann was promoted to co-defensive coordinator of the Bulldogs. On January 10, 2022, the Bulldogs vs. the Alabama Crimson Tide won the National Championship.
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