Chad Kevin Lunsford (born February 24, 1977) is an American football coach who currently serves as the special teams coordinator for the Auburn Tigers, a position he has held since 2025. [1] He previously served as the head coach of the Georgia Southern Eagles football team and as the interim head coach and tight ends coach at Florida Atlantic .

Former Auburn football staffer and Group of Four head coach Chad Lunsford was named special teams coordinator at Auburn on Jan. 24, 2025.

Jan 24, 2025 · AUBURN, Ala.— Former Auburn football staffer and Group of Four head coach Chad Lunsford has been named special teams coordinator at Auburn, head coach Hugh Freeze announced Friday.

Jan 24, 2025 · Coach Chad Lunsford was hired as Auburn Tigers coach Hugh Freeze's special teams coordinator on Friday after the departure of Tanner Burns for the same role with the Texas State...

Jan 22, 2025 · Chad Lunsford, who served as director of scouting during the Gene Chizik era from 2009-12, is returning to Auburn to serve as special teams coordinator. Matt Zenitz of 247Sports first reported the news. Lunsford brings a wealth of coaching experience to the Plains. He served various roles at Georgia Southern from 2013-21, which included a four ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Chad Lunsford, who was in an off-field role for Auburn football from 2009-12, is returning to the Tigers as Hugh Freeze's special teams coordinator in 2025.

Auburn football made another staff change official Friday morning, hiring Chad Lunsford to be its new special teams coordinator. Lunsford spent five seasons at Auburn from 2009-13 as director of ...

In 2016, Lunsford was named a Broyles Award nominee, given to the nation’s top assistant coach, as the Eagles blocked seven kicks and featured a Lou Groza Award finalist in Younghoe Koo, who earned Pro Bowl honors with the Atlanta Falcons in 2020

Nov 20, 2024 · Interim head coach Chad Lusford coaching from the sideline against Tulsa in 2023. Florida Atlantic Football made an enormous decision on Monday to fire head coach Tom Herman. The removal happened after FAU lost to the Temple University Owls, 18-15, in an overtime game last Saturday.

Jan 22, 2025 · AUBURN | It’ll be a homecoming for Chad Lunsford. The former Auburn administrative assistant is returning to coach the Tigers’ special teams, a source confirms to AuburnSports.com. Lunsford spent the previous four seasons at Florida Atlantic where he coached tight ends and special teams.