Robert Gillespie
Assistant Head Coach at Alabama since 2024.
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- Seasons coached
- 22
- First season
- 2005
- Teams
- 6
Career
9 stints
- 2005South CarolinaGraduate Assistant
- 2006–2008South CarolinaRunning Backs
- 2009–2010Oklahoma StateRunning Backs
- 2011–2012West VirginiaRunning Backs
- 2013–2016TennesseeRunning BacksRecruiting Coordinator
- 2017TennesseeAssistant Head CoachRunning BacksRecruiting Coordinator
- 2018–2020North CarolinaRunning Backs
- 2021–2023AlabamaRunning Backs
- 2024–presentAlabamaAssistant Head CoachRunning Backs
Coaching tree
14 mentors, 0 protégés, 0 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
Mentors
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
14
- 2024–2026Kalen DeBoerCoached under · Alabama
- 2021–2023Nick SabanCoached under · Alabama
- 2019–2020Mack BrownCoached under · North Carolina
- 2018Larry FedoraCoached under · North Carolina
- 2017Brady HokeCoached under · Tennessee
- 2014–2016Nick SheridanCoached under · Tennessee
- 2013–2017Butch JonesCoached under · Tennessee
- 2011–2012Dana HolgorsenCoached under · West Virginia
- 2010Andrew ThackerCoached under · Oklahoma State
- 2010Jake SpavitalCoached under · Oklahoma State
- 2009Glen ElarbeeCoached under · Oklahoma State
- 2009–2010Mike GundyCoached under · Oklahoma State
- 2009Nathan BurtonCoached under · Oklahoma State
- 2005–2008Steve SpurrierCoached under · South Carolina
Succeeded
11
- 2024Holmon WigginsSucceeded · Alabama
- 2021Larry PorterSucceeded by · North Carolina
- 2018DeAndre SmithSucceeded · North Carolina
- 2017Brady HokeSucceeded · Tennessee
- 2017Brady HokeSucceeded by · Tennessee
- 2017Willie MartinezSucceeded · Tennessee
- 2013Ja'Juan SeiderSucceeded by · West Virginia
- 2013Jay GrahamSucceeded · Tennessee
- 2011Chris BeattySucceeded · West Virginia
- 2011Jemal SingletonSucceeded by · Oklahoma State
- 2009Jay GrahamSucceeded by · South Carolina
Tenure
22 seasons
- TennesseePosition coach · 2013–20164
- AlabamaCoordinator · 2024–2026 · current3
- AlabamaPosition coach · 2021–20233
- North CarolinaPosition coach · 2018–20203
- South CarolinaPosition coach · 2006–20083
- West VirginiaPosition coach · 2011–20122
- Oklahoma StatePosition coach · 2009–20102
- TennesseeCoordinator · 20171
- South CarolinaAnalyst · 20051
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Robert Gillespie. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.