A former All-SEC defensive lineman, Jimmy Brumbaugh joined head coach Tim Beck’s staff as the defensive line coach and defensive run game coordinator in January 2023.
Brumbaugh came to Coastal Carolina after one season at his alma mater Auburn in 2022.
In his first season at Coastal, the Chanticleers ranked 15th nationally in defensive touchdowns, 19th in interceptions, 20th in turnovers forced, and 24th in red zone defense. CCU forced a turnover in 11 of its 13 games and held four different opponents under 350 total yards. Coastal held five teams to less than 200 yards passing.
Coastal reeled off five consecutive wins, including the program's first win ever at Appalachian State, allowing just 36 combined first-half points during the winning streak. The Chants' defensive line tallied 14.0 sacks on the season as Michael Mason led the defense with 10.5 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks.
Brumbaugh, who has nearly 20 years of coaching experience, helped the Tigers’ defense rank in the top half of the SEC in sacks with an average of 2.17 last season. He also coached edge rusher Derick Hall, who was voted to the Coaches All-SEC first team, as he recorded 7.0 sacks and 12.0 tackles-for-loss among 60 tackles as a senior in 2022 while forcing two fumbles and making an interception. Hall also earned the Freddie Solomon Community Spirit Award from the Premier Players Foundation of Tampa.
He returned to the Plains after serving as a defensive line analyst at Oregon in 2021, helping the Ducks to a 10-4 record and a top 25 finish.
Over the 2019 and 2020 seasons, Brumbaugh was the defensive line coach at Colorado and the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Tennessee. Before joining the staff at Colorado, Brumbaugh was the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Maryland for two seasons from 2017-18.
He had spent the prior four seasons at Kentucky from 2013-16, establishing himself as one of the top defensive line coaches in the country. He also served as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech (2008-09) and Syracuse (2010-11), and was an assistant strength and conditioning coordinator at LSU (2006-07). At LSU, Brumbaugh helped the Tigers win a BCS National Championship in 2007.
A total of 17 players developed under Brumbaugh have been selected in the NFL Draft, including six first-rounders.
During his time as a player at Auburn from 1995-99, Brumbaugh started 44 of his 48 career games, recording 291 tackles and 15 sacks. Brumbaugh was named to the SEC All-Freshman team in 1995 and garnered second-team All-SEC honors as a sophomore in 1996 before earning first-team All-SEC accolades as a junior in 1997.
Brumbaugh was a member of the Tigers’ 1997 SEC Western Division champion team. He played in only three games in 1998 due to injury. He was granted a medical hardship waiver and had 51 tackles, six sacks, and three fumble recoveries after returning for the 1999 season.
Brumbaugh played in the Blue-Gray Classic All-Star Game following the 1999 campaign and participated in preseason camp with the San Francisco 49ers in 2000 after signing as an undrafted free agent.
Brumbaugh returned to Auburn after his pro career to finish up his degree, graduating in 2004. He then got into coaching, starting out as a student assistant for Jacksonville State, which won the 2004 Ohio Valley Conference. His first full-time position followed the next year, as he was the defensive line coach at Chattanooga in 2005.
Jimmy Brumbaugh’s Coaching History
2004: Jacksonville State (Student Assistant)
2005: Chattanooga (Defensive Line)
2006-07: LSU (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach)
2008-09: Louisiana Tech (Defensive Line)
2010: Syracuse (Defensive Line)
2011: Syracuse (Defensive Tackles)
2012: East Mississippi C.C. (Defensive Line/Strength and Conditioning)
2013-16: Kentucky (Defensive Line)
2017-18: Maryland (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line)
2019: Colorado (Defensive Line)
2020: Tennessee (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line)
2021: Oregon (Defensive Analyst)
2022: Auburn (Defensive Line)
2023-present: Coastal Carolina (Defensive Line)
