Joe Gillespie
Biographical details
Born (1971-05-03) May 3, 1971
Stephenville, Texas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–2007Stephenville High School (Assistant)
2008–2014Stephenville High School
2015–2018Tulsa (LB)
2019–2021Tulsa (DC/LB)
2022–2023TCU (DC/LB)

Joseph Gillespie is an American football coach who was most recently the defensive coordinator at Texas Christian University (TCU). He has previously served as the defensive coordinator for the University of Tulsa.

Coaching career

Gillespie began his coaching career in 1995 as an assistant coach at his hometown Stephenville High School under head coach Art Briles. In 2008, he became the head coach of Stephenville where he led the team to a state championship in 2012.[1][2] In 2016 he was hired as the linebackers coach at Tulsa, and was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2019.[2][3] In 2022, he was hired by first year head coach Sonny Dykes to be the defensive coordinator of TCU.[4][5] In his first season at TCU, Gillespie was credited for turning around the Horned Frog's defense and helping lead the team to an 13-2 season.[6] For his success in 2022, Gillespie was named a finalist for the Broyles Award.[6] However, the TCU defense struggled in 2023, missing a bowl, leading to Gillespie's dismissal on December 10, 2023.

References

  1. ↑ Jr, Angel Verdejo (2012-12-15). "Jones leads Stephenville past El Campo 70–35". Chron. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  2. 1 2 Keith, Brad (2015-01-23). "Gillespie leaving Stephenville for University of Tulsa". The Flash Today || Erath County. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  3. ↑ "InsideTulsaSports – Gillespie promoted to Defensive Coordinator at Tulsa". tulsa.rivals.com. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  4. ↑ Tucker, David. "A Sonny New Day Means a New Defense". Sports Illustrated TCU Killer Frogs News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  5. ↑ Hines, Kelly. "TU defensive coordinator Joseph Gillespie hired by TCU". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  6. 1 2 Young, RJ (2022-11-17). "Joe Gillespie carrying TCU's defensive legacy forward". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
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