Brett Gilliland (born June 2, 1981) is an American college football coach and college administrator who is currently the athletic director at the University of West Alabama. He previously served as the head coach of the West Alabama football program for 10 seasons, stepping down to become the university's permanent AD after being named to the role on an interim basis in 2024 after the retirement of Kent Partridge.
Gilliland played quarterback for the Tigers from 2000 to 2003 where he set several school records. He began his coaching career in 2004 and held assistant coaching positions at West Alabama, Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern and Kennesaw State. Gilliland was announced as West Alabama's 21st head coach on December 9, 2013.[1][2] Gilliland resigned as head coach after the 2024 season to become athletic director at West Alabama.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | D2° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Alabama Tigers (Gulf South Conference) (2014–2024) | |||||||||
| 2014 | West Alabama | 5–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2015 | West Alabama | 7–4 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2016 | West Alabama | 7–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2017 | West Alabama | 10–3 | 7–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 12 | |||
| 2018 | West Alabama | 8–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2019 | West Alabama | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2020–21 | West Alabama | 2–0 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||
| 2021 | West Alabama | 7–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2022 | West Alabama | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2023 | West Alabama | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2024 | West Alabama | 9–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | 18 | 16 | ||
| West Alabama: | 71–43 | 42–32 | |||||||
| Total: | 71–43 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Pros vs. Joes | Himself | Episode: "Rich Gannon to Tim Brown!"[4] |
References
- ^ Champlin, Drew (December 9, 2013). "Former West Alabama quarterback Brett Gilliland takes over as school's head football coach". AL.com. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ "West Alabama names record-setting quarterback Brett Gilliand as coach". NCAA.com. West Alabama Athletics. December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (February 3, 2025). "West Alabama hires longtime SEC assistant Scott Cochran as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ "Brett Gilliland Featured on Pros vs. Joes Tonight on Spike TV". June 15, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
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