Jim Chaney

Jim Chaney
Chaney in 2018
Tennessee Volunteers
TitleOffensive analyst
Personal information
Born (1962-01-12) January 12, 1962
Holden, Missouri, U.S.
Career information
CollegeCentral Missouri State
Career history
  • Cal State Fullerton (1985–1987)
    Assistant
  • Western Michigan (1988)
    Offensive line coach
  • Cal State Fullerton (1988–1992)
    Offensive coordinator & offensive line coach
  • Wyoming (1993)
    Graduate assistant
  • Wyoming (1994–1996)
    Offensive line coach & recruiting coordinator
  • Purdue (1997–2001)
    Offensive coordinator & recruiting coordinator
  • Purdue (2002–2005)
    Offensive coordinator
  • St. Louis Rams (20062007)
    Offensive line coach
  • St. Louis Rams (2008)
    Tight ends coach
  • Tennessee (2009–2011)
    Offensive coordinator & running backs coach
  • Tennessee (2012)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • Tennessee (2012)
    Interim head coach
  • Arkansas (2013–2014)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • Pittsburgh (2015)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • Georgia (2016–2018)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • Tennessee (2019–2020)
    Offensive coordinator
  • New Orleans Saints (2021)
    Offensive analyst
  • Georgia Tech (2022)
    Offensive analyst
  • Texas A&M (2023)
    Offensive analyst
  • Georgia State (2024)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Georgia State (2025)
    Offensive analyst
  • Tennessee (2025–present)
    Offensive analyst
Head coaching record
Regular seasonNCAA: 1–0 (1.000)
CareerNCAA: 1–0 (1.000)

James Allen Chaney (born January 12, 1962) is an American football coach and former player. He is an offensive analyst for the University of Tennessee, a position he has held since 2025. He previously served as an offensive analyst for the Texas A&M Aggies and Georgia State University. Chaney previously served as the offensive coordinator for the University of Georgia from 2016 to 2018. Chaney also served as the offensive coordinator at University of Arkansas from 2013 to 2014 and University of Tennessee from 2009 to 2012, assuming the role of interim head coach for the final game of the 2012 season after Derek Dooley was fired. He was also the offensive coordinator at the University of Tennessee from 2019 to 2020, under Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt