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Jimbo Fisher Coaching Record & Bio
By Chris Wright
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Jimbo Fisher won a national championship at Florida State but might be better remembered as the coach who received a record buyout after Texas A&M fired him in 2023.
Fisher received a buyout of $77.5 million, the most in college sports history.
Jimbo Fisher Coaching Record
- Florida State (8 seasons): 82-23 (48-16 in ACC)
- Texas A&M (6 seasons): 45-25 (27-21 in SEC)
- Overall: 128-48
Jimbo Fisher Coaching Record at Texas A&M
| Year | Record (SEC) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6-4 (4-3) |
| 2022 | 5-7 (2-6) |
| 2021 | 8-4 (4-4) |
| 2020 | 9-1 (8-1) |
| 2019 | 8-5 (4-4) |
| 2018 | 9-4 (5-3) |
Jimbo Fisher Coaching History
- 1988-90: Samford — Graduate assistant/offensive coordinator
- 1988-90: Samford — Graduate assistant/quarterbacks coach
- 1991-92: Samford — Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
- 1993-98: Auburn — Quarterbacks coach
- 1999: Cincinnati — Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
- 2000-06: LSU — Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
- 2007-09: Florida State — Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
- 2010-2017: Florida State — Head coach
- 2018-present: Texas A&M — Head coach
Jimbo Fisher Bio
While Jimbo Fisher was at Texas A&M, he one of just a small handful of active head coaches who had won the National Championship, doing so at Florida State in 2013. He never reached that level in College Station.
Fisher initially signed a 10-year, $75 million deal with Texas A&M that began in 2018.
In September of 2021, he signed an extension through the 2031 college football season. Two years later, Texas A&M decided to fire him and pay the record-setting buyout. The Aggies then hired Mike Elko, who went 8-5 in his debut season in 2024.
Before joining Texas A&M, Fisher spent 8 years as the head coach at Florida State. He led the Noles to a National Championship as well as an appearance in the inaugural College Football Playoff in 2014. At the time, only 4 other active head coaches had won the National Championship: Nick Saban, Kirby Smart, Dabo Swinney and Mack Brown. Saban and Brown have since retired.
Fisher also served as FSU’s offensive coordinator under Bobby Bowden from 2007-09 before taking the head coaching job. Prior to that role, he was LSU’s offensive coordinator from 2000-06. Nick Saban — LSU’s head coach through the 2004 campaign — and Fisher helped lead LSU to the 2003 BCS National Championship.
However, Fisher and Saban were involved in an off-the-field feud in 2022. After Saban called out Texas A&M for “buying every player on its team,” Fisher went off on Saban’s comments during a press conference. “Go dig in to wherever he’s been. You can find out everything. It’s a shame,” Fisher said. “Some people think they’re God. Go dig into how God did his deal.”
Fisher cut his teeth as a quarterbacks coach. Early in his career, he coached in that role for Cincinnati (1999), Auburn (1993-98) and Samford (1988-92).
As a player, Fisher was a quarterback. He played for Salem University and Samford from 1985-87. He also spent 1 season with the Chicago Bruisers, an Arena Football League franchise. That same year, he began his coaching career with Samford.
His career accolades include 1 National Championship, 3 ACC titles and 4 ACC Atlantic Division crowns.
Managing Editor
A 30-time APSE award-winning editor with previous stints at the Miami Herald, The Indianapolis Star and News & Observer, Executive Editor Chris Wright oversees editorial operations for Saturday Down South.
