| Shawn Quinn | |
| Contract: | $275,000 |
| Current Title: | Outside linebackers coach |
| Current Team: | Virginia Tech |
| Current Conference: | ACC |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Lincoln Memorial University |
| Player Years1: | 1992–1995 |
| Player Team1: | Carson Newman |
| Player Positions: | Defensive lineman |
| Coach Years1: | 1995 |
| Coach Team1: | Armuchee High School (GA) (OLB/TE) |
| Coach Years2: | 1996–1999 |
| Coach Team2: | Maryville High School (TN) (DC/DL) |
| Coach Years3: | 1999–2001 |
| Coach Team3: | Tennessee (GA) |
| Coach Years4: | 2002–2007 |
| Coach Team4: | Louisiana (DL) |
| Coach Years5: | 2008 |
| Coach Team5: | LSU (DE) |
| Coach Years6: | 2009 |
| Coach Team6: | Northwestern State (Co-DC) |
| Coach Years7: | 2010–2011 |
| Coach Team7: | Georgia Southern (LB/RC) |
| Coach Years8: | 2012 |
| Coach Team8: | Charleston Southern (DC/LB) |
| Coach Years9: | 2013–2015 |
| Coach Team9: | Western Carolina (DC/LB) |
| Coach Years10: | 2016 |
| Coach Team10: | Tennessee Tech (AHC/DC/LB) |
| Coach Years11: | 2017 |
| Coach Team11: | The Citadel (DA) |
| Coach Years12: | 2018 |
| Coach Team12: | Savannah State (DC/LB) |
| Coach Years13: | 2019–2021 |
| Coach Years14: | 2022–present |
| Coach Team14: | Virginia Tech (OLB) |
| Overall Record: | 16–6 |
| Awards: | Black College Sports Network Coach of the Year (2019) |
Shawn William Quinn (born March 1972) is an American football coach and former player. He is the outside linebackers coach at Virginia Tech, a position he has held since 2022. Quinn served as the head football coach at Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia from 2019 to 2021. He played college football at Carson–Newman University from 1992 to 1995.
Quinn is a native of Chicago. In 1995, Quinn earned a degree in history and political science from Carson–Newman University, a small, private college located in Jefferson City, Tennessee. After attending Carson–Newman, Quinn received a master's degree from Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee.[1]
Among various stops, Quinn has coached under Jeff Monken at Georgia Southern, under Les Miles at LSU, under Phillip Fulmer at Tennessee, and Rickey Bustle at Louisiana–Lafayette.
Working under Fulmer as a graduate assistant for offense, Quinn coached in three bowl games while at Tennessee: 2000 Fiesta Bowl, 2001 Cotton Bowl Classic, and 2002 Florida Citrus Bowl.
After one season as defensive coordinator for Savannah State, Quinn took over as the head coach. In his first season of 2019, the Tigers had a 7–3 season—the first winning season since 1998.[2]
In 2021, the Tigers were 8–2 overall and 5–1 in conference. Their only two losses came on the road to Valdosta State and, two teams that made the NCAA Division II playoffs.[3]
In December 2021, Quinn was the first assistant to join Brent Pry's Hokies staff as a defensive assistant. Pry and Quinn previous served together on staffs at Georgia Southern and Louisiana-Lafayette.[4]