Albert "Chip" Payne

Chip Payne is in his second season at Princeton. He coaches the offense and defensive lines and is the special teams coordinator. He has helped develop a young, talented rotation of lineman led by Richard Hagner and Sam Gulland.
Prior to coming to Princeton, Payne served as an assistant coach at Hopewell Area School District (Western Pennsylvania) 2001-2004 coaching offensive and defensive lines. During that stint the Vikings won several conference titles, a WPIAL and PIAA State Title. He spent the previous nine seasons as the defensive coordinator/line coach at Center Area School District, where they had several conference titles and playoff appearances.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Payne played as an offensive/defensive lineman at Westminster College, where they won the NAIA Division II National Titles in 1988 and 1989. He received his bachelor's degree in accounting in 1989.
Payne is the Director of Financial Operations for the National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc.