Golding began his coaching career as a graduate assistant on former Delta State head coach
Rick Rhoades' staff in 2006.
Tusculum Golding served for two years as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach under
Frankie DeBusk at
Tusculum College.
UTSA Golding spent two seasons with the
Roadrunners. Golding's
2017 defense ranked seventh in the Football Bowl Subdivision, allowing 287.8 yards per game.
Alabama University of Alabama head coach
Nick Saban announced the hiring of Pete Golding on December 15, 2017, to serve as a defensive assistant for the Crimson Tide in 2018. Golding was traveling with the Crimson Tide for the
College Football Playoff. For the
2018 season Golding was the co-defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach for the Tide. He was promoted to defensive coordinator in February 2019. However he struggled during the
2019 season. In
2020, he was a part of the coaching staff during the Tide's national championship campaign. In February 2022, Golding was arrested by
Northport, Alabama, police and charged with
driving under the influence.
Ole Miss On January 13, 2023,
Ole Miss announced that Golding had been hired as the new defensive coordinator for the Rebels. On November 30, 2025, Ole Miss promoted Golding to head coach following the departure of
Lane Kiffin to
LSU. On December 20, Golding led Ole Miss to defeat Tulane in the College Football Playoff First Round Game in his head coaching debut. Ole Miss went on to defeat the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs 39–34 in the
Sugar Bowl, marking the team's second win since Kiffin's departure. ==Head coaching record==