Coaches
Kevin Johns
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Kevin Johns
Played at Dayton 1994-1997
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Piqua HS (OH) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1999-2001 | Northwestern | GA | GA | Randy Walker |
| 2002-2003 | Richmond | Position | WR | not known |
| 2004-2005 | Northwestern | Position | RB | Randy Walker |
| 2006-2007 | Northwestern | Position | WR/RC | Pat Fitzgerald* |
| 2008-2010 | Northwestern | Position | WR/PGC | Pat Fitzgerald* |
| 2011 | Indiana | OC | co-OC/WR✓ | Kevin Wilson |
| 2012-2013 | Indiana | OC | co-OC/QB/WR✓ | Kevin Wilson |
| 2014-2016 | Indiana | OC | OC/QB/WR✓ | Kevin Wilson |
| 2017 | Western Michigan (unknown) | OC | OC/QB✓ | Tim Lester |
| 2018 | Texas Tech | OC | OC/WR✓ | Kliff Kingsbury |
| 2019-2021 | Memphis | OC | OC/QB✓ | Mike Norvell* (2019), Ryan Silverfield* (2020-2021) |
| 2022-2023 | Duke | OC | OC/QB✓ | Mike Elko* |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | Analyst | OA | Brent Venables* |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | Position | interim co-OC/QB | Brent Venables* |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | OCinterim | Co-offensive coordinator (interim) · season pages | Brent Venables* |
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | Position | QB | Doug Meacham |
| 2026- | Mississippi State | Position | QB | Jeff Lebby* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Indiana | Co-offensive coordinator | 57 | 104 | 102 | 67 | 120 |
| 2012 | Indiana | Co-offensive coordinator | 55 | 72 | 65 | 57 | 124 |
| 2013 | Indiana | Co-offensive coordinator | 49 | 25 | 46 | 55 | 125 |
| 2014 | Indiana | Offensive coordinator | 47 | 96 | 74 | 49 | 128 |
| 2015 | Indiana | Offensive coordinator | 36 | 42 | 36 | 47 | 128 |
| 2016 | Indiana | Offensive coordinator | 102 | 111 | 90 | 36 | 128 |
| 2017 | Western Michigan | Offensive coordinator | 71 | 42 | 39 | 4 | 130 |
| 2018 | Texas Tech | Offensive coordinator | 35 | 27 | 10 | 49 | 130 |
| 2019 | Memphis | Offensive coordinator | 8 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 130 |
| 2020 | Memphis | Offensive coordinator | 50 | 51 | 67 | 8 | 127 |
| 2021 | Memphis | Offensive coordinator | 50 | 47 | 76 | 50 | 130 |
| 2022 | Duke | Offensive coordinator | 31 | 28 | 49 | 94 | 131 |
| 2023 | Duke | Offensive coordinator | 62 | 58 | 77 | 31 | 133 |
Worked under
- Randy Walker · Northwestern 1999-2005 (GA, Position)
- Pat Fitzgerald* · Northwestern 2006-2010 (Other, Position)
- Kevin Wilson · Indiana 2011-2016 (OC, Position)
- Tim Lester · Western Michigan 2017 (OC, Position)
- Kliff Kingsbury · Texas Tech 2018 (OC, Position)
- Mike Norvell* · Memphis 2019 (OC, Position)
- Ryan Silverfield* · Memphis 2020-2021 (OC, Position)
- Mike Elko* · Duke 2022-2023 (OC, Position)
- Brent Venables* · Oklahoma 2024 (Analyst, OC, Position)
- Doug Meacham · Oklahoma State 2025 (Position)
- Jeff Lebby* · Mississippi State 2026 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Howard Feggins · Northwestern 1999-2004 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Jeff Genyk · Northwestern 1999-2001 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Kevin Wilson · Northwestern 1999-2001 · him GA, them OC, Other, Position
- Randy Walker · Northwestern 1999-2005 · him GA, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Dunbar · Northwestern 2001-2005 · him GA, Position, them OC, Position, ST coord.
- Pat Fitzgerald* · Northwestern 2001-2010 · him GA, Other, Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Jim Reid · Richmond 2002-2003 · him Position, them Head coach
- Adam Cushing · Northwestern 2004-2010 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Garrick McGee · Northwestern 2004-2007 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Greg Colby · Northwestern 2004-2007 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Jim O'Neil · Northwestern 2004 · him Position, them GA
- Randy Bates · Northwestern 2006-2010 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Mick McCall · Northwestern 2008-2010 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Mike Hankwitz · Northwestern 2008-2010 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Doug Mallory · Indiana 2011-2013 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Kevin Wilson · Indiana 2011-2016 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Ekeler · Indiana 2011-2012 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Rod Smith · Indiana 2011 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Bryant Haines · Indiana 2012 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Ryan Stanchek · Indiana 2012-2013 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Seth Littrell · Indiana 2012-2013 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- William Inge · Indiana 2013-2016 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Brian Knorr · Indiana 2014-2015 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Courtney Messingham · Indiana 2014-2015 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Billy Cosh · Indiana 2016 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Shawn Watson · Indiana 2016 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Tom Allen · Indiana 2016 · him OC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Other
- Cory Sanders · Western Michigan 2017 · him OC, Position, them Position
- David Duggan · Western Michigan 2017 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jake Moreland · Western Michigan 2017 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Lou Esposito · Western Michigan 2017 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Terry Malone · Western Michigan 2017 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tim Daoust · Western Michigan 2017 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Tim Lester · Western Michigan 2017 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Clay McGuire · Texas Tech 2018 · him OC, Position, them OC
- David Gibbs · Texas Tech 2018 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Kliff Kingsbury · Texas Tech 2018 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Skyler Cassity · Texas Tech 2018 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Terrance Jamison · Texas Tech 2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Zac Spavital · Texas Tech 2018 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Adam Fuller · Memphis 2019 · him OC, Position, them DC
- John Simon · Memphis 2019-2020 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Mike Norvell* · Memphis 2019 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Pete Lembo* · Memphis 2019-2020 · him OC, Position, them Other, ST coord.
- Ryan Silverfield* · Memphis 2019-2021 · him OC, Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Brad Salem · Memphis 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Mike MacIntyre · Memphis 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Drew Svoboda · Memphis 2021 · him OC, Position, them ST coord.
- Adam Cushing · Duke 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jess Simpson · Duke 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Lyle Hemphill · Duke 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Elko* · Duke 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Rich Skrosky · Duke 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Robb Smith · Duke 2022 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Trooper Taylor · Duke 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Tyler Santucci · Duke 2023 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Oklahoma 2024 · him Analyst, OC, Position, them Position
- Brandon Hall · Oklahoma 2024 · him Analyst, OC, Position, them Position
- Brent Venables* · Oklahoma 2024 · him Analyst, OC, Position, them Head coach
- Jay Valai · Oklahoma 2024 · him Analyst, OC, Position, them DC
- Joe Jon Finley · Oklahoma 2024 · him Analyst, OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Seth Littrell · Oklahoma 2024 · him Analyst, OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Todd Bates · Oklahoma 2024 · him Analyst, OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Zac Alley · Oklahoma 2024 · him Analyst, OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Chris Thurmond · Oklahoma State 2025 · him Position, them Analyst
- Clint Bowen · Oklahoma State 2025 · him Position, them Analyst, DC
- Doug Meacham · Oklahoma State 2025 · him Position, them Head coach, OC
- Greg Brown · Oklahoma State 2025 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2025 · him Position, them Head coach
- Ryan Osborn · Oklahoma State 2025 · him Position, them Position
- Todd Grantham · Oklahoma State 2025 · him Position, them DC
- Anthony Tucker · Mississippi State 2026 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Jeff Lebby* · Mississippi State 2026 · him Position, them Head coach
- Matt Barnes · Mississippi State 2026 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Matt Brock · Mississippi State 2026 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Matt Wells · Mississippi State 2026 · him Position, them Analyst
- Paul Rhoads · Mississippi State 2026 · him Position, them Analyst
- Philip Montgomery · Mississippi State 2026 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Vincent Dancy · Mississippi State 2026 · him Position, them Position
- Zach Arnett · Mississippi State 2026 · him Position, them DC
Played together
- Trevor Andrews · Dayton 1994-1997