Coaches
Tony Gibson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tony Gibson*
Head coach, Marshall
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Gilmer County High School (WV) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1996 | Glenville State (unknown) | Position | DB | not known |
| 1997-1998 | Cumberland (unknown) | ST coord. | ST/DB | not known |
| 1999-2000 | West Virginia Tech (unknown) | DC | DC | not known |
| 2001-2007 | West Virginia | Position | DB | Rich Rodriguez* |
| 2008-2010 | Michigan | ST coord. | AHC/ST/DB | Rich Rodriguez* |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh | Position | PGC/S | Todd Graham |
| 2012 | Arizona | ST coord. | AHC/ST/S | Rich Rodriguez* |
| 2013 | West Virginia | Position | S | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2014-2018 | West Virginia | DC | DC/LB✓ | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2019 | NC State | DC | DC/S✓ | Dave Doeren* |
| 2020-2024 | NC State | DC | DC/LB✓ | Dave Doeren* |
| 2025- | Marshall | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | West Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 35 | 41 | 19 | 58 | 128 |
| 2015 | West Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 26 | 29 | 11 | 35 | 128 |
| 2016 | West Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 41 | 31 | 54 | 26 | 128 |
| 2017 | West Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 77 | 77 | 59 | 41 | 130 |
| 2018 | West Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 83 | 66 | 98 | 77 | 130 |
| 2019 | NC State | Co-defensive coordinator | 86 | 81 | 57 | 82 | 130 |
| 2020 | NC State | Defensive coordinator | 53 | 60 | 42 | 86 | 127 |
| 2021 | NC State | Defensive coordinator | 14 | 10 | 3 | 53 | 130 |
| 2022 | NC State | Defensive coordinator | 25 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 131 |
| 2023 | NC State | Defensive coordinator | 21 | 23 | 32 | 25 | 133 |
| 2024 | NC State | Defensive coordinator | 87 | 94 | 51 | 21 | 134 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marshall | 5-7 | - → - | 72 | 73 | -4.5 | 77% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Marshall | 5-4 | - → - | 103 | 122 | -12.4 | 42% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Rich Rodriguez* · West Virginia 2001-2007 (Position)
- Rich Rodriguez* · Michigan 2008-2010 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Todd Graham · Pittsburgh 2011 (Other, Position)
- Rich Rodriguez* · Arizona 2012 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Dana Holgorsen · West Virginia 2013-2018 (DC, Position)
- Dave Doeren* · NC State 2019-2024 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 5
- Gunter Brewer · Marshall 2025-2026 (Position)
- Rod Smith · Marshall 2025-2026 (OC, Position)
- Shannon Morrison · Marshall 2025 (DC)
- Brad Lambert · Marshall 2026 (DC)
- Dean Hood · Marshall 2026 (Position)
Coached together
- Herb Hand · Glenville State 1996 · him Position, them DC
- Rich Rodriguez* · Glenville State 1996 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bill Stewart · West Virginia 2001-2007 · him Position, them Head coach, Position, ST coord.
- Calvin Magee · West Virginia 2001-2007 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Herb Hand · West Virginia 2001-2006 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Jeff Casteel · West Virginia 2001-2007 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Phil Elmassian · West Virginia 2001 · him Position, them DC
- Rich Rodriguez* · West Virginia 2001-2007 · him Position, them Head coach
- Rod Smith · West Virginia 2001-2007 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Todd Graham · West Virginia 2001-2002 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Paul Randolph · West Virginia 2002 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Travis Trickett · West Virginia 2003-2006 · him Position, them Other
- Tyson Veidt · West Virginia 2004-2005 · him Position, them GA
- Butch Jones* · West Virginia 2005-2006 · him Position, them Position
- Jahmile Addae · West Virginia 2007 · him Position, them GA
- Calvin Magee · Michigan 2008-2010 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Jahmile Addae · Michigan 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them GA
- Jay Hopson · Michigan 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Rich Rodriguez* · Michigan 2008-2010 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Rod Smith · Michigan 2008-2010 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Scott Shafer · Michigan 2008 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC
- Greg Robinson · Michigan 2009-2010 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Calvin Magee · Pittsburgh 2011 · him Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Dan Lanning*+ · Pittsburgh 2011 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Keith Patterson · Pittsburgh 2011 · him Other, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Matt Caponi · Pittsburgh 2011 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Mike Norvell* · Pittsburgh 2011 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Paul Randolph · Pittsburgh 2011 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Todd Dodge · Pittsburgh 2011 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Todd Graham · Pittsburgh 2011 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Calvin Magee · Arizona 2012 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- Charlie Ragle · Arizona 2012 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Other
- Jeff Casteel · Arizona 2012 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Matt Caponi · Arizona 2012 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them GA
- Rich Rodriguez* · Arizona 2012 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Robert Anae · Arizona 2012 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Rod Smith · Arizona 2012 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Brian Mitchell · West Virginia 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dana Holgorsen · West Virginia 2013-2018 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Ja'Juan Seider · West Virginia 2013-2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Keith Patterson · West Virginia 2013 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Shannon Dawson · West Virginia 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Tom Bradley · West Virginia 2014 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Matt Caponi · West Virginia 2016-2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Doug Belk · West Virginia 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jake Spavital · West Virginia 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Marquel Blackwell · West Virginia 2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Aaron Henry · NC State 2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dave Doeren* · NC State 2019-2024 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Dave Huxtable · NC State 2019 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Desmond Kitchings · NC State 2019 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- George McDonald · NC State 2019-2020 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Patrick · NC State 2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Kurt Roper · NC State 2019-2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Todd Goebbel · NC State 2019-2024 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Brian Mitchell · NC State 2020-2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ruffin McNeill · NC State 2020-2024 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Tim Beck · NC State 2020-2022 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Joker Phillips · NC State 2021-2024 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Scott Boone · NC State 2021 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Zac Roper · NC State 2022 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Robert Anae · NC State 2023-2024 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay · NC State 2024 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Gunter Brewer · Marshall 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Rod Smith · Marshall 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Shannon Morrison · Marshall 2025 · him Head coach, them DC
- Brad Lambert · Marshall 2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Dean Hood · Marshall 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
Played together
- Rod Smith · Glenville State 1993-1994