Coaches
Keith Burns
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Keith Burns
Played at Arkansas 1980-1982
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Arkansas (GA) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1985-1988 | Pacific | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1989-1992 | Rice | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1993 | USC | Position | DB | John Robinson |
| 1994-1997 | USC (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1998-1999 | Arkansas (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2000-2002 | Tulsa | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2004-2009 | San José State | DC | DC✓ | Fitz Hill (2004), Dick Tomey (2005-2009) |
| 2010 | Kansas State | Position | DB | Bill Snyder |
| 2011 | Ole Miss | Position | DB | Houston Nutt |
| 2012-2013 | Oakland Raiders (pro) | Other | asst. ST | not known |
| 2014 | Archbishop Mitty HS (CA) (HS) | DC | AHC/DC | not known |
| 2015-2017 | Archbishop Mitty HS (CA) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2018-2019 | UTEP | Position | DB | Dana Dimel |
| 2021- | Fort Worth Country Day School (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | San José State | Defensive coordinator | 37 | 27 | 37 | 63 | 120 |
| 2009 | San José State | Defensive coordinator | 119 | 120 | 115 | 37 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Tulsa | 5-7 | - → - | - | - | -13.3 | 18% wins | 116 |
| 2001 | Tulsa | 1-10 | - → - | - | - | -28.1 | 42% wins | 117 |
| 2002 | Tulsa | 1-11 | - → - | - | - | -28.5 | 9% wins | 117 |
Worked under
- John Robinson · USC 1993 (Position)
- Fitz Hill · San José State 2004 (DC)
- Dick Tomey · San José State 2005-2009 (DC)
- Bill Snyder · Kansas State 2010 (Position)
- Houston Nutt · Ole Miss 2011 (Position)
- Dana Dimel · UTEP 2018-2019 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 5
- Barry Lunney Jr. · Tulsa 2000-2002 (Position)
- Mark Hutson · Tulsa 2000-2002 (Position)
- Kenny Edenfield · Tulsa 2001 (Position, ST coord.)
- Charlie Stubbs · Tulsa 2002 (OC, Position)
- Matt Wells · Tulsa 2002 (Other, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 23
- Frank Maile · Utah State 2013-2018 (DC, Other, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Kevin McGiven · Utah State 2013-2014 (OC, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Todd Orlando · Utah State 2013-2014 (DC, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Ikaika Malloe · Utah State 2014-2015 (Position) · under Matt Wells
- Joey Halzle · Utah State 2015 (Analyst, Other) · under Matt Wells
- Josh Heupel*+ · Utah State 2015 (OC, Other, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Kevin Clune · Utah State 2015 (DC) · under Matt Wells
- Dave Kotulski · Utah State 2016 (Position) · under Matt Wells
- Jovon Bouknight · Utah State 2016 (OC) · under Matt Wells
- Kendrick Shaver · Utah State 2016-2017 (DC) · under Matt Wells
- Luke Wells · Utah State 2016 (OC) · under Matt Wells
- Mike Canales · Utah State 2016 (Other, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Stacy Collins · Utah State 2016-2018 (Position, ST coord.) · under Matt Wells
- David Yost · Utah State 2017-2018 (OC, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Keith Patterson · Utah State 2018 (DC) · under Matt Wells
- Joel Filani · Texas Tech 2019-2021 (Position) · under Matt Wells
- Kerry Cooks · Texas Tech 2019 (Position) · under Matt Wells
- Paul Randolph · Texas Tech 2019-2021 (Position) · under Matt Wells
- Skyler Cassity · Texas Tech 2019 (GA) · under Matt Wells
- Derek Jones · Texas Tech 2020-2021 (DC, Other, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Kevin Cosgrove · Texas Tech 2020-2021 (Position) · under Matt Wells
- Nick Holt · Texas Tech 2021 (Analyst) · under Matt Wells
- Sonny Cumbie* · Texas Tech 2021 (OC, Position) · under Matt Wells
Level 3: on their staffs · 30
- Anthony Tucker · UCF 2018-2020 (OC, Other, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Jeff Lebby* · UCF 2018-2019 (OC, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Randy Shannon · UCF 2018-2020 (DC, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Willie Martinez · UCF 2018-2020 (Other, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Alex Golesh* · UCF 2020 (OC, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Bodie Reeder · Utah State 2020 (OC) · under Frank Maile
- Dave Schramm · Utah State 2020 (Position) · under Frank Maile
- Justin Ena · Utah State 2020 (Position) · under Frank Maile
- Lanear Sampson · UCF 2020 (Analyst) · under Josh Heupel
- Chris Weinke · Tennessee 2021 (Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Jerry Mack* · Tennessee 2021-2023 (Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Kodi Burns · Tennessee 2021 (Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Mike Ekeler · Tennessee 2021-2024 (Position, ST coord.) · under Josh Heupel
- Tim Banks · Tennessee 2021-2025 (DC, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Jake Brown · Louisiana Tech 2022-2023 (OC) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Scott Parr · Louisiana Tech 2022-2024 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Scott Power · Louisiana Tech 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Jeff Burris · Louisiana Tech 2024 (DC, Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Jeremiah Johnson · Louisiana Tech 2024 (DC) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Nathan Young · Louisiana Tech 2024-2026 (OC) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Taver Johnson · Tennessee 2024 (Analyst) · under Josh Heupel
- William Inge · Tennessee 2024-2026 (Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Jim Chaney · Tennessee 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Josh Heupel
- John Bonamego · Tennessee 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Josh Heupel
- Luke Olson · Louisiana Tech 2025-2026 (DC) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Marion Hobby · Tennessee 2025 (Analyst) · under Josh Heupel
- Tony Franklin · Louisiana Tech 2025 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Anthony Poindexter · Tennessee 2026 (DC, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Dexter McCoil · Louisiana Tech 2026 (Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Jim Knowles · Tennessee 2026 (DC) · under Josh Heupel
Coached together
- Hue Jackson · Pacific 1987-1988 · him Other, them GA, Position
- Craig Bohl · Rice 1989-1992 · him Other, them DC
- Les Koenning · Rice 1990-1992 · him Other, them Position
- Dennis Thurman · USC 1993 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Riley · USC 1993 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Mike Sanford Sr. · USC 1993 · him Position, them Position
- Barry Lunney Jr. · Tulsa 2000-2002 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mark Hutson · Tulsa 2000-2002 · him Head coach, them Position
- Kenny Edenfield · Tulsa 2001 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Charlie Stubbs · Tulsa 2002 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Matt Wells · Tulsa 2002 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Barry Lunney Jr. · San José State 2004 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Chris Wilkerson · San José State 2004 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Brent Brennan*+ · San José State 2005-2009 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Dave Fipp · San José State 2005-2007 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Dick Tomey · San José State 2005-2009 · him DC, them Head coach
- Ken Margerum · San José State 2005 · him DC, them OC
- Marcus Arroyo · San José State 2006-2008 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Steve Morton · San José State 2007-2009 · him DC, them OC
- Joe Salave'a · San José State 2008-2009 · him DC, them Position
- Kent Baer · San José State 2008-2009 · him DC, them Position
- Bill Snyder · Kansas State 2010 · him Position, them Head coach
- Chris Cosh · Kansas State 2010 · him Position, them DC, Other
- Dana Dimel · Kansas State 2010 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Del Miller · Kansas State 2010 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Ricky Rahne* · Kansas State 2010 · him Position, them Position
- David Lee · Ole Miss 2011 · him Position, them OC
- Derrick Nix · Ole Miss 2011 · him Position, them Position
- Gunter Brewer · Ole Miss 2011 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Houston Nutt · Ole Miss 2011 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tyrone Nix · Ole Miss 2011 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Dana Dimel · UTEP 2018-2019 · him Position, them Head coach
- Matt Rahl · UTEP 2018 · him Position, them Other
- Mike Canales · UTEP 2018-2019 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Cox · UTEP 2018-2019 · him Position, them DC, Position
Played together
- Kim Dameron · Arkansas 1980-1982
- John Bond · Arkansas 1981
- David Gunn · Arkansas 1982