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Coaches

Lou Esposito

His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)

All coaches

Lou Esposito

Played at Memphis 1997-2000

Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26

YearsTeamRoleTitleHead coach
2003Memphis Xplorers (unknown)ST coord.Offensive line coach & special teams coordinatornot known
2004Saint Joseph's (IN)DCDefensive coordinatornot known
2005-2009Saint Joseph's (IN)Head coachHead coachhimself
2010-2012Western MichiganPositionDefensive line coachBill Cubit
2013Ferris StateDCDefensive coordinatornot known
2014-2016DavenportHead coachHead coachhimself
2017-2023Western MichiganDCDefensive coordinator & defensive line coach✓Tim Lester (2017-2022), Lance Taylor* (2023)
2024-2025MichiganPositionDefensive line coachSherrone Moore
2026-Baltimore Ravens (pro)PositionDefensive line coachnot known

Record

Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings

SeasonTeamJobEPA/playPoints/poss.SuccessYear beforeTeams
2017Western MichiganCo-defensive coordinator72674151130
2018Western MichiganCo-defensive coordinator1141027772130
2019Western MichiganDefensive coordinator565492114130
2020Western MichiganDefensive coordinator94985756127
2021Western MichiganDefensive coordinator91932694130
2022Western MichiganDefensive coordinator47489291131
2023Western MichiganDefensive coordinator1001119747133
SeasonHead coach below FBSLevelRecord
2005Saint Joseph'sDivision II7-4
2006Saint Joseph'sDivision II8-3
2007Saint Joseph'sDivision II4-7
2008Saint Joseph'sDivision II5-5
2009Saint Joseph'sDivision II5-6
2016DavenportNAIA6-5

Worked under

His tree

Coaches who were on his staffs

No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.

Coached together

  • Bill Cubit · Western Michigan 2010-2012 · him Position, them Head coach
  • Dave Cohen · Western Michigan 2010-2011 · him Position, them DC
  • Jake Moreland · Western Michigan 2010-2020 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
  • Rich Nagy · Western Michigan 2010-2012 · him Position, them DC, Position
  • Steve Casula · Western Michigan 2010-2012 · him Position, them GA, Position
  • A. J. Ricker · Western Michigan 2011-2012 · him Position, them Position
  • Josh Gattis · Western Michigan 2011 · him Position, them Position
  • Ryan Cubit · Western Michigan 2012 · him Position, them OC
  • Tim McGarigle · Western Michigan 2012 · him Position, them Position
  • Steve Casula · Davenport 2014-2016 · him Head coach, them OC
  • Tyler Walker · Davenport 2016 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
  • Cory Sanders · Western Michigan 2017 · him DC, Position, them Position
  • David Duggan · Western Michigan 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
  • Kevin Johns · Western Michigan 2017 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
  • Terry Malone · Western Michigan 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
  • Tim Daoust · Western Michigan 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them DC
  • Tim Lester · Western Michigan 2017-2022 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
  • Mike Bath · Western Michigan 2019-2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
  • Trevor Andrews · Western Michigan 2019-2022 · him DC, Position, them Position
  • Greg Harbaugh Jr. · Western Michigan 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them Position
  • Eric Evans · Western Michigan 2021 · him DC, Position, them OC
  • Jeff Thorne · Western Michigan 2022 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
  • Billy Cosh · Western Michigan 2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
  • Chris Cosh · Western Michigan 2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
  • Lance Taylor* · Western Michigan 2023 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
  • Don Martindale · Michigan 2024-2025 · him Position, them DC
  • Kirk Campbell · Michigan 2024 · him Position, them OC, Position
  • Sherrone Moore · Michigan 2024-2025 · him Position, them Head coach
  • Steve Casula · Michigan 2024-2025 · him Position, them OC, Position
  • Biff Poggi · Michigan 2025 · him Position, them Head coach
  • Chip Lindsey · Michigan 2025 · him Position, them OC, Position
  • Kerry Coombs · Michigan 2025 · him Position, them ST coord.

Played together