Coaches
Gene Chizik
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Gene Chizik
Played at Florida 1981
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-1987 | Seminole HS (FL) (HS) | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 1988-1989 | Clemson | Position | GA/OLB | not known |
| 1990-1991 | Middle Tennessee | Position | DE | not known |
| 1992-1994 | Stephen F. Austin | Position | LB | not known |
| 1995 | Stephen F. Austin | Position | DB | not known |
| 1996-1997 | Stephen F. Austin | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 1998 | UCF | DC | DC/LB | Mike Kruczek |
| 1999-2001 | UCF | DC | DC/DB | Mike Kruczek |
| 2002-2004 | Auburn | DC | DC/DB | Tommy Tuberville |
| 2005-2006 | Texas | DC | co-DC/AHC/LB✓ | Mack Brown |
| 2007-2008 | Iowa State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2009-2012 | Auburn | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2015-2016 | North Carolina | DC | DC✓ | Larry Fedora |
| 2022-2023 | North Carolina | DC | AHC/DC✓ | Mack Brown |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Texas | Co-defensive coordinator | 37 | 5 | 21 | 38 | 119 |
| 2006 | Texas | Co-defensive coordinator | 51 | 22 | 24 | 37 | 119 |
| 2015 | North Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 87 | 48 | 109 | 116 | 128 |
| 2016 | North Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 71 | 48 | 105 | 87 | 128 |
| 2022 | North Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 121 | 106 | 124 | 101 | 131 |
| 2023 | North Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 78 | 69 | 61 | 121 | 133 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Iowa State | 3-9 | - → - | 93 | 91 | -9.1 | 33% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Iowa State | 2-10 | - → - | 44 | 118 | -2.8 | 25% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Auburn | 8-5 | - → - | 32 | 27 | 17.4 | 42% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Auburn | 14-0 | 22 → 1 | 3 | 56 | 26.5 | 62% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Auburn | 8-5 | 23 → - | 87 | 102 | 9.0 | 100% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Auburn | 3-9 | - → - | 94 | 108 | 4.8 | 62% wins | 124 |
Worked under
- Mike Kruczek · UCF 1998-2001 (DC, Position)
- Tommy Tuberville · Auburn 2002-2004 (DC, Position)
- Mack Brown · Texas 2005-2006 (DC, Other, Position)
- Larry Fedora · North Carolina 2015-2016 (DC)
- Mack Brown · North Carolina 2022-2023 (DC, Other)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 18
- Robert McFarland · Iowa State 2007-2008 (OC, Position)
- Tony Petersen · Iowa State 2007-2008 (Position)
- Wayne Bolt · Iowa State 2007-2008 (DC)
- Casey Woods* · Auburn 2009-2011 (Analyst)
- Curtis Luper · Auburn 2009-2012 (Position)
- Gus Malzahn · Auburn 2009-2011 (OC, Position)
- Jeff Grimes · Auburn 2009-2012 (Position)
- Rhett Lashlee* · Auburn 2009-2010 (GA)
- Ted Roof · Auburn 2009-2011 (DC, Position)
- Tommy Thigpen · Auburn 2009-2012 (Position)
- Travis Williams · Auburn 2009-2011 (GA)
- Trooper Taylor · Auburn 2009-2012 (Other, Position)
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Auburn 2010-2011 (Analyst)
- Brian VanGorder · Auburn 2012 (DC)
- Myers Hendrickson · Auburn 2012 (Analyst)
- Ryan Pugh · Auburn 2012 (GA)
- Scot Loeffler · Auburn 2012 (OC, Position)
- Willie Martinez · Auburn 2012 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 69
- Brandon Hall · Arkansas State 2012 (Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- David Gunn · Arkansas State 2012 (Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- John Thompson · Arkansas State 2012 (DC, Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- Jon Bradley · Arkansas State 2012 (GA) · under Gus Malzahn
- Keith Patterson · Arkansas State 2012 (DC) · under Gus Malzahn
- Kodi Burns · Arkansas State 2012 (GA) · under Gus Malzahn
- Scott Symons · Arkansas State 2012 (Analyst) · under Gus Malzahn
- Brent Dearmon · Auburn 2013-2014 (Analyst) · under Gus Malzahn
- Charlie Harbison · Auburn 2013-2014 (DC, Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- Chip Lindsey · Auburn 2013-2018 (Analyst, OC, Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- Dameyune Craig · Auburn 2013-2015 (OC, Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- Dell McGee* · Auburn 2013 (Analyst) · under Gus Malzahn
- Ellis Johnson · Auburn 2013-2014 (DC) · under Gus Malzahn
- Jonathan Brewer · Auburn 2013-2016 (Analyst, GA) · under Gus Malzahn
- Skyler Cassity · Auburn 2014-2016 (Other) · under Gus Malzahn
- Blake Gideon · Auburn 2015 (GA) · under Gus Malzahn
- Travaris Robinson · Auburn 2015 (Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- Will Muschamp · Auburn 2015 (DC) · under Gus Malzahn
- Herb Hand · Auburn 2016-2017 (Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- Kevin Steele · Auburn 2016-2020 (DC) · under Gus Malzahn
- Al Borges · Auburn 2017 (Analyst) · under Gus Malzahn
- Greg Brown · Auburn 2017-2018 (Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- Larry Porter · Auburn 2017-2020 (Other, Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- Marcus Woodson · Auburn 2018-2019 (Other, Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- Cadillac Williams · Auburn 2019-2020 (Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- D. J. Smith · App State 2019 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Garrett Riley · App State 2019 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Greg Gasparato · App State 2019 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Jim Herrmann · Bowling Green 2019 (Other, Position) · under Scot Loeffler
- Kenny Dillingham* · Auburn 2019 (OC, Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- Shawn Clark · App State 2019 (Other, Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Steve Morrison · Bowling Green 2019-2024 (DC, Other, Position) · under Scot Loeffler
- Terry Malone · Bowling Green 2019-2021 (OC, Position) · under Scot Loeffler
- Bush Hamdan · Missouri 2020-2022 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Chad Morris · Auburn 2020 (OC, Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- David Gibbs · Missouri 2020 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Jack Bicknell · Auburn 2020 (Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- Ryan Walters · Missouri 2020 (DC, Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Darin Hinshaw · UCF 2021-2024 (Analyst, OC, Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- Eric Lewis · Bowling Green 2021-2022 (DC) · under Scot Loeffler
- G.J. Kinne* · UCF 2021 (OC, Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- Matt Linehan · Missouri 2021 (GA) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Steve Wilks · Missouri 2021 (DC) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Tim Harris Jr. · UCF 2021-2024 (OC, Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- Blake Baker · Missouri 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Brian White · Bowling Green 2022-2024 (Position) · under Scot Loeffler
- DJ Mangas · UCF 2022 (Analyst) · under Gus Malzahn
- Garin Justice · SMU 2022-2026 (OC, Other, Position) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Grant Heard · UCF 2022-2023 (Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- Greg Nosal · Bowling Green 2022-2024 (OC) · under Scot Loeffler
- Max Warner · Bowling Green 2022-2024 (OC) · under Scot Loeffler
- Rob Likens · SMU 2022-2026 (OC, Other, Position) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Addison Williams · UCF 2023-2024 (DC) · under Gus Malzahn
- Ernie Sims · UCF 2023 (Position) · under Gus Malzahn
- Kirby Moore* · Missouri 2023-2025 (OC, Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Maurice Crum Jr. · SMU 2023-2026 (DC, Other, Position) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Sammy Lawanson · Bowling Green 2023-2024 (DC) · under Scot Loeffler
- Will Healy · UCF 2023 (Analyst, Other) · under Gus Malzahn
- Chris Ball · Missouri 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Corey Batoon · Missouri 2024-2026 (DC) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- David Blackwell · Missouri 2024-2026 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Jacob Yoro · Missouri 2024-2026 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Rickey Hunley Jr. · SMU 2024-2026 (DC) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Sean Gleeson · Missouri 2024-2025 (Analyst, Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Derek Nicholson · Missouri 2025-2026 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Alex Atkins · Missouri 2026 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Jack Curtis · Missouri State 2026 (DC) · under Casey Woods
- John Papuchis · Missouri 2026 (Analyst, ST coord.) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Mark Cala · Missouri State 2026 (OC, Position) · under Casey Woods
Level 3: on their staffs · 49
- Bryan McClendon · South Carolina 2016-2019 (OC, Position) · under Will Muschamp
- Coleman Hutzler · South Carolina 2016-2019 (Position, ST coord.) · under Will Muschamp
- Kurt Roper · South Carolina 2016-2017 (OC, Position) · under Will Muschamp
- Shawn Elliott · South Carolina 2016 (Position) · under Will Muschamp
- Taylor Lamb · South Carolina 2018-2019 (GA) · under Will Muschamp
- John Scott Jr. · South Carolina 2019 (Position) · under Will Muschamp
- Thomas Brown · South Carolina 2019 (Position) · under Will Muschamp
- Dale Jones · App State 2020-2022 (DC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Desmond Kitchings · South Carolina 2020 (Position) · under Will Muschamp
- Joe Cox · South Carolina 2020 (Position) · under Will Muschamp
- Mike Bobo · South Carolina 2020 (OC, Position) · under Will Muschamp
- Frank Ponce · App State 2021-2024 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Luke Meadows · Troy 2021 (OC) · under Chip Lindsey
- Mark Speir · App State 2021 (Analyst) · under Shawn Clark
- Kevin Barbay · App State 2022 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Lawrence Dawsey · App State 2022-2024 (Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Beau Baldwin · Arizona State 2023 (OC, Position) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Brian Ward · Arizona State 2023-2026 (DC, Position) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Charlie Ragle · Arizona State 2023-2025 (Other, ST coord.) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Craig Stutzmann · Texas State 2023 (Other, Position) · under G.J. Kinne
- Daniel Da Prato · Texas State 2023-2024 (Other, ST coord.) · under G.J. Kinne
- DeWayne Walker · Arizona State 2023-2026 (Analyst, Other) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Dexter McCoil · Texas State 2023-2025 (DC, Position) · under G.J. Kinne
- Graham Harrell · Purdue 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Jonathan Patke · Texas State 2023 (DC) · under G.J. Kinne
- Kevin Kane · Purdue 2023-2024 (DC, Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Mack Leftwich · Texas State 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under G.J. Kinne
- Marvin Lewis · Arizona State 2023 (Other) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Matt Mattox · Purdue 2023 (Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Scot Sloan · App State 2023-2024 (DC) · under Shawn Clark
- Seth Doege · Purdue 2023 (Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Shaun Aguano · Arizona State 2023-2026 (Position) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Texas State 2024-2025 (DC, Position) · under G.J. Kinne
- Hue Jackson · Georgia State 2024-2026 (OC, Other, Position) · under Dell McGee
- Jason Simmons · Purdue 2024 (OC) · under Ryan Walters
- Jim Chaney · Georgia State 2024-2025 (Analyst, OC) · under Dell McGee
- Kevin Sherrer · Georgia State 2024 (DC) · under Dell McGee
- Marcus Arroyo · Arizona State 2024-2026 (OC, Position) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Jordan Shoemaker · Texas State 2025-2026 (OC) · under G.J. Kinne
- Landon Keopple · Texas State 2025-2026 (OC) · under G.J. Kinne
- Matthew Gregg · Texas State 2025-2026 (DC) · under G.J. Kinne
- Travis Pearson · Georgia State 2025 (DC) · under Dell McGee
- Cam Clark · Georgia State 2026 (DC) · under Dell McGee
- Derek Sage · Washington State 2026 (Position, ST coord.) · under Kirby Moore
- Joe Jon Finley · Texas State 2026 (Other) · under G.J. Kinne
- John Haneline · Georgia State 2026 (DC) · under Dell McGee
- Matt Miller · Washington State 2026 (OC, Position) · under Kirby Moore
- Trent Bray · Washington State 2026 (DC, Position) · under Kirby Moore
- Will Windham · Texas State 2026 (DC, Position) · under G.J. Kinne
Coached together
- Robert McFarland · Clemson 1988-1989 · him GA, Position, them GA
- Tommy West · Clemson 1988-1989 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Wayne Bolt · Clemson 1988-1989 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Rick Stockstill · Clemson 1989 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Greg Knox · Stephen F. Austin 1992-1994 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Robert McFarland · Stephen F. Austin 1992-1997 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Curtis Luper · Stephen F. Austin 1995-1997 · him DC, Position, them GA, Position
- Mike Kruczek · UCF 1998-2001 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Darin Hinshaw · UCF 1999-2000 · him DC, Position, them GA, Position
- Robert McFarland · UCF 2000-2001 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Bobby Petrino · Auburn 2002 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Eddie Gran · Auburn 2002-2004 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Greg Knox · Auburn 2002-2004 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Tommy Tuberville · Auburn 2002-2004 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Steve Ensminger · Auburn 2003-2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Al Borges · Auburn 2004 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Bobby Kennedy · Texas 2005-2006 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Duane Akina · Texas 2005-2006 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Greg Davis · Texas 2005-2006 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Mack Brown · Texas 2005-2006 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Robert McFarland · Iowa State 2007-2008 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tony Petersen · Iowa State 2007-2008 · him Head coach, them Position
- Wayne Bolt · Iowa State 2007-2008 · him Head coach, them DC
- Casey Woods* · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Curtis Luper · Auburn 2009-2012 · him Head coach, them Position
- Gus Malzahn · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jeff Grimes · Auburn 2009-2012 · him Head coach, them Position
- Rhett Lashlee* · Auburn 2009-2010 · him Head coach, them GA
- Ted Roof · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Tommy Thigpen · Auburn 2009-2012 · him Head coach, them Position
- Travis Williams · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Head coach, them GA
- Trooper Taylor · Auburn 2009-2012 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Auburn 2010-2011 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Brian VanGorder · Auburn 2012 · him Head coach, them DC
- Myers Hendrickson · Auburn 2012 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Ryan Pugh · Auburn 2012 · him Head coach, them GA
- Scot Loeffler · Auburn 2012 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Willie Martinez · Auburn 2012 · him Head coach, them Position
- Charlton Warren · North Carolina 2015-2023 · him DC, Other, them DC, Position
- Chris Kapilovic · North Carolina 2015-2016 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
- Gunter Brewer · North Carolina 2015-2016 · him DC, them OC, Position
- John Papuchis · North Carolina 2015-2016 · him DC, them Position
- Keith Heckendorf · North Carolina 2015-2016 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Larry Fedora · North Carolina 2015-2016 · him DC, them Head coach
- Larry Porter · North Carolina 2015-2023 · him DC, Other, them Position, ST coord.
- Seth Littrell · North Carolina 2015 · him DC, them OC
- Chad Scott · North Carolina 2016 · him DC, them Position
- Jack Bicknell · North Carolina 2022 · him DC, Other, them Position
- Mack Brown · North Carolina 2022-2023 · him DC, Other, them Head coach
- Phil Longo* · North Carolina 2022 · him DC, Other, them OC, Position
- Tommy Thigpen · North Carolina 2022-2023 · him DC, Other, them DC, Position
- Chip Lindsey · North Carolina 2023 · him DC, Other, them OC, Position
- Freddie Kitchens · North Carolina 2023 · him DC, Other, them Other, Position
- Ted Monachino · North Carolina 2023 · him DC, Other, them Analyst