Coaches
Tom Kaufman
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tom Kaufman
Played at John Carroll 1999-2002
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2004 | Heidelberg | Position | LB | not known |
| 2005-2007 | Case Western Reserve | ST coord. | ST/LB | not known |
| 2008 | Chicago | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 2009 | Mississippi State | GA | GA | Dan Mullen* |
| 2010 | Kansas | Analyst | DQC | Turner Gill |
| 2011 | Texas | Analyst | DQC | Mack Brown |
| 2012 | Eastern Illinois | Position | LB | not known |
| 2013 | Eastern Illinois | ST coord. | ST/LB | not known |
| 2014 | Bowling Green | ST coord. | ST/LB | Dino Babers |
| 2015 | Bowling Green | ST coord. | ST/DL | Dino Babers |
| 2016 | Syracuse | ST coord. | ST/LB | Dino Babers |
| 2017 | Chattanooga | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2018-2021 | Kent State | DC | assoc. HC/DC/ILB✓ | Sean Lewis* |
| 2023 | John Carroll | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2023-2024 | Gilmour Academy (OH) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2025 | Marietta | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2026- | Saint Ignatius (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kent State | Defensive coordinator | 87 | 106 | 78 | 93 | 130 |
| 2019 | Kent State | Defensive coordinator | 114 | 103 | 126 | 87 | 130 |
| 2020 | Kent State | Defensive coordinator | 111 | 114 | 78 | 114 | 127 |
| 2021 | Kent State | Defensive coordinator | 111 | 121 | 119 | 111 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marietta | Division III | 5-5 |
Worked under
- Dan Mullen* · Mississippi State 2009 (GA)
- Turner Gill · Kansas 2010 (Analyst)
- Mack Brown · Texas 2011 (Analyst)
- Dino Babers · Bowling Green 2014-2015 (Position, ST coord.)
- Dino Babers · Syracuse 2016 (Position, ST coord.)
- Sean Lewis* · Kent State 2018-2021 (DC, Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Carl Torbush · Mississippi State 2009 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Dan Mullen* · Mississippi State 2009 · him GA, them Head coach
- Greg Knox · Mississippi State 2009 · him GA, them Position
- John Hevesy · Mississippi State 2009 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Les Koenning · Mississippi State 2009 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Mark Hudspeth · Mississippi State 2009 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Carl Torbush · Kansas 2010 · him Analyst, them DC
- Chuck Long · Kansas 2010 · him Analyst, them OC
- Joe Dailey · Kansas 2010 · him Analyst, them Other
- Turner Gill · Kansas 2010 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Vic Shealy · Kansas 2010 · him Analyst, them Position
- Blake Baker · Texas 2011 · him Analyst, them GA
- Bryan Harsin · Texas 2011 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Duane Akina · Texas 2011 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Mack Brown · Texas 2011 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Major Applewhite* · Texas 2011 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Manny Diaz* · Texas 2011 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Dino Babers · Eastern Illinois 2012-2013 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Kim McCloud · Eastern Illinois 2012-2013 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Sean Lewis* · Eastern Illinois 2012-2013 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Sterlin Gilbert · Eastern Illinois 2012-2013 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Matt Mattox · Eastern Illinois 2013 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Dino Babers · Bowling Green 2014-2015 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Kim McCloud · Bowling Green 2014-2015 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other, Position
- Matt Mattox · Bowling Green 2014 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Nick Monroe · Bowling Green 2014-2015 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Sean Lewis* · Bowling Green 2014-2015 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Sterlin Gilbert · Bowling Green 2014 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Brian Ward · Bowling Green 2015 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Head coach, Position
- Mike Lynch · Bowling Green 2015 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Adam Gristick · Syracuse 2016 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Brian Ward · Syracuse 2016 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Dino Babers · Syracuse 2016 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Kim McCloud · Syracuse 2016 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Lanear Sampson · Syracuse 2016 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst, GA
- Mike Hart · Syracuse 2016 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Mike Lynch · Syracuse 2016 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Nick Monroe · Syracuse 2016 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Sean Lewis* · Syracuse 2016 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Matt Feeney · Chattanooga 2017 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ryan Aplin · Chattanooga 2017 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tom Arth · Chattanooga 2017 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Andrew Sowder · Kent State 2018-2021 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC
- Matt Johnson · Kent State 2018-2021 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Sean Lewis* · Kent State 2018-2021 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Will Windham · Kent State 2018-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Jeff Behrman · John Carroll 2023 · him DC, Position, them Head coach