Coaches
Tyrone Nix
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tyrone Nix
Played at Southern Miss 1990-1993
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Southern Miss | Position | DT | Jeff Bower |
| 1996-1999 | Southern Miss | Position | OLB | Jeff Bower |
| 2000 | Southern Miss | Position | DB | Jeff Bower |
| 2001-2004 | Southern Miss | DC | DC/ILB | Jeff Bower |
| 2005 | South Carolina | DC | Co-DC/DL✓ | Steve Spurrier |
| 2006-2007 | South Carolina | DC | DC/ILB✓ | Steve Spurrier |
| 2008-2009 | Ole Miss | DC | DC/LB✓ | Houston Nutt |
| 2010-2011 | Ole Miss | DC | AHC/DC/LB✓ | Houston Nutt |
| 2012-2014 | Middle Tennessee | DC | co-DC/LB✓ | Rick Stockstill |
| 2015-2016 | Middle Tennessee | DC | DC/LB✓ | Rick Stockstill |
| 2017 | Texas A&M | Analyst | defensive analyst | Kevin Sumlin |
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | Position | S | Justin Fuente |
| 2019 | Ole Miss | Position | OLB | Matt Luke |
| 2020 | UTSA | DC | DC/LB✓ | Jeff Traylor* |
| 2022- | Tarleton State | DC | DC✓ | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | South Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 88 | 41 | 83 | 22 | 119 |
| 2006 | South Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 71 | 43 | 47 | 88 | 119 |
| 2007 | South Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 32 | 41 | 55 | 71 | 119 |
| 2008 | Ole Miss | Defensive coordinator | 24 | 18 | 39 | 86 | 120 |
| 2009 | Ole Miss | Defensive coordinator | 12 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 120 |
| 2010 | Ole Miss | Defensive coordinator | 82 | 93 | 59 | 12 | 120 |
| 2011 | Ole Miss | Defensive coordinator | 91 | 93 | 88 | 82 | 120 |
| 2012 | Middle Tennessee | Co-defensive coordinator | 122 | 86 | 120 | 89 | 124 |
| 2013 | Middle Tennessee | Co-defensive coordinator | 98 | 68 | 109 | 122 | 125 |
| 2014 | Middle Tennessee | Co-defensive coordinator | 98 | 104 | 105 | 98 | 128 |
| 2015 | Middle Tennessee | Co-defensive coordinator | 20 | 39 | 73 | 98 | 128 |
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 69 | 93 | 91 | 20 | 128 |
| 2020 | UTSA | Defensive coordinator | 57 | 42 | 55 | 89 | 127 |
Worked under
- Jeff Bower · Southern Miss 1995-2004 (DC, Position)
- Steve Spurrier · South Carolina 2005-2007 (DC, Position)
- Houston Nutt · Ole Miss 2008-2011 (DC, Other, Position)
- Rick Stockstill · Middle Tennessee 2012-2016 (DC, Position)
- Kevin Sumlin · Texas A&M 2017 (Analyst)
- Justin Fuente · Virginia Tech 2018 (Position)
- Matt Luke · Ole Miss 2019 (Position)
- Jeff Traylor* · UTSA 2020 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Dave Wommack · Southern Miss 1995-2000 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Jeff Bower · Southern Miss 1995-2004 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- John Thompson · Southern Miss 1995-1998 · him Position, them DC, Other
- Norman Joseph · Southern Miss 1995-1996 · him Position, them OC
- Paul Petrino · Southern Miss 2000-2002 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jay Hopson · Southern Miss 2001-2003 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jay Johnson · Southern Miss 2003-2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Derrick Nix · Southern Miss 2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Chad Staggs · South Carolina 2005-2007 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Dave Wommack · South Carolina 2005-2006 · him DC, Position, them Position
- John Thompson · South Carolina 2005 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Rick Stockstill · South Carolina 2005 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Ron Cooper · South Carolina 2005-2007 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Steve Spurrier · South Carolina 2005-2007 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · South Carolina 2005-2007 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Shane Beamer*+ · South Carolina 2007 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Derrick Nix · Ole Miss 2008-2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Houston Nutt · Ole Miss 2008-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Kent Austin · Ole Miss 2008-2009 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Kim Dameron · Ole Miss 2008-2010 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Arthur Smith · Ole Miss 2010 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- David Rader · Ole Miss 2010 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- David Lee · Ole Miss 2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC
- Gunter Brewer · Ole Miss 2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Keith Burns · Ole Miss 2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Buster Faulkner · Middle Tennessee 2012-2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Rick Stockstill · Middle Tennessee 2012-2016 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Steve Ellis · Middle Tennessee 2012-2015 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Chad Williams · Middle Tennessee 2013 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Tommy West · Middle Tennessee 2014-2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Kodi Burns · Middle Tennessee 2015 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tony Franklin · Middle Tennessee 2016 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Clarence McKinney · Texas A&M 2017 · him Analyst, them Position
- Conner McQueen · Texas A&M 2017 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Jeff Banks · Texas A&M 2017 · him Analyst, them Head coach, Position, ST coord.
- Jerry Neuheisel · Texas A&M 2017 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- John Chavis · Texas A&M 2017 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Kevin Sumlin · Texas A&M 2017 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Noel Mazzone · Texas A&M 2017 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Ron Cooper · Texas A&M 2017 · him Analyst, them Position
- Adam Lechtenberg · Virginia Tech 2018 · him Position, them Other
- Brad Cornelsen · Virginia Tech 2018 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Brian Mitchell · Virginia Tech 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Bud Foster · Virginia Tech 2018 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Holmon Wiggins · Virginia Tech 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Justin Fuente · Virginia Tech 2018 · him Position, them Head coach
- Calvin Magee · Ole Miss 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Rippon · Ole Miss 2019 · him Position, them ST coord.
- Jack Bicknell · Ole Miss 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Matt Luke · Ole Miss 2019 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mike MacIntyre · Ole Miss 2019 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Rich Rodriguez* · Ole Miss 2019 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Barry Lunney Jr. · UTSA 2020 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Jeff Traylor* · UTSA 2020 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Justin Burke · UTSA 2020 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Matt Mattox · UTSA 2020 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Will Stein*+ · UTSA 2020 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Scott Stoker · Tarleton State 2022-2023 · him DC, them Position
- Todd Whitten · Tarleton State 2022-2026 · him DC, them Head coach
- Mason Miller · Tarleton State 2023 · him DC, them OC
- Adam Austin · Tarleton State 2024-2025 · him DC, them OC
- Scott Carey · Tarleton State 2024-2025 · him DC, them OC
- Stephen Lee · Tarleton State 2024 · him DC, them Position
- Chris Ross · Tarleton State 2026 · him DC, them OC
Played together
- Hugh Freeze · Southern Miss 1990
- Jason Simpson · Southern Miss 1993