Coaches
John Chavis
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
John Chavis
Played at Tennessee 1976-1978
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Tennessee | GA | GA | not known |
| 1980-1983 | Alabama A&M | Position | DL | not known |
| 1984-1985 | Alabama State | DC | DC | not known |
| 1986-1988 | Alabama A&M (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1989-1994 | Tennessee | Position | DL/LB | Phillip Fulmer (1993-1994) |
| 1995-2008 | Tennessee | DC | DC/LB✓ | Phillip Fulmer |
| 2009-2014 | LSU | DC | DC/LB✓ | Les Miles |
| 2015-2017 | Texas A&M | DC | DC/LB✓ | Kevin Sumlin |
| 2018-2019 | Arkansas | DC | DC/LB✓ | Chad Morris |
| 2022-2024 | Birmingham Stallions (unknown) | DC | DC/LB | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 27 | 18 | 30 | 80 | 119 |
| 2006 | Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 75 | 36 | 74 | 27 | 119 |
| 2007 | Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 85 | 64 | 59 | 75 | 119 |
| 2008 | Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 7 | 15 | 15 | 85 | 120 |
| 2009 | LSU | Defensive coordinator | 18 | 16 | 29 | 23 | 120 |
| 2010 | LSU | Defensive coordinator | 26 | 9 | 52 | 18 | 120 |
| 2011 | LSU | Defensive coordinator | 16 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 120 |
| 2012 | LSU | Defensive coordinator | 24 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 124 |
| 2013 | LSU | Defensive coordinator | 60 | 49 | 60 | 24 | 125 |
| 2014 | LSU | Defensive coordinator | 8 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 128 |
| 2015 | Texas A&M | Defensive coordinator | 36 | 24 | 52 | 83 | 128 |
| 2016 | Texas A&M | Defensive coordinator | 35 | 22 | 64 | 36 | 128 |
| 2017 | Texas A&M | Defensive coordinator | 69 | 64 | 52 | 35 | 130 |
| 2018 | Arkansas | Defensive coordinator | 94 | 109 | 105 | 113 | 130 |
| 2019 | Arkansas | Defensive coordinator | 124 | 124 | 119 | 94 | 130 |
Worked under
- Phillip Fulmer · Tennessee 1993-2008 (DC, Position)
- Les Miles · LSU 2009-2014 (DC, Position)
- Kevin Sumlin · Texas A&M 2015-2017 (DC, Position)
- Chad Morris · Arkansas 2018-2019 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Dale Jones · Tennessee 1989 · him Position, them GA
- David Cutcliffe · Tennessee 1989-2007 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Jim Hofher · Tennessee 1989 · him Position, them Position
- Phillip Fulmer · Tennessee 1989-2008 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Randy Sanders · Tennessee 1989-2005 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Tommy West · Tennessee 1990 · him Position, them Position
- Lovie Smith · Tennessee 1993-1994 · him Position, them Position
- Kurt Roper · Tennessee 1996-2007 · him DC, Position, them GA, Position
- Marion Hobby · Tennessee 1998 · him DC, Position, them Strength
- Ryan Held · Tennessee 1998-1999 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Shawn Quinn · Tennessee 1999-2001 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Doug Marrone · Tennessee 2001 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Shane Beamer*+ · Tennessee 2001-2003 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Marcus Satterfield · Tennessee 2002-2003 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Greg Adkins · Tennessee 2003-2008 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Trooper Taylor · Tennessee 2004-2007 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Matt Luke · Tennessee 2006-2007 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Casey Woods* · Tennessee 2008 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Dave Clawson · Tennessee 2008 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Stan Drayton · Tennessee 2008 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Gary Crowton · LSU 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Grady Brown · LSU 2009 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Greg Studrawa · LSU 2009-2013 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- John Dunn · LSU 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Larry Porter · LSU 2009 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Les Miles · LSU 2009-2014 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Ron Cooper · LSU 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Slade Nagle · LSU 2009 · him DC, Position, them ST coord.
- Billy Gonzales · LSU 2010-2011 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Frank Wilson · LSU 2010-2014 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Steve Ensminger · LSU 2010-2014 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Steve Kragthorpe · LSU 2011-2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Adam Henry · LSU 2012-2014 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Cam Cameron · LSU 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Bradley Dale Peveto · LSU 2014 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, ST coord.
- Jeff Grimes · LSU 2014 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Clarence McKinney · Texas A&M 2015-2017 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dave Christensen · Texas A&M 2015 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jake Spavital · Texas A&M 2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Banks · Texas A&M 2015-2017 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, Position, ST coord.
- Kevin Sumlin · Texas A&M 2015-2017 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Noel Mazzone · Texas A&M 2016-2017 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Conner McQueen · Texas A&M 2017 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Jerry Neuheisel · Texas A&M 2017 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Ron Cooper · Texas A&M 2017 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tyrone Nix · Texas A&M 2017 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Barry Lunney Jr. · Arkansas 2018-2019 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, Position, ST coord.
- Chad Morris · Arkansas 2018-2019 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- G.J. Kinne* · Arkansas 2018 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Jeff Traylor* · Arkansas 2018-2019 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Joe Craddock · Arkansas 2018-2019 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- John Scott Jr. · Arkansas 2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ron Cooper · Arkansas 2018-2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Alonzo Hampton · Arkansas 2019 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
Played together
- Kevin Steele · Tennessee 1978