Coaches
Phil Snow
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Phil Snow
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Berkeley HS (HS) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 1977-1978 | Winters HS (HS) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 1979 | Laney | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 1980-1981 | Laney | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 1982 | Boise State | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 1983-1986 | Boise State | DC | Defensive coordinator & safeties coach | not known |
| 1987-1991 | California | Position | Defensive backs coach | Bruce Snyder |
| 1992-1994 | Arizona State | Position | Defensive backs coach | Bruce Snyder |
| 1995-2000 | Arizona State | DC | Defensive coordinator | Bruce Snyder |
| 2001-2002 | UCLA | DC | Defensive coordinator & safeties coach | Bob Toledo |
| 2003 | Washington | DC | Co-defensive coordinator & cornerbacks coach | Keith Gilbertson |
| 2004 | Washington | DC | Defensive coordinator & safeties coach | Keith Gilbertson |
| 2005 | Detroit Lions (pro) | Analyst | Defensive assistant | not known |
| 2006-2008 | Detroit Lions (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2010-2012 | Eastern Michigan | DC | Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach✓ | Ron English |
| 2013-2016 | Temple | DC | Defensive coordinator & safeties coach✓ | Matt Rhule* |
| 2017-2018 | Baylor | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Matt Rhule* |
| 2019 | Baylor | DC | Defensive coordinator & safeties coach✓ | Matt Rhule* |
| 2020-2022 | Carolina Panthers (pro) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2023 | Chicago Bears (pro) | Analyst | Senior defensive analyst | not known |
| 2025- | Nebraska | Other | Associate head coach | Matt Rhule* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Eastern Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 94 | 120 | 96 | 108 | 120 |
| 2011 | Eastern Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 50 | 58 | 33 | 94 | 120 |
| 2012 | Eastern Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 91 | 114 | 111 | 50 | 124 |
| 2013 | Temple | Defensive coordinator | 109 | 92 | 100 | 113 | 125 |
| 2014 | Temple | Defensive coordinator | 5 | 4 | 25 | 109 | 128 |
| 2015 | Temple | Defensive coordinator | 19 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 128 |
| 2016 | Temple | Defensive coordinator | 16 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 128 |
| 2017 | Baylor | Defensive coordinator | 96 | 108 | 91 | 46 | 130 |
| 2018 | Baylor | Defensive coordinator | 116 | 101 | 80 | 96 | 130 |
| 2019 | Baylor | Defensive coordinator | 25 | 15 | 53 | 116 | 130 |
Worked under
- Bruce Snyder · California 1987-1991 (Position)
- Bruce Snyder · Arizona State 1992-2000 (DC, Position)
- Bob Toledo · UCLA 2001-2002 (DC, Position)
- Keith Gilbertson · Washington 2003-2004 (DC, Position)
- Ron English · Eastern Michigan 2010-2012 (DC, Position)
- Matt Rhule* · Temple 2013-2016 (DC, Position)
- Matt Rhule* · Baylor 2017-2019 (DC, Position)
- Matt Rhule* · Nebraska 2025-2026 (Other)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Lyle Setencich · Boise State 1983-1986 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Kent Baer · California 1987-1991 · him Position, them DC
- Don Pellum · California 1990-1991 · him Position, them Other
- Donnie Henderson · California 1990-1991 · him Position, them Position
- Bobby Petrino · Arizona State 1992-1993 · him Position, them Position
- Donnie Henderson · Arizona State 1992-1997 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Hue Jackson · Arizona State 1992-1995 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Kent Baer · Arizona State 1992-1994 · him Position, them DC
- Karl Dorrell · Arizona State 1994 · him Position, them Position
- Ron English · Arizona State 1994-2000 · him DC, Position, them GA, Position
- Kevin Wolthausen · Arizona State 1995-2000 · him DC, them Position
- Lyle Setencich · Arizona State 1995-1996 · him DC, them Position
- Bob Toledo · UCLA 2001-2002 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Matt Rhule* · UCLA 2001 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bobby Kennedy · Washington 2003 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Chuck Heater · Washington 2003 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Pete Kaligis · Washington 2003-2004 · him DC, Position, them Strength
- Chris Tormey · Washington 2004 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jimmy Lake · Washington 2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Steve Axman · Washington 2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ken Karcher · Eastern Michigan 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Ron English · Eastern Michigan 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Steve Morrison · Eastern Michigan 2010-2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mike Hart · Eastern Michigan 2011-2012 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Ed Foley · Temple 2013-2016 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Fran Brown* · Temple 2013-2016 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Marcus Satterfield · Temple 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Rhule* · Temple 2013-2016 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Terry Smith · Temple 2013 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Elijah Robinson · Temple 2014-2016 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Glenn Thomas · Temple 2015-2016 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- George DeLeone · Temple 2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Elijah Robinson · Baylor 2017 · him DC, them Position
- Fran Brown* · Baylor 2017-2018 · him DC, them Other, Position
- George DeLeone · Baylor 2017-2019 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Glenn Thomas · Baylor 2017-2019 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Nixon · Baylor 2017-2019 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Joey McGuire*+ · Baylor 2017-2019 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Matt Rhule* · Baylor 2017-2019 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Shawn Bell · Baylor 2017-2019 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Marcus Satterfield · Baylor 2018-2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ed Foley · Baylor 2019 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Dana Holgorsen · Nebraska 2025-2026 · him Other, them OC
- Glenn Thomas · Nebraska 2025-2026 · him Other, them OC, Position
- John Butler · Nebraska 2025 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Marcus Satterfield · Nebraska 2025-2026 · him Other, them Position
- Matt Rhule* · Nebraska 2025-2026 · him Other, them Head coach
- Mike Ekeler · Nebraska 2025 · him Other, them ST coord.
- Rob Aurich · Nebraska 2026 · him Other, them DC