Coaches
Jeff Casteel
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jeff Casteel
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-1986 | California (PA) | GA | GA | not known |
| 1987 | Miami Palmetto HS (FL) (HS) | Position | DL | not known |
| 1988-1990 | Shepherd | Position | DL | not known |
| 1991-1999 | Shepherd | DC | AHC/DC | not known |
| 2000 | UTEP | Position | DE | Gary Nord |
| 2001 | West Virginia | Position | DL | Rich Rodriguez* |
| 2002 | West Virginia | DC | co-DC/LB | Rich Rodriguez* |
| 2003-2011 | West Virginia | DC | DC/LB✓ | Rich Rodriguez* (2003-2007), Bill Stewart (2008-2010), Dana Holgorsen (2011) |
| 2012-2015 | Arizona | DC | DC/LB✓ | Rich Rodriguez* |
| 2017-2019 | Nevada | DC | DC/LB✓ | Jay Norvell |
| 2020 | West Virginia | Position | OLB | Neal Brown* |
| 2021-2024 | West Virginia | Analyst | Analyst | Neal Brown* |
| 2025 | West Virginia | Other | Bandits | Rich Rodriguez* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | West Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 23 | 14 | 54 | 15 | 119 |
| 2006 | West Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 37 | 49 | 43 | 23 | 119 |
| 2007 | West Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 24 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 119 |
| 2008 | West Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 49 | 17 | 73 | 24 | 120 |
| 2009 | West Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 39 | 31 | 26 | 49 | 120 |
| 2010 | West Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 2 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 120 |
| 2011 | West Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 17 | 56 | 26 | 2 | 120 |
| 2012 | Arizona | Defensive coordinator | 106 | 92 | 104 | 113 | 124 |
| 2013 | Arizona | Defensive coordinator | 26 | 34 | 39 | 106 | 125 |
| 2014 | Arizona | Defensive coordinator | 73 | 47 | 69 | 26 | 128 |
| 2015 | Arizona | Defensive coordinator | 110 | 101 | 89 | 73 | 128 |
| 2017 | Nevada | Defensive coordinator | 99 | 100 | 122 | 101 | 130 |
| 2018 | Nevada | Defensive coordinator | 31 | 43 | 18 | 99 | 130 |
| 2019 | Nevada | Defensive coordinator | 99 | 97 | 63 | 31 | 130 |
Worked under
- Gary Nord · UTEP 2000 (Position)
- Rich Rodriguez* · West Virginia 2001-2007 (DC, Position)
- Bill Stewart · West Virginia 2008-2010 (DC, Position)
- Dana Holgorsen · West Virginia 2011 (DC, Position)
- Rich Rodriguez* · Arizona 2012-2015 (DC, Position)
- Jay Norvell · Nevada 2017-2019 (DC, Position)
- Neal Brown* · West Virginia 2020-2024 (Analyst, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Patrick Higgins · Shepherd 1994-1996 · him DC, Other, them OC, Position, ST coord.
- Gary Nord · UTEP 2000 · him Position, them Head coach
- Patrick Higgins · UTEP 2000 · him Position, them OC
- Sean Kugler · UTEP 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Bill Stewart · West Virginia 2001-2010 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, Position, ST coord.
- Calvin Magee · West Virginia 2001-2007 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Herb Hand · West Virginia 2001-2006 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Phil Elmassian · West Virginia 2001 · him Position, them DC
- Rich Rodriguez* · West Virginia 2001-2007 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Rod Smith · West Virginia 2001-2007 · him DC, Position, them GA, Position
- Todd Graham · West Virginia 2001-2002 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Tony Gibson* · West Virginia 2001-2007 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Paul Randolph · West Virginia 2002 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Travis Trickett · West Virginia 2003-2021 · him Analyst, DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Tyson Veidt · West Virginia 2004-2005 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Butch Jones* · West Virginia 2005-2006 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jahmile Addae · West Virginia 2007-2020 · him DC, Position, them DC, GA, Position
- Chris Beatty · West Virginia 2008-2010 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Doc Holliday · West Virginia 2008-2009 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Ja'Juan Seider · West Virginia 2008-2009 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Jeff Mullen · West Virginia 2008-2010 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Steve Dunlap · West Virginia 2008-2011 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Bill Bedenbaugh · West Virginia 2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dana Holgorsen · West Virginia 2011 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Jake Spavital · West Virginia 2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Shannon Dawson · West Virginia 2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Calvin Magee · Arizona 2012-2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Charlie Ragle · Arizona 2012-2015 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Matt Caponi · Arizona 2012-2015 · him DC, Position, them GA, Position
- Rich Rodriguez* · Arizona 2012-2015 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Robert Anae · Arizona 2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Rod Smith · Arizona 2012-2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Tony Gibson* · Arizona 2012 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Jahmile Addae · Arizona 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Jim Michalczik · Arizona 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jay Norvell · Nevada 2017-2019 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Matt Mumme · Nevada 2017-2019 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Timmy Chang* · Nevada 2017-2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Vai Taua · Nevada 2017-2019 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Jody Sears · Nevada 2019 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Chad Scott · West Virginia 2020-2024 · him Analyst, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Gerad Parker* · West Virginia 2020-2021 · him Analyst, Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Koonz · West Virginia 2020-2024 · him Analyst, Position, them DC
- Jordan Lesley · West Virginia 2020-2024 · him Analyst, Position, them DC
- Neal Brown* · West Virginia 2020-2024 · him Analyst, Position, them Head coach
- Kirk Ciarrocca · West Virginia 2021 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- ShaDon Brown · West Virginia 2021-2024 · him Analyst, them DC
- Graham Harrell · West Virginia 2022 · him Analyst, them OC, Position