Coaches
Shawn Watson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Shawn Watson
Played at Illinois 1978, Southern Illinois 1979-1980
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Southern Illinois | GA | GA | not known |
| 1983-1984 | Illinois | GA | GA | not known |
| 1985 | Illinois | Position | TE/OT | not known |
| 1986 | Illinois | Position | WR | not known |
| 1987-1989 | Miami (OH) | Position | TE | Tim Rose |
| 1990-1991 | Miami (OH) | Position | WR | Randy Walker |
| 1992-1993 | Miami (OH) | Position | QB/RC | Randy Walker |
| 1994-1996 | Southern Illinois | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1997-1998 | Northwestern | Position | QB | Gary Barnett |
| 1999 | Colorado | Position | QB | Gary Barnett |
| 2000-2005 | Colorado | OC | OC/QB✓ | Gary Barnett |
| 2006 | Nebraska | Position | TE/RC | Bill Callahan |
| 2007-2010 | Nebraska | OC | OC/QB✓ | Bill Callahan (2007), Bo Pelini (2008-2010) |
| 2011-2013 | Louisville | OC | OC/QB✓ | Charlie Strong |
| 2014-2015 | Texas | Position | AHC/QB | Charlie Strong |
| 2016 | Indiana | Analyst | OQC | Kevin Wilson |
| 2016 | Indiana | Position | QB | Kevin Wilson |
| 2017-2018 | Pittsburgh | OC | OC/QB✓ | Pat Narduzzi* |
| 2019 | Georgia | Analyst | OQC | Kirby Smart*+ |
| 2020-2021 | Northern Iowa | Position | OA/QB | not known |
| 2021 | Northern Iowa | OC | Offensive coordinator · season pages | not known |
| 2022 | Wofford | Head coachinterim | AHC/OC/QB/Interim HC | not known |
| 2022- | Wofford | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Colorado | Offensive coordinator | 77 | 87 | 67 | 52 | 119 |
| 2007 | Nebraska | Offensive coordinator | 10 | 53 | 7 | 23 | 119 |
| 2008 | Nebraska | Offensive coordinator | 15 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 120 |
| 2009 | Nebraska | Offensive coordinator | 85 | 80 | 101 | 15 | 120 |
| 2010 | Nebraska | Offensive coordinator | 43 | 38 | 64 | 85 | 120 |
| 2011 | Louisville | Offensive coordinator (interim) | 66 | 92 | 80 | 69 | 120 |
| 2012 | Louisville | Offensive coordinator | 19 | 31 | 36 | 66 | 124 |
| 2013 | Louisville | Offensive coordinator | 3 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 125 |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | Offensive coordinator | 77 | 92 | 41 | 13 | 130 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh | Offensive coordinator | 58 | 84 | 86 | 77 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Wofford (FCS) | 3-8 | - → - | 69 | 122 | - | 9% wins | 130 |
| 2023 | Wofford (FCS) | 2-9 | - → - | 121 | 56 | - | 27% wins | 128 |
| 2024 | Wofford (FCS) | 5-7 | - → - | 118 | 52 | - | 18% wins | 129 |
| 2025 | Wofford (FCS) | 6-6 | - → - | 106 | 5 | - | 42% wins | 129 |
| 2026 | Wofford (FCS) | 5-5 | - → - | 79 | 35 | - | 50% wins | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Southern Illinois | FCS | 1-10 |
| 1995 | Southern Illinois | FCS | 5-6 |
| 1996 | Southern Illinois | FCS | 5-6 |
Worked under
- Tim Rose · Miami (OH) 1987-1989 (Position)
- Randy Walker · Miami (OH) 1990-1993 (Other, Position)
- Gary Barnett · Northwestern 1997-1998 (Position)
- Gary Barnett · Colorado 1999-2005 (OC, Position)
- Bill Callahan · Nebraska 2006-2007 (OC, Other, Position)
- Bo Pelini · Nebraska 2008-2010 (OC, Position)
- Charlie Strong · Louisville 2011-2013 (OC, Position)
- Charlie Strong · Texas 2014-2015 (Other, Position)
- Kevin Wilson · Indiana 2016 (Analyst, Position)
- Pat Narduzzi* · Pittsburgh 2017-2018 (OC, Position)
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 2019 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Gerald Carr · Southern Illinois 1982 · him GA, them GA
- Bill Callahan · Illinois 1983-1986 · him GA, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Kevin Cosgrove · Illinois 1983-1986 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Steve Hagen · Illinois 1984 · him GA, them GA
- Terry Hoeppner · Miami (OH) 1987-1993 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Tim Rose · Miami (OH) 1987-1989 · him Position, them Head coach
- Dana Bible · Miami (OH) 1989 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Wilson · Miami (OH) 1990-1993 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Pat Narduzzi* · Miami (OH) 1990-1992 · him Other, Position, them GA, Position
- Randy Walker · Miami (OH) 1990-1993 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Don Treadwell · Miami (OH) 1992-1993 · him Other, Position, them Position
- David Elson · Southern Illinois 1994-1995 · him Head coach, them GA
- T. J. Weist · Southern Illinois 1994-1995 · him Head coach, them Position
- Gary Barnett · Northwestern 1997-1998 · him Position, them Head coach
- Gregg Brandon · Northwestern 1997-1998 · him Position, them Position
- Jeff Genyk · Northwestern 1997-1998 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 1999-2005 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Gary Barnett · Colorado 1999-2005 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Gregg Brandon · Colorado 1999-2000 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jon Embree · Colorado 1999-2002 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Pat Fitzgerald* · Colorado 1999 · him Position, them GA
- Tom Cable · Colorado 1999 · him Position, them OC
- Chris Wilson · Colorado 2000-2004 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Eric Bieniemy · Colorado 2001-2002 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jason Eck* · Colorado 2002-2003 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Greg Brown · Colorado 2005 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mike Hankwitz · Colorado 2005 · him OC, Position, them DC, Head coach
- William Inge · Colorado 2005 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Bill Busch · Nebraska 2006-2007 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Bill Callahan · Nebraska 2006-2007 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Jay Norvell · Nebraska 2006 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Cosgrove · Nebraska 2006-2007 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Phil Elmassian · Nebraska 2006-2007 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Joe Rudolph · Nebraska 2007 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Nick Holz · Nebraska 2007 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Barney Cotton · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Bo Pelini · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Carl Pelini · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Chris Kiffin · Nebraska 2008-2009 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- John Papuchis · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Marvin Sanders · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mike Ekeler · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tim Beck · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Joe Moglia · Nebraska 2009-2010 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Charlie Strong · Louisville 2011-2013 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Justin Burke · Louisville 2011-2013 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, GA
- Mike Sanford Sr. · Louisville 2011 · him OC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Ron Dugans · Louisville 2011-2013 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Sherrone Moore · Louisville 2011-2013 · him OC, Position, them GA, Position
- Tommy Restivo · Louisville 2011-2013 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Vance Bedford · Louisville 2011-2013 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Will Stein*+ · Louisville 2013 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Charlie Strong · Texas 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Chris Rumph · Texas 2014 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Eman Naghavi · Texas 2014 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Ephraim Banda · Texas 2014 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Joe Wickline · Texas 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Justin Burke · Texas 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Les Koenning · Texas 2014 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Vance Bedford · Texas 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Jay Norvell · Texas 2015 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Traylor* · Texas 2015 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Will Stein*+ · Texas 2015 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Billy Cosh · Indiana 2016 · him Analyst, Position, them GA
- Kevin Johns · Indiana 2016 · him Analyst, Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Wilson · Indiana 2016 · him Analyst, Position, them Head coach
- Tom Allen · Indiana 2016 · him Analyst, Position, them DC, Head coach, Other
- William Inge · Indiana 2016 · him Analyst, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Charlie Partridge · Pittsburgh 2017-2018 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Josh Conklin · Pittsburgh 2017 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Pat Narduzzi* · Pittsburgh 2017-2018 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Rob Harley* · Pittsburgh 2017-2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Cory Sanders · Pittsburgh 2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Randy Bates · Pittsburgh 2018 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Austin Armstrong · Georgia 2019 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Charlton Warren · Georgia 2019 · him Analyst, them Position
- Cortez Hankton · Georgia 2019 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Dan Lanning*+ · Georgia 2019 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Dell McGee* · Georgia 2019 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Glenn Schumann · Georgia 2019 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- James Coley · Georgia 2019 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 2019 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Sam Pittman · Georgia 2019 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Jeremiah Johnson · Northern Iowa 2020-2021 · him Analyst, OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Mark Farley · Northern Iowa 2020-2021 · him Analyst, OC, Position, them Head coach
- Andrew Warwick · Wofford 2022-2024 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them DC
- Dane Romero · Wofford 2022-2023 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them OC
- Josh Conklin · Wofford 2022 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Rob Greene · Wofford 2022-2023 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them DC
- Tyler Carlton · Wofford 2022-2023 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them OC
- Jonathan Saxon · Wofford 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them DC
- Mitch Doolittle · Wofford 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Corey Woods · Wofford 2026 · him Head coach, them OC
- Lane Knost · Wofford 2026 · him Head coach, them OC
Played together
- Gerald Carr · Southern Illinois 1979-1980