Coaches
Chris Ball
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Chris Ball
Played at Missouri Western 1982-1986
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-1987 | Northeast Missouri State | Position | DB | not known |
| 1987-1988 | Akron | GA | GA | not known |
| 1989-1990 | Washington State | GA | GA | Mike Price |
| 1991-1994 | Coffeyville | Position | DB | not known |
| 1995-1996 | Western Oregon (unknown) | Position | AHC/DB | not known |
| 1997-1998 | Missouri Western (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1999 | Idaho State | DC | DC | not known |
| 2000-2002 | Washington State | Position | DB | Mike Price |
| 2003-2006 | Alabama | Position | DB | Mike Shula |
| 2007 | Pittsburgh | Position | DB | Dave Wannstedt |
| 2008-2011 | Washington State | DC | AHC/DC/DB✓ | Paul Wulff |
| 2012-2015 | Arizona State | DC | DC/DB✓ | Todd Graham |
| 2016-2018 | Memphis | DC | DC✓ | Mike Norvell* |
| 2019-2023 | Northern Arizona | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024- | Missouri | Analyst | DA | Eli Drinkwitz*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Washington State | Co-defensive coordinator | 94 | 116 | 88 | 90 | 120 |
| 2009 | Washington State | Co-defensive coordinator | 118 | 113 | 120 | 94 | 120 |
| 2010 | Washington State | Co-defensive coordinator | 120 | 109 | 114 | 118 | 120 |
| 2011 | Washington State | Defensive coordinator | 87 | 91 | 79 | 120 | 120 |
| 2013 | Arizona State | Co-defensive coordinator | 77 | 53 | 23 | 13 | 125 |
| 2014 | Arizona State | Co-defensive coordinator | 27 | 70 | 24 | 77 | 128 |
| 2015 | Arizona State | Co-defensive coordinator | 101 | 81 | 43 | 27 | 128 |
| 2016 | Memphis | Defensive coordinator | 77 | 58 | 82 | 66 | 128 |
| 2017 | Memphis | Defensive coordinator | 84 | 87 | 79 | 77 | 130 |
| 2018 | Memphis | Defensive coordinator | 69 | 86 | 40 | 84 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Northern Arizona (FCS) | 4-8 | - → - | - | - | - | 40% wins | - |
| 2021 | Northern Arizona (FCS) | 5-6 | - → - | 71 | 3 | - | - | 128 |
| 2022 | Northern Arizona (FCS) | 3-8 | - → - | 60 | 96 | - | 46% wins | 130 |
| 2023 | Northern Arizona (FCS) | 5-6 | - → - | 42 | 95 | - | 27% wins | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northern Arizona | FCS | 3-2 |
Worked under
- Mike Price · Washington State 1989-2002 (GA, Position)
- Mike Shula · Alabama 2003-2006 (Position)
- Dave Wannstedt · Pittsburgh 2007 (Position)
- Paul Wulff · Washington State 2008-2011 (DC, Other, Position)
- Todd Graham · Arizona State 2012-2015 (DC, Position)
- Mike Norvell* · Memphis 2016-2018 (DC)
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Missouri 2024-2026 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Bill Doba · Washington State 1989-2002 · him GA, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Gerald Carr · Washington State 1989-1990 · him GA, them Position
- Joe Tiller · Washington State 1989-1990 · him GA, them OC, Other, Position
- Kevin Sumlin · Washington State 1989-1990 · him GA, them GA
- Mike Price · Washington State 1989-2002 · him GA, Position, them Head coach
- Tim Lappano · Washington State 1989-1990 · him GA, them Position
- Bruce Barnum · Idaho State 1999 · him DC, them Position
- James Franklin* · Idaho State 1999 · him DC, them Position
- Jeff Banks · Washington State 2000 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Kasey Dunn · Washington State 2000-2002 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Robb Akey · Washington State 2000-2002 · him Position, them Position
- Charlie Harbison · Alabama 2003-2006 · him Position, them Position
- David Rader · Alabama 2003-2006 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Price · Alabama 2003 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mike Shula · Alabama 2003-2006 · him Position, them Head coach
- Paul Randolph · Alabama 2003-2005 · him Position, them Position
- Gabe Giardina · Alabama 2004 · him Position, them Other
- Joe Kines · Alabama 2005-2006 · him Position, them DC, Head coach
- Charlie Partridge · Pittsburgh 2007 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Dave Wannstedt · Pittsburgh 2007 · him Position, them Head coach
- Greg Gattuso · Pittsburgh 2007 · him Position, them Position
- Jeff Hafley · Pittsburgh 2007 · him Position, them GA
- Matt Cavanaugh · Pittsburgh 2007 · him Position, them OC
- Paul Rhoads · Pittsburgh 2007 · him Position, them DC
- Jody Sears · Washington State 2008-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Paul Wulff · Washington State 2008-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Todd Sturdy · Washington State 2008-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Tormey · Washington State 2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Dan Lanning*+ · Arizona State 2012-2013 · him DC, Position, them GA, Other
- Del Alexander · Arizona State 2012-2015 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Larry Porter · Arizona State 2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mike Norvell* · Arizona State 2012-2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Paul Randolph · Arizona State 2012-2014 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Ron West · Arizona State 2012 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Todd Graham · Arizona State 2012-2015 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Chris Thomsen · Arizona State 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Trent Figg · Arizona State 2013 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Keith Patterson · Arizona State 2014-2015 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Kenny Dillingham* · Arizona State 2014-2015 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Brennan Marion · Arizona State 2015 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Ryan Silverfield* · Arizona State 2015 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Chip Long · Memphis 2016 · him DC, them OC
- Dan Lanning*+ · Memphis 2016-2017 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Darrell Dickey · Memphis 2016-2017 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
- Kenny Dillingham* · Memphis 2016-2018 · him DC, them GA, OC, Position
- Marcus Woodson · Memphis 2016-2017 · him DC, them Position
- Mike Norvell* · Memphis 2016-2018 · him DC, them Head coach
- Paul Randolph · Memphis 2016-2018 · him DC, them Position
- Ryan Silverfield* · Memphis 2016-2018 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Reggie Howard · Memphis 2017 · him DC, them Analyst
- Scott Symons · Memphis 2018 · him DC, them Position
- Will Hall* · Memphis 2018 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Jerry Partridge · Northern Arizona 2019-2022 · him Head coach, them DC
- Aaron Pflugrad · Northern Arizona 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them OC
- Joel Filani · Northern Arizona 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Kevin Clune · Northern Arizona 2023 · him Head coach, them DC
- Corey Batoon · Missouri 2024-2026 · him Analyst, them DC
- Curtis Luper · Missouri 2024-2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- D. J. Smith · Missouri 2024 · him Analyst, them DC, Other, Position
- David Blackwell · Missouri 2024-2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Missouri 2024-2026 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Jacob Yoro · Missouri 2024-2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Kirby Moore* · Missouri 2024-2025 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Sean Gleeson · Missouri 2024-2025 · him Analyst, them Analyst, Position
- Derek Nicholson · Missouri 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Alex Atkins · Missouri 2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Chip Lindsey · Missouri 2026 · him Analyst, them OC
- Garrett Riley · Missouri 2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- John Papuchis · Missouri 2026 · him Analyst, them Analyst, ST coord.
Played together
- Jerry Partridge · Missouri Western 1982-1986
- Paul Rhoads · Missouri Western 1985-1986