Coaches
Perry Eliano
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Perry Eliano
Played at Stephen F. Austin 1996-1999
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2002 | Stephen F. Austin | GA | GA | not known |
| 2003-2004 | Central Arkansas | Position | RB/WR | not known |
| 2005 | Sam Houston | Position | Secondary | not known |
| 2006-2009 | Central Arkansas | Position | Secondary | not known |
| 2010 | Central Arkansas | Position | Associate Head Coach/Secondary | not known |
| 2011-2015 | UTSA | ST coord. | STC/SAF | Larry Coker (2012-2015) |
| 2016-2017 | Bowling Green | DC | Associate Head Coach/DC✓ | Mike Jinks |
| 2018-2019 | New Mexico | ST coord. | STC/CB | Bob Davie |
| 2020-2021 | Cincinnati | Position | CB | Luke Fickell* |
| 2022-2023 | Ohio State | Position | SAF | Ryan Day*+ |
| 2024-2025 | Toledo | Position | CB | Jason Candle* |
| 2026- | Syracuse | Position | DB | Fran Brown* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bowling Green | Co-defensive coordinator | 119 | 117 | 93 | 57 | 128 |
| 2017 | Bowling Green | Defensive coordinator | 123 | 116 | 125 | 119 | 130 |
Worked under
- Larry Coker · UTSA 2012-2015 (Position, ST coord.)
- Mike Jinks · Bowling Green 2016-2017 (DC, Other)
- Bob Davie · New Mexico 2018-2019 (Position, ST coord.)
- Luke Fickell* · Cincinnati 2020-2021 (Position)
- Ryan Day*+ · Ohio State 2022-2023 (Position)
- Jason Candle* · Toledo 2024-2025 (Position)
- Fran Brown* · Syracuse 2026 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Kim Dameron · Stephen F. Austin 2001-2002 · him GA, them DC
- Mike Santiago · Stephen F. Austin 2001-2002 · him GA, them Head coach
- Chris Thomsen · Central Arkansas 2003-2004 · him Position, them Position
- Ken Collums · Central Arkansas 2003-2004 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Todd Whitten · Sam Houston 2005 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mike Norvell* · Central Arkansas 2006 · him Position, them GA
- Jerry Mack* · Central Arkansas 2008-2009 · him Position, them Position
- Buster Faulkner · Central Arkansas 2009 · him Position, them Position
- Nathan Brown · Central Arkansas 2010 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Larry Coker · UTSA 2011-2015 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Travis Bush · UTSA 2011 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Kevin Brown · UTSA 2012-2015 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Neal Neathery · UTSA 2012-2015 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Andy Padron · Bowling Green 2016-2017 · him DC, Other, them OC
- Kevin Kilmer · Bowling Green 2016-2017 · him DC, Other, them OC
- Marcus White · Bowling Green 2016 · him DC, Other, them DC
- Matt Brock · Bowling Green 2016-2017 · him DC, Other, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Jinks · Bowling Green 2016-2017 · him DC, Other, them Head coach
- Seth Doege · Bowling Green 2016-2017 · him DC, Other, them GA, Position
- Clint Killough · Bowling Green 2017 · him DC, Other, them GA
- Apollo Wright · New Mexico 2018-2019 · him Position, ST coord., them Position, ST coord.
- Bob Davie · New Mexico 2018-2019 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Calvin Magee · New Mexico 2018 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Jordan Peterson · New Mexico 2018-2019 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Kevin Cosgrove · New Mexico 2018 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Joe Dailey · New Mexico 2019 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Colin Hitschler · Cincinnati 2020-2021 · him Position, them Position
- Dan Enos · Cincinnati 2020 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Gino Guidugli · Cincinnati 2020-2021 · him Position, them Position
- Jon Tenuta · Cincinnati 2020 · him Position, them Analyst
- Luke Fickell* · Cincinnati 2020-2021 · him Position, them Head coach
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Cincinnati 2020 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Denbrock · Cincinnati 2020-2021 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Tressel · Cincinnati 2021 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Brian Hartline* · Ohio State 2022-2023 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Corey Dennis · Ohio State 2022-2023 · him Position, them Position
- Jim Knowles · Ohio State 2022-2023 · him Position, them DC
- Justin Frye · Ohio State 2022-2023 · him Position, them Position
- Keenan Bailey · Ohio State 2022-2023 · him Position, them Analyst, Other, Position
- Kevin Wilson · Ohio State 2022 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Larry Johnson · Ohio State 2022-2023 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Matt Guerrieri · Ohio State 2022 · him Position, them Analyst
- Ryan Day*+ · Ohio State 2022-2023 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tim Walton · Ohio State 2022-2023 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Todd Fitch · Ohio State 2022-2023 · him Position, them Analyst
- Derek Sage · Toledo 2024-2025 · him Position, them Position
- Jason Candle* · Toledo 2024-2025 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mike Hallett · Toledo 2024-2025 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Robert Weiner · Toledo 2024-2025 · him Position, them Head coach, OC
- Ross Watson · Toledo 2024-2025 · him Position, them DC
- Vince Kehres · Toledo 2024-2025 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Don Brown · Syracuse 2026 · him Position, them Analyst
- Fran Brown* · Syracuse 2026 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Nixon · Syracuse 2026 · him Position, them OC, Position
- John Scott Jr. · Syracuse 2026 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Josh Gattis · Syracuse 2026 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Johnson · Syracuse 2026 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Vince Kehres · Syracuse 2026 · him Position, them DC
Played together
- Drew Svoboda · Stephen F. Austin 1996-1999