Coaches
Charlie Harbison
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Charlie Harbison
Played at Gardner-Webb 1978-1981
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-1993 | Gardner-Webb | Position | Wide receivers coach | not known |
| 1994 | UTEP | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 1995-1997 | Clemson | Position | Defensive backs coach | Tommy West |
| 1998-2000 | Alabama | Position | Defensive backs coach | Mike DuBose |
| 2001-2002 | LSU | Position | Defensive backs coach | Nick Saban |
| 2003-2006 | Alabama | Position | Wide receivers coach | Mike Shula |
| 2007-2008 | Mississippi State | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Sylvester Croom |
| 2009-2012 | Clemson | DC | Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach✓ | Dabo Swinney* |
| 2013-2014 | Auburn | DC | Defensive coordinator & safeties coach✓ | Gus Malzahn |
| 2015-2017 | Louisiana | DC | Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach✓ | Mark Hudspeth |
| 2018 | Arizona Cardinals (pro) | Position | Assistant defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2019 | App State | Position | Cornerbacks coach | Eli Drinkwitz*+ |
| 2020-2021 | Missouri | Position | Associate head coach & defensive backs coach | Eli Drinkwitz*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Mississippi State | Defensive coordinator | 55 | 51 | 36 | 10 | 120 |
| 2011 | Clemson | Co-defensive coordinator | 63 | 67 | 74 | 15 | 120 |
| 2012 | Clemson | Co-defensive coordinator | 39 | 38 | 20 | 63 | 124 |
| 2013 | Auburn | Co-defensive coordinator | 99 | 50 | 71 | 108 | 125 |
| 2014 | Auburn | Defensive coordinator (interim) | 67 | 63 | 58 | 99 | 128 |
| 2015 | Louisiana | Co-defensive coordinator | 100 | 97 | 42 | 89 | 128 |
| 2016 | Louisiana | Defensive coordinator | 29 | 47 | 44 | 100 | 128 |
| 2017 | Louisiana | Defensive coordinator | 124 | 128 | 127 | 29 | 130 |
Worked under
- Tommy West · Clemson 1995-1997 (Position)
- Mike DuBose · Alabama 1998-2000 (Position)
- Nick Saban · LSU 2001-2002 (Position)
- Mike Shula · Alabama 2003-2006 (Position)
- Sylvester Croom · Mississippi State 2007-2008 (DC)
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2009-2012 (DC, Position)
- Gus Malzahn · Auburn 2013-2014 (DC, Position)
- Mark Hudspeth · Louisiana 2015-2017 (DC, Position)
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · App State 2019 (Position)
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Missouri 2020-2021 (Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Darrell Dickey · UTEP 1994 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Sean Kugler · UTEP 1994 · him Position, them Position, Strength
- Todd Whitten · UTEP 1994 · him Position, them Position
- Ellis Johnson · Clemson 1995-1996 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Reggie Herring · Clemson 1995-1997 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Rick Stockstill · Clemson 1995-1997 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Scot Sloan · Clemson 1995 · him Position, them GA
- Tommy West · Clemson 1995-1997 · him Position, them Head coach
- Steve Ensminger · Clemson 1997 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Charlie Stubbs · Alabama 1998-2000 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Dabo Swinney* · Alabama 1998-2000 · him Position, them Position
- Ellis Johnson · Alabama 1998-2000 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Kevin Sherrer · Alabama 1998-2000 · him Position, them GA
- Neil Callaway · Alabama 1998-2000 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Bloomgren · Alabama 1999-2000 · him Position, them GA
- Derek Dooley · LSU 2001-2002 · him Position, them Position
- Jimbo Fisher · LSU 2001-2002 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Michael Haywood · LSU 2001-2002 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Nick Saban · LSU 2001-2002 · him Position, them Head coach
- Will Muschamp · LSU 2001 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Ball · 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
- Ellis Johnson · Mississippi State 2007 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Reed Stringer · Mississippi State 2007-2008 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Sylvester Croom · Mississippi State 2007-2008 · him DC, them Head coach
- Wes Goodwin · Mississippi State 2007-2008 · him DC, them Other
- Woody McCorvey · Mississippi State 2007-2008 · him DC, them OC
- Billy Napier* · Clemson 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Rumph · Clemson 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2009-2012 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Scott · Clemson 2009-2012 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Kevin Steele · Clemson 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Wes Goodwin · Clemson 2009-2012 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, GA
- Chad Morris · Clemson 2011-2012 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Marion Hobby · Clemson 2011-2012 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Robbie Caldwell · Clemson 2011-2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tony Elliott* · Clemson 2011-2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Zac Alley · Clemson 2011-2012 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Brent Venables* · Clemson 2012 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Brandon Hall · Auburn 2013 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Brent Dearmon · Auburn 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Chip Lindsey · Auburn 2013 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Dameyune Craig · Auburn 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Dell McGee* · Auburn 2013 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Ellis Johnson · Auburn 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Gus Malzahn · Auburn 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Jonathan Brewer · Auburn 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Kodi Burns · Auburn 2013 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Rhett Lashlee* · Auburn 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Skyler Cassity · Auburn 2014 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Travis Williams · Auburn 2014 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Jay Johnson · Louisiana 2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jorge Munoz · Louisiana 2015-2016 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Mark Hudspeth · Louisiana 2015-2017 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Melvin Smith · Louisiana 2015 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Mike Lucas · Louisiana 2015-2017 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Reed Stringer · Louisiana 2015-2017 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- John Simon · Louisiana 2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Michael Desormeaux* · Louisiana 2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Austin Armstrong · Louisiana 2017 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Rob Sale · Louisiana 2017 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Will Hall* · Louisiana 2017 · him DC, Position, them OC
- D. J. Smith · App State 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · App State 2019 · him Position, them Head coach
- Garrett Riley · App State 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Greg Gasparato · App State 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Shawn Clark · App State 2019 · him Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Ted Roof · App State 2019 · him Position, them DC
- Bush Hamdan · Missouri 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Casey Woods* · Missouri 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Curtis Luper · Missouri 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Position
- D. J. Smith · Missouri 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Position
- David Gibbs · Missouri 2020 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Missouri 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Ryan Walters · Missouri 2020 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Matt Linehan · Missouri 2021 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Steve Wilks · Missouri 2021 · him Other, Position, them DC