Coaches
Tom Mason
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tom Mason
Played at Nevada 1976-1977
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-1980 | Walla Walla | Position | DL | not known |
| 1981-1985 | Eastern Washington | Position | LB | not known |
| 1986-1992 | Portland State | DC | DC | not known |
| 1993-1996 | Boise State | DC | DC | not known |
| 1996 | Boise State | Head coachinterim | interim HC | not known |
| 1997 | Northern Iowa | DC | DC | not known |
| 1998 | Nevada | Position | DB | not known |
| 1999 | Nevada | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 2000 | Scottish Claymores (unknown) | Position | DB | not known |
| 2000 | BC Lions (unknown) | Position | WR | not known |
| 2001 | Las Vegas Outlaws (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2001-2007 | Fresno State | Position | LB | Pat Hill |
| 2008-2014 | SMU | DC | DC✓ | June Jones |
| 2014 | SMU | Head coachinterim | interim HC / DC | June Jones |
| 2015 | Hawai'i | DC | DC/ILB✓ | Norm Chow |
| 2016-2017 | UTEP | DC | DC/LB✓ | Sean Kugler (2016), Mike Price (2017) |
| 2019 | Memphis Express (unknown) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2020 | Houston Roughnecks (unknown) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2022-2024 | Central Michigan | Position | LB | Jim McElwain |
| 2025 | Frankfurt Galaxy (unknown) | Position | DB | not known |
| 2026- | Firenze Red Lions (unknown) | DC | DC | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | SMU | Defensive coordinator | 115 | 113 | 112 | 106 | 120 |
| 2009 | SMU | Defensive coordinator | 68 | 63 | 77 | 115 | 120 |
| 2010 | SMU | Defensive coordinator | 73 | 69 | 102 | 68 | 120 |
| 2011 | SMU | Defensive coordinator | 73 | 70 | 67 | 73 | 120 |
| 2012 | SMU | Defensive coordinator | 37 | 48 | 23 | 73 | 124 |
| 2013 | SMU | Defensive coordinator | 83 | 98 | 112 | 37 | 125 |
| 2014 | SMU | Defensive coordinator | 124 | 124 | 124 | 83 | 128 |
| 2015 | Hawai'i | Defensive coordinator | 103 | 116 | 108 | 84 | 128 |
| 2016 | UTEP | Defensive coordinator | 109 | 126 | 123 | 96 | 128 |
| 2017 | UTEP | Defensive coordinator | 118 | 125 | 120 | 109 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Boise State | FCS | 1-9 |
Worked under
- Pat Hill · Fresno State 2001-2007 (Position)
- June Jones · SMU 2008-2014 (DC)
- Norm Chow · Hawai'i 2015 (DC, Position)
- Sean Kugler · UTEP 2016 (DC, Position)
- Mike Price · UTEP 2017 (DC, Position)
- Jim McElwain · Central Michigan 2022-2024 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Jim McElwain · Eastern Washington 1985 · him Position, them GA
- Al Borges · Portland State 1986-1992 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Andy Ludwig · Portland State 1987-1988 · him DC, them Position
- Al Borges · Boise State 1993-1994 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Pete Kwiatkowski · Boise State 1993-1996 · him DC, Head coach, them Position
- Andy Ludwig · Boise State 1995-1996 · him DC, Head coach, them Position
- Robert Anae · Boise State 1996 · him DC, Head coach, them Position
- Jay Niemann · Northern Iowa 1997 · him DC, them Position
- Mike Dunbar · Northern Iowa 1997 · him DC, them Head coach
- Paul Haynes · Northern Iowa 1997 · him DC, them Position
- Ken Wilson · Nevada 1998 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Andy Ludwig · Fresno State 2001 · him Position, them OC
- Pat Hill · Fresno State 2001-2007 · him Position, them Head coach
- Frank Cignetti Jr. · Fresno State 2002-2005 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Dan Brown · Fresno State 2005-2007 · him Position, them DC
- Steve Hagen · Fresno State 2006 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Skipper · Fresno State 2006-2007 · him Position, them Position
- Jim McElwain · Fresno State 2007 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Dan Morrison · SMU 2008-2014 · him DC, Head coach, them OC
- Derrick Odum · SMU 2008-2014 · him DC, Head coach, them Position
- June Jones · SMU 2008-2014 · him DC, Head coach, them Head coach
- Abe Elimimian · SMU 2010-2011 · him DC, them GA
- Jason Phillips · SMU 2012-2014 · him DC, Head coach, them OC
- Timmy Chang* · SMU 2012-2013 · him DC, them GA
- Hal Mumme · SMU 2013 · him DC, them OC
- Abe Elimimian · Hawai'i 2015 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Chris Naeole · Hawai'i 2015 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, Position
- Don Bailey · Hawai'i 2015 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Norm Chow · Hawai'i 2015 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Brent Pease · UTEP 2016-2017 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Brian Natkin · UTEP 2016-2017 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position, ST coord.
- Mack Leftwich · UTEP 2016 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Sean Kugler · UTEP 2016-2017 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Price · UTEP 2017 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Jim McElwain · Central Michigan 2022-2024 · him Position, them Head coach
- Paul Petrino · Central Michigan 2022-2023 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Robb Akey · Central Michigan 2022-2024 · him Position, them DC