Coaches
Art Kaufman
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Art Kaufman
Played at Arkansas Monticello 1976-1980
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Delta State | GA | GA | not known |
| 1983-1986 | Northwestern State | Position | OLB | not known |
| 1987 | Northwestern State | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 1988-1991 | Ole Miss | Position | DE/OLB | not known |
| 1992-1994 | Louisiana Tech | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 1995-2000 | Ole Miss | DC | DC/LB | Tommy Tuberville (1995-1998), David Cutcliffe (1999-2000) |
| 2001-2002 | Arkansas Tech | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2003-2004 | East Carolina | Position | DL | John Thompson |
| 2005-2007 | Middle Tennessee | Position | LB | Andy McCollum (2005), Rick Stockstill (2006-2007) |
| 2008 | Southern Miss | ST coord. | DL/ST | Larry Fedora |
| 2009-2010 | North Carolina | Position | LB | Butch Davis |
| 2011 | North Carolina | DC | DC/LB✓ | Everett Withers |
| 2012 | Texas Tech | DC | DC/LB✓ | Tommy Tuberville |
| 2013 | Cincinnati | DC | DC/LB✓ | Tommy Tuberville |
| 2014-2016 | California | DC | DC✓ | Sonny Dykes* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | North Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 41 | 60 | 55 | 36 | 120 |
| 2012 | Texas Tech | Defensive coordinator | 46 | 96 | 45 | 110 | 124 |
| 2013 | Cincinnati | Defensive coordinator | 63 | 22 | 37 | 71 | 125 |
| 2014 | California | Defensive coordinator | 113 | 107 | 111 | 94 | 128 |
| 2015 | California | Defensive coordinator | 95 | 87 | 102 | 113 | 128 |
| 2016 | California | Defensive coordinator | 125 | 124 | 127 | 95 | 128 |
Worked under
- Tommy Tuberville · Ole Miss 1995-1998 (DC, Position)
- David Cutcliffe · Ole Miss 1999-2000 (DC, Position)
- John Thompson · East Carolina 2003-2004 (Position)
- Andy McCollum · Middle Tennessee 2005 (Position)
- Rick Stockstill · Middle Tennessee 2006-2007 (Position)
- Larry Fedora · Southern Miss 2008 (Position, ST coord.)
- Butch Davis · North Carolina 2009-2010 (Position)
- Everett Withers · North Carolina 2011 (DC, Position)
- Tommy Tuberville · Texas Tech 2012 (DC, Position)
- Tommy Tuberville · Cincinnati 2013 (DC, Position)
- Sonny Dykes* · California 2014-2016 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- John Thompson · Northwestern State 1983-1986 · him Position, them DC
- Ed Orgeron · Northwestern State 1984 · him Position, them GA
- Gunter Brewer · Ole Miss 1988-1989 · him Position, them GA
- Bob Pruett · Ole Miss 1990-1991 · him Position, them Position
- Charlie Strong · Ole Miss 1990 · him Position, them Position
- Eddie Gran · Ole Miss 1995-1998 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Greg Knox · Ole Miss 1995-1998 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- John Lovett · Ole Miss 1995-1998 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Noel Mazzone · Ole Miss 1995-1998 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Tommy Tuberville · Ole Miss 1995-1998 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- David Cutcliffe · Ole Miss 1998-2000 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Derek Jones · Ole Miss 1998-1999 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Kurt Roper · Ole Miss 1999-2000 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Marion Hobby · Ole Miss 1999-2000 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Matt Luke · Ole Miss 1999 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Mike MacIntyre · Ole Miss 1999-2000 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jerry Odom · East Carolina 2003-2004 · him Position, them DC, ST coord.
- John Thompson · East Carolina 2003-2004 · him Position, them Head coach
- Rick Stockstill · East Carolina 2003 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Robert McFarland · East Carolina 2004 · him Position, them Position
- Andy McCollum · Middle Tennessee 2005 · him Position, them Head coach
- Darin Hinshaw · Middle Tennessee 2005 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Derek Jones · Middle Tennessee 2005 · him Position, them Position
- Mark Criner · Middle Tennessee 2005 · him Position, them DC, Position
- G. A. Mangus · Middle Tennessee 2006-2007 · him Position, them OC
- Manny Diaz* · Middle Tennessee 2006-2007 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Rick Stockstill · Middle Tennessee 2006-2007 · him Position, them Head coach
- Willie Simmons* · Middle Tennessee 2007 · him Position, them Position
- Blake Anderson* · Southern Miss 2008 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Chris Kapilovic · Southern Miss 2008 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Darrell Wyatt · Southern Miss 2008 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- David Duggan · Southern Miss 2008 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Frank Wilson · Southern Miss 2008 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Larry Fedora · Southern Miss 2008 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Todd Bradford · Southern Miss 2008 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Butch Davis · North Carolina 2009-2010 · him Position, them Head coach
- Everett Withers · North Carolina 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- John Shoop · North Carolina 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Sam Pittman · North Carolina 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Josh Gattis · North Carolina 2010 · him Position, them GA
- Chad Scott · Texas Tech 2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Chris Thomsen · Texas Tech 2012 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, Position
- John Lovett · Texas Tech 2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Neal Brown* · Texas Tech 2012 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Robert Prunty · Texas Tech 2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Scott Parr · Texas Tech 2012 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Sonny Cumbie* · Texas Tech 2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tommy Tuberville · Texas Tech 2012 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Darin Hinshaw · Cincinnati 2013 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Eddie Gran · Cincinnati 2013 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Robert Prunty · Cincinnati 2013 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Steve Clinkscale · Cincinnati 2013 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tommy Tuberville · Cincinnati 2013 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Tyson Helton* · Cincinnati 2013 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Rob Likens · California 2014 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Sonny Dykes* · California 2014-2016 · him DC, them Head coach
- Tony Franklin · California 2014-2015 · him DC, them OC, Position
- John Lovett · California 2015-2016 · him DC, them Position
- Jake Spavital · California 2016 · him DC, them OC, Position