THIRD AND DATA

Coaches

Blake Anderson

His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)

All coaches

Blake Anderson*

Head coach, Southern Miss · Played at Baylor 1987-1989, Sam Houston 1989-1991 · alma mater (CFBD): Sam Houston

Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26

YearsTeamRoleTitleHead coach
1992Eastern New MexicoGAGAnot known
1993Eastern New MexicoPositionWRnot known
1994Howard PaynePositionWRnot known
1995-1997Trinity ValleyPositionQB/WR/DB/RCnot known
1998Trinity ValleyOCOCnot known
1999-2000New MexicoPositionRBRocky Long
2001New MexicoPositionWRRocky Long
2002-2004Middle TennesseeOCco-OC/WRAndy McCollum
2007LouisianaOCOC/QB✓Rickey Bustle
2008-2009Southern MissPositionRGC/QBLarry Fedora
2010-2011Southern MissOCOC/QB✓Larry Fedora
2012-2013North CarolinaOCOC/QB✓Larry Fedora
2014-2020Arkansas StateHead coachHead coach✓himself
2021-2023Utah StateHead coachHead coach✓himself
2025Southern MissOCOC/QB✓Charles Huff*
2025Southern MissHead coachinterimHead coach (interim) · season pagesCharles Huff*
2026-Southern MissHead coachHead coach✓himself

Record

Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings

SeasonTeamJobEPA/playPoints/poss.SuccessYear beforeTeams
2007LouisianaOffensive coordinator56625646119
2010Southern MissOffensive coordinator37161923120
2011Southern MissOffensive coordinator27193437120
2012North CarolinaOffensive coordinator11101936124
2013North CarolinaOffensive coordinator57364511125
2025Southern MissOffensive coordinator7173108133136
SeasonHead coach atRecordAP before → afterOff EPA/playDef EPA/playSP+Team year beforeTeams
2014Arkansas State7-6- → -6261-0.362% wins128
2015Arkansas State9-4- → -64510.554% wins128
2016Arkansas State8-5- → -1059-1.269% wins128
2017Arkansas State7-5- → -60291.562% wins130
2018Arkansas State8-5- → -46511.258% wins130
2019Arkansas State8-5- → -4979-2.962% wins130
2020Arkansas State4-7- → -2981-6.562% wins127
2021Utah State11-3- → 2463550.117% wins130
2022Utah State6-7- → -11982-13.379% wins131
2023Utah State6-7- → -4788-10.946% wins133
2024Utah State0-0 (0 of 12)- → -31117-10.446% wins134
2025Southern Miss0-1 (1 of 13)- → -7154-7.18% wins136
2026Southern Miss3-6- → -116107-15.954% wins138

Worked under

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Coaches who were on his staffs

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On his staffs · 16

Level 2: on their staffs · 4

  • Aazaar Abdul-Rahim · Massachusetts 2019 (DC, Position) · under Walt Bell
  • Tommy Restivo · Massachusetts 2019-2021 (DC, Position) · under Walt Bell
  • Jim Reid · Massachusetts 2020-2021 (Analyst) · under Walt Bell
  • Alex Miller · Massachusetts 2021 (Position) · under Walt Bell

Coached together

  • Bronco Mendenhall* · New Mexico 1999-2001 · him Position, them DC, Position
  • Danny Gonzales · New Mexico 1999-2001 · him Position, them GA
  • Rocky Long · New Mexico 1999-2001 · him Position, them Head coach
  • Andy McCollum · Middle Tennessee 2002-2004 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
  • Darin Hinshaw · Middle Tennessee 2002-2004 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
  • Steve Campbell · Middle Tennessee 2002 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
  • Bradley Dale Peveto · Middle Tennessee 2003-2004 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
  • Mark Criner · Middle Tennessee 2004 · him OC, Position, them Position
  • Kevin Fouquier · Louisiana 2007 · him OC, Position, them DC
  • Rickey Bustle · Louisiana 2007 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
  • Shawn Quinn · Louisiana 2007 · him OC, Position, them Position
  • Walt Bell · Louisiana 2007 · him OC, Position, them GA
  • Art Kaufman · Southern Miss 2008 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
  • Chris Kapilovic · Southern Miss 2008-2011 · him OC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
  • Darrell Wyatt · Southern Miss 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, them OC
  • David Duggan · Southern Miss 2008-2011 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
  • Frank Wilson · Southern Miss 2008 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
  • Larry Fedora · Southern Miss 2008-2011 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
  • Todd Bradford · Southern Miss 2008-2010 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC
  • Travaris Robinson · Southern Miss 2009 · him Other, Position, them Position
  • Grady Brown · Southern Miss 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
  • Kasey Dunn · Southern Miss 2010 · him OC, Position, them Position
  • Walt Bell · Southern Miss 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them GA, Position
  • Dan Disch · Southern Miss 2011 · him OC, Position, them DC
  • Chris Kapilovic · North Carolina 2012-2013 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
  • Dan Disch · North Carolina 2012-2013 · him OC, Position, them DC
  • David Duggan · North Carolina 2012 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
  • Gunter Brewer · North Carolina 2012-2013 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
  • Larry Fedora · North Carolina 2012-2013 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
  • Vic Koenning · North Carolina 2012-2013 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
  • Walt Bell · North Carolina 2012-2013 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
  • Anthony Tucker · Arkansas State 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Glen Elarbee · Arkansas State 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them OC
  • Joe Cauthen · Arkansas State 2014-2018 · him Head coach, them DC
  • Keith Heckendorf · Arkansas State 2014-2020 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
  • Trooper Taylor · Arkansas State 2014-2018 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
  • Walt Bell · Arkansas State 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
  • Allen Rudolph · Arkansas State 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Buster Faulkner · Arkansas State 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
  • David Duggan · Arkansas State 2019-2020 · him Head coach, them DC
  • Ed Pinkham · Arkansas State 2019 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Nick Paremski · Arkansas State 2020 · him Head coach, them DC
  • Anthony Tucker · Utah State 2021-2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
  • Ephraim Banda · Utah State 2021-2022 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
  • Joe Cauthen · Utah State 2023 · him Head coach, them DC
  • Kyle Cefalo · Utah State 2023 · him Head coach, them OC
  • Charles Huff* · Southern Miss 2025 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Head coach
  • Jason Semore · Southern Miss 2025 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC, Position
  • Joe Bolden · Southern Miss 2025-2026 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC, Position, ST coord.
  • Kyle Cefalo · Southern Miss 2026 · him Head coach, them OC

Played together