Coaches
Rick Smith
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Rick Smith
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-1973 | Amos P. Godby HS (FL) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1975-1976 | Wakulla HS (FL) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1979-1981 | East Tennessee State | Position | DB | not known |
| 1982 | Marianna HS (FL) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1983-1985 | Georgia Tech | Position | LB | not known |
| 1986 | Alabama | Position | DB | not known |
| 1987-1989 | Baylor | Position | DB | not known |
| 1990-1995 | Kentucky | Position | DB | not known |
| 1996 | Kentucky | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 1997-1998 | Tulane | DC | DC | Tommy Bowden |
| 1999-2000 | Cincinnati | DC | DC | Rick Minter |
| 2001 | Kentucky | Position | AHC/DB/RC | Guy Morriss |
| 2002-2003 | Louisiana Tech | DC | co-DC/DB | Jack Bicknell |
| 2004 | Berlin Thunder (unknown) | Position | DB | not known |
| 2005-2006 | East Carolina | Position | DB | Skip Holtz |
| 2007-2009 | East Carolina | Position | AHC/DB | Skip Holtz |
| 2010-2012 | South Florida | Position | AHC/DB | Skip Holtz |
| 2013-2015 | East Carolina | DC | DC/DB✓ | Ruffin McNeill |
| 2016 | East Carolina | Position | DB | Scottie Montgomery |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | East Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 48 | 57 | 30 | 110 | 125 |
| 2014 | East Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 47 | 40 | 21 | 48 | 128 |
| 2015 | East Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 75 | 59 | 69 | 47 | 128 |
Worked under
- Tommy Bowden · Tulane 1997-1998 (DC)
- Rick Minter · Cincinnati 1999-2000 (DC)
- Guy Morriss · Kentucky 2001 (Other, Position)
- Jack Bicknell · Louisiana Tech 2002-2003 (DC, Position)
- Skip Holtz · East Carolina 2005-2009 (Other, Position)
- Skip Holtz · South Florida 2010-2012 (Other, Position)
- Ruffin McNeill · East Carolina 2013-2015 (DC, Position)
- Scottie Montgomery · East Carolina 2016 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Joe Kines · Alabama 1986 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Sylvester Croom · Alabama 1986 · him Position, them Position
- Joker Phillips · Kentucky 1990-1996 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Tommy Bowden · Kentucky 1990 · him Position, them OC
- Tony Petersen · Kentucky 1990 · him Position, them GA
- Lovie Smith · Kentucky 1992 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Archer · Kentucky 1993-1995 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Frank Scelfo · Tulane 1997-1998 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Rich Rodriguez* · Tulane 1997-1998 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Tommy Bowden · Tulane 1997-1998 · him DC, them Head coach
- Chris Scelfo · Tulane 1998 · him DC, them Head coach
- Greg Hudson · Cincinnati 1999-2000 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Jimbo Fisher · Cincinnati 1999 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Rick Minter · Cincinnati 1999-2000 · him DC, them Head coach
- Brent Pease · Kentucky 2001 · him Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Guy Morriss · Kentucky 2001 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Jack Bicknell · Louisiana Tech 2002-2003 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Randy Bates · Louisiana Tech 2002-2003 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tony Levine · Louisiana Tech 2002 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Donnie Kirkpatrick · East Carolina 2005-2015 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Greg Hudson · East Carolina 2005-2009 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Skip Holtz · East Carolina 2005-2009 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Steve Shankweiler · East Carolina 2005-2009 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Todd Fitch · East Carolina 2007-2009 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Dwayne Ledford · East Carolina 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Joe Sloan · South Florida 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Kevin Patrick · South Florida 2010-2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Larry Scott · South Florida 2010-2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Mark Snyder · South Florida 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Marquel Blackwell · South Florida 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Peter Vaas · South Florida 2010-2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Skip Holtz · South Florida 2010-2012 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Todd Fitch · South Florida 2010-2012 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Cosh · South Florida 2012 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Garrett Riley · East Carolina 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them GA, Position
- Lincoln Riley*+ · East Carolina 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Ruffin McNeill · East Carolina 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Brad Davis · East Carolina 2015 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Dave Nichol · East Carolina 2015 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Kenwick Thompson · East Carolina 2016 · him Position, them DC
- Scottie Montgomery · East Carolina 2016 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tony Petersen · East Carolina 2016 · him Position, them OC, Position