Coaches
Chris Cosh
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Chris Cosh
Played at Virginia Tech 1977-1981
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Virginia Tech | Other | SA | not known |
| 1984 | Minnesota | GA | GA | Lou Holtz |
| 1985-1988 | Wisconsin Oshkosh | DC | DC | not known |
| 1989 | Southeast Missouri State | DC | DC | not known |
| 1990 | UNLV | Position | LB | not known |
| 1991 | Minnesota | Position | DL | not known |
| 1992-1994 | Illinois | Position | LB | Lou Tepper |
| 1995 | Illinois | Position | AHC/LB | Lou Tepper |
| 1996 | Illinois | DC | DC/BB | Lou Tepper |
| 1997 | Maryland | Position | LB/RC | Ron Vanderlinden |
| 1998 | Michigan State | DC | DC | Nick Saban |
| 1999-2002 | South Carolina | Position | LB | Lou Holtz |
| 2003 | South Carolina | DC | DC/LB | Lou Holtz |
| 2004-2005 | Kansas State | Position | LB | Bill Snyder |
| 2006-2008 | Maryland | DC | DC/LB✓ | Ralph Friedgen |
| 2009 | Kansas State | DC | AHC/co-DC✓ | Bill Snyder |
| 2010-2011 | Kansas State | DC | AHC/DC✓ | Bill Snyder |
| 2012 | South Florida | DC | DC/LB✓ | Skip Holtz |
| 2013-2014 | Buffalo | Position | DL | Jeff Quinn |
| 2015 | North Texas | DC | DC✓ | Dan McCarney |
| 2016 | Richmond | DC | DC | not known |
| 2017-2019 | Delaware | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 2021 | Christopher Newport | DC | DC | not known |
| 2022 | Hampton | DC | Co-DC✓ | not known |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | Analyst | Analyst | Lance Taylor* |
| 2023 | Hampton | DC | Co-defensive coordinator · season pages | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Maryland | Defensive coordinator | 82 | 52 | 60 | 58 | 119 |
| 2007 | Maryland | Defensive coordinator | 65 | 28 | 73 | 82 | 119 |
| 2008 | Maryland | Defensive coordinator | 74 | 45 | 65 | 65 | 120 |
| 2009 | Kansas State | Co-defensive coordinator | 77 | 49 | 65 | 104 | 120 |
| 2010 | Kansas State | Defensive coordinator | 105 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 120 |
| 2011 | Kansas State | Defensive coordinator | 64 | 65 | 101 | 105 | 120 |
| 2012 | South Florida | Defensive coordinator | 107 | 65 | 86 | 49 | 124 |
| 2015 | North Texas | Defensive coordinator | 119 | 123 | 123 | 65 | 128 |
Worked under
- Lou Holtz · Minnesota 1984 (GA)
- Lou Tepper · Illinois 1992-1996 (DC, Other, Position)
- Ron Vanderlinden · Maryland 1997 (Other, Position)
- Nick Saban · Michigan State 1998 (DC)
- Lou Holtz · South Carolina 1999-2003 (DC, Position)
- Bill Snyder · Kansas State 2004-2011 (DC, Other, Position)
- Ralph Friedgen · Maryland 2006-2008 (DC, Position)
- Skip Holtz · South Florida 2012 (DC, Position)
- Jeff Quinn · Buffalo 2013-2014 (Position)
- Dan McCarney · North Texas 2015 (DC)
- Lance Taylor* · Western Michigan 2023 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Jeff Horton · Minnesota 1984 · him GA, them GA
- Phil Elmassian · Minnesota 1984 · him GA, them Position
- Ron Cooper · Minnesota 1984 · him GA, them GA
- Eddie Gran · Southeast Missouri State 1989 · him DC, them GA
- Brian White · UNLV 1990 · him Position, them Position
- Chuck Pagano · UNLV 1990 · him Position, them Position
- Jeff Horton · UNLV 1990 · him Position, them Other
- Ron Cooper · UNLV 1990 · him Position, them DC
- Ed Pinkham · Minnesota 1991 · him Position, them Position
- Greg Colby · Illinois 1992-1994 · him Position, them Other
- Lou Tepper · Illinois 1992-1996 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Dan Roushar · Illinois 1995-1996 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Doug Mallory · Maryland 1997 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Mike Gundy · Maryland 1997 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Mike Locksley* · Maryland 1997 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Ron Vanderlinden · Maryland 1997 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Bill Sheridan · Michigan State 1998 · him DC, them Position
- Brian Daboll · Michigan State 1998 · him DC, them GA
- Chuck Bullough · Michigan State 1998 · him DC, them Position
- Gary Tranquill · Michigan State 1998 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Mark Dantonio · Michigan State 1998 · him DC, them Position
- Mel Tucker · Michigan State 1998 · him DC, them GA
- Nick Saban · Michigan State 1998 · him DC, them Head coach
- Todd Grantham · Michigan State 1998 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Charlie Strong · South Carolina 1999-2002 · him Position, them DC
- Oliver Pough · South Carolina 1999-2001 · him Position, them Position
- Skip Holtz · South Carolina 1999-2003 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other
- Todd Fitch · South Carolina 1999-2003 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Joker Phillips · South Carolina 2002 · him Position, them Position
- Chad Staggs · South Carolina 2003 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Bill Snyder · Kansas State 2004-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Del Miller · Kansas State 2004-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Bob Elliott · Kansas State 2005 · him Position, them DC
- John Donovan · Maryland 2006-2008 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ralph Friedgen · Maryland 2006-2008 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Tim Banks · Maryland 2006 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Al Seamonson · Maryland 2008 · him DC, Position, them DC
- James Franklin* · Maryland 2008 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Lee Hull · Maryland 2008 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dana Dimel · Kansas State 2009-2011 · him DC, Other, them OC, Position
- Ricky Rahne* · Kansas State 2009-2010 · him DC, Other, them Position
- Vic Koenning · Kansas State 2009 · him DC, Other, them DC, Other, Position
- Keith Burns · Kansas State 2010 · him DC, Other, them Position
- Tom Hayes · Kansas State 2011 · him DC, Other, them DC, Position
- Kevin Patrick · South Florida 2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Larry Scott · South Florida 2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Peter Vaas · South Florida 2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Rick Smith · South Florida 2012 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Skip Holtz · South Florida 2012 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Todd Fitch · South Florida 2012 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Alex Wood · Buffalo 2013-2014 · him Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Jeff Quinn · Buffalo 2013-2014 · him Position, them Head coach
- Lou Tepper · Buffalo 2013-2014 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Maurice Linguist · Buffalo 2013 · him Position, them Position
- Dan McCarney · North Texas 2015 · him DC, them Head coach
- Kevin Patrick · North Texas 2015 · him DC, them Position
- Mike Canales · North Texas 2015 · him DC, them Head coach, OC, Other, Position
- Nick Quartaro · North Texas 2015 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Blaine McCorkle · Richmond 2016 · him DC, them Position
- Danny Rocco · Richmond 2016 · him DC, them Head coach
- John Garrett · Richmond 2016 · him DC, them OC
- Blaine McCorkle · Delaware 2017 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Danny Rocco · Delaware 2017-2019 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Alex Wood · Delaware 2018-2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bill Cubit · Delaware 2019 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jared Ambrose · Delaware 2019 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Robert Prunty · Hampton 2022-2023 · him DC, them Head coach
- Todd McComb · Hampton 2022-2023 · him DC, them DC
- Trenton Boykin · Hampton 2022-2023 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Zack Patterson · Hampton 2022-2023 · him DC, them OC
- Billy Cosh · Western Michigan 2023 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Lance Taylor* · Western Michigan 2023 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Lou Esposito · Western Michigan 2023 · him Analyst, them DC, Position