Coaches
Major Applewhite
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Major Applewhite*
Head coach, South Alabama · Played at Texas 1998-2001
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2004 | Texas | GA | GA | Mack Brown |
| 2005 | Syracuse | Position | QB | Greg Robinson |
| 2006 | Rice | OC | OC/QB✓ | Todd Graham |
| 2007 | Alabama | OC | OC/QB✓ | Nick Saban |
| 2008-2010 | Texas | Position | AHC/RB | Mack Brown |
| 2011-2012 | Texas | OC | co-OC/RB✓ | Mack Brown |
| 2013 | Texas | OC | co-OC/QB✓ | Mack Brown |
| 2015-2016 | Houston | OC | OC/QB✓ | Tom Herman |
| 2016-2018 | Houston | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2019-2020 | Alabama | Analyst | analyst | Nick Saban |
| 2021-2023 | South Alabama | OC | OC/QB✓ | Kane Wommack |
| 2024- | South Alabama | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Rice | Offensive coordinator | 79 | 68 | 66 | 82 | 119 |
| 2007 | Alabama | Offensive coordinator | 58 | 77 | 40 | 52 | 119 |
| 2011 | Texas | Co-offensive coordinator | 69 | 70 | 55 | 68 | 120 |
| 2012 | Texas | Co-offensive coordinator | 31 | 11 | 38 | 69 | 124 |
| 2013 | Texas | Co-offensive coordinator | 115 | 79 | 104 | 31 | 125 |
| 2015 | Houston | Offensive coordinator | 19 | 12 | 48 | 46 | 128 |
| 2016 | Houston | Offensive coordinator | 68 | 44 | 61 | 19 | 128 |
| 2021 | South Alabama | Offensive coordinator | 86 | 89 | 96 | 98 | 130 |
| 2022 | South Alabama | Offensive coordinator | 45 | 47 | 62 | 86 | 131 |
| 2023 | South Alabama | Offensive coordinator | 16 | 30 | 46 | 45 | 133 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Houston | 0-1 (1 of 13) | 15 → - | 68 | 15 | 10.1 | 93% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Houston | 7-5 | - → - | 52 | 45 | 7.7 | 69% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Houston | 8-5 | - → - | 8 | 107 | 2.3 | 58% wins | 130 |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 7-6 | - → - | 4 | 49 | 2.8 | 54% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 4-8 | - → - | 75 | 121 | -12.7 | 54% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | South Alabama | 4-5 | - → - | 58 | 131 | -12.3 | 33% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Mack Brown · Texas 2003-2013 (GA, OC, Other, Position)
- Greg Robinson · Syracuse 2005 (Position)
- Todd Graham · Rice 2006 (OC, Position)
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2007-2020 (Analyst, OC, Position)
- Tom Herman · Houston 2015-2016 (OC, Position)
- Kane Wommack · South Alabama 2021-2023 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 15
- Brian Johnson · Houston 2017 (OC, Position)
- Chris Scelfo · Houston 2017 (Position)
- Clay Jennings · Houston 2017 (DC)
- Kenny Guiton · Houston 2017-2018 (Position)
- Mark D'Onofrio · Houston 2017-2018 (DC, Position)
- Kendal Briles · Houston 2018 (OC, Other, Position)
- Mark Cala · Houston 2018 (GA)
- Jay Hopson · South Alabama 2024 (Position)
- Jon Bradley · South Alabama 2024 (Position)
- Paul Petrino · South Alabama 2024-2025 (OC, Position)
- Rob Ezell · South Alabama 2024 (OC, Position)
- Will Windham · South Alabama 2024-2025 (DC, Position)
- Broderick Fobbs · South Alabama 2025-2026 (Position)
- Jason Washington · South Alabama 2025-2026 (DC, Position)
- Todd Orlando · South Alabama 2026 (DC)
Coached together
- Carl Reese · Texas 2003 · him GA, them DC
- Duane Akina · Texas 2003-2013 · him GA, OC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Greg Davis · Texas 2003-2010 · him GA, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Mack Brown · Texas 2003-2013 · him GA, OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Michael Haywood · Texas 2003-2004 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Bobby Kennedy · Texas 2004-2010 · him GA, Other, Position, them Position
- Dick Tomey · Texas 2004 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Greg Robinson · Texas 2004-2013 · him GA, OC, Position, them DC
- Brian Pariani · Syracuse 2005 · him Position, them OC
- Greg Robinson · Syracuse 2005 · him Position, them Head coach
- Steve Russ · Syracuse 2005 · him Position, them Position
- David Beaty · Rice 2006 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Paul Randolph · Rice 2006 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Todd Graham · Rice 2006 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Curt Cignetti*+ · Alabama 2007 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Kevin Steele · Alabama 2007 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Kirby Smart*+ · Alabama 2007 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Lance Taylor* · Alabama 2007 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2007-2020 · him Analyst, OC, Position, them Head coach
- Rob Sale · Alabama 2007 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, Strength
- Travis Trickett · Alabama 2007 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Will Muschamp · Texas 2008-2010 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Blake Baker · Texas 2010-2012 · him OC, Other, Position, them GA
- Bryan Harsin · Texas 2011-2012 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Manny Diaz* · Texas 2011-2013 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Tom Kaufman · Texas 2011 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Ephraim Banda · Texas 2012-2013 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Darrell Wyatt · Texas 2013 · him OC, Position, them OC
- Eman Naghavi · Texas 2013 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Larry Porter · Texas 2013 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Craig Naivar · Houston 2015-2016 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC
- Drew Mehringer · Houston 2015 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jason Washington · Houston 2015-2016 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Kenny Guiton · Houston 2015-2018 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them GA, Position
- Todd Orlando · Houston 2015-2016 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Tom Herman · Houston 2015-2016 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Head coach
- A. J. Ricker · Houston 2016 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Analyst
- Brian Johnson · Houston 2017 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Chris Scelfo · Houston 2017 · him Head coach, them Position
- Clay Jennings · Houston 2017 · him Head coach, them DC
- Mark D'Onofrio · Houston 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Kendal Briles · Houston 2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Mark Cala · Houston 2018 · him Head coach, them GA
- A. J. Milwee · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Alex Mortensen* · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Butch Jones* · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Charles Huff* · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Analyst, them Position
- Charles Kelly* · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Analyst, them DC, Other, Position
- Chris Weinke · Alabama 2019 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Holmon Wiggins · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Analyst, them Position
- Jeff Banks · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- Kyle Flood · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Analyst, them Position
- Mike Stoops · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Pete Golding*+ · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Rob Ezell · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Sal Sunseri · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Analyst, them Position
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Tino Sunseri · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Analyst, them GA
- Vinnie Sunseri · Alabama 2019 · him Analyst, them GA
- Charlie Strong · Alabama 2020 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Max Bullough · Alabama 2020 · him Analyst, them GA
- Corey Batoon · South Alabama 2021-2023 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Kane Wommack · South Alabama 2021-2023 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Rob Ezell · South Alabama 2021-2024 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Will Windham · South Alabama 2021-2025 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jay Hopson · South Alabama 2023-2024 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Position
- Jon Bradley · South Alabama 2024 · him Head coach, them Position
- Paul Petrino · South Alabama 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Broderick Fobbs · South Alabama 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jason Washington · South Alabama 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Todd Orlando · South Alabama 2026 · him Head coach, them DC
Played together
- Kendal Briles · Texas 2001