Coaches
Brian Rock
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Brian Rock
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-1986 | Bowling Green | GA | GA | not known |
| 1987-1991 | Saint Joseph's (IN) | DC | DC | not known |
| 1992-1996 | Western Michigan | Position | TE | not known |
| 1997-1999 | Western Michigan | ST coord. | ST/WR | Gary Darnell |
| 2000-2004 | Western Michigan | OC | OC/WR | Gary Darnell |
| 2005 | Western Michigan | ST coord. | ST/RB | Bill Cubit |
| 2006-2010 | Purdue | Position | WR | Joe Tiller (2006-2008), Danny Hope (2009-2010) |
| 2011-2014 | Kent State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Darrell Hazell (2011-2012), Paul Haynes (2013-2014) |
| 2015-2017 | Holy Cross | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2017 | Holy Cross | Head coachinterim | interim HC/OC/QB | not known |
| 2018 | Oklahoma State | Analyst | OA | Mike Gundy |
| 2019- | Ferris State | Position | AHC/QB | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kent State | Offensive coordinator | 120 | 117 | 120 | 104 | 120 |
| 2012 | Kent State | Offensive coordinator | 92 | 44 | 106 | 120 | 124 |
| 2013 | Kent State | Offensive coordinator | 75 | 95 | 91 | 92 | 125 |
| 2014 | Kent State | Offensive coordinator | 115 | 123 | 116 | 75 | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Holy Cross | FCS | 2-2 |
Worked under
- Gary Darnell · Western Michigan 1997-2004 (OC, Position, ST coord.)
- Bill Cubit · Western Michigan 2005 (Position, ST coord.)
- Joe Tiller · Purdue 2006-2008 (Position)
- Danny Hope · Purdue 2009-2010 (Position)
- Darrell Hazell · Kent State 2011-2012 (OC, Position)
- Paul Haynes · Kent State 2013-2014 (OC, Position)
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2018 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Jon Hoke · Bowling Green 1985-1986 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Terry Malone · Bowling Green 1986 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Darrell Hazell · Western Michigan 1995-1996 · him Position, them Position
- Bill Cubit · Western Michigan 1997-2005 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach, OC, Position
- Gary Darnell · Western Michigan 1997-2004 · him OC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Jim Knowles · Western Michigan 1997-2000 · him OC, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Sam Pittman · Western Michigan 1999 · him Position, ST coord., them Other
- Dan Enos · Western Michigan 2000-2002 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Charley Molnar · Western Michigan 2003-2004 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Dick Bumpas · Western Michigan 2003 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Bob Diaco · Western Michigan 2004 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Van Malone · Western Michigan 2004 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Chuck Bullough · Western Michigan 2005 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- George McDonald · Western Michigan 2005 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Jake Moreland · Western Michigan 2005 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Scott Shafer · Western Michigan 2005 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Steve Morrison · Western Michigan 2005 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Tim Lester · Western Michigan 2005 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Bill Legg · Purdue 2006-2007 · him Position, them OC
- Brock Spack · Purdue 2006-2008 · him Position, them DC
- Ed Zaunbrecher · Purdue 2006-2008 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Tiller · Purdue 2006-2008 · him Position, them Head coach
- Joel Thomas · Purdue 2006-2008 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Jacobs* · Purdue 2006-2007 · him Position, them GA
- Danny Hope · Purdue 2008-2010 · him Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Donn Landholm · Purdue 2009 · him Position, them DC
- Gary Nord · Purdue 2009-2010 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Shawn Clark · Purdue 2009-2010 · him Position, them Position
- Gary Emanuel · Purdue 2010 · him Position, them DC
- Darrell Hazell · Kent State 2011-2012 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Jon Heacock · Kent State 2011-2012 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Kent State 2011-2012 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Brian George · Kent State 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Doc Gamble · Kent State 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Paul Haynes · Kent State 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Shawn Clark · Kent State 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Don Treadwell · Kent State 2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tom Gilmore · Holy Cross 2015-2017 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Head coach
- Brian Vaganek · Holy Cross 2017 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Position
- Bob Stitt · Oklahoma State 2018 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Chris Thurmond · Oklahoma State 2018 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Jim Knowles · Oklahoma State 2018 · him Analyst, them DC
- Josh Henson · Oklahoma State 2018 · him Analyst, them Position
- Kasey Dunn · Oklahoma State 2018 · him Analyst, them Position
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2018 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Mike Yurcich · Oklahoma State 2018 · him Analyst, them OC, Position