Coaches
Paul Randolph
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Paul Randolph
Played at UT Martin 1984-1987
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | UT Martin | Position | LB | not known |
| 1999 | Valdosta State | Position | DL | not known |
| 2000 | Illinois State | ST coord. | DL/ST | not known |
| 2001 | Toledo | ST coord. | DL/ST | Tom Amstutz |
| 2002 | West Virginia | ST coord. | DL/ST | Rich Rodriguez* |
| 2003-2005 | Alabama | Position | DE | Mike Shula |
| 2006 | Rice | DC | AHC/DC/LB✓ | Todd Graham |
| 2007-2010 | Tulsa | DC | Co-DC/DL✓ | Todd Graham |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh | DC | Co-DC/DL✓ | Todd Graham |
| 2012-2014 | Arizona State | DC | Co-DC/DL✓ | Todd Graham |
| 2015 | Arizona State | Other | Associate AD | Todd Graham |
| 2016-2018 | Memphis | Position | DL | Mike Norvell* |
| 2019-2021 | Texas Tech | Position | DL | Matt Wells |
| 2022-2023 | Indiana | Position | DL | Tom Allen |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | Position | DL | Mike Gundy |
| 2025- | Louisiana Tech | Position | DL | Sonny Cumbie* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Rice | Defensive coordinator | 107 | 91 | 85 | 115 | 119 |
| 2007 | Tulsa | Co-defensive coordinator | 41 | 112 | 41 | 29 | 119 |
| 2008 | Tulsa | Co-defensive coordinator | 73 | 78 | 49 | 41 | 120 |
| 2009 | Tulsa | Co-defensive coordinator | 38 | 56 | 42 | 73 | 120 |
| 2010 | Tulsa | Co-defensive coordinator | 88 | 79 | 82 | 38 | 120 |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh | Co-defensive coordinator | 46 | 32 | 61 | 46 | 120 |
| 2012 | Arizona State | Defensive coordinator | 13 | 28 | 8 | 99 | 124 |
| 2013 | Arizona State | Defensive coordinator | 77 | 53 | 23 | 13 | 125 |
Worked under
- Tom Amstutz · Toledo 2001 (Position, ST coord.)
- Rich Rodriguez* · West Virginia 2002 (Position, ST coord.)
- Mike Shula · Alabama 2003-2005 (Position)
- Todd Graham · Rice 2006 (DC, Other, Position)
- Todd Graham · Tulsa 2007-2010 (DC, Position)
- Todd Graham · Pittsburgh 2011 (DC, Position)
- Todd Graham · Arizona State 2012-2014 (DC, Position)
- Mike Norvell* · Memphis 2016-2018 (Position)
- Matt Wells · Texas Tech 2019-2021 (Position)
- Tom Allen · Indiana 2022-2023 (Position)
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2024 (Position)
- Sonny Cumbie* · Louisiana Tech 2025-2026 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Larry Porter · UT Martin 1998 · him Position, them Position
- Denver Johnson · Illinois State 2000 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Steve Wilks · Illinois State 2000 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Rob Spence · Toledo 2001 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Tom Amstutz · Toledo 2001 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Head coach, Other
- Bill Stewart · West Virginia 2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Position, ST coord.
- Calvin Magee · West Virginia 2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Herb Hand · West Virginia 2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Jeff Casteel · West Virginia 2002 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Rich Rodriguez* · West Virginia 2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Todd Graham · West Virginia 2002 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other, Position
- Tony Gibson* · West Virginia 2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Charlie Harbison · Alabama 2003-2005 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Ball · Alabama 2003-2005 · him Position, them Position
- David Rader · Alabama 2003-2005 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Price · Alabama 2003 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mike Shula · Alabama 2003-2005 · him Position, them Head coach
- Gabe Giardina · Alabama 2004 · him Position, them Other
- Joe Kines · Alabama 2005 · him Position, them DC
- David Beaty · Rice 2006 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Major Applewhite* · Rice 2006 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Todd Graham · Rice 2006 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Bill Blankenship · Tulsa 2007-2010 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Gus Malzahn · Tulsa 2007-2008 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Herb Hand · Tulsa 2007-2009 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Keith Patterson · Tulsa 2007-2010 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Norvell* · Tulsa 2007-2010 · him DC, Position, them GA, Other, Position
- Todd Graham · Tulsa 2007-2010 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Jake Spavital · Tulsa 2008 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Ron West · Tulsa 2009 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Chad Morris · Tulsa 2010 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Jason Semore · Tulsa 2010 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Van Malone · Tulsa 2010 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Calvin Magee · Pittsburgh 2011 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Dan Lanning*+ · Pittsburgh 2011 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Keith Patterson · Pittsburgh 2011 · him DC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Matt Caponi · Pittsburgh 2011 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Mike Norvell* · Pittsburgh 2011 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Todd Dodge · Pittsburgh 2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Todd Graham · Pittsburgh 2011 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Tony Gibson* · Pittsburgh 2011 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Chris Ball · Arizona State 2012-2014 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Dan Lanning*+ · Arizona State 2012-2013 · him DC, Position, them GA, Other
- Del Alexander · Arizona State 2012-2014 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Larry Porter · Arizona State 2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mike Norvell* · Arizona State 2012-2014 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Ron West · Arizona State 2012 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Todd Graham · Arizona State 2012-2014 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Chris Thomsen · Arizona State 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Trent Figg · Arizona State 2013 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Keith Patterson · Arizona State 2014 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Kenny Dillingham* · Arizona State 2014 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Chip Long · Memphis 2016 · him Position, them OC
- Chris Ball · Memphis 2016-2018 · him Position, them DC
- Dan Lanning*+ · Memphis 2016-2017 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Darrell Dickey · Memphis 2016-2017 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Kenny Dillingham* · Memphis 2016-2018 · him Position, them GA, OC, Position
- Marcus Woodson · Memphis 2016-2017 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Norvell* · Memphis 2016-2018 · him Position, them Head coach
- Ryan Silverfield* · Memphis 2016-2018 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Reggie Howard · Memphis 2017 · him Position, them Analyst
- Scott Symons · Memphis 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Will Hall* · Memphis 2018 · him Position, them Other, Position
- David Yost · Texas Tech 2019-2021 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Joel Filani · Texas Tech 2019-2021 · him Position, them Position
- Keith Patterson · Texas Tech 2019-2021 · him Position, them DC
- Kerry Cooks · Texas Tech 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Matt Wells · Texas Tech 2019-2021 · him Position, them Head coach
- Skyler Cassity · Texas Tech 2019 · him Position, them GA
- Derek Jones · Texas Tech 2020-2021 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Kevin Cosgrove · Texas Tech 2020-2021 · him Position, them Position
- Nick Holt · Texas Tech 2021 · him Position, them Analyst
- Sonny Cumbie* · Texas Tech 2021 · him Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Adam Henry · Indiana 2022 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Chad Wilt · Indiana 2022-2023 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Rod Carey · Indiana 2022-2023 · him Position, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Tom Allen · Indiana 2022-2023 · him Position, them Head coach
- Walt Bell · Indiana 2022-2023 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Anthony Tucker · Indiana 2023 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Justin Fuente · Indiana 2023 · him Position, them Analyst
- Matt Guerrieri · Indiana 2023 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Bryan Nardo · Oklahoma State 2024 · him Position, them DC
- Chris Thurmond · Oklahoma State 2024 · him Position, them Analyst
- Greg Brown · Oklahoma State 2024 · him Position, them Analyst
- Joe Bob Clements · Oklahoma State 2024 · him Position, them DC
- Kasey Dunn · Oklahoma State 2024 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2024 · him Position, them Head coach
- Luke Olson · Louisiana Tech 2025-2026 · him Position, them DC
- Sonny Cumbie* · Louisiana Tech 2025-2026 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tony Franklin · Louisiana Tech 2025 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Dexter McCoil · Louisiana Tech 2026 · him Position, them Position
- Nathan Young · Louisiana Tech 2026 · him Position, them OC