Coaches
Walt Wells
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Walt Wells
Played at Austin Peay 1986-1989
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1996 | Cumberland (TN) | OC | AHC/OC | not known |
| 1997-1999 | Eastern Kentucky | Position | TE | not known |
| 2000-2002 | Eastern Kentucky | Position | OL | not known |
| 2003-2012 | Western Kentucky | OC | OC/OL | David Elson (2007-2009), Willie Taggart (2010-2012) |
| 2013 | South Florida | OC | OC/OL✓ | Willie Taggart |
| 2014 | New Mexico State | Position | OL | Doug Martin |
| 2015 | Eastern Kentucky | Position | AHC/OL | not known |
| 2016 | Tennessee | Analyst | OQC | Butch Jones* |
| 2017 | Tennessee | Position | OL | Butch Jones* |
| 2018-2019 | Kentucky | Analyst | QC | Mark Stoops |
| 2020- | Eastern Kentucky | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | South Florida | Offensive coordinator | 113 | 121 | 124 | 73 | 125 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Eastern Kentucky (FCS) | 3-6 | - → - | - | - | - | 58% wins | - |
| 2021 | Eastern Kentucky (FCS) | 7-4 | - → - | 65 | 21 | - | 33% wins | 128 |
| 2022 | Eastern Kentucky (FCS) | 7-5 | - → - | 10 | 112 | - | 64% wins | 130 |
| 2023 | Eastern Kentucky (FCS) | 5-6 | - → - | 17 | 110 | - | 58% wins | 128 |
| 2024 | Eastern Kentucky (FCS) | 8-5 | - → - | 45 | 73 | - | 46% wins | 129 |
| 2025 | Eastern Kentucky (FCS) | 5-7 | - → - | 102 | 25 | - | 62% wins | 129 |
| 2026 | Eastern Kentucky (FCS) | 3-7 | - → - | 93 | 89 | - | 42% wins | 128 |
Worked under
- David Elson · Western Kentucky 2007-2009 (OC, Position)
- Willie Taggart · Western Kentucky 2010-2012 (OC, Position)
- Willie Taggart · South Florida 2013 (OC, Position)
- Doug Martin · New Mexico State 2014 (Position)
- Butch Jones* · Tennessee 2016-2017 (Analyst, Position)
- Mark Stoops · Kentucky 2018-2019 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Dean Hood · Eastern Kentucky 1997-2015 · him Other, Position, them DC, Head coach, ST coord.
- Will Muschamp · Eastern Kentucky 1999 · him Position, them Position
- David Elson · Western Kentucky 2003-2009 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Don Martindale · Western Kentucky 2003 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- T. J. Weist · Western Kentucky 2003-2009 · him OC, Position, them OC, Other
- Willie Taggart · Western Kentucky 2003-2012 · him OC, Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Kevin Wright · Western Kentucky 2008 · him OC, Position, them OC
- Travaris Robinson · Western Kentucky 2008 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Kurt Barber · Western Kentucky 2009 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mike Dietzel · Western Kentucky 2009 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Walter Wells · Western Kentucky 2009 · him OC, Position, them OC
- Clayton White · Western Kentucky 2010 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Clint Bowen · Western Kentucky 2010 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Western Kentucky 2010 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Raymond Woodie Jr. · Western Kentucky 2010-2012 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Alonzo Hampton · Western Kentucky 2011-2012 · him OC, Position, them Position
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Western Kentucky 2011-2012 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Lance Guidry · Western Kentucky 2011-2012 · him OC, Position, them DC, Head coach
- Nick Sheridan · Western Kentucky 2011-2012 · him OC, Position, them GA, Other, Position
- Zach Azzanni · Western Kentucky 2011 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Marquel Blackwell · Western Kentucky 2012 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Chuck Bresnahan · South Florida 2013 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Kevin Patrick · South Florida 2013 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Nick Sheridan · South Florida 2013 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Raymond Woodie Jr. · South Florida 2013 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Ron Cooper · South Florida 2013 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Willie Taggart · South Florida 2013 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Doug Martin · New Mexico State 2014 · him Position, them Head coach
- Gregg Brandon · New Mexico State 2014 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Larry Coyer · New Mexico State 2014 · him Position, them DC
- Bob Shoop · Tennessee 2016-2017 · him Analyst, Position, them DC
- Butch Jones* · Tennessee 2016-2017 · him Analyst, Position, them Head coach
- Larry Scott · Tennessee 2016-2017 · him Analyst, Position, them OC, Position
- Mike DeBord · Tennessee 2016 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Nick Sheridan · Tennessee 2016 · him Analyst, them GA
- Steve Stripling · Tennessee 2016-2017 · him Analyst, Position, them Other, Position
- Tommy Thigpen · Tennessee 2016-2017 · him Analyst, Position, them Position
- Willie Martinez · Tennessee 2016 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Zach Azzanni · Tennessee 2016 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Brady Hoke · Tennessee 2017 · him Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Charlton Warren · Tennessee 2017 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Canales · Tennessee 2017 · him Position, them Position
- Brad White · Kentucky 2018-2019 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Darin Hinshaw · Kentucky 2018-2019 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Dean Hood · Kentucky 2018-2019 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- Eddie Gran · Kentucky 2018-2019 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Mark Stoops · Kentucky 2018-2019 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Matt House · Kentucky 2018 · him Analyst, them DC
- Steve Clinkscale · Kentucky 2018-2019 · him Analyst, them Position
- Jon Sumrall* · Kentucky 2019 · him Analyst, them Position
- Andy Richman · Eastern Kentucky 2021-2026 · him Head coach, them OC
- Jake Johnson · Eastern Kentucky 2021-2026 · him Head coach, them DC