Coaches
Phil Elmassian
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Phil Elmassian
Played at William & Mary 1971-1974
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-1975 | William & Mary | Position | QB/RB | not known |
| 1976-1978 | Richmond | Position | QB/RB | not known |
| 1979-1982 | Ferrum | DC | DC | not known |
| 1983 | East Carolina | Position | DB | not known |
| 1984 | Minnesota | Position | DB | Lou Holtz |
| 1985-1986 | Virginia Tech | Position | DB | not known |
| 1987-1990 | Virginia | Position | DB | George Welsh |
| 1991-1992 | Syracuse | Position | DB | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 1993-1994 | Virginia Tech (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1995 | Washington | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1996 | Boston College | DC | DC | not known |
| 1997-1999 | Wisconsin | Position | DB | Barry Alvarez |
| 2000 | LSU | DC | DC | Nick Saban |
| 2001 | West Virginia | DC | DC | Rich Rodriguez* |
| 2002 | Marshall | Position | LB | Bob Pruett |
| 2003 | Purdue | Position | DB | Joe Tiller |
| 2004-2007 | Nebraska | Position | DB | Bill Callahan |
| 2008 | UL Monroe | DC | DC✓ | Charlie Weatherbie |
| 2009-2010 | Illinois State | DC | DC | not known |
| 2011 | Purdue | Position | LB | Danny Hope |
| 2012-2013 | Massachusetts | DC | DC✓ | Charley Molnar |
| 2014 | Ferrum (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | UL Monroe | Co-defensive coordinator | 107 | 105 | 107 | 51 | 120 |
| 2012 | Massachusetts | Defensive coordinator | 115 | 124 | 121 | - | 124 |
| 2013 | Massachusetts | Defensive coordinator | 78 | 110 | 111 | 115 | 125 |
Worked under
- Lou Holtz · Minnesota 1984 (Position)
- George Welsh · Virginia 1987-1990 (Position)
- Paul Pasqualoni · Syracuse 1991-1992 (Position)
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 1997-1999 (Position)
- Nick Saban · LSU 2000 (DC)
- Rich Rodriguez* · West Virginia 2001 (DC)
- Bob Pruett · Marshall 2002 (Position)
- Joe Tiller · Purdue 2003 (Position)
- Bill Callahan · Nebraska 2004-2007 (Position)
- Charlie Weatherbie · UL Monroe 2008 (DC)
- Danny Hope · Purdue 2011 (Position)
- Charley Molnar · Massachusetts 2012-2013 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Chris Cosh · Minnesota 1984 · him Position, them GA
- Jeff Horton · Minnesota 1984 · him Position, them GA
- Ron Cooper · Minnesota 1984 · him Position, them GA
- Charley Molnar · Virginia 1987-1988 · him Position, them GA
- Frank Spaziani · Virginia 1987-1990 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Gary Tranquill · Virginia 1987-1990 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tom O'Brien · Virginia 1987-1990 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Bob Shoop · Virginia 1990 · him Position, them GA
- George DeLeone · Syracuse 1991-1992 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Coyle · Syracuse 1991-1992 · him Position, them DC
- Kevin Rogers · Syracuse 1991-1992 · him Position, them Position
- Paul Pasqualoni · Syracuse 1991-1992 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bill McGovern · Boston College 1996 · him DC, them Position
- Steve Kragthorpe · Boston College 1996 · him DC, them Position
- Terry Malone · Boston College 1996 · him DC, them Position
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 1997-1999 · him Position, them Head coach
- Brian White · Wisconsin 1997-1999 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Cosgrove · Wisconsin 1997-1999 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Jason Eck* · Wisconsin 1999 · him Position, them GA
- Jeff Horton · Wisconsin 1999 · him Position, them Position
- Spence Nowinsky · Wisconsin 1999 · him Position, them GA
- Derek Dooley · LSU 2000 · him DC, them Position
- Freddie Kitchens · LSU 2000 · him DC, them GA
- Jimbo Fisher · LSU 2000 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Mel Tucker · LSU 2000 · him DC, them Position
- Michael Haywood · LSU 2000 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Nick Saban · LSU 2000 · him DC, them Head coach
- Sal Sunseri · LSU 2000 · him DC, them Position
- Bill Stewart · West Virginia 2001 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Calvin Magee · West Virginia 2001 · him DC, them Position
- Herb Hand · West Virginia 2001 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Jeff Casteel · West Virginia 2001 · him DC, them Position
- Rich Rodriguez* · West Virginia 2001 · him DC, them Head coach
- Rod Smith · West Virginia 2001 · him DC, them GA
- Todd Graham · West Virginia 2001 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Tony Gibson* · West Virginia 2001 · him DC, them Position
- Bob Pruett · Marshall 2002 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bob DeBesse · Purdue 2003 · him Position, them Position
- Jim Chaney · Purdue 2003 · him Position, them OC
- Joe Tiller · Purdue 2003 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bill Busch · Nebraska 2004-2007 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Bill Callahan · Nebraska 2004-2007 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jay Norvell · Nebraska 2004-2006 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Cosgrove · Nebraska 2004-2007 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Turner Gill · Nebraska 2004 · him Position, them Position
- Keith Heckendorf · Nebraska 2005 · him Position, them Analyst
- Shawn Watson · Nebraska 2006-2007 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Joe Rudolph · Nebraska 2007 · him Position, them Position
- Nick Holz · Nebraska 2007 · him Position, them Analyst
- Charlie Weatherbie · UL Monroe 2008 · him DC, them Head coach
- Manny Michel · UL Monroe 2008 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Steve Farmer · UL Monroe 2008 · him DC, them OC
- Brock Spack · Illinois State 2009-2010 · him DC, them Head coach
- Holmon Wiggins · Illinois State 2009-2010 · him DC, them Position
- Luke Huard · Illinois State 2009-2010 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Spence Nowinsky · Illinois State 2009-2010 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Danny Hope · Purdue 2011 · him Position, them Head coach
- Gary Emanuel · Purdue 2011 · him Position, them DC
- Gary Nord · Purdue 2011 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Patrick Higgins · Purdue 2011 · him Position, them Position
- Shawn Clark · Purdue 2011 · him Position, them Position
- Charley Molnar · Massachusetts 2012-2013 · him DC, them Head coach
- Jeff Burris · Massachusetts 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Mike Kruczek · Massachusetts 2012 · him DC, them OC, Position
- John Bond · Massachusetts 2013 · him DC, them OC