Coaches
Gus Malzahn
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Gus Malzahn
Played at Arkansas 1984-1985, Henderson State 1987-1989 · alma mater (CFBD): Henderson State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Hughes HS (AR) (HS) | OC | OC | not known |
| 1992-1995 | Hughes HS (AR) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1996-2000 | Shiloh Christian HS (AR) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2001-2005 | Springdale HS (AR) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2006 | Arkansas | OC | OC/WR✓ | Houston Nutt |
| 2007-2008 | Tulsa | OC | AHC/co-OC/QB✓ | Todd Graham |
| 2009-2011 | Auburn | OC | OC/QB✓ | Gene Chizik |
| 2012 | Arkansas State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2013-2020 | Auburn | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2021-2024 | UCF | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2025 | Florida State | OC | OC✓ | Mike Norvell* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Arkansas | Offensive coordinator | 86 | 42 | 68 | 83 | 119 |
| 2007 | Tulsa | Co-offensive coordinator | 7 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 119 |
| 2008 | Tulsa | Co-offensive coordinator | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 120 |
| 2009 | Auburn | Offensive coordinator | 32 | 32 | 27 | 97 | 120 |
| 2010 | Auburn | Offensive coordinator | 3 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 120 |
| 2011 | Auburn | Offensive coordinator | 87 | 68 | 78 | 3 | 120 |
| 2025 | Florida State | Offensive coordinator | 14 | 18 | 17 | 126 | 136 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Arkansas State | 9-3 (12 of 13) | - → - | 10 | 67 | 1.2 | 77% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Auburn | 12-2 | - → 2 | 15 | 99 | 25.2 | 25% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Auburn | 8-5 | 6 → 22 | 13 | 67 | 24.2 | 86% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Auburn | 7-6 | 6 → - | 50 | 63 | 14.6 | 62% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Auburn | 8-5 | - → 24 | 40 | 22 | 15.3 | 54% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Auburn | 10-4 | 12 → 10 | 43 | 11 | 24.7 | 62% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Auburn | 8-5 | 9 → - | 72 | 22 | 23.6 | 71% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Auburn | 9-4 | 16 → 14 | 58 | 12 | 21.0 | 62% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Auburn | 6-4 (10 of 11) | 11 → - | 54 | 83 | 12.6 | 69% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | UCF | 9-4 | - → - | 54 | 48 | 4.8 | 60% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | UCF | 9-5 | - → - | 29 | 74 | 10.3 | 69% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | UCF | 6-7 | - → - | 11 | 55 | 3.4 | 64% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | UCF | 4-8 | - → - | 52 | 59 | 2.8 | 46% wins | 134 |
Worked under
- Houston Nutt · Arkansas 2006 (OC, Position)
- Todd Graham · Tulsa 2007-2008 (OC, Other, Position)
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2009-2011 (OC, Position)
- Mike Norvell* · Florida State 2025 (OC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 42
- Brandon Hall · Arkansas State 2012 (Position)
- Casey Woods* · Arkansas State 2012 (Other, Position)
- David Gunn · Arkansas State 2012 (Position)
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Arkansas State 2012 (Position)
- John Thompson · Arkansas State 2012 (DC, Position)
- Jon Bradley · Arkansas State 2012 (GA)
- Keith Patterson · Arkansas State 2012 (DC)
- Kodi Burns · Arkansas State 2012 (GA)
- Rhett Lashlee* · Arkansas State 2012 (OC, Position)
- Scott Symons · Arkansas State 2012 (Analyst)
- Brent Dearmon · Auburn 2013-2014 (Analyst)
- Charlie Harbison · Auburn 2013-2014 (DC, Position)
- Chip Lindsey · Auburn 2013-2018 (Analyst, OC, Position)
- Dameyune Craig · Auburn 2013-2015 (OC, Position)
- Dell McGee* · Auburn 2013 (Analyst)
- Ellis Johnson · Auburn 2013-2014 (DC)
- Jonathan Brewer · Auburn 2013-2016 (Analyst, GA)
- Skyler Cassity · Auburn 2014-2016 (Other)
- Travis Williams · Auburn 2014-2020 (Analyst, DC, Position)
- Blake Gideon · Auburn 2015 (GA)
- Travaris Robinson · Auburn 2015 (Position)
- Will Muschamp · Auburn 2015 (DC)
- Herb Hand · Auburn 2016-2017 (Position)
- Kevin Steele · Auburn 2016-2020 (DC)
- Al Borges · Auburn 2017 (Analyst)
- Greg Brown · Auburn 2017-2018 (Position)
- Larry Porter · Auburn 2017-2020 (Other, Position)
- Marcus Woodson · Auburn 2018-2019 (Other, Position)
- Cadillac Williams · Auburn 2019-2020 (Position)
- Kenny Dillingham* · Auburn 2019 (OC, Position)
- Chad Morris · Auburn 2020 (OC, Position)
- Jack Bicknell · Auburn 2020 (Position)
- Darin Hinshaw · UCF 2021-2024 (Analyst, OC, Position)
- David Gibbs · UCF 2021-2023 (DC, Position)
- G.J. Kinne* · UCF 2021 (OC, Position)
- Tim Harris Jr. · UCF 2021-2024 (OC, Position)
- DJ Mangas · UCF 2022 (Analyst)
- Grant Heard · UCF 2022-2023 (Position)
- Addison Williams · UCF 2023-2024 (DC)
- Ernie Sims · UCF 2023 (Position)
- Will Healy · UCF 2023 (Analyst, Other)
- Ted Roof · UCF 2024 (DC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 61
- Bryan McClendon · South Carolina 2016-2019 (OC, Position) · under Will Muschamp
- Coleman Hutzler · South Carolina 2016-2019 (Position, ST coord.) · under Will Muschamp
- Kurt Roper · South Carolina 2016-2017 (OC, Position) · under Will Muschamp
- Shawn Elliott · South Carolina 2016 (Position) · under Will Muschamp
- Taylor Lamb · South Carolina 2018-2019 (GA) · under Will Muschamp
- D. J. Smith · App State 2019 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Garrett Riley · App State 2019 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Greg Gasparato · App State 2019 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- John Scott Jr. · South Carolina 2019 (Position) · under Will Muschamp
- Ryan Pugh · Troy 2019-2020 (OC, Position) · under Chip Lindsey
- Shawn Clark · App State 2019 (Other, Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Thomas Brown · South Carolina 2019 (Position) · under Will Muschamp
- Bush Hamdan · Missouri 2020-2022 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Curtis Luper · Missouri 2020-2026 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Desmond Kitchings · South Carolina 2020 (Position) · under Will Muschamp
- Joe Cox · South Carolina 2020 (Position) · under Will Muschamp
- Mike Bobo · South Carolina 2020 (OC, Position) · under Will Muschamp
- Ryan Walters · Missouri 2020 (DC, Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Luke Meadows · Troy 2021 (OC) · under Chip Lindsey
- Matt Linehan · Missouri 2021 (GA) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Steve Wilks · Missouri 2021 (DC) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Blake Baker · Missouri 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Garin Justice · SMU 2022-2026 (OC, Other, Position) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Rob Likens · SMU 2022-2026 (OC, Other, Position) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Beau Baldwin · Arizona State 2023 (OC, Position) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Brian Ward · Arizona State 2023-2026 (DC, Position) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Charlie Ragle · Arizona State 2023-2025 (Other, ST coord.) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Craig Stutzmann · Texas State 2023 (Other, Position) · under G.J. Kinne
- Daniel Da Prato · Texas State 2023-2024 (Other, ST coord.) · under G.J. Kinne
- DeWayne Walker · Arizona State 2023-2026 (Analyst, Other) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Dexter McCoil · Texas State 2023-2025 (DC, Position) · under G.J. Kinne
- Jonathan Patke · Texas State 2023 (DC) · under G.J. Kinne
- Kirby Moore* · Missouri 2023-2025 (OC, Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Mack Leftwich · Texas State 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under G.J. Kinne
- Marvin Lewis · Arizona State 2023 (Other) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Maurice Crum Jr. · SMU 2023-2026 (DC, Other, Position) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Shaun Aguano · Arizona State 2023-2026 (Position) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Texas State 2024-2025 (DC, Position) · under G.J. Kinne
- Chris Ball · Missouri 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Corey Batoon · Missouri 2024-2026 (DC) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- David Blackwell · Missouri 2024-2026 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Hue Jackson · Georgia State 2024-2026 (OC, Other, Position) · under Dell McGee
- Jacob Yoro · Missouri 2024-2026 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Jim Chaney · Georgia State 2024-2025 (Analyst, OC) · under Dell McGee
- Kevin Sherrer · Georgia State 2024 (DC) · under Dell McGee
- Marcus Arroyo · Arizona State 2024-2026 (OC, Position) · under Kenny Dillingham
- Rickey Hunley Jr. · SMU 2024-2026 (DC) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Sean Gleeson · Missouri 2024-2025 (Analyst, Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Derek Nicholson · Missouri 2025-2026 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Jordan Shoemaker · Texas State 2025-2026 (OC) · under G.J. Kinne
- Landon Keopple · Texas State 2025-2026 (OC) · under G.J. Kinne
- Matthew Gregg · Texas State 2025-2026 (DC) · under G.J. Kinne
- Travis Pearson · Georgia State 2025 (DC) · under Dell McGee
- Alex Atkins · Missouri 2026 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Cam Clark · Georgia State 2026 (DC) · under Dell McGee
- Jack Curtis · Missouri State 2026 (DC) · under Casey Woods
- Joe Jon Finley · Texas State 2026 (Other) · under G.J. Kinne
- John Haneline · Georgia State 2026 (DC) · under Dell McGee
- John Papuchis · Missouri 2026 (Analyst, ST coord.) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Mark Cala · Missouri State 2026 (OC, Position) · under Casey Woods
- Will Windham · Texas State 2026 (DC, Position) · under G.J. Kinne
Level 3: on their staffs · 25
- Nate Fuqua · Georgia State 2017-2022 (DC) · under Shawn Elliott
- Rusty Wright · Georgia State 2017-2018 (Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Shawn Elliott
- Sam Shade · Georgia State 2017 (Position) · under Shawn Elliott
- Travis Trickett · Georgia State 2017-2018 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Elliott
- Jacob Huesman · Georgia State 2018 (GA) · under Shawn Elliott
- Brad Glenn · Georgia State 2019-2021 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Elliott
- Shiel Wood · Georgia State 2019 (Position, ST coord.) · under Shawn Elliott
- Dale Jones · App State 2020-2022 (DC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Tony Petersen · App State 2020 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Eman Naghavi · Georgia State 2021 (Position) · under Shawn Elliott
- Frank Ponce · App State 2021-2024 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Mark Speir · App State 2021 (Analyst) · under Shawn Clark
- Kevin Barbay · App State 2022 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Lawrence Dawsey · App State 2022-2024 (Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Trent McKnight · Georgia State 2022-2023 (OC) · under Shawn Elliott
- Chad Staggs · Georgia State 2023 (DC) · under Shawn Elliott
- Graham Harrell · Purdue 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Kevin Kane · Purdue 2023-2024 (DC, Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Matt Mattox · Purdue 2023 (Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Scot Sloan · App State 2023-2024 (DC) · under Shawn Clark
- Seth Doege · Purdue 2023 (Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Jason Simmons · Purdue 2024 (OC) · under Ryan Walters
- Derek Sage · Washington State 2026 (Position, ST coord.) · under Kirby Moore
- Matt Miller · Washington State 2026 (OC, Position) · under Kirby Moore
- Trent Bray · Washington State 2026 (DC, Position) · under Kirby Moore
Coached together
- Alex Wood · Arkansas 2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Houston Nutt · Arkansas 2006 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Reggie Herring · Arkansas 2006 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Rhett Lashlee* · Arkansas 2006 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Bill Blankenship · Tulsa 2007-2008 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Herb Hand · Tulsa 2007-2008 · him OC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Keith Patterson · Tulsa 2007-2008 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Norvell* · Tulsa 2007-2008 · him OC, Other, Position, them GA
- Paul Randolph · Tulsa 2007-2008 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Todd Graham · Tulsa 2007-2008 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Jake Spavital · Tulsa 2008 · him OC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Casey Woods* · Auburn 2009-2011 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Curtis Luper · Auburn 2009-2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2009-2011 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Grimes · Auburn 2009-2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Rhett Lashlee* · Auburn 2009-2016 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them GA, OC, Position
- Ted Roof · Auburn 2009-2011 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Tommy Thigpen · Auburn 2009-2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Travis Williams · Auburn 2009-2020 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Analyst, DC, GA, Position
- Trooper Taylor · Auburn 2009-2011 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Auburn 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Brandon Hall · Arkansas State 2012 · him Head coach, them Position
- Casey Woods* · Arkansas State 2012 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- David Gunn · Arkansas State 2012 · him Head coach, them Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Arkansas State 2012 · him Head coach, them Position
- John Thompson · Arkansas State 2012 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Jon Bradley · Arkansas State 2012 · him Head coach, them GA
- Keith Patterson · Arkansas State 2012 · him Head coach, them DC
- Kodi Burns · Arkansas State 2012 · him Head coach, them GA
- Rhett Lashlee* · Arkansas State 2012 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Scott Symons · Arkansas State 2012 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Brandon Hall · Auburn 2013 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Brent Dearmon · Auburn 2013-2014 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Charlie Harbison · Auburn 2013-2014 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Chip Lindsey · Auburn 2013-2018 · him Head coach, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Dameyune Craig · Auburn 2013-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Dell McGee* · Auburn 2013 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Ellis Johnson · Auburn 2013-2014 · him Head coach, them DC
- Jonathan Brewer · Auburn 2013-2016 · him Head coach, them Analyst, GA
- Kodi Burns · Auburn 2013-2020 · him Head coach, them GA, OC, Other, Position
- Skyler Cassity · Auburn 2014-2016 · him Head coach, them Other
- Blake Gideon · Auburn 2015 · him Head coach, them GA
- Travaris Robinson · Auburn 2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Will Muschamp · Auburn 2015 · him Head coach, them DC
- Herb Hand · Auburn 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them Position
- Kevin Steele · Auburn 2016-2020 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach
- Al Borges · Auburn 2017 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Greg Brown · Auburn 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Larry Porter · Auburn 2017-2020 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Marcus Woodson · Auburn 2018-2019 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Cadillac Williams · Auburn 2019-2020 · him Head coach, them Position
- Kenny Dillingham* · Auburn 2019 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Chad Morris · Auburn 2020 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jack Bicknell · Auburn 2020 · him Head coach, them Position
- Darin Hinshaw · UCF 2021-2024 · him Head coach, them Analyst, OC, Position
- David Gibbs · UCF 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- G.J. Kinne* · UCF 2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Herb Hand · UCF 2021-2024 · him Head coach, them Position
- Tim Harris Jr. · UCF 2021-2024 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Travis Williams · UCF 2021-2022 · him Head coach, them DC
- Chip Lindsey · UCF 2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- DJ Mangas · UCF 2022 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Grant Heard · UCF 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Addison Williams · UCF 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them DC
- Ernie Sims · UCF 2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Will Healy · UCF 2023 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Other
- Ted Roof · UCF 2024 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Chris Thomsen · Florida State 2025 · him OC, them Position
- Ernie Sims · Florida State 2025 · him OC, them Analyst, Position
- Herb Hand · Florida State 2025 · him OC, them Position
- John Papuchis · Florida State 2025 · him OC, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Norvell* · Florida State 2025 · him OC, them Head coach
- Odell Haggins · Florida State 2025 · him OC, them Other
- Rick Stockstill · Florida State 2025 · him OC, them Analyst
- Tim Harris Jr. · Florida State 2025 · him OC, them Other, Position
- Tony White · Florida State 2025 · him OC, them DC
- Zach Arnett · Florida State 2025 · him OC, them Analyst
Played together
- David Gunn · Arkansas 1984-1985