Coaches
Chris Rippon
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Chris Rippon
Played at Southern Connecticut 1978-1981
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-1983 | Western Connecticut | GA | GA | not known |
| 1984-1986 | Western Connecticut (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1987-1989 | Western Connecticut | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1990-1992 | Boston University | DC | DC | not known |
| 1993 | Syracuse | Position | LB | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 1994 | Syracuse (DE) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1995-1998 | Syracuse | ST coord. | ST/LB | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 1999-2003 | Syracuse (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2004 | Syracuse | ST coord. | AHC/ST | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 2005-2007 | Ole Miss | ST coord. | ST/DB | Ed Orgeron |
| 2008 | Rutgers | ST coord. | ST | Greg Schiano* |
| 2010-2012 | Marshall | DC | DC/LB✓ | Doc Holliday |
| 2013-2014 | Columbia | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2015-2019 | Ole Miss | ST coord. | ST | Hugh Freeze (2015-2016), Matt Luke (2017-2019) |
| 2021 | Edmonton Elks (pro) | ST coord. | ST | not known |
| 2022 | Hobart | ST coord. | ST | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Marshall | Defensive coordinator | 43 | 67 | 63 | 70 | 120 |
| 2011 | Marshall | Defensive coordinator | 40 | 83 | 69 | 43 | 120 |
| 2012 | Marshall | Defensive coordinator | 84 | 119 | 90 | 40 | 124 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Western Connecticut | Division III | 1-8-1 |
| 1988 | Western Connecticut | Division III | 3-7 |
| 1989 | Western Connecticut | Division III | 2-8 |
Worked under
- Paul Pasqualoni · Syracuse 1993-2004 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Ed Orgeron · Ole Miss 2005-2007 (Position, ST coord.)
- Greg Schiano* · Rutgers 2008 (ST coord.)
- Doc Holliday · Marshall 2010-2012 (DC, Position)
- Hugh Freeze · Ole Miss 2015-2016 (ST coord.)
- Matt Luke · Ole Miss 2017-2019 (ST coord.)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- George DeLeone · Syracuse 1993-2004 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC, OC, Other, Position
- Kevin Coyle · Syracuse 1993 · him Position, them DC
- Kevin Rogers · Syracuse 1993-1998 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- Paul Pasqualoni · Syracuse 1993-2004 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Ed Orgeron · Syracuse 1995-1997 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Steve Addazio · Syracuse 1995-1998 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Teryl Austin · Syracuse 1996-1998 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Jeff Stoutland · Syracuse 1997-1998 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- John Hevesy · Syracuse 1997 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Dan Mullen* · Syracuse 1998 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Jim Reid · Syracuse 2004 · him Other, ST coord., them Position
- Ed Orgeron · Ole Miss 2005-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Frank Wilson · Ole Miss 2005-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them Position, ST coord.
- George DeLeone · Ole Miss 2005 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Grant Heard · Ole Miss 2005-2016 · him Position, ST coord., them GA, Position
- Matt Lubick · Ole Miss 2005-2006 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Noel Mazzone · Ole Miss 2005 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Ryan Nielsen · Ole Miss 2005-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Dan Werner · Ole Miss 2006-2016 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Hugh Freeze · Ole Miss 2006-2016 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach, Other, Position
- Chris Kiffin · Ole Miss 2007-2016 · him Position, ST coord., them GA, Position
- John Thompson · Ole Miss 2007 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Ed Pinkham · Rutgers 2008 · him ST coord., them Position
- Greg Schiano* · Rutgers 2008 · him ST coord., them Head coach
- John McNulty · Rutgers 2008 · him ST coord., them OC, Position
- Kirk Ciarrocca · Rutgers 2008 · him ST coord., them OC, Position
- Kyle Flood · Rutgers 2008 · him ST coord., them Other, Position
- Bill Legg · Marshall 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Doc Holliday · Marshall 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Ja'Juan Seider · Marshall 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tony Petersen · Marshall 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Gerad Parker* · Marshall 2011-2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- J.C. Price · Marshall 2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Gordon Sammis · Columbia 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Corey Batoon · Ole Miss 2015-2016 · him ST coord., them Position, ST coord.
- Dave Wommack · Ole Miss 2015-2016 · him ST coord., them DC, Position
- Derrick Nix · Ole Miss 2015-2019 · him ST coord., them Position
- Jason Jones · Ole Miss 2015-2018 · him ST coord., them DC
- Matt Luke · Ole Miss 2015-2019 · him ST coord., them Head coach, OC, Position
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Ole Miss 2017 · him ST coord., them Position, ST coord.
- Jack Bicknell · Ole Miss 2017-2019 · him ST coord., them Position
- Phil Longo* · Ole Miss 2017-2018 · him ST coord., them OC, Position
- Wesley McGriff · Ole Miss 2017-2018 · him ST coord., them DC
- Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay · Ole Miss 2018 · him ST coord., them Analyst
- Jon Sumrall* · Ole Miss 2018 · him ST coord., them Position
- Calvin Magee · Ole Miss 2019 · him ST coord., them Position
- Mike MacIntyre · Ole Miss 2019 · him ST coord., them DC, Position
- Rich Rodriguez* · Ole Miss 2019 · him ST coord., them OC, Position
- Tyrone Nix · Ole Miss 2019 · him ST coord., them Position