Coaches
Ken Karcher
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Ken Karcher
Played at Tulane
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Idaho State | Position | Quarterbacks coach | not known |
| 1991 | North Texas | Position | Quarterbacks coach & wide receivers coach | not known |
| 1992 | Orlando Thunder (unknown) | Position | Passing game coordinator & quarterbacks coach | not known |
| 1993-1996 | Pittsburgh | OC | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach | not known |
| 1997-1999 | Rhein Fire (pro) | OC | Co-offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach | not known |
| 2000-2005 | Liberty | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2006-2007 | Fellowship Christian HS (GA) (HS) | OC | Offensive coordinator | not known |
| 2008 | Toledo | Position | Quarterbacks coach | Tom Amstutz |
| 2009-2012 | Eastern Michigan | OC | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach✓ | Ron English |
| 2013-2022 | East Central (MS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2023-2024 | Albertville HS (AL) (HS) | OC | Offensive coordinator | not known |
| 2026- | Wabash | OC | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Eastern Michigan | Offensive coordinator | 115 | 114 | 109 | 43 | 120 |
| 2010 | Eastern Michigan | Offensive coordinator | 114 | 107 | 117 | 115 | 120 |
| 2011 | Eastern Michigan | Offensive coordinator | 72 | 105 | 84 | 114 | 120 |
| 2012 | Eastern Michigan | Offensive coordinator | 109 | 102 | 100 | 72 | 124 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Liberty | FCS | 3-8 |
| 2001 | Liberty | FCS | 3-8 |
| 2002 | Liberty | FCS | 2-9 |
| 2003 | Liberty | FCS | 6-6 |
| 2004 | Liberty | FCS | 6-5 |
| 2005 | Liberty | FCS | 1-10 |
| 2013 | East Central | Junior college | 1-8 |
| 2014 | East Central | Junior college | 3-6 |
| 2015 | East Central | Junior college | 8-3 |
| 2016 | East Central | Junior college | 5-5 |
| 2017 | East Central | Junior college | 1-8 |
| 2018 | East Central | Junior college | 4-5 |
| 2019 | East Central | Junior college | 4-5 |
| 2020 | East Central | Junior college | 2-3 |
| 2021 | East Central | Junior college | 3-6 |
| 2022 | East Central | Junior college | 1-8 |
Worked under
- Tom Amstutz · Toledo 2008 (Position)
- Ron English · Eastern Michigan 2009-2012 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Andy Ludwig · Idaho State 1989 · him Position, them Position
- Kyle Whittingham* · Idaho State 1989 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Curt Cignetti*+ · Pittsburgh 1993-1996 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Matt Cavanaugh · Pittsburgh 1993 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tim Lewis · Pittsburgh 1993-1994 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Gary Nord · Pittsburgh 1996 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Bernard Clark · Liberty 2000-2003 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Blaine McCorkle · Liberty 2005 · him Head coach, them Position
- Tim Rose · Toledo 2008 · him Position, them DC
- Tom Amstutz · Toledo 2008 · him Position, them Head coach
- Eric Lewis · Eastern Michigan 2009 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Ron English · Eastern Michigan 2009-2012 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Tyrone Wheatley · Eastern Michigan 2009 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Phil Snow · Eastern Michigan 2010-2012 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Steve Morrison · Eastern Michigan 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mike Hart · Eastern Michigan 2011-2012 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, Position