Coaches
Sal Sunseri
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Sal Sunseri
Played at Pittsburgh
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-1991 | Pittsburgh | Position | Defensive line coach & linebackers coach | Paul Hackett (1990-1991) |
| 1992 | Pittsburgh | Head coachinterim | Assistant head coach & interim head coach | Paul Hackett |
| 1993 | Iowa Wesleyan (unknown) | DC | Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, special teams coach | not known |
| 1994 | Illinois State (unknown) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 1995-1997 | Louisville | Position | Linebackers coach | Ron Cooper |
| 1998-1999 | Alabama A&M (unknown) | DC | Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach | not known |
| 2000 | LSU | Position | Linebackers coach & special teams coach | Nick Saban |
| 2001 | Michigan State | Position | Linebackers coach & special teams coach | Bobby Williams |
| 2002-2008 | Carolina Panthers (pro) | Position | Defensive line coach | not known |
| 2009-2011 | Alabama | Position | Assistant head coach & linebackers coach | Nick Saban |
| 2012 | Tennessee | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Derek Dooley |
| 2013-2014 | Florida State | Position | Defensive ends coach | Jimbo Fisher |
| 2015-2017 | Oakland Raiders (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2018 | Florida | Position | Defensive line coach | Dan Mullen* |
| 2019-2021 | Alabama | Position | Outside linebackers coach | Nick Saban |
| 2022 | Alabama | Other | Special assistant to the head coach | Nick Saban |
| 2023 | Colorado | Position | Defensive tackles coach | Deion Sanders* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 54 | 85 | 43 | 19 | 124 |
Worked under
- Paul Hackett · Pittsburgh 1990-1991 (Position)
- Ron Cooper · Louisville 1995-1997 (Position)
- Nick Saban · LSU 2000 (Position)
- Bobby Williams · Michigan State 2001 (Position)
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2009-2022 (Other, Position)
- Derek Dooley · Tennessee 2012 (DC)
- Jimbo Fisher · Florida State 2013-2014 (Position)
- Dan Mullen* · Florida 2018 (Position)
- Deion Sanders* · Colorado 2023 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Frank Cignetti Jr. · Pittsburgh 1989 · him Position, them GA
- Marvin Lewis · Pittsburgh 1990-1991 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Petersen · Pittsburgh 1992 · him Head coach, Other, them Position
- Matt Cavanaugh · Pittsburgh 1992 · him Head coach, Other, them Position
- Jim Heacock · Illinois State 1994 · him DC, them Head coach
- Donnie Kirkpatrick · Louisville 1995-1997 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Everett Withers · Louisville 1995-1997 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Ron Cooper · Louisville 1995-1997 · him Position, them Head coach
- Terry Sims · Louisville 1995 · him Position, them GA
- Derek Dooley · LSU 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Freddie Kitchens · LSU 2000 · him Position, them GA
- Jimbo Fisher · LSU 2000 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mel Tucker · LSU 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Michael Haywood · LSU 2000 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Nick Saban · LSU 2000 · him Position, them Head coach
- Phil Elmassian · LSU 2000 · him Position, them DC
- Bill Miller · Michigan State 2001 · him Position, them DC
- Don Treadwell · Michigan State 2001 · him Position, them Position
- Jeff Stoutland · Michigan State 2001 · him Position, them Position
- Matt House · Michigan State 2001 · him Position, them GA
- Morris Watts · Michigan State 2001 · him Position, them OC
- Curt Cignetti*+ · Alabama 2009-2010 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Glenn Schumann · Alabama 2009-2011 · him Other, Position, them Other
- James Willis · Alabama 2009 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Jim McElwain · Alabama 2009-2011 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Kirby Smart*+ · Alabama 2009-2011 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Mike Groh · Alabama 2009-2011 · him Other, Position, them GA, Other, Position
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2009-2022 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Rob Sale · Alabama 2009-2011 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, Strength
- Derrick Ansley · Alabama 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Jeremy Pruitt · Alabama 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Jody Wright · Alabama 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, GA
- Billy Napier* · Alabama 2011 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Chris Rumph · Alabama 2011 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Jeff Stoutland · Alabama 2011 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Rob Ezell · Alabama 2011-2020 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, Other
- Russ Callaway · Alabama 2011 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Darin Hinshaw · Tennessee 2012 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Derek Dooley · Tennessee 2012 · him DC, them Head coach
- Derrick Ansley · Tennessee 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Jim Chaney · Tennessee 2012 · him DC, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Josh Conklin · Tennessee 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Sam Pittman · Tennessee 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Brian Williams · Florida State 2013-2014 · him Position, them Analyst
- Charles Kelly* · Florida State 2013-2014 · him Position, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Jeremy Pruitt · Florida State 2013 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Jimbo Fisher · Florida State 2013-2014 · him Position, them Head coach
- Lawrence Dawsey · Florida State 2013-2014 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Odell Haggins · Florida State 2013-2014 · him Position, them Position
- Randy Sanders · Florida State 2013-2014 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Brewster · Florida State 2013-2014 · him Position, them Position
- Bill Miller · Florida State 2014 · him Position, them Position
- Billy Gonzales · Florida 2018 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Brian Johnson · Florida 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Charlton Warren · Florida 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Dan Mullen* · Florida 2018 · him Position, them Head coach
- Dean Kennedy · Florida 2018 · him Position, them GA
- Greg Knox · Florida 2018 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- John Hevesy · Florida 2018 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Larry Scott · Florida 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Ron English · Florida 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Ryan Osborn · Florida 2018 · him Position, them GA
- Tim Skipper · Florida 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Todd Grantham · Florida 2018 · him Position, them DC
- A. J. Milwee · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Position, them Analyst
- Alex Mortensen* · Alabama 2019-2022 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Butch Jones* · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Position, them Analyst
- Charles Huff* · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Position, them Position
- Charles Kelly* · Alabama 2019-2022 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Chris Weinke · Alabama 2019 · him Position, them Analyst
- Holmon Wiggins · Alabama 2019-2022 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Jeff Banks · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Kyle Flood · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Position, them Position
- Major Applewhite* · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Position, them Analyst
- Mike Stoops · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Position, them Analyst
- Pete Golding*+ · Alabama 2019-2022 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tino Sunseri · Alabama 2019-2020 · him Position, them GA
- Vinnie Sunseri · Alabama 2019 · him Position, them GA
- Charlie Strong · Alabama 2020 · him Position, them Analyst
- Max Bullough · Alabama 2020-2022 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Bill O'Brien* · Alabama 2021-2022 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Dave Huxtable · Alabama 2021-2022 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Doug Marrone · Alabama 2021 · him Position, them Position
- Drew Svoboda · Alabama 2021 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Kevin Sumlin · Alabama 2021 · him Position, them Analyst
- Ron Cooper · Alabama 2021 · him Position, them Analyst
- Coleman Hutzler · Alabama 2022 · him Other, them Position, ST coord.
- Derek Dooley · Alabama 2022 · him Other, them Analyst
- Joe Cox · Alabama 2022 · him Other, them Position
- Todd Grantham · Alabama 2022 · him Other, them Analyst
- Travaris Robinson · Alabama 2022 · him Other, them Position
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 2023 · him Position, them Position
- Charles Kelly* · Colorado 2023 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Deion Sanders* · Colorado 2023 · him Position, them Head coach
- Dennis Thurman · Colorado 2023 · him Position, them Analyst
- Pat Shurmur · Colorado 2023 · him Position, them Analyst, OC
- Sean Lewis* · Colorado 2023 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Brewster · Colorado 2023 · him Position, them Position
- Vincent Dancy · Colorado 2023 · him Position, them Analyst