Coaches
Kim Helton
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Kim Helton
Played at Florida 1967-1969
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-1971 | Eastside HS (FL) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1972 | Florida | GA | GA | not known |
| 1973-1978 | Florida | Position | OL | not known |
| 1979-1982 | Miami | OC | OC | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 1983-1986 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (pro) | Position | OL | not known |
| 1987-1989 | Houston Oilers (pro) | Position | OL | not known |
| 1990-1992 | Los Angeles Raiders (pro) | Position | OL | not known |
| 1993-1999 | Houston | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2002-2003 | Washington Redskins (pro) | Position | OL | not known |
| 2004-2006 | Toronto Argonauts (pro) | Position | RB | not known |
| 2007-2011 | UAB | OC | OC✓ | Neil Callaway |
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | Analyst | offensive analyst | Tyson Helton* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | UAB | Offensive coordinator | 79 | 6 | 104 | 72 | 119 |
| 2008 | UAB | Offensive coordinator | 30 | 74 | 60 | 79 | 120 |
| 2009 | UAB | Offensive coordinator | 11 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 120 |
| 2010 | UAB | Offensive coordinator | 56 | 70 | 52 | 11 | 120 |
| 2011 | UAB | Offensive coordinator | 105 | 85 | 45 | 56 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Houston | 1-9-1 | - → - | - | - | -18.5 | 36% wins | 106 |
| 1994 | Houston | 1-10 | - → - | - | - | -27.0 | 9% wins | 107 |
| 1995 | Houston | 2-9 | - → - | - | - | -8.6 | 9% wins | 108 |
| 1996 | Houston | 7-5 | - → - | - | - | 7.5 | 18% wins | 111 |
| 1997 | Houston | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -17.2 | 58% wins | 112 |
| 1998 | Houston | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -4.9 | 27% wins | 112 |
| 1999 | Houston | 7-4 | - → - | - | - | 1.8 | 27% wins | 114 |
Worked under
- Howard Schnellenberger · Miami 1979-1982 (OC)
- Neil Callaway · UAB 2007-2011 (OC)
- Tyson Helton* · Western Kentucky 2019 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 6
- Kenny Perry · Houston 1993-1994 (GA)
- Neil Callaway · Houston 1993-1996 (OC, Other)
- Donnie Henderson · Houston 1998 (Position)
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Houston 1999 (Other, Position)
- Dick Bumpas · Houston 1999 (DC)
- Les Koenning · Houston 1999 (OC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 4
- Eric Schumann · UAB 2007-2010 (DC) · under Neil Callaway
- Tyson Helton* · UAB 2007-2011 (Position) · under Neil Callaway
- Tyson Summers · UAB 2007-2011 (Position, ST coord.) · under Neil Callaway
- Tommy West · UAB 2011 (DC, Position) · under Neil Callaway
Level 3: on their staffs · 20
- Chad Lunsford · Georgia Southern 2016-2017 (Other, ST coord.) · under Tyson Summers
- David Dean · Georgia Southern 2016 (OC, Position) · under Tyson Summers
- Lorenzo Costantini · Georgia Southern 2016-2017 (DC) · under Tyson Summers
- Rance Gillespie · Georgia Southern 2016 (OC) · under Tyson Summers
- Bryan Cook · Georgia Southern 2017 (OC) · under Tyson Summers
- Bryan Ellis · Western Kentucky 2019-2021 (OC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Clayton White · Western Kentucky 2019-2020 (DC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Maurice Crum Jr. · Western Kentucky 2019-2021 (DC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Ryan Aplin · Western Kentucky 2020 (OC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Ben Arbuckle · Western Kentucky 2021-2022 (Analyst, OC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Zach Kittley* · Western Kentucky 2021 (OC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Josh Crawford · Western Kentucky 2022 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Michael Hutchings · Western Kentucky 2022 (Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Drew Hollingshead · Western Kentucky 2023-2024 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Will Friend · Western Kentucky 2024 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Da'Von Brown · Western Kentucky 2025 (DC) · under Tyson Helton
- Davis Merritt · Western Kentucky 2025-2026 (DC) · under Tyson Helton
- Rick Bowie · Western Kentucky 2025 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Bodie Reeder · Western Kentucky 2026 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Joe Bernardi · Western Kentucky 2026 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
Coached together
- Ken Hatfield · Florida 1972-1977 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Chan Gailey · Florida 1974-1975 · him Position, them GA
- Steve Spurrier · Florida 1978 · him Position, them Position
- Howard Schnellenberger · Miami 1979-1982 · him OC, them Head coach
- Mike Archer · Miami 1979-1982 · him OC, them Position
- Marc Trestman · Miami 1981-1982 · him OC, them Position
- Kenny Perry · Houston 1993-1994 · him Head coach, them GA
- Neil Callaway · Houston 1993-1996 · him Head coach, them OC, Other
- Donnie Henderson · Houston 1998 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Houston 1999 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Dick Bumpas · Houston 1999 · him Head coach, them DC
- Les Koenning · Houston 1999 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Eric Schumann · UAB 2007-2010 · him OC, them DC
- Neil Callaway · UAB 2007-2011 · him OC, them Head coach
- Tyson Helton* · UAB 2007-2011 · him OC, them Position
- Tyson Summers · UAB 2007-2011 · him OC, them Position, ST coord.
- Tommy West · UAB 2011 · him OC, them DC, Position
- Bryan Ellis · Western Kentucky 2019 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Clayton White · Western Kentucky 2019 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Maurice Crum Jr. · Western Kentucky 2019 · him Analyst, them Position
- Tyson Helton* · Western Kentucky 2019 · him Analyst, them Head coach