Coaches
Lou Spanos
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Lou Spanos
Played at Tulsa · alma mater (CFBD): Tulsa
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Tulsa | GA | Student assistant | David Rader |
| 1995-2009 | Pittsburgh Steelers (pro) | Position | Defensive quality control and assistant linebackers coach | not known |
| 2010-2011 | Washington Redskins (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2012-2013 | UCLA | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Jim Mora* |
| 2014-2017 | Tennessee Titans (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2018 | Alabama | Analyst | Analyst | Nick Saban |
| 2019-2021 | UConn | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Randy Edsall (2019-2020) |
| 2021 | UConn | Head coachinterim | Interim head coach | not known |
| 2023-2025 | Ole Miss | Analyst | Defensive analyst | Lane Kiffin*+ |
| 2026- | LSU | Other | Assistant Defensive Line and Pass Rush Specialist | Lane Kiffin*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UCLA | Defensive coordinator | 48 | 42 | 41 | 95 | 124 |
| 2013 | UCLA | Defensive coordinator | 91 | 28 | 93 | 48 | 125 |
| 2019 | UConn | Defensive coordinator | 129 | 129 | 129 | 130 | 130 |
| 2021 | UConn | Defensive coordinator | 98 | 118 | 106 | - | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UConn | 1-9 (10 of 12) | - → - | 129 | 98 | -25.6 | - | 130 |
Worked under
- David Rader · Tulsa 1993 (GA)
- Jim Mora* · UCLA 2012-2013 (DC)
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2018 (Analyst)
- Randy Edsall · UConn 2019-2020 (DC)
- Lane Kiffin*+ · Ole Miss 2023-2025 (Analyst)
- Lane Kiffin*+ · LSU 2026 (Other)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 4
- Frank Giufre · UConn 2021 (OC, Position)
- Jarren Horton · UConn 2021 (DC, Position)
- Jim Mora* · UConn 2021 (Analyst)
- Noel Mazzone · UConn 2021 (Analyst)
Level 2: on their staffs · 7
- Gordon Sammis · UConn 2022-2025 (OC, Position) · under Jim Mora
- Nick Charlton · UConn 2022-2023 (OC) · under Jim Mora
- Matt Brock · UConn 2024-2025 (DC) · under Jim Mora
- John Jancek · Colorado State 2026 (Position) · under Jim Mora
- Kenny McClendon · Colorado State 2026 (DC) · under Jim Mora
- Pryce Tracy · Colorado State 2026 (OC) · under Jim Mora
- Tyson Summers · Colorado State 2026 (DC) · under Jim Mora
Coached together
- David Rader · Tulsa 1993 · him GA, them Head coach
- DeShaun Foster · UCLA 2012-2013 · him DC, them GA
- Jeff Ulbrich · UCLA 2012-2013 · him DC, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Jim Mora* · UCLA 2012-2013 · him DC, them Head coach
- Marques Tuiasosopo · UCLA 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Noel Mazzone · UCLA 2012-2013 · him DC, them OC
- Alex Mortensen* · Alabama 2018 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Brent Key* · Alabama 2018 · him Analyst, them Position
- Butch Jones* · Alabama 2018 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Chris Weinke · Alabama 2018 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Dan Enos · Alabama 2018 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Jake Peetz · Alabama 2018 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Jeff Banks · Alabama 2018 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- Josh Gattis · Alabama 2018 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Mike Locksley* · Alabama 2018 · him Analyst, them OC
- Mike Miller · Alabama 2018 · him Analyst, them GA
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2018 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Pete Golding*+ · Alabama 2018 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Rob Ezell · Alabama 2018 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Tosh Lupoi* · Alabama 2018 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Frank Giufre · UConn 2019-2021 · him DC, Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jarren Horton · UConn 2019-2021 · him DC, Head coach, them DC, Position
- Randy Edsall · UConn 2019-2021 · him DC, Head coach, them Head coach
- Jim Mora* · UConn 2021 · him DC, Head coach, them Analyst
- Noel Mazzone · UConn 2021 · him DC, Head coach, them Analyst
- Charlie Weis Jr. · Ole Miss 2023-2025 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Derrick Nix · Ole Miss 2023 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- John David Baker · Ole Miss 2023 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Lane Kiffin*+ · Ole Miss 2023-2025 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Monte Kiffin · Ole Miss 2023 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Pete Golding*+ · Ole Miss 2023-2025 · him Analyst, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Sterlin Gilbert · Ole Miss 2023 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Bryan Brown · Ole Miss 2024-2025 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Chris Kiffin · Ole Miss 2024-2025 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- George McDonald · Ole Miss 2024-2025 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Joe Cox · Ole Miss 2024-2025 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Zach Arnett · Ole Miss 2024 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Blake Baker · LSU 2026 · him Other, them DC
- Charlie Weis Jr. · LSU 2026 · him Other, them OC
- Chris Kiffin · LSU 2026 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Chuck Bullough · LSU 2026 · him Other, them Analyst
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2026 · him Other, them Other
- George McDonald · LSU 2026 · him Other, them Other, Position
- Joe Cox · LSU 2026 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Lane Kiffin*+ · LSU 2026 · him Other, them Head coach
- Tee Martin · LSU 2026 · him Other, them Analyst