Coaches
Rod Smith
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Rod Smith
Played at Glenville State 1993-1996 · alma mater (CFBD): Glenville State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Franklin HS (WV) (HS) | OC | OC | not known |
| 1998-1999 | Urbana | OC | OC | not known |
| 2000 | West Virginia Tech | OC | OC | not known |
| 2001 | Clemson | GA | GA | Tommy Bowden |
| 2001 | West Virginia | GA | GA | Rich Rodriguez* |
| 2001-2004 | South Florida | Position | PGC/QB | Jim Leavitt |
| 2005-2006 | South Florida | OC | OC/QB✓ | Jim Leavitt |
| 2007 | West Virginia | Position | QB | Rich Rodriguez* |
| 2008-2010 | Michigan | Position | QB | Rich Rodriguez* |
| 2011 | Indiana | OC | co-OC/QB✓ | Kevin Wilson |
| 2012-2017 | Arizona | OC | co-OC/QB✓ | Rich Rodriguez* |
| 2018-2020 | Illinois | OC | OC/QB✓ | Lovie Smith |
| 2020 | Illinois | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Lovie Smith |
| 2021 | Virginia | Analyst | OA | Bronco Mendenhall* |
| 2022-2024 | Jacksonville State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Rich Rodriguez* (2023-2024) |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Rich Rodriguez* |
| 2025- | Marshall | OC | OC/QB✓ | Tony Gibson* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | South Florida | Offensive coordinator | 74 | 100 | 76 | 107 | 119 |
| 2006 | South Florida | Offensive coordinator | 48 | 84 | 56 | 74 | 119 |
| 2011 | Indiana | Co-offensive coordinator | 57 | 104 | 102 | 67 | 120 |
| 2012 | Arizona | Co-offensive coordinator | 20 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 124 |
| 2013 | Arizona | Co-offensive coordinator | 54 | 42 | 33 | 20 | 125 |
| 2014 | Arizona | Co-offensive coordinator | 53 | 52 | 81 | 54 | 128 |
| 2015 | Arizona | Co-offensive coordinator | 29 | 24 | 33 | 53 | 128 |
| 2016 | Arizona | Co-offensive coordinator | 78 | 67 | 87 | 29 | 128 |
| 2017 | Arizona | Co-offensive coordinator | 7 | 10 | 17 | 78 | 130 |
| 2018 | Illinois | Offensive coordinator | 74 | 99 | 62 | 126 | 130 |
| 2019 | Illinois | Offensive coordinator | 104 | 85 | 114 | 74 | 130 |
| 2020 | Illinois | Offensive coordinator | 88 | 111 | 112 | 104 | 127 |
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | Offensive coordinator | 110 | 75 | 68 | 18 | 133 |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | Offensive coordinator | 18 | 18 | 35 | 110 | 134 |
| 2025 | Marshall | Offensive coordinator | 72 | 63 | 49 | 58 | 136 |
| 2026 | Marshall | Offensive coordinator | 103 | 121 | 59 | 72 | 138 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Illinois | 0-1 (1 of 8) | - → - | 88 | 116 | -5.4 | 46% wins | 127 |
Worked under
- Tommy Bowden · Clemson 2001 (GA)
- Jim Leavitt · South Florida 2001-2006 (OC, Other, Position)
- Rich Rodriguez* · West Virginia 2001-2007 (GA, Position)
- Rich Rodriguez* · Michigan 2008-2010 (Position)
- Kevin Wilson · Indiana 2011 (OC, Position)
- Rich Rodriguez* · Arizona 2012-2017 (OC, Position)
- Lovie Smith · Illinois 2018-2020 (OC, Position)
- Bronco Mendenhall* · Virginia 2021 (Analyst)
- Rich Rodriguez* · Jacksonville State 2023-2024 (OC, Position)
- Tony Gibson* · Marshall 2025-2026 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Bill Stewart · West Virginia 2001-2007 · him GA, Position, them Head coach, Position, ST coord.
- Calvin Magee · West Virginia 2001-2007 · him GA, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Herb Hand · West Virginia 2001 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Jeff Casteel · West Virginia 2001-2007 · him GA, Position, them DC, Position
- Jim Leavitt · South Florida 2001-2006 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Phil Elmassian · West Virginia 2001 · him GA, them DC
- Reggie Herring · Clemson 2001 · him GA, them DC
- Rich Rodriguez* · West Virginia 2001-2007 · him GA, Position, them Head coach
- Rick Stockstill · Clemson 2001 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Todd Graham · West Virginia 2001 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Tommy Bowden · Clemson 2001 · him GA, them Head coach
- Tony Gibson* · West Virginia 2001-2007 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Lawrence Dawsey · South Florida 2004-2006 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Rick Kravitz · South Florida 2005 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Wally Burnham · South Florida 2005-2006 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Bernard Clark · South Florida 2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Larry Scott · South Florida 2006 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Jahmile Addae · West Virginia 2007 · him Position, them GA
- Calvin Magee · Michigan 2008-2010 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jahmile Addae · Michigan 2008-2009 · him Position, them GA
- Jay Hopson · Michigan 2008-2009 · him Position, them Position
- Rich Rodriguez* · Michigan 2008-2010 · him Position, them Head coach
- Scott Shafer · Michigan 2008 · him Position, them DC
- Tony Gibson* · Michigan 2008-2010 · him Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Greg Robinson · Michigan 2009-2010 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Doug Mallory · Indiana 2011 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Kevin Johns · Indiana 2011 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Wilson · Indiana 2011 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Ekeler · Indiana 2011 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Calvin Magee · Arizona 2012-2017 · him OC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Charlie Ragle · Arizona 2012-2016 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Jeff Casteel · Arizona 2012-2015 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Matt Caponi · Arizona 2012-2015 · him OC, Position, them GA, Position
- Rich Rodriguez* · Arizona 2012-2017 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Robert Anae · Arizona 2012 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tony Gibson* · Arizona 2012 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Jahmile Addae · Arizona 2013-2017 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Jim Michalczik · Arizona 2013-2017 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Donte Williams · Arizona 2016 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Marcel Yates · Arizona 2016-2017 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Brian Knorr · Arizona 2017 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Scott Boone · Arizona 2017 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Hardy Nickerson · Illinois 2018 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Lovie Smith · Illinois 2018-2020 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Head coach
- Bronco Mendenhall* · Virginia 2021 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Jason Beck · Virginia 2021 · him Analyst, them Position
- Kelly Poppinga · Virginia 2021 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Nick Howell · Virginia 2021 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Robert Anae · Virginia 2021 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Calvin Magee · Jacksonville State 2022 · him OC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Rich Rodriguez* · Jacksonville State 2022-2024 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Head coach
- Zac Alley · Jacksonville State 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Luke Olson · Jacksonville State 2024 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC
- Gunter Brewer · Marshall 2025-2026 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Shannon Morrison · Marshall 2025 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Tony Gibson* · Marshall 2025-2026 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Brad Lambert · Marshall 2026 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Dean Hood · Marshall 2026 · him OC, Position, them Position
Played together
- Tony Gibson* · Glenville State 1993-1994