Coaches
Eric Schumann
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Eric Schumann
Played at Alabama 1974-1977
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-1981 | McAdory HS (AL) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1982 | Troy | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1983-1985 | Valdosta State | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1986 | New Mexico | Position | DB | Joe Lee Dunn |
| 1987-1988 | Pierce County HS (GA) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1989 | West Alabama | Position | CB | not known |
| 1990-1991 | Valdosta State | Position | DB | not known |
| 1992-1996 | East Tennessee State | DC | DC | not known |
| 1997-2001 | SMU | DC | DC | Mike Cavan |
| 2002-2006 | Tulane | DC | DC/LB✓ | Chris Scelfo |
| 2007-2010 | UAB | DC | DC✓ | Neil Callaway |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Tulane | Defensive coordinator | 49 | 84 | 20 | 95 | 119 |
| 2006 | Tulane | Defensive coordinator | 70 | 87 | 77 | 49 | 119 |
| 2007 | UAB | Defensive coordinator | 118 | 119 | 113 | 80 | 119 |
| 2008 | UAB | Defensive coordinator | 111 | 98 | 85 | 118 | 120 |
| 2009 | UAB | Defensive coordinator | 92 | 110 | 103 | 111 | 120 |
| 2010 | UAB | Defensive coordinator | 95 | 92 | 74 | 92 | 120 |
Worked under
- Joe Lee Dunn · New Mexico 1986 (Position)
- Mike Cavan · SMU 1997-2001 (DC)
- Chris Scelfo · Tulane 2002-2006 (DC, Position)
- Neil Callaway · UAB 2007-2010 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Joe Lee Dunn · New Mexico 1986 · him Position, them Head coach
- David Dean · Valdosta State 1990-1991 · him Position, them Position
- Gunter Brewer · East Tennessee State 1992-1995 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Darrell Dickey · SMU 1997 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Derek Dooley · SMU 1997-1999 · him DC, them Position
- Brad Smiley · Tulane 2002-2006 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Chris Scelfo · Tulane 2002-2006 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Frank Scelfo · Tulane 2002-2006 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Trooper Taylor · Tulane 2002-2003 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bobby April III · Tulane 2005-2006 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Kim Helton · UAB 2007-2010 · him DC, them OC
- Neil Callaway · UAB 2007-2010 · him DC, them Head coach
- Tyson Helton* · UAB 2007-2010 · him DC, them Position
- Tyson Summers · UAB 2007-2010 · him DC, them Position
Played together
- Mike Riley · Alabama 1974
- Neil Callaway · Alabama 1974-1977
- Sylvester Croom · Alabama 1974