Coaches
David Rader
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
David Rader
Played at Tulsa 1975-1978
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-1985 | Alabama | Position | QB/WR | not known |
| 1986 | Mississippi State | OC | OC/OB | not known |
| 1987 | Tulsa | Position | AHC/QB | not known |
| 1988-1999 | Tulsa | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2003-2006 | Alabama | OC | OC/QB✓ | Mike Shula |
| 2010 | Ole Miss | OC | co-OC/QB✓ | Houston Nutt |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Alabama | Offensive coordinator | 52 | 99 | 51 | 50 | 119 |
| 2006 | Alabama | Offensive coordinator | 52 | 67 | 45 | 52 | 119 |
| 2010 | Ole Miss | Offensive coordinator | 77 | 61 | 90 | 78 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Tulsa | 4-7 | - → - | - | - | -0.5 | 27% wins | 104 |
| 1989 | Tulsa | 6-6 | - → - | - | - | -3.1 | 36% wins | 106 |
| 1990 | Tulsa | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -18.5 | 50% wins | 107 |
| 1991 | Tulsa | 10-2 | - → 21 | - | - | 7.5 | 27% wins | 107 |
| 1992 | Tulsa | 4-7 | - → - | - | - | -8.0 | 83% wins | 107 |
| 1993 | Tulsa | 4-6-1 | - → - | - | - | -7.9 | 36% wins | 106 |
| 1994 | Tulsa | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -15.9 | 36% wins | 107 |
| 1995 | Tulsa | 4-7 | - → - | - | - | -9.7 | 27% wins | 108 |
| 1996 | Tulsa | 4-7 | - → - | - | - | -9.7 | 36% wins | 111 |
| 1997 | Tulsa | 2-9 | - → - | - | - | -13.8 | 36% wins | 112 |
| 1998 | Tulsa | 4-7 | - → - | - | - | -3.8 | 18% wins | 112 |
| 1999 | Tulsa | 2-9 | - → - | - | - | -25.5 | 36% wins | 114 |
Worked under
- Mike Shula · Alabama 2003-2006 (OC, Position)
- Houston Nutt · Ole Miss 2010 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 4
- Chris Thurmond · Tulsa 1988-1994 (Position)
- Danny Rocco · Tulsa 1988-1990 (Position)
- Lou Spanos · Tulsa 1993 (GA)
- T. J. Weist · Tulsa 1996 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 4
- Frank Giufre · UConn 2021 (OC, Position) · under Lou Spanos
- Jarren Horton · UConn 2021 (DC, Position) · under Lou Spanos
- Jim Mora* · UConn 2021 (Analyst) · under Lou Spanos
- Noel Mazzone · UConn 2021 (Analyst) · under Lou Spanos
Level 3: 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
- Sylvester Croom · Alabama 1983-1985 · him Position, them Position
- Les Koenning · Alabama 1984 · him Position, them GA
- Joe Kines · Alabama 1985-2006 · him OC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Les Koenning · Mississippi State 1986 · him OC, them Position
- Chris Thurmond · Tulsa 1987-1994 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them Position
- Danny Rocco · Tulsa 1988-1990 · him Head coach, them Position
- Lou Spanos · Tulsa 1993 · him Head coach, them GA
- T. J. Weist · Tulsa 1996 · him Head coach, them Position
- Charlie Harbison · Alabama 2003-2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Chris Ball · Alabama 2003-2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mike Price · Alabama 2003 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Shula · Alabama 2003-2006 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Paul Randolph · Alabama 2003-2005 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Gabe Giardina · Alabama 2004 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Arthur Smith · Ole Miss 2010 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Derrick Nix · Ole Miss 2010 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Houston Nutt · Ole Miss 2010 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Kim Dameron · Ole Miss 2010 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tyrone Nix · Ole Miss 2010 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
Played together
- Bill Blankenship · Tulsa 1975-1978
- Denver Johnson · Tulsa 1976-1978