Coaches
John Lovett
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
John Lovett
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-1977 | St. Joseph HS (NJ) (HS) | Position | Assistant coach | not known |
| 1978-1982 | Union | Position | Assistant coach | not known |
| 1983 | Brown | Position | Assistant coach | not known |
| 1984 | New York Jets (pro) | Position | Assistant coach | not known |
| 1985-1988 | Maine (unknown) | DC | Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach | not known |
| 1989-1992 | Cincinnati | DC | Defensive coordinator | Tim Murphy |
| 1993 | UNLV | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 1994 | Maine (unknown) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 1995-1998 | Ole Miss | Position | Defensive backs coach | Tommy Tuberville |
| 1999-2001 | Auburn | DC | Defensive coordinator | Tommy Tuberville |
| 2002-2004 | Clemson | DC | Defensive coordinator | Tommy Bowden |
| 2005-2006 | Bowling Green | DC | Defensive coordinator, linebackers coach, & defensive backs coach✓ | Gregg Brandon |
| 2007-2008 | North Carolina | ST coord. | Special teams coordinator | Butch Davis |
| 2009-2010 | Miami | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Randy Shannon |
| 2011 | Hartford Colonials (unknown) | ST coord. | Special teams coordinator | not known |
| 2012 | Texas Tech | Position | Defensive backs coach | Tommy Tuberville |
| 2013-2014 | Philadelphia Eagles (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2015-2016 | California | Position | Cornerbacks coach | Sonny Dykes* |
| 2018 | Sam Houston | ST coord. | Special teams coordinator & linebackers coach | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Bowling Green | Defensive coordinator | 83 | 83 | 79 | 89 | 119 |
| 2006 | Bowling Green | Defensive coordinator | 21 | 82 | 51 | 83 | 119 |
| 2009 | Miami | Defensive coordinator | 42 | 41 | 28 | 43 | 120 |
| 2010 | Miami | Defensive coordinator | 17 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 120 |
Worked under
- Tim Murphy · Cincinnati 1989-1992 (DC)
- Tommy Tuberville · Ole Miss 1995-1998 (Position)
- Tommy Tuberville · Auburn 1999-2001 (DC)
- Tommy Bowden · Clemson 2002-2004 (DC)
- Gregg Brandon · Bowling Green 2005-2006 (DC, Position)
- Butch Davis · North Carolina 2007-2008 (ST coord.)
- Randy Shannon · Miami 2009-2010 (DC)
- Tommy Tuberville · Texas Tech 2012 (Position)
- Sonny Dykes* · California 2015-2016 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Al Bagnoli · Union 1978-1982 · him Position, them DC, Head coach
- Mark Whipple · Union 1981-1982 · him Position, them OC
- Mark Whipple · Brown 1983 · him Position, them Position
- Buddy Teevens · Maine 1985-1986 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Tim Murphy · Maine 1985-1988 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, OC
- Bill Sheridan · Maine 1987-1988 · him DC, Position, them Position
- John Bonamego · Maine 1988 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bill Sheridan · Cincinnati 1989-1991 · him DC, them Position
- Greg Studrawa · Cincinnati 1989-1990 · him DC, them GA
- Tim Murphy · Cincinnati 1989-1992 · him DC, them Head coach
- Craig Ver Steeg · Cincinnati 1990-1992 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Eddie Gran · Cincinnati 1992 · him DC, them Position
- Dave Wommack · UNLV 1993 · him Position, them DC
- Bobby Wilder · Maine 1994 · him DC, them Position
- Chris Nugai · Maine 1994 · him DC, them Other
- Art Kaufman · Ole Miss 1995-1998 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Eddie Gran · Ole Miss 1995-1998 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Greg Knox · Ole Miss 1995-1998 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Noel Mazzone · Ole Miss 1995-1998 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tommy Tuberville · Ole Miss 1995-1998 · him Position, them Head coach
- David Cutcliffe · Ole Miss 1998 · him Position, them Head coach
- Derek Jones · Ole Miss 1998 · him Position, them GA
- Eddie Gran · Auburn 1999-2001 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Greg Knox · Auburn 1999-2001 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Noel Mazzone · Auburn 1999-2001 · him DC, them OC
- Tommy Tuberville · Auburn 1999-2001 · him DC, them Head coach
- Tony Levine · Auburn 2000-2001 · him DC, them GA
- Rick Stockstill · Clemson 2002 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Tommy Bowden · Clemson 2002-2004 · him DC, them Head coach
- Billy Napier* · Clemson 2003-2004 · him DC, them GA
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2003-2004 · him DC, them Other, Position
- David Blackwell · Clemson 2003-2004 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Brandon Streeter · Clemson 2004 · him DC, them GA
- Greg Studrawa · Bowling Green 2005-2006 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Gregg Brandon · Bowling Green 2005-2006 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Zach Azzanni · Bowling Green 2005-2006 · him DC, Position, them Position
- D.J. Durkin · Bowling Green 2006 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Butch Davis · North Carolina 2007-2008 · him ST coord., them Head coach
- Chuck Pagano · North Carolina 2007 · him ST coord., them DC
- John Dunn · North Carolina 2007 · him ST coord., them GA
- John Shoop · North Carolina 2007-2008 · him ST coord., them OC, Position
- Sam Pittman · North Carolina 2007-2008 · him ST coord., them Position
- Steve Hagen · North Carolina 2007-2008 · him ST coord., them Position
- Tommy Thigpen · North Carolina 2007-2008 · him ST coord., them Position
- Brad Davis · North Carolina 2008 · him ST coord., them GA
- Everett Withers · North Carolina 2008 · him ST coord., them DC, Position
- Jeff Stoutland · Miami 2009-2010 · him DC, them Head coach, Position
- Mark Whipple · Miami 2009-2010 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
- Randy Shannon · Miami 2009-2010 · him DC, them Head coach
- Art Kaufman · Texas Tech 2012 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Chad Scott · Texas Tech 2012 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Thomsen · Texas Tech 2012 · him Position, them Head coach, Position
- Neal Brown* · Texas Tech 2012 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Robert Prunty · Texas Tech 2012 · him Position, them Position
- Scott Parr · Texas Tech 2012 · him Position, them Analyst
- Sonny Cumbie* · Texas Tech 2012 · him Position, them Position
- Tommy Tuberville · Texas Tech 2012 · him Position, them Head coach
- Art Kaufman · California 2015-2016 · him Position, them DC
- Sonny Dykes* · California 2015-2016 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tony Franklin · California 2015 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jake Spavital · California 2016 · him Position, them OC, Position
- K.C. Keeler* · Sam Houston 2018 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Matt Merkens · Sam Houston 2018 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Ryan Carty* · Sam Houston 2018 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position