Coaches
Ed Zaunbrecher
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Ed Zaunbrecher
Played at Middle Tennessee 1969-1972
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-1976 | Arizona | Position | OL | not known |
| 1977-1979 | Purdue | Position | OB/WR | not known |
| 1980-1983 | Wake Forest | OC | OC/QB/WR | John Mackovic (1980), Al Groh (1981-1983) |
| 1984-1990 | LSU | OC | OC/QB | Mike Archer (1987-1990) |
| 1991 | Michigan State | Position | QB | not known |
| 1992-1993 | Michigan State | Position | LB | not known |
| 1994-1998 | UL Monroe | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 1999 | Marshall | Position | QB | Bob Pruett |
| 2000-2001 | Marshall | OC | OC/QB | Bob Pruett |
| 2002-2003 | Florida | OC | OC/QB | Ron Zook |
| 2004 | Florida | Position | QB | Ron Zook |
| 2005 | Illinois | Position | PCG/QB | Ron Zook |
| 2006-2008 | Purdue | OC | co-OC/QB✓ | Joe Tiller |
| 2009 | Rice | OC | OC/QB✓ | David Bailiff |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Purdue | Co-offensive coordinator | 42 | 63 | 16 | 31 | 119 |
| 2007 | Purdue | Co-offensive coordinator | 31 | 56 | 35 | 42 | 119 |
| 2008 | Purdue | Offensive coordinator | 82 | 77 | 78 | 31 | 120 |
| 2009 | Rice | Offensive coordinator | 111 | 116 | 102 | 14 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | UL Monroe | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -10.3 | 50% wins | 107 |
| 1995 | UL Monroe | 2-9 | - → - | - | - | -15.0 | 27% wins | 108 |
| 1996 | UL Monroe | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | -24.5 | 18% wins | 111 |
| 1997 | UL Monroe | 5-7 | - → - | - | - | -15.0 | 46% wins | 112 |
| 1998 | UL Monroe | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | -17.7 | 42% wins | 112 |
Worked under
- John Mackovic · Wake Forest 1980 (OC, Position)
- Al Groh · Wake Forest 1981-1983 (OC, Position)
- Mike Archer · LSU 1987-1990 (OC, Position)
- Bob Pruett · Marshall 1999-2001 (OC, Position)
- Ron Zook · Florida 2002-2004 (OC, Position)
- Ron Zook · Illinois 2005 (Position)
- Joe Tiller · Purdue 2006-2008 (OC, Position)
- David Bailiff · Rice 2009 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 2
- Mike Collins · UL Monroe 1998 (Position)
- Sonny Dykes* · UL Monroe 1998 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 28
- Allen Rudolph · UL Monroe 2002 (Position) · under Mike Collins
- Manny Michel · UL Monroe 2002 (DC, Position) · under Mike Collins
- Rob Likens · Louisiana Tech 2010-2012 (Other, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Tommy Spangler · Louisiana Tech 2010-2012 (DC) · under Sonny Dykes
- Tony Franklin · Louisiana Tech 2010-2012 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Andy Buh · California 2013 (DC) · under Sonny Dykes
- Jim Michalczik · California 2013 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Terrance Jamison · California 2013 (Analyst) · under Sonny Dykes
- Art Kaufman · California 2014-2016 (DC) · under Sonny Dykes
- John Lovett · California 2015-2016 (Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Jake Spavital · California 2016 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Jonathan Brewer · SMU 2018-2019 (Analyst) · under Sonny Dykes
- Kevin Kane · SMU 2018-2020 (DC, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Rhett Lashlee* · SMU 2018-2019 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- A. J. Ricker · SMU 2019-2021 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Garrett Riley · SMU 2020-2021 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Jim Leavitt · SMU 2021 (DC) · under Sonny Dykes
- Kenny Perry · SMU 2021 (Position, ST coord.) · under Sonny Dykes
- Doug Meacham · TCU 2022-2024 (Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Joe Gillespie · TCU 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Kendal Briles · TCU 2023-2025 (OC, Other, Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Mark Cala · TCU 2023-2024 (Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Andy Avalos · TCU 2024-2026 (DC) · under Sonny Dykes
- Dana Holgorsen · TCU 2024 (Analyst) · under Sonny Dykes
- Ken Wilson · TCU 2024-2026 (Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Todd Graham · TCU 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Sonny Dykes
- Brian Norwood · TCU 2025 (Position) · under Sonny Dykes
- Gordon Sammis · TCU 2026 (OC) · under Sonny Dykes
Level 3: on their staffs · 15
- Bob Stitt · Texas State 2019 (OC, Position) · under Jake Spavital
- Tremaine Jackson · Texas State 2019 (Position) · under Jake Spavital
- Zac Spavital · Texas State 2019-2022 (DC) · under Jake Spavital
- Jacob Peeler · Texas State 2020-2021 (OC) · under Jake Spavital
- Casey Woods* · SMU 2022-2025 (OC, Position) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Garin Justice · SMU 2022-2026 (OC, Other, Position) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Scott Symons · SMU 2022-2025 (DC, Position) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Maurice Crum Jr. · SMU 2023-2026 (DC, Other, Position) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Rickey Hunley Jr. · SMU 2024-2026 (DC) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Chris Thurmond · Oklahoma State 2025 (Analyst) · under Doug Meacham
- Clint Bowen · Oklahoma State 2025 (Analyst, DC) · under Doug Meacham
- Greg Brown · Oklahoma State 2025 (Position) · under Doug Meacham
- Kevin Johns · Oklahoma State 2025 (Position) · under Doug Meacham
- Ryan Osborn · Oklahoma State 2025 (Position) · under Doug Meacham
- Todd Grantham · Oklahoma State 2025 (DC) · under Doug Meacham
Coached together
- Mike Hankwitz · Arizona 1975 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Hankwitz · Purdue 1977-1979 · him Position, them Position
- Tim Kish · Purdue 1979 · him Position, them Other
- Jim Hofher · Wake Forest 1980-1983 · him OC, Position, them GA, Position
- Al Groh · Wake Forest 1981-1983 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Bob Pruett · Wake Forest 1983 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mike Archer · LSU 1984-1990 · him OC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Jeff Jagodzinski · LSU 1987-1988 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Dan Enos · Michigan State 1991-1993 · him Position, them GA
- Norm Parker · Michigan State 1991-1993 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Pat Shurmur · Michigan State 1991-1993 · him Position, them Position
- Morris Watts · Michigan State 1992-1993 · him Position, them OC, Other
- Mike Collins · UL Monroe 1998 · him Head coach, them Position
- Sonny Dykes* · UL Monroe 1998 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bob Pruett · Marshall 1999-2001 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Gunter Brewer · Marshall 1999 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jay Hopson · Marshall 1999-2000 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tim Billings · Marshall 1999 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Jerry Odom · Florida 2002 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- John Thompson · Florida 2002 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Larry Fedora · Florida 2002-2004 · him OC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Ron Zook · Florida 2002-2004 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Bill Miller · Florida 2003-2004 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Charlie Strong · Florida 2003-2004 · him OC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Mike Locksley* · Florida 2003-2004 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Curt Mallory · Illinois 2005 · him Position, them Position
- Ed Warinner · Illinois 2005 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Mike Locksley* · Illinois 2005 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Mallory · Illinois 2005 · him Position, them DC
- Ron Zook · Illinois 2005 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bill Legg · Purdue 2006-2007 · him OC, Position, them OC
- Brian Rock · Purdue 2006-2008 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Brock Spack · Purdue 2006-2008 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Joe Tiller · Purdue 2006-2008 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Joel Thomas · Purdue 2006-2008 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mike Jacobs* · Purdue 2006-2007 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Danny Hope · Purdue 2008 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Chuck Driesbach · Rice 2009 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Craig Naivar · Rice 2009 · him OC, Position, them DC
- D. J. Eliot · Rice 2009 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- David Bailiff · Rice 2009 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Drew Mehringer · Rice 2009 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Jason Washington · Rice 2009 · him OC, Position, them Position