Coaches
Robert McFarland
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Robert McFarland
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-1987 | Louisiana | GA | GA | not known |
| 1988-1989 | Clemson | GA | GA | not known |
| 1990 | Notre Dame | GA | GA | Lou Holtz |
| 1991 | Kent State | Position | OL | not known |
| 1992-1998 | Stephen F. Austin | Position | OL | not known |
| 1999 | Stephen F. Austin | Position | RGC/OL | not known |
| 2000 | UCF | Position | OL | Mike Kruczek |
| 2001-2003 | UCF | OC | OC/OL | Mike Kruczek |
| 2004 | East Carolina | Position | OL | John Thompson |
| 2005-2006 | Stephen F. Austin | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2007-2008 | Iowa State | OC | OC/OL✓ | Gene Chizik |
| 2010 | Florida Tuskers (unknown) | Position | RGC/TE | not known |
| 2011 | Sacramento Mountain Lions (unknown) | Position | OL | not known |
| 2012-2014 | Copiah–Lincoln | OC | OC/OL | not known |
| 2015-2020 | Louisiana Tech | Position | OL | Skip Holtz |
| 2024 | Stephen F. Austin | Position | AOL | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Iowa State | Offensive coordinator | 93 | 113 | 112 | 57 | 119 |
| 2008 | Iowa State | Offensive coordinator | 44 | 65 | 52 | 93 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Stephen F. Austin | FCS | 5-6 |
| 2006 | Stephen F. Austin | FCS | 4-7 |
Worked under
- Lou Holtz · Notre Dame 1990 (GA)
- Mike Kruczek · UCF 2000-2003 (OC, Position)
- John Thompson · East Carolina 2004 (Position)
- Gene Chizik · Iowa State 2007-2008 (OC, Position)
- Skip Holtz · Louisiana Tech 2015-2020 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Gene Chizik · Clemson 1988-1989 · him GA, them GA, Position
- Tommy West · Clemson 1988-1989 · him GA, them Position
- Wayne Bolt · Clemson 1988-1989 · him GA, them Position
- Rick Stockstill · Clemson 1989 · him GA, them Position
- Chuck Heater · Notre Dame 1990 · him GA, them Position
- Dick Bumpas · Notre Dame 1990 · him GA, them Position
- Gary Darnell · Notre Dame 1990 · him GA, them DC, Other
- Peter Vaas · Notre Dame 1990 · him GA, them Position
- Skip Holtz · Notre Dame 1990 · him GA, them Position
- Steve Hagen · Notre Dame 1990 · him GA, them Position
- Jon Hoke · Kent State 1991 · him Position, them Position
- Steve Hagen · Kent State 1991 · him Position, them Position
- Gene Chizik · Stephen F. Austin 1992-1997 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Greg Knox · Stephen F. Austin 1992-1994 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Curtis Luper · Stephen F. Austin 1995-1997 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Mike Santiago · Stephen F. Austin 1999 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Darin Hinshaw · UCF 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Gene Chizik · UCF 2000-2001 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Kruczek · UCF 2000-2003 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Art Kaufman · East Carolina 2004 · him Position, them Position
- Jerry Odom · East Carolina 2004 · him Position, them DC, ST coord.
- John Thompson · East Carolina 2004 · him Position, them Head coach
- Gene Chizik · Iowa State 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Tony Petersen · Iowa State 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Wayne Bolt · Iowa State 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Blake Baker · Louisiana Tech 2015-2018 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Joe Sloan · Louisiana Tech 2015-2020 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Ronnie Bradford · Louisiana Tech 2015 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Skip Holtz · Louisiana Tech 2015-2020 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tony Petersen · Louisiana Tech 2015 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mickey Joseph · Louisiana Tech 2016 · him Position, them Position
- Todd Fitch · Louisiana Tech 2016-2019 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Burris · Louisiana Tech 2018-2020 · him Position, them Position
- Bob Diaco · Louisiana Tech 2019 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Kenny Guiton · Louisiana Tech 2019 · him Position, them Position
- David Blackwell · Louisiana Tech 2020 · him Position, them DC
- Chris Ross · Stephen F. Austin 2024 · him Position, them OC
- Colby Carthel · Stephen F. Austin 2024 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mike Mutz · Stephen F. Austin 2024 · him Position, them DC