Coaches
Manny Michel
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Manny Michel
Played at Tennessee Tech 1980-1983
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Cumberland County HS (TN) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1986-1994 | John Curtis Christian (LA) (unknown) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1995-1998 | Nicholls | DC | DC/DL | not known |
| 1999-2008 | UL Monroe | DC | DL/co-DC✓ | Bobby Keasler (1999-2001), Mike Collins (2002), Charlie Weatherbie (2003-2008) |
| 2009-2015 | McNeese | Position | DL | not known |
| 2016-2017 | Louisiana-Monroe (unknown) | Position | DL | not known |
| 2020 | LSU | Analyst | ADL/DA | Ed Orgeron |
| 2026- | John Curtis Christian (LA) (unknown) | Other | assistant | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | UL Monroe | Co-defensive coordinator | 107 | 105 | 107 | 51 | 120 |
Worked under
- Bobby Keasler · UL Monroe 1999-2001 (DC, Position)
- Mike Collins · UL Monroe 2002 (DC, Position)
- Charlie Weatherbie · UL Monroe 2003-2008 (DC, Position)
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2020 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Allen Rudolph · Nicholls 1995-1998 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Mark Hudspeth · Nicholls 1995 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Steve Campbell · Nicholls 1995 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Frank Wilson · Nicholls 1996 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Mike Collins · UL Monroe 1999-2002 · him DC, Position, them DC, Head coach
- Allen Rudolph · UL Monroe 2002-2003 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bob Trott · UL Monroe 2003-2004 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Charlie Weatherbie · UL Monroe 2003-2008 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Todd Berry · UL Monroe 2004-2005 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Kim Dameron · UL Monroe 2005-2007 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Bob Leahy · UL Monroe 2006 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Kirk Botkin · UL Monroe 2006-2007 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Nate Kaczor · UL Monroe 2006-2007 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Steve Farmer · UL Monroe 2007-2008 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Phil Elmassian · UL Monroe 2008 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Broderick Fobbs · McNeese 2009-2013 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Viator · McNeese 2009-2015 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mike Collins · McNeese 2009-2012 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Eman Naghavi · McNeese 2011-2015 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Hampton · McNeese 2012-2015 · him Position, them Position
- Rob Sale · McNeese 2012-2014 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Slade Nagle · McNeese 2012-2015 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Lance Guidry · McNeese 2013-2015 · him Position, them DC, Other
- Bill Busch · LSU 2020 · him Analyst, them Position
- Bo Pelini · LSU 2020 · him Analyst, them DC
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2020 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Kevin Coyle · LSU 2020 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Mark Hutson · LSU 2020 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Mickey Joseph · LSU 2020 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Russ Callaway · LSU 2020 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Steve Ensminger · LSU 2020 · him Analyst, them OC, Position