Coaches
Rick Christophel
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Rick Christophel
Played at Austin Peay
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Austin Peay | GA | Graduate assistant | not known |
| 1976-1978 | Highlands HS (Fort Thomas, KY) (HS) | Other | Assistant | not known |
| 1979-1981 | Austin Peay | Position | Running backs | not known |
| 1982 | Southern Arkansas | OC | Offensive coordinator | not known |
| 1983 | Cincinnati | Position | Quarterbacks/tight ends | Watson Brown |
| 1984-1985 | Rice | Position | Quarterbacks/running backs | Watson Brown |
| 1986-1988 | Vanderbilt | Position | Offensive line | Watson Brown |
| 1989 | Vanderbilt | DC | Defensive coordinator/middle linebackers | Watson Brown |
| 1990 | Vanderbilt | Position | Offensive line/Assistant head coach | Watson Brown |
| 1991-1994 | Mississippi State | Position | Wide receivers | Jackie Sherrill |
| 1995-1996 | UAB | OC | Offensive coordinator/running backs | Watson Brown (1996) |
| 1997-1998 | UAB | Position | Wide receivers | Watson Brown |
| 1999 | UAB | Position | Offensive line/tight ends | Watson Brown |
| 2000 | UAB | Position | Wide receivers | Watson Brown |
| 2001 | UAB | DC | Defensive coordinator | Watson Brown |
| 2004 | UAB | Position | Offensive line/defensive line | Watson Brown |
| 2005 | UAB | Position | Defensive line/assistant head coach | Watson Brown |
| 2006 | UAB | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Watson Brown |
| 2007-2012 | Austin Peay | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2013-2017 | Arizona Cardinals (pro) | Position | Tight ends | not known |
| 2019-2021 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (pro) | Position | Tight ends | not known |
| 2022- | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (pro) | Analyst | Senior offensive assistant | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UAB | Defensive coordinator | 80 | 72 | 84 | 64 | 119 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Austin Peay | FCS | 7-4 |
| 2008 | Austin Peay | FCS | 2-9 |
| 2009 | Austin Peay | FCS | 4-7 |
| 2010 | Austin Peay | FCS | 2-9 |
| 2011 | Austin Peay | FCS | 3-8 |
| 2012 | Austin Peay | FCS | 2-9 |
Worked under
- Watson Brown · Cincinnati 1983 (Position)
- Watson Brown · Rice 1984-1985 (Position)
- Watson Brown · Vanderbilt 1986-1990 (DC, Other, Position)
- Jackie Sherrill · Mississippi State 1991-1994 (Position)
- Watson Brown · UAB 1996-2006 (DC, OC, Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Watson Brown · Austin Peay 1979-1980 · him Position, them Head coach
- Watson Brown · Cincinnati 1983 · him Position, them Head coach
- Watson Brown · Rice 1984-1985 · him Position, them Head coach
- Watson Brown · Vanderbilt 1986-1990 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Clancy Pendergast · Mississippi State 1991 · him Position, them GA
- Watson Brown · Mississippi State 1991-1992 · him Position, them OC
- Denver Johnson · Mississippi State 1993-1994 · him Position, them Position
- Cale Gundy · UAB 1995-1998 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Watson Brown · UAB 1995-2006 · him DC, OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Pat Sullivan · UAB 1999-2006 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Wayne Bolt · UAB 2004-2005 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Granville Eastman · Austin Peay 2007-2012 · him Head coach, them DC, Position, ST coord.