Coaches
A. J. Christoff
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
A. J. Christoff
Played at Idaho 1968-1971
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Oregon State | GA | GA | not known |
| 1973-1974 | New Mexico | Position | DB/RC | not known |
| 1975-1976 | Idaho | DC | AHC/DC/DB | not known |
| 1977-1978 | Oregon | Position | ILB | Rich Brooks |
| 1979-1982 | Oregon | DC | DC/DB | Rich Brooks |
| 1983 | Stanford | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 1984-1985 | Notre Dame | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 1986 | Georgia Tech | Position | DB | not known |
| 1987-1989 | Alabama | Position | DB | not known |
| 1990-1994 | UCLA | Position | DB | not known |
| 1995-1998 | Colorado | DC | DC/DB | Rick Neuheisel |
| 2000 | USC | Position | LB | Paul Hackett |
| 2001-2002 | Cincinnati | DC | DC | Rick Minter |
| 2003-2004 | Stanford | DC | DC/DB | Buddy Teevens |
| 2005 | San Francisco 49ers (pro) | Position | DB | not known |
| 2006 | Stanford | DC | DC/DB✓ | Walt Harris |
| 2007-2011 | VMI | DC | DC | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | 111 | 104 | 115 | 117 | 119 |
Worked under
- Rich Brooks · Oregon 1977-1982 (DC, Position)
- Rick Neuheisel · Colorado 1995-1998 (DC, Position)
- Paul Hackett · USC 2000 (Position)
- Rick Minter · Cincinnati 2001-2002 (DC)
- Buddy Teevens · Stanford 2003-2004 (DC, Position)
- Walt Harris · Stanford 2006 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Rocky Long · New Mexico 1973 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Dennis Erickson · Idaho 1975 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC
- Greg McMackin · Idaho 1976 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Rich Brooks · Oregon 1977-1982 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Nick Aliotti · Oregon 1978-1979 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Larry Mac Duff · Stanford 1983 · him DC, Position, them Position
- David Dean · Georgia Tech 1986 · him Position, them GA
- John Thompson · Alabama 1987 · him Position, them Position
- Ted Roof · Alabama 1987-1988 · him Position, them GA
- Tommy Bowden · Alabama 1987-1989 · him Position, them Position
- Rob Ianello · Alabama 1988-1989 · him Position, them Other
- T. J. Weist · Alabama 1988-1989 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Bobby Hauck · UCLA 1990-1992 · him Position, them GA
- Rick Neuheisel · UCLA 1990-1993 · him Position, them Position
- Rob Phenicie · UCLA 1991-1992 · him Position, them GA
- Kennedy Polamalu · UCLA 1992 · him Position, them GA
- Bob Toledo · UCLA 1994 · him Position, them OC
- Mike Sherman · UCLA 1994 · him Position, them Position
- Bobby Hauck · Colorado 1995-1998 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 1995-1998 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Chuck Heater · Colorado 1995-1998 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jon Embree · Colorado 1995-1998 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Karl Dorrell · Colorado 1995-1998 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Rick Neuheisel · Colorado 1995-1998 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Troy Taylor · Colorado 1995 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Kennedy Polamalu · Colorado 1997 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tom Cable · Colorado 1998 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bill Young · USC 2000 · him Position, them DC
- Brian Schottenheimer · USC 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Dennis Thurman · USC 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Ed Orgeron · USC 2000 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Hue Jackson · USC 2000 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Kennedy Polamalu · USC 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Dave Baldwin · Cincinnati 2001 · him DC, them OC
- Rick Minter · Cincinnati 2001-2002 · him DC, them Head coach
- Mark Criner · Cincinnati 2002 · him DC, them Position
- Bill Cubit · Stanford 2003-2004 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Buddy Teevens · Stanford 2003-2004 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Nathaniel Hackett · Stanford 2003 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- George McDonald · Stanford 2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Matt Weiss · Stanford 2006 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Walt Harris · Stanford 2006 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Jim Reid · VMI 2007 · him DC, them Head coach
- Winston October · VMI 2007-2011 · him DC, them Position
- Danny Verpaele · VMI 2009 · him DC, them GA