Coaches
Rich Ellerson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Rich Ellerson
Played at Hawai'i 1974-1976
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Hawai'i | GA | GA | Dick Tomey |
| 1978 | Arizona Western | Position | DB | not known |
| 1979 | Idaho | ST coord. | ST | not known |
| 1980 | Cal State Fullerton | ST coord. | ST | not known |
| 1981-1983 | Hawai'i | ST coord. | ST | Dick Tomey |
| 1984-1985 | BC Lions (unknown) | Position | DL | not known |
| 1986 | Calgary Stampeders (pro) | DC | DC | not known |
| 1987-1991 | Hawaii (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1992-1995 | Arizona | Other | OLB in 1992; DL 93-95 | Dick Tomey |
| 1996 | Southern Utah | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1997-2000 | Arizona | DC | DC | Dick Tomey |
| 2001-2008 | Cal Poly | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2009-2013 | Army | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2016 | Jacksonville | DC | DC | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Army | 5-7 | - → - | 112 | 36 | -21.7 | 25% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Army | 7-6 | - → - | 54 | 62 | -14.6 | 42% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Army | 3-9 | - → - | 12 | 98 | -20.9 | 54% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Army | 2-10 | - → - | 16 | 112 | -23.1 | 25% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Army | 3-9 | - → - | 29 | 93 | -24.6 | 17% wins | 125 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Southern Utah | FCS | 4-7 |
| 2001 | Cal Poly | FCS | 6-5 |
| 2002 | Cal Poly | FCS | 3-8 |
| 2003 | Cal Poly | FCS | 7-4 |
| 2004 | Cal Poly | FCS | 9-2 |
| 2005 | Cal Poly | FCS | 9-4 |
| 2006 | Cal Poly | FCS | 7-4 |
| 2007 | Cal Poly | FCS | 7-4 |
| 2008 | Cal Poly | FCS | 8-3 |
Worked under
- Dick Tomey · Hawai'i 1977-1983 (GA, ST coord.)
- Dick Tomey · Arizona 1997-2000 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 4
- Chris Smeland · Army 2009-2013 (DC)
- Gene McKeehan · Army 2009 (OC)
- Ian Shields · Army 2009-2013 (OC, Other)
- Payam Saadat · Army 2009-2013 (DC)
Coached together
- Dick Tomey · Hawai'i 1977-1983 · him GA, ST coord., them Head coach
- Duane Akina · Hawai'i 1981-1983 · him ST coord., them Position
- June Jones · Hawai'i 1983 · him ST coord., them Position
- Dick Tomey · Arizona 1997-2000 · him DC, them Head coach
- Dino Babers · Arizona 1997-2000 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Duane Akina · Arizona 1997-2000 · him DC, them Position
- Pete Alamar · Arizona 1997-1999 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Rob Ianello · Arizona 1997-2000 · him DC, them Other
- Brent Brennan*+ · Arizona 2000 · him DC, them GA
- Dave Fipp · Arizona 2000 · him DC, them GA
- Brent Brennan*+ · Cal Poly 2001-2004 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Dave Fipp · Cal Poly 2001-2003 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Ian Shields · Cal Poly 2004-2008 · him Head coach, them OC
- Keith Heyward · Cal Poly 2007 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chris Smeland · Army 2009-2013 · him Head coach, them DC
- Gene McKeehan · Army 2009 · him Head coach, them OC
- Ian Shields · Army 2009-2013 · him Head coach, them OC, Other
- Payam Saadat · Army 2009-2013 · him Head coach, them DC
- Ian Shields · Jacksonville 2016 · him DC, them Head coach
Played together
- June Jones · Hawai'i 1974