Coaches
Jason Simpson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jason Simpson
Played at Mississippi State 1990-1992
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-28
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Delta State | GA | GA | not known |
| 1996 | Collins HS (MS) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1997-1999 | Jacksonville State | Position | QB | not known |
| 2000-2002 | Texas State | Position | QB/WR | not known |
| 2003-2005 | Chattanooga | OC | OC | not known |
| 2006- | UT Martin | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UT Martin (FCS) | 9-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 50% wins | - |
| 2007 | UT Martin (FCS) | 3-7 | - → - | - | - | - | 75% wins | - |
| 2008 | UT Martin (FCS) | 8-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 30% wins | - |
| 2009 | UT Martin (FCS) | 3-5 | - → - | - | - | - | 67% wins | - |
| 2010 | UT Martin (FCS) | 6-5 | - → - | - | - | - | 38% wins | - |
| 2011 | UT Martin (FCS) | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | - | 55% wins | - |
| 2012 | UT Martin (FCS) | 8-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 46% wins | - |
| 2013 | UT Martin (FCS) | 2-2 | - → - | - | - | - | 73% wins | - |
| 2014 | UT Martin (FCS) | 6-6 | - → - | - | - | - | 50% wins | - |
| 2015 | UT Martin (FCS) | 7-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 50% wins | - |
| 2016 | UT Martin (FCS) | 7-5 | - → - | - | - | - | 64% wins | - |
| 2017 | UT Martin (FCS) | 6-5 | - → - | - | - | - | 58% wins | - |
| 2018 | UT Martin (FCS) | 2-9 | - → - | - | - | - | 55% wins | - |
| 2019 | UT Martin (FCS) | 7-5 | - → - | - | - | - | 18% wins | - |
| 2021 | UT Martin (FCS) | 10-3 | - → - | 24 | 86 | - | - | 128 |
| 2022 | UT Martin (FCS) | 7-4 | - → - | 32 | 62 | - | 77% wins | 130 |
| 2023 | UT Martin (FCS) | 8-3 | - → - | 41 | 29 | - | 64% wins | 128 |
| 2024 | UT Martin (FCS) | 9-5 | - → - | 43 | 19 | - | 73% wins | 129 |
| 2025 | UT Martin (FCS) | 6-6 | - → - | 61 | 91 | - | 64% wins | 129 |
| 2026 | UT Martin (FCS) | 4-6 | - → - | 96 | 95 | - | 50% wins | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UT Martin | FCS | 3-4 |
Worked under
None found (his assistant years may be outside the FBS seasons we hold).
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- John Bond · Delta State 1995 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Doug Meacham · Jacksonville State 1997-1999 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Patrick Nix · Jacksonville State 1997-1998 · him Position, them Position
- Bob DeBesse · Texas State 2000-2002 · him Position, them Head coach
- David Bailiff · Texas State 2000 · him Position, them DC, Other
- John Butler · Texas State 2001-2002 · him Position, them Position
- Dave Schramm · Texas State 2002 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Jeff Nixon · Chattanooga 2003-2005 · him OC, them Position
- Billy Taylor · Chattanooga 2005 · him OC, them DC, Position
- Marcus Satterfield · UT Martin 2006-2008 · him Head coach, them OC, Other
- Alex Atkins · UT Martin 2007-2008 · him Head coach, them GA, Position
- Gerad Parker* · UT Martin 2008-2010 · him Head coach, them Other
- Kane Wommack · UT Martin 2010 · him Head coach, them Position
- Nathan Burton · UT Martin 2010-2011 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ryan Nielsen · UT Martin 2010 · him Head coach, them Position
- John Bond · UT Martin 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them OC
- Adam Lechtenberg · UT Martin 2016 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Travis Partridge · UT Martin 2018-2023 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Nick Petrino · UT Martin 2019 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Ryan Osborn · UT Martin 2020 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Chris Polizzi · UT Martin 2021-2022 · him Head coach, them DC
- Kevin Bannon · UT Martin 2021-2026 · him Head coach, them OC
- Brandon Butcher · UT Martin 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them DC
- Jerry Partridge · UT Martin 2023-2025 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Danny Modelski · UT Martin 2026 · him Head coach, them OC
- Rudy Griffin · UT Martin 2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- TJ Jefferson · UT Martin 2026 · him Head coach, them DC
Played together
- Rob Likens · Mississippi State 1990
- Tyrone Nix · Southern Miss 1993