Coaches
Cris Dishman
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Cris Dishman
Played at Purdue
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-28
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Berlin Thunder (unknown) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2005 | Menlo | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2006-2007 | Menlo | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2008-2012 | San Diego Chargers (pro) | Position | Assistant defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2015-2016 | Baylor | Position | Defensive backs coach | Art Briles (2015), Jim Grobe (2016) |
| 2017 | Arizona Cardinals (pro) | Other | Bill Walsh NFL diversity coaching fellowship | not known |
| 2018 | Montreal Alouettes (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2020 | New York Guardians (unknown) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2021 | IMG Academy (unknown) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2023 | Vegas Vipers (unknown) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2024- | Texas Southern | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Southern (FCS) | 5-6 | - → - | 81 | 88 | - | 27% wins | 129 |
| 2025 | Texas Southern (FCS) | 6-5 | - → - | 74 | 59 | - | 46% wins | 129 |
| 2026 | Texas Southern (FCS) | 3-6 | - → - | 36 | 111 | - | 55% wins | 128 |
Worked under
- Art Briles · Baylor 2015 (Position)
- Jim Grobe · Baylor 2016 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Art Briles · Baylor 2015 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Lebby* · Baylor 2015-2016 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Jim Gush · Baylor 2015-2016 · him Position, them Position
- Joe Jon Finley · Baylor 2015 · him Position, them Analyst
- Kendal Briles · Baylor 2015-2016 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Phil Bennett · Baylor 2015-2016 · him Position, them DC
- Jim Grobe · Baylor 2016 · him Position, them Head coach
- Billy Parker · Texas Southern 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Steven Smith · Texas Southern 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Scott Vestal · Texas Southern 2026 · him Head coach, them DC