Coaches
David Elson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
David Elson
Played at Butler 1990-1993
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1995 | Southern Illinois | GA | GA | not known |
| 1996-2000 | Western Kentucky | Position | DB | not known |
| 2001-2002 | Western Kentucky (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2003-2009 | Western Kentucky | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2010 | Indiana | Other | assistant | Bill Lynch |
| 2011 | Franklin-Simpson HS (KY) (HS) | DC | DC | not known |
| 2012-2013 | New Mexico State | DC | DC✓ | DeWayne Walker (2012), Doug Martin (2013) |
| 2014 | Southern Illinois | Position | DB | not known |
| 2015 | Southern Illinois (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2016 | Western Illinois | DC | DC | not known |
| 2017-2019 | Ball State | DC | DC✓ | Mike Neu |
| 2020 | Marian (IN) | DC | DC | not known |
| 2021 | Purdue | Analyst | QC | Jeff Brohm* |
| 2022 | Purdue | Position | LB | Jeff Brohm* |
| 2023-2024 | Wake Forest | Analyst | analyst | Dave Clawson |
| 2025 | Indiana State | DC | DC/LB✓ | not known |
| 2026 | Louisville | Other | assistant | Jeff Brohm* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | New Mexico State | Defensive coordinator | 100 | 122 | 98 | 94 | 124 |
| 2013 | New Mexico State | Defensive coordinator | 118 | 121 | 117 | 100 | 125 |
| 2017 | Ball State | Defensive coordinator | 120 | 127 | 85 | 96 | 130 |
| 2018 | Ball State | Defensive coordinator | 106 | 103 | 123 | 120 | 130 |
| 2019 | Ball State | Defensive coordinator | 96 | 82 | 90 | 106 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Western Kentucky (FCS) | 8-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 0% wins | - |
| 2004 | Western Kentucky (FCS) | 9-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 73% wins | - |
| 2005 | Western Kentucky (FCS) | 6-5 | - → - | - | - | - | 75% wins | - |
| 2006 | Western Kentucky (FCS) | 6-5 | - → - | - | - | - | 55% wins | - |
| 2007 | Western Kentucky | 7-5 | - → - | - | - | -22.5 | 55% wins | - |
| 2008 | Western Kentucky | 2-10 | - → - | 106 | 77 | -22.1 | 58% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Western Kentucky | 0-12 | - → - | 76 | 117 | -27.8 | 17% wins | 120 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Western Kentucky | FCS | 7-5 |
Worked under
- Bill Lynch · Indiana 2010 (Other)
- DeWayne Walker · New Mexico State 2012 (DC)
- Doug Martin · New Mexico State 2013 (DC)
- Mike Neu · Ball State 2017-2019 (DC)
- Jeff Brohm* · Purdue 2021-2022 (Analyst, Position)
- Dave Clawson · Wake Forest 2023-2024 (Analyst)
- Jeff Brohm* · Louisville 2026 (Other)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 7
- T. J. Weist · Western Kentucky 2007-2009 (OC, Other)
- Walt Wells · Western Kentucky 2007-2009 (OC, Position)
- Kevin Wright · Western Kentucky 2008 (OC)
- Travaris Robinson · Western Kentucky 2008 (Position)
- Kurt Barber · Western Kentucky 2009 (Position)
- Mike Dietzel · Western Kentucky 2009 (DC)
- Walter Wells · Western Kentucky 2009 (OC)
Coached together
- Shawn Watson · Southern Illinois 1994-1995 · him GA, them Head coach
- T. J. Weist · Southern Illinois 1994-1995 · him GA, them Position
- Jim Harbaugh · Western Kentucky 1996-2000 · him Position, them Analyst
- Willie Taggart · Western Kentucky 1999-2006 · him Head coach, Position, them Other, Position
- Don Martindale · Western Kentucky 2000-2003 · him Head coach, Position, them DC, Position
- T. J. Weist · Western Kentucky 2003-2009 · him Head coach, them OC, Other
- Walt Wells · Western Kentucky 2003-2009 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Kevin Wright · Western Kentucky 2008 · him Head coach, them OC
- Travaris Robinson · Western Kentucky 2008 · him Head coach, them Position
- Kurt Barber · Western Kentucky 2009 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mike Dietzel · Western Kentucky 2009 · him Head coach, them DC
- Walter Wells · Western Kentucky 2009 · him Head coach, them OC
- Bill Lynch · Indiana 2010 · him Other, them Head coach
- Brian George · Indiana 2010 · him Other, them DC
- Colin Johnson · Indiana 2010 · him Other, them Analyst, GA
- Joe Palcic · Indiana 2010 · him Other, them DC
- Matt Canada · Indiana 2010 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Mike Yeager · Indiana 2010 · him Other, them Position
- DeWayne Walker · New Mexico State 2012 · him DC, them Head coach
- Jerry McManus · New Mexico State 2012 · him DC, them OC
- Doug Martin · New Mexico State 2013 · him DC, them Head coach
- Gregg Brandon · New Mexico State 2013 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Nick Hill · Southern Illinois 2014 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jared Elliott · Western Illinois 2016 · him DC, them Other
- Ty Howle · Western Illinois 2016 · him DC, them Position
- Tyler Stockton · Western Illinois 2016 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Joey Lynch · Ball State 2017-2019 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
- Kevin Lynch · Ball State 2017-2019 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Mike Neu · Ball State 2017-2019 · him DC, them Head coach
- Colin Johnson · Ball State 2019 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Tyler Stockton · Ball State 2019 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Brad Lambert · Purdue 2021 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Brian Brohm · Purdue 2021-2022 · him Analyst, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Purdue 2021 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Jeff Brohm* · Purdue 2021-2022 · him Analyst, Position, them Head coach
- Mark Hagen · Purdue 2021-2022 · him Analyst, Position, them DC
- Neil Callaway · Purdue 2021 · him Analyst, them Position
- Ron English · Purdue 2021-2022 · him Analyst, Position, them DC, Position
- Garrick McGee · Purdue 2022 · him Position, them Position
- Brad Lambert · Wake Forest 2023-2024 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Dave Clawson · Wake Forest 2023-2024 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Dave Cohen · Wake Forest 2023-2024 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Glenn Spencer · Wake Forest 2023-2024 · him Analyst, them Position
- Warren Ruggiero · Wake Forest 2023-2024 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Curt Mallory · Indiana State 2025 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- John Bear · Indiana State 2025 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Brian Brohm · Louisville 2026 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Brian Reader · Louisville 2026 · him Other, them Analyst
- Jeff Brohm* · Louisville 2026 · him Other, them Head coach
- Mark Ivey · Louisville 2026 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Paul Petrino · Louisville 2026 · him Other, them Analyst
- Steve Ellis · Louisville 2026 · him Other, them DC