Coaches
James Colzie III
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
James Colzie III
Played at Florida State 1993-1996
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-28
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-2003 | Florida International | Position | assistant STC/DB | not known |
| 2004-2006 | Florida State | GA | GA | Bobby Bowden |
| 2007 | Valdosta State | ST coord. | STC/DB | not known |
| 2008-2011 | West Georgia | DC | AHC/DC/STC/DB | not known |
| 2012 | Southern Arkansas | ST coord. | STC/RC/DB | not known |
| 2013 | Simon Fraser | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 2014 | Coffeyville | ST coord. | STC/RC/DB | not known |
| 2015 | UBC | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 2016-2021 | Saint Mary's (NS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2022 | Florida A&M | Position | DB | not known |
| 2023 | Florida A&M | Position | AHC/DB | not known |
| 2024-2025 | Florida A&M | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2026- | Ithaca | ST coord. | STC/DB | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida A&M (FCS) | 7-5 | - → - | 73 | 65 | - | 92% wins | 129 |
| 2025 | Florida A&M (FCS) | 5-7 | - → - | 65 | 124 | - | 58% wins | 129 |
Worked under
- Bobby Bowden · Florida State 2004-2006 (GA)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Don Strock · Florida International 2000-2003 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Bobby Bowden · Florida State 2004-2006 · him GA, them Head coach
- Jeff Bowden · Florida State 2004-2006 · him GA, them OC
- Kevin Steele · Florida State 2004-2006 · him GA, them Position
- Mickey Andrews · Florida State 2004-2006 · him GA, them DC, Other
- Odell Haggins · Florida State 2004-2006 · him GA, them Position
- Ron Dugans · Florida State 2005-2006 · him GA, them GA
- Buster Faulkner · Valdosta State 2007 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- David Dean · Valdosta State 2007 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Brandon Sharp · Florida A&M 2022-2023 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Joseph Henry · Florida A&M 2022-2024 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them OC
- Ryan Smith · Florida A&M 2022-2023 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Willie Simmons* · Florida A&M 2022-2023 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Doc Gamble · Florida A&M 2023-2024 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them ST coord.
- Milton Patterson · Florida A&M 2024 · him Head coach, them DC
- Cedric Williams · Florida A&M 2025 · him Head coach, them OC
- Henry Burris · Florida A&M 2025 · him Head coach, them OC
- Kenwick Thompson · Florida A&M 2025 · him Head coach, them DC