Coaches
Mike Houston
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Mike Houston
Played at Mars Hill 1990-1993 · alma mater (CFBD): Mars Hill
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1995 | Forbush HS (NC) (HS) | DC | DC | not known |
| 1996-2000 | T. C. Roberson HS (NC) (HS) | DC | DC | not known |
| 2001-2005 | T. C. Roberson HS (NC) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2006 | Brevard | DC | DC | not known |
| 2007-2010 | Lenoir Rhyne | DC | DC | not known |
| 2011-2013 | Lenoir Rhyne | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2014-2015 | The Citadel | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2016-2018 | James Madison | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2019-2024 | East Carolina | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2025- | Clemson | Other | volunteer DA | Dabo Swinney* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | East Carolina | 4-8 | - → - | 85 | 120 | -14.0 | 25% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | East Carolina | 3-6 | - → - | 96 | 72 | -11.0 | 33% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 7-5 | - → - | 77 | 71 | 0.5 | 33% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 8-5 | - → - | 22 | 104 | 1.1 | 58% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 2-10 | - → - | 130 | 46 | -12.8 | 62% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 3-4 (7 of 13) | - → - | 59 | 67 | -1.0 | 17% wins | 134 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Lenoir–Rhyne | Division II | 7-3 |
| 2012 | Lenoir–Rhyne | Division II | 9-3 |
| 2013 | Lenoir–Rhyne | Division II | 13-2 |
| 2014 | The Citadel | FCS | 5-7 |
| 2015 | The Citadel | FCS | 9-4 |
| 2016 | James Madison | FCS | 14-1 |
| 2017 | James Madison | FCS | 14-1 |
| 2018 | James Madison | FCS | 9-4 |
Worked under
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2025-2026 (Other)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 7
- Bob Trott · East Carolina 2019 (DC)
- Donnie Kirkpatrick · East Carolina 2019-2023 (OC, Position)
- Blake Harrell* · East Carolina 2020-2024 (DC, Position)
- Re'quan Boyette · East Carolina 2023 (Position)
- Shane Montgomery · East Carolina 2023 (Analyst)
- John David Baker · East Carolina 2024 (OC, Position)
- Matt Mattox · East Carolina 2024 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 4
- Josh Aldridge · East Carolina 2025 (DC, Position) · under Blake Harrell
- Jordan Davis · East Carolina 2026 (OC, Position) · under Blake Harrell
- Jordon Hankins · East Carolina 2026 (DC) · under Blake Harrell
- Roy Tesh · East Carolina 2026 (DC) · under Blake Harrell
Coached together
- Blake Harrell* · Lenoir Rhyne 2007-2013 · him DC, Head coach, them DC, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Joel Taylor · Lenoir Rhyne 2009 · him DC, them Position
- Brent Thompson · Lenoir Rhyne 2010-2013 · him DC, Head coach, them OC
- Lou Conte · Lenoir Rhyne 2011-2013 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Matt Guerrieri · Lenoir Rhyne 2011 · him Head coach, them GA
- Blake Harrell* · The Citadel 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Brent Thompson · The Citadel 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them OC
- Joel Taylor · The Citadel 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Lou Conte · The Citadel 2014 · him Head coach, them Position
- Maurice Drayton · The Citadel 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Bob Trott · James Madison 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them DC
- Bryan Stinespring · James Madison 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Donnie Kirkpatrick · James Madison 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Bob Trott · East Carolina 2019 · him Head coach, them DC
- Donnie Kirkpatrick · East Carolina 2019-2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Blake Harrell* · East Carolina 2020-2024 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Re'quan Boyette · East Carolina 2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Shane Montgomery · East Carolina 2023 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- John David Baker · East Carolina 2024 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Matt Mattox · East Carolina 2024 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chris Rumph · Clemson 2025-2026 · him Other, them Position
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2025-2026 · him Other, them Head coach
- Garrett Riley · Clemson 2025 · him Other, them OC, Position
- John Grass · Clemson 2025 · him Other, them Analyst
- John Scott Jr. · Clemson 2025 · him Other, them Other
- Kyle Richardson · Clemson 2025-2026 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Matt Luke · Clemson 2025-2026 · him Other, them OC, Other, Position
- Mickey Conn · Clemson 2025 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Nick Eason · Clemson 2025-2026 · him Other, them DC, Other, Position
- Tom Allen · Clemson 2025-2026 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Chad Morris · Clemson 2026 · him Other, them OC
- Mike Miller · Clemson 2026 · him Other, them Other