Coaches
Oliver Pough
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Oliver Pough
Played at South Carolina State 1971-1974
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-28
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-1978 | Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS (SC) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1979-1980 | South Carolina State | Position | DL | not known |
| 1981-1985 | South Carolina State | DC | DC/DL | not known |
| 1986-1988 | Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS (SC) (HS) | Other | AHC | not known |
| 1989-1993 | Keenan HS (SC) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1994-1996 | Fairfield Central HS (SC) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1997-2001 | South Carolina | Position | RB | Lou Holtz (1999-2001) |
| 2002-2023 | South Carolina State | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 8-4 | - → - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 9-2 | - → - | - | - | - | 67% wins | - |
| 2005 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 7-2 | - → - | - | - | - | 82% wins | - |
| 2006 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 7-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 78% wins | - |
| 2007 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 7-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 64% wins | - |
| 2008 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 10-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 64% wins | - |
| 2009 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 10-2 | - → - | - | - | - | 77% wins | - |
| 2010 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 9-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 83% wins | - |
| 2011 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 7-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 75% wins | - |
| 2012 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 5-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 64% wins | - |
| 2013 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 9-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 56% wins | - |
| 2014 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 8-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 69% wins | - |
| 2015 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 7-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 67% wins | - |
| 2016 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | - | 64% wins | - |
| 2017 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 3-7 | - → - | - | - | - | 46% wins | - |
| 2018 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | - | 30% wins | - |
| 2019 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 8-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 46% wins | - |
| 2021 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 7-5 | - → - | 28 | 48 | - | - | 128 |
| 2022 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 3-8 | - → - | 127 | 36 | - | 58% wins | 130 |
| 2023 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 5-6 | - → - | 78 | 80 | - | 27% wins | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | South Carolina State | FCS | 7-5 |
| 2020 | South Carolina State | FCS | 3-1 |
Worked under
- Lou Holtz · South Carolina 1999-2001 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Chris Rumph · South Carolina 1997 · him Position, them GA
- Charlie Strong · South Carolina 1999-2001 · him Position, them DC
- Chris Cosh · South Carolina 1999-2001 · him Position, them Position
- Skip Holtz · South Carolina 1999-2001 · him Position, them OC, Other
- Todd Fitch · South Carolina 1999-2001 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Rumph · South Carolina State 2002 · him Head coach, them Position
- Billy Napier* · South Carolina State 2005 · him Head coach, them Position
- Joel Taylor · South Carolina State 2005-2013 · him Head coach, them Analyst, GA, Position
- Tony Elliott* · South Carolina State 2006-2007 · him Head coach, them Position
- Howard Feggins · South Carolina State 2008-2010 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Maurice Drayton · South Carolina State 2008-2009 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Tommy Restivo · South Carolina State 2014-2017 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- G. A. Mangus · South Carolina State 2016 · him Head coach, them OC
- Kirk Botkin · South Carolina State 2016 · him Head coach, them DC
- Billy Parker · South Carolina State 2019 · him Head coach, them Position
- David Corley Jr. · South Carolina State 2020 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bennett Swygert · South Carolina State 2021-2022 · him Head coach, them OC
- Jonathan Saxon · South Carolina State 2021-2022 · him Head coach, them DC
- Kevin Magouirk · South Carolina State 2023 · him Head coach, them OC
- Thomas Howard · South Carolina State 2023 · him Head coach, them DC