Coaches
Ellis Johnson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Ellis Johnson
Played at The Citadel 1971-1974
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | The Citadel (DE) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1976-1978 | Gaffney HS (SC) (HS) | DC | DC | not known |
| 1979 | Spartanburg HS (SC) (HS) | DC | DC | not known |
| 1980-1981 | Spartanburg HS (SC) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1982 | The Citadel | Position | LB | not known |
| 1983 | Gardner-Webb | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1984 | App State | DC | DC | not known |
| 1985-1987 | East Carolina | Position | OLB/RC | not known |
| 1988-1989 | Southern Miss | DC | DC | not known |
| 1990-1993 | Alabama | Position | OLB | not known |
| 1994-1996 | Clemson | DC | OLB/DC | Tommy West |
| 1997 | Alabama | DC | DC/DL | Mike DuBose |
| 1998-2000 | Alabama | DC | DC/OLB | Mike DuBose |
| 2001-2003 | The Citadel | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2004-2005 | Mississippi State | DC | DC/S✓ | Sylvester Croom |
| 2006-2007 | Mississippi State | DC | DC/ILB✓ | Sylvester Croom |
| 2008-2011 | South Carolina | DC | AHC/DC/LB✓ | Steve Spurrier |
| 2012 | Southern Miss | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2013-2014 | Auburn | DC | DC✓ | Gus Malzahn |
| 2016-2018 | South Carolina | Analyst | analyst | Will Muschamp |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Mississippi State | Defensive coordinator | 69 | 66 | 57 | 53 | 119 |
| 2006 | Mississippi State | Defensive coordinator | 54 | 78 | 40 | 69 | 119 |
| 2007 | Mississippi State | Defensive coordinator | 10 | 29 | 13 | 54 | 119 |
| 2008 | South Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 46 | 38 | 54 | 32 | 120 |
| 2009 | South Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 20 | 24 | 19 | 46 | 120 |
| 2010 | South Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 77 | 51 | 45 | 20 | 120 |
| 2011 | South Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 2 | 14 | 18 | 77 | 120 |
| 2013 | Auburn | Defensive coordinator | 99 | 50 | 71 | 108 | 125 |
| 2014 | Auburn | Defensive coordinator | 67 | 63 | 58 | 99 | 128 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Southern Miss | 0-12 | - → - | 86 | 111 | -18.6 | 86% wins | 124 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Gardner–Webb | NAIA | 5-6 |
| 2001 | The Citadel | FCS | 3-7 |
| 2002 | The Citadel | FCS | 3-9 |
| 2003 | The Citadel | FCS | 6-6 |
Worked under
- Tommy West · Clemson 1994-1996 (DC, Position)
- Mike DuBose · Alabama 1997-2000 (DC, Position)
- Sylvester Croom · Mississippi State 2004-2007 (DC, Position)
- Steve Spurrier · South Carolina 2008-2011 (DC, Other, Position)
- Gus Malzahn · Auburn 2013-2014 (DC)
- Will Muschamp · South Carolina 2016-2018 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 5
- Broderick Fobbs · Southern Miss 2012 (Position)
- Maurice Drayton · Southern Miss 2012 (Position)
- Rickey Bustle · Southern Miss 2012 (Position)
- Steve Buckley · Southern Miss 2012 (OC)
- Tommy West · Southern Miss 2012 (DC, Position)
Coached together
- Donnie Kirkpatrick · App State 1984 · him DC, them GA
- Jeff Bower · Southern Miss 1988-1989 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
- Billy Taylor · Southern Miss 1989 · him DC, them GA
- Lorenzo Ward · Alabama 1991 · him Position, them GA
- Dabo Swinney* · Alabama 1993-2000 · him DC, Position, them GA, Position
- Reggie Herring · Clemson 1994-1996 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Rick Stockstill · Clemson 1994-1996 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Scot Sloan · Clemson 1994-1995 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Tommy West · Clemson 1994-1996 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Charlie Harbison · Clemson 1995-1996 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jeremy Pruitt · Alabama 1997 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Mickey Conn · Alabama 1997 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Neil Callaway · Alabama 1997-2000 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Charlie Harbison · Alabama 1998-2000 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Charlie Stubbs · Alabama 1998-2000 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Kevin Sherrer · Alabama 1998-2000 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Mike Bloomgren · Alabama 1999-2000 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Maurice Drayton · The Citadel 2001-2003 · him Head coach, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Freddie Kitchens · Mississippi State 2004-2005 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Reed Stringer · Mississippi State 2004-2007 · him DC, Position, them GA, Position, ST coord.
- Shane Beamer*+ · Mississippi State 2004-2006 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Stan Drayton · Mississippi State 2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Sylvester Croom · Mississippi State 2004-2007 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Jody Wright · Mississippi State 2005 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Wes Goodwin · Mississippi State 2005-2007 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Woody McCorvey · Mississippi State 2005-2007 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Charlie Harbison · Mississippi State 2007 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Ron Cooper · South Carolina 2008 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Shane Beamer*+ · South Carolina 2008-2010 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Steve Spurrier · South Carolina 2008-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · South Carolina 2008-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- G. A. Mangus · South Carolina 2009-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Lorenzo Ward · South Carolina 2009-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Shawn Elliott · South Carolina 2010-2016 · him Analyst, DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- John Butler · South Carolina 2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Broderick Fobbs · Southern Miss 2012 · him Head coach, them Position
- Maurice Drayton · Southern Miss 2012 · him Head coach, them Position
- Rickey Bustle · Southern Miss 2012 · him Head coach, them Position
- Steve Buckley · Southern Miss 2012 · him Head coach, them OC
- Tommy West · Southern Miss 2012 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Brandon Hall · Auburn 2013 · him DC, them Analyst
- Brent Dearmon · Auburn 2013-2014 · him DC, them Analyst
- Charlie Harbison · Auburn 2013-2014 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Chip Lindsey · Auburn 2013 · him DC, them Analyst
- Dameyune Craig · Auburn 2013-2014 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Dell McGee* · Auburn 2013 · him DC, them Analyst
- Gus Malzahn · Auburn 2013-2014 · him DC, them Head coach
- Jonathan Brewer · Auburn 2013-2014 · him DC, them GA
- Kodi Burns · Auburn 2013 · him DC, them GA
- Rhett Lashlee* · Auburn 2013-2014 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Skyler Cassity · Auburn 2014 · him DC, them Other
- Travis Williams · Auburn 2014 · him DC, them Analyst
- Bryan McClendon · South Carolina 2016-2018 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Coleman Hutzler · South Carolina 2016-2018 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- Kurt Roper · South Carolina 2016-2017 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Travaris Robinson · South Carolina 2016-2018 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Will Muschamp · South Carolina 2016-2018 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Taylor Lamb · South Carolina 2018 · him Analyst, them GA