Coaches
Everett Withers
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Everett Withers
Played at App State 1981-1985 · alma mater (CFBD): App State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Austin Peay | Position | DB | not known |
| 1989 | Austin Peay (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1990 | Austin Peay | ST coord. | WR/ST | not known |
| 1991 | Tulane | Position | OLB | Greg Davis |
| 1992-1993 | Southern Miss | Position | assistant ST/DB | Jeff Bower |
| 1994 | New Orleans Saints (pro) | Analyst | DQC | not known |
| 1995-1997 | Louisville | DC | AHC/DC/DB | Ron Cooper |
| 1998-2000 | Texas | Position | DB | Mack Brown |
| 2001-2006 | Tennessee Titans (pro) | Position | DB | not known |
| 2007 | Minnesota | DC | DC✓ | Tim Brewster |
| 2008-2010 | North Carolina | DC | DC/DB✓ | Butch Davis |
| 2011 | North Carolina | Head coachinterim | interim HC | not known |
| 2012-2013 | Ohio State | DC | AHC/co-DC/S✓ | Urban Meyer |
| 2014-2015 | James Madison | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2016-2018 | Texas State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2019 | New York Giants (pro) | Position | DB | not known |
| 2020 | Texas | Analyst | analyst | Tom Herman |
| 2021 | Florida International | DC | AHC/DC/S✓ | Butch Davis |
| 2022 | Temple | Other | AHC | Stan Drayton |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | Other | AHC/PGC | Tom Herman |
| 2023-2024 | Temple | DC | DC/OLB✓ | Stan Drayton |
| 2024 | Temple | Head coachinterim | Interim HC/DC/OLB | Stan Drayton |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Minnesota | Defensive coordinator | 117 | 81 | 101 | 108 | 119 |
| 2008 | North Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 71 | 33 | 74 | 61 | 120 |
| 2009 | North Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 4 | 12 | 20 | 71 | 120 |
| 2010 | North Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 36 | 49 | 49 | 4 | 120 |
| 2012 | Ohio State | Co-defensive coordinator | 30 | 30 | 17 | 35 | 124 |
| 2013 | Ohio State | Co-defensive coordinator | 66 | 29 | 70 | 30 | 125 |
| 2021 | Florida International | Defensive coordinator | 126 | 127 | 128 | 77 | 130 |
| 2023 | Temple | Defensive coordinator | 126 | 129 | 117 | 75 | 133 |
| 2024 | Temple | Defensive coordinator | 104 | 111 | 61 | 126 | 134 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | North Carolina | 7-6 | - → - | 36 | 41 | 6.4 | 62% wins | 120 |
| 2016 | Texas State | 2-10 | - → - | 125 | 116 | -25.5 | 25% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Texas State | 2-10 | - → - | 120 | 90 | -23.5 | 17% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Texas State | 3-8 (11 of 12) | - → - | 116 | 36 | -16.4 | 17% wins | 130 |
| 2024 | Temple | 0-2 (2 of 12) | - → - | 129 | 104 | -20.3 | 25% wins | 134 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | James Madison | FCS | 9-4 |
| 2015 | James Madison | FCS | 9-3 |
Worked under
- Greg Davis · Tulane 1991 (Position)
- Jeff Bower · Southern Miss 1992-1993 (Other, Position)
- Ron Cooper · Louisville 1995-1997 (DC, Other, Position)
- Mack Brown · Texas 1998-2000 (Position)
- Tim Brewster · Minnesota 2007 (DC)
- Butch Davis · North Carolina 2008-2010 (DC, Position)
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2012-2013 (DC, Other, Position)
- Tom Herman · Texas 2020 (Analyst)
- Butch Davis · Florida International 2021 (DC, Other, Position)
- Stan Drayton · Temple 2022-2024 (DC, Other, Position)
- Tom Herman · Florida Atlantic 2023 (Other)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 10
- Art Kaufman · North Carolina 2011 (DC, Position)
- John Shoop · North Carolina 2011 (OC, Position)
- Sam Pittman · North Carolina 2011 (Other, Position)
- Brett Elliott · Texas State 2016-2018 (OC, Position)
- Randall McCray · Texas State 2016-2017 (DC)
- Skyler Cassity · Texas State 2016 (GA)
- Tyler Santucci · Texas State 2016 (Position)
- Parker Fleming · Texas State 2017 (OC)
- Zak Kuhr · Texas State 2017-2018 (OC, Other, Position)
- Chris Woods · Texas State 2018 (DC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 12
- Barry Odom* · Arkansas 2020-2022 (DC, Other, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Brad Davis · Arkansas 2020 (Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Kendal Briles · Arkansas 2020-2022 (OC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Mark Cala · Arkansas 2020-2022 (Analyst) · under Sam Pittman
- Michael Scherer · Arkansas 2020-2022 (Analyst, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Dowell Loggains* · Arkansas 2021-2022 (Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Kenny Guiton · Arkansas 2021-2023 (OC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Dan Enos · Arkansas 2023 (OC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Marcus Woodson · Arkansas 2023-2024 (DC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Travis Williams · Arkansas 2023-2024 (DC) · under Sam Pittman
- Bobby Petrino · Arkansas 2024 (OC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Kolby Smith · Arkansas 2024 (Position) · under Sam Pittman
Level 3: on their staffs · 13
- Akeem Davis · UNLV 2023-2024 (Position) · under Barry Odom
- Bojay Filimoeatu · UNLV 2023 (Position) · under Barry Odom
- Brennan Marion · UNLV 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Barry Odom
- Del Alexander · UNLV 2023-2024 (Position) · under Barry Odom
- Chris Wilson · Arkansas 2025 (DC, Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- D. J. Smith · App State 2025-2026 (DC) · under Dowell Loggains
- Darin Hinshaw · Purdue 2025-2026 (Position) · under Barry Odom
- Joe Dailey · App State 2025 (Position) · under Dowell Loggains
- Josh Henson · Purdue 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Barry Odom
- Dave Steckel · Purdue 2026 (Analyst) · under Barry Odom
- Kevin Kane · Purdue 2026 (DC) · under Barry Odom
- Mike Anthony · App State 2026 (OC) · under Dowell Loggains
- Ryan Pugh · App State 2026 (Position) · under Dowell Loggains
Coached together
- Dave Schramm · Austin Peay 1988 · him Position, them Position
- Vic Shealy · Austin Peay 1988 · him Position, them OC
- Jerry Partridge · Austin Peay 1990 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Greg Davis · Tulane 1991 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Southern Miss 1992-1993 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jeff Bowden · Southern Miss 1992-1993 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Jeff Bower · Southern Miss 1992-1993 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- John Thompson · Southern Miss 1992-1993 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other
- Donnie Kirkpatrick · Louisville 1995-1997 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Ron Cooper · Louisville 1995-1997 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Sal Sunseri · Louisville 1995-1997 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Terry Sims · Louisville 1995 · him DC, Other, Position, them GA
- Carl Reese · Texas 1998-2000 · him Position, them DC
- Greg Davis · Texas 1998-2000 · him Position, them OC, Position
- John Butler · Texas 1998 · him Position, them GA
- Mack Brown · Texas 1998-2000 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tim Brewster · Texas 1998-2000 · him Position, them Position
- Tom Herman · Texas 1999-2020 · him Analyst, Position, them GA, Head coach
- George McDonald · Minnesota 2007 · him DC, them Position
- John Butler · Minnesota 2007 · him DC, them Position
- Mike Dunbar · Minnesota 2007 · him DC, them OC, Other
- Thomas Hammock · Minnesota 2007 · him DC, them Position
- Tim Brewster · Minnesota 2007 · him DC, them Head coach
- Brad Davis · North Carolina 2008 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Butch Davis · North Carolina 2008-2010 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- John Lovett · North Carolina 2008 · him DC, Position, them ST coord.
- John Shoop · North Carolina 2008-2011 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them OC, Position
- Sam Pittman · North Carolina 2008-2011 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Other, Position
- Steve Hagen · North Carolina 2008 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tommy Thigpen · North Carolina 2008 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Art Kaufman · North Carolina 2009-2011 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them DC, Position
- Josh Gattis · North Carolina 2010 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Drew Mehringer · Ohio State 2012-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them GA
- Ed Warinner · Ohio State 2012-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Kerry Coombs · Ohio State 2012-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Luke Fickell* · Ohio State 2012-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Stan Drayton · Ohio State 2012-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Tom Herman · Ohio State 2012-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2012-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Zak Kuhr · Ohio State 2012 · him DC, Other, Position, them GA
- Bryant Haines · Ohio State 2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them GA
- Brad Davis · James Madison 2014 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Drew Mehringer · James Madison 2014 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Zak Kuhr · James Madison 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Brett Elliott · James Madison 2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Brett Elliott · Texas State 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Randall McCray · Texas State 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them DC
- Skyler Cassity · Texas State 2016 · him Head coach, them GA
- Tyler Santucci · Texas State 2016 · him Head coach, them Position
- Parker Fleming · Texas State 2017 · him Head coach, them OC
- Zak Kuhr · Texas State 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Chris Woods · Texas State 2018 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach
- Andre Coleman · Texas 2020 · him Analyst, them Position
- Chris Ash · Texas 2020 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Coleman Hutzler · Texas 2020 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Dave Huxtable · Texas 2020 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Herb Hand · Texas 2020 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Mike Yurcich · Texas 2020 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Stan Drayton · Texas 2020 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Andrew Breiner · Florida International 2021 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Brandon Harris · Florida International 2021 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Butch Davis · Florida International 2021 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Chris Woods · Temple 2022-2024 · him DC, Head coach, Other, Position, them Position
- D. J. Eliot · Temple 2022 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Danny Langsdorf · Temple 2022-2024 · him DC, Head coach, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Stan Drayton · Temple 2022-2024 · him DC, Head coach, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Brandon Harris · Florida Atlantic 2023 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Chad Lunsford · Florida Atlantic 2023 · him Other, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Charlie Frye · Florida Atlantic 2023 · him Other, them OC
- Ed Warinner · Florida Atlantic 2023 · him Other, them Other, Position
- Roc Bellantoni · Florida Atlantic 2023 · him Other, them DC
- Tom Herman · Florida Atlantic 2023 · him Other, them Head coach