Coaches
Joker Phillips
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Joker Phillips
Played at Kentucky 1981-1984
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-1989 | Kentucky | GA | GA | not known |
| 1990 | Kentucky | Other | assistant RC | not known |
| 1991-1996 | Kentucky | Position | WR | not known |
| 1997 | Cincinnati | Position | WR | Rick Minter |
| 1998 | Cincinnati | Position | DB | Rick Minter |
| 1999-2000 | Minnesota | Position | WR | Glen Mason |
| 2001 | Notre Dame | Position | WR | Bob Davie |
| 2002 | South Carolina | Position | WR | Lou Holtz |
| 2003 | Kentucky | Position | RC/WR | Rich Brooks |
| 2004 | Kentucky | Position | RC/PGC/WR | Rich Brooks |
| 2005-2009 | Kentucky | OC | OC/WR✓ | Rich Brooks |
| 2010-2012 | Kentucky | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2013 | Florida | Position | WR/RC | Will Muschamp |
| 2015 | Cleveland Browns (pro) | Position | WR | not known |
| 2016 | Ohio State | Analyst | OQC | Urban Meyer |
| 2017-2018 | Cincinnati | Position | WR | Luke Fickell* |
| 2019-2020 | Maryland | OC | co-OC/WR | Mike Locksley* |
| 2021- | NC State | Position | AHC/WR | Dave Doeren* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kentucky | Offensive coordinator | 81 | 56 | 87 | 76 | 119 |
| 2006 | Kentucky | Offensive coordinator | 83 | 18 | 65 | 81 | 119 |
| 2007 | Kentucky | Offensive coordinator | 28 | 37 | 23 | 83 | 119 |
| 2008 | Kentucky | Offensive coordinator | 116 | 94 | 75 | 28 | 120 |
| 2009 | Kentucky | Offensive coordinator | 92 | 45 | 100 | 116 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kentucky | 6-7 | - → - | 40 | 89 | 6.0 | 54% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Kentucky | 5-7 | - → - | 119 | 45 | -5.0 | 46% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Kentucky | 2-10 | - → - | 111 | 95 | -8.7 | 42% wins | 124 |
Worked under
- Rick Minter · Cincinnati 1997-1998 (Position)
- Glen Mason · Minnesota 1999-2000 (Position)
- Bob Davie · Notre Dame 2001 (Position)
- Lou Holtz · South Carolina 2002 (Position)
- Rich Brooks · Kentucky 2003-2009 (OC, Other, Position)
- Will Muschamp · Florida 2013 (Other, Position)
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2016 (Analyst)
- Luke Fickell* · Cincinnati 2017-2018 (Position)
- Mike Locksley* · Maryland 2019-2020 (OC, Position)
- Dave Doeren* · NC State 2021-2026 (Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 5
- Chris Thurmond · Kentucky 2010 (Position)
- Randy Sanders · Kentucky 2010-2012 (OC, Position)
- Steve Brown · Kentucky 2010-2011 (DC, Position)
- Tee Martin · Kentucky 2010-2011 (Other, Position)
- Rick Minter · Kentucky 2011-2012 (DC)
Coached together
- Rick Smith · Kentucky 1990-1996 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Tommy Bowden · Kentucky 1990 · him Other, them OC
- Tony Petersen · Kentucky 1990 · him Other, them GA
- Lovie Smith · Kentucky 1992 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Archer · Kentucky 1993-2006 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Don Martindale · Cincinnati 1997-1998 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Greg Hudson · Cincinnati 1997-1998 · him Position, them Position
- Kim Dameron · Cincinnati 1997 · him Position, them Position
- Rick Minter · Cincinnati 1997-1998 · him Position, them Head coach
- David Gibbs · Minnesota 1999-2000 · him Position, them DC
- Glen Mason · Minnesota 1999-2000 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mark Snyder · Minnesota 1999-2000 · him Position, them Position
- Rod Carey · Minnesota 1999 · him Position, them GA
- Steve Stripling · Minnesota 1999-2000 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Tony Petersen · Minnesota 1999-2000 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Bill Sheridan · Notre Dame 2001 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Bob Davie · Notre Dame 2001 · him Position, them Head coach
- Greg Mattison · Notre Dame 2001 · him Position, them DC
- John DeFilippo · Notre Dame 2001 · him Position, them GA
- Kevin Rogers · Notre Dame 2001 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Steve Addazio · Notre Dame 2001 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Charlie Strong · South Carolina 2002 · him Position, them DC
- Chris Cosh · South Carolina 2002 · him Position, them Position
- Skip Holtz · South Carolina 2002 · him Position, them OC, Other
- Todd Fitch · South Carolina 2002 · him Position, them Position
- Rich Brooks · Kentucky 2003-2009 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Steve Brown · Kentucky 2003-2011 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Jon Sumrall* · Kentucky 2005-2006 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Kurt Roper · Kentucky 2005 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Randy Sanders · Kentucky 2006-2012 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Gerad Parker* · Kentucky 2007 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Chris Thurmond · Kentucky 2008-2010 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Position
- Thom Kaumeyer · Kentucky 2008 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tee Martin · Kentucky 2010-2011 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Rick Minter · Kentucky 2011-2012 · him Head coach, them DC
- Brent Pease · Florida 2013 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Brian White · Florida 2013 · him Other, Position, them Position
- D.J. Durkin · Florida 2013 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Jeff Choate* · Florida 2013 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Matt Barnes · Florida 2013 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Travaris Robinson · Florida 2013 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Will Muschamp · Florida 2013 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Ed Warinner · Ohio State 2016 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Greg Schiano* · Ohio State 2016 · him Analyst, them DC, Other
- Greg Studrawa · Ohio State 2016 · him Analyst, them Position
- Kerry Coombs · Ohio State 2016 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- Larry Johnson · Ohio State 2016 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Luke Fickell* · Ohio State 2016 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Tim Beck · Ohio State 2016 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2016 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Doug Phillips · Cincinnati 2017-2018 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Gino Guidugli · Cincinnati 2017-2018 · him Position, them Position
- Jon Tenuta · Cincinnati 2017-2018 · him Position, them Position
- Luke Fickell* · Cincinnati 2017-2018 · him Position, them Head coach
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Cincinnati 2017-2018 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Denbrock · Cincinnati 2017-2018 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Willie Martinez · Cincinnati 2017 · him Position, them Position
- Colin Hitschler · Cincinnati 2018 · him Position, them Analyst
- Steve Stripling · Cincinnati 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Brian Williams · Maryland 2019-2020 · him OC, Position, them Position
- John Papuchis · Maryland 2019 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jon Hoke · Maryland 2019-2020 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Mike Locksley* · Maryland 2019-2020 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Miller · Maryland 2019-2020 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Ron Zook · Maryland 2019-2020 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Scottie Montgomery · Maryland 2019-2020 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Brian Mitchell · NC State 2021-2026 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Dave Doeren* · NC State 2021-2026 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Kurt Roper · NC State 2021-2026 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Ruffin McNeill · NC State 2021-2026 · him Other, Position, them Other
- Scott Boone · NC State 2021 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Tim Beck · NC State 2021-2022 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Todd Goebbel · NC State 2021-2026 · him Other, Position, them Head coach, Position, ST coord.
- Tony Gibson* · NC State 2021-2024 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Zac Roper · NC State 2022 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Robert Anae · NC State 2023-2024 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay · NC State 2024 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Charlton Warren · NC State 2025-2026 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- D. J. Eliot · NC State 2025-2026 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
Played together
- Doug Martin · Kentucky 1981-1984
- Tim Beckman · Kentucky 1983