Coaches
Bob Pruett
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Bob Pruett
Played at Marshall 1962-1964
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-1967 | Falls Church HS (VA) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1968-1969 | Hayfield SS (VA) (unknown) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1970-1972 | Groveton HS (VA) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1973-1978 | Gar-Field HS (VA) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1979-1980 | Marshall | Position | DL | not known |
| 1981-1982 | Marshall | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 1983-1984 | Wake Forest | Position | DB | Al Groh |
| 1985-1989 | Wake Forest (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1990-1991 | Ole Miss | Position | DB | not known |
| 1992-1993 | Tulane | DC | DC | Buddy Teevens |
| 1994-1995 | Florida | DC | DC | Steve Spurrier |
| 1996-2004 | Marshall | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2008 | Virginia | DC | DC✓ | Al Groh |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 26 | 50 | 47 | 40 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Marshall | 10-3 | - → - | - | - | 16.8 | - | 112 |
| 1998 | Marshall | 12-1 | - → - | - | - | 8.3 | 77% wins | 112 |
| 1999 | Marshall | 13-0 | - → 10 | - | - | 21.0 | 92% wins | 114 |
| 2000 | Marshall | 8-5 | - → - | - | - | 4.0 | 100% wins | 116 |
| 2001 | Marshall | 11-2 | - → - | - | - | 15.4 | 62% wins | 117 |
| 2002 | Marshall | 11-2 | 19 → 24 | - | - | 0.5 | 85% wins | 117 |
| 2003 | Marshall | 8-4 | - → - | - | - | 5.4 | 85% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | Marshall | 6-6 | - → - | 114 | 57 | 1.2 | 67% wins | 119 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Marshall | FCS | 15-0 |
Worked under
- Al Groh · Wake Forest 1983-1984 (Position)
- Buddy Teevens · Tulane 1992-1993 (DC)
- Steve Spurrier · Florida 1994-1995 (DC)
- Al Groh · Virginia 2008 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 7
- Gunter Brewer · Marshall 1997-1999 (OC, Position)
- Jay Hopson · Marshall 1997-2000 (Position)
- Kevin Kelly · Marshall 1997-1998 (DC, Position)
- Tim Billings · Marshall 1997-1999 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
- Tony Petersen · Marshall 1997-1998 (OC, Position)
- Ed Zaunbrecher · Marshall 1999-2001 (OC, Position)
- Phil Elmassian · Marshall 2002 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 12
- Derek Nicholson · Southern Miss 2016-2019 (DC, Position) · under Jay Hopson
- Shannon Dawson · Southern Miss 2016-2018 (OC, Position) · under Jay Hopson
- Tony Pecoraro · Southern Miss 2016-2017 (DC) · under Jay Hopson
- Akeem Davis · Southern Miss 2017-2019 (GA, Position) · under Jay Hopson
- Scotty Walden* · Southern Miss 2017-2019 (OC, Position) · under Jay Hopson
- Les Koenning · Southern Miss 2018 (Position) · under Jay Hopson
- Reed Stringer · Southern Miss 2018-2019 (Analyst, Position) · under Jay Hopson
- Buster Faulkner · Southern Miss 2019 (OC, Position) · under Jay Hopson
- Ryan Stanchek · Southern Miss 2019 (Position) · under Jay Hopson
- Cedric Thomas · Southern Miss 2020 (Position) · under Tim Billings
- Matt Kubik · Southern Miss 2020 (OC) · under Tim Billings
- Rick Minter · Southern Miss 2020 (Analyst) · under Tim Billings
Level 3: on their staffs · 8
- J. J. Clark · UTEP 2024 (DC) · under Scotty Walden
- Jake Brown · UTEP 2024 (OC) · under Scotty Walden
- Kelvin Sigler · UTEP 2024-2026 (DC) · under Scotty Walden
- Bobby Daly · UTEP 2025 (DC) · under Scotty Walden
- Mark Cala · UTEP 2025 (OC, Position) · under Scotty Walden
- Joe Pappalardo · UTEP 2026 (OC) · under Scotty Walden
- Kyle Beyer · UTEP 2026 (DC) · under Scotty Walden
- Lanear Sampson · UTEP 2026 (OC, Position) · under Scotty Walden
Coached together
- Jim Grobe · Marshall 1979-1982 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bill Stewart · Marshall 1980 · him Position, them Position
- Al Groh · Wake Forest 1983-1984 · him Position, them Head coach
- Ed Zaunbrecher · Wake Forest 1983 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jim Hofher · Wake Forest 1983-1984 · him Position, them Position
- Danny Rocco · Wake Forest 1984 · him Position, them GA
- Art Kaufman · Ole Miss 1990-1991 · him Position, them Position
- Charlie Strong · Ole Miss 1990 · him Position, them Position
- Buddy Teevens · Tulane 1992-1993 · him DC, them Head coach
- Jay Hopson · Tulane 1992 · him DC, them GA
- Kevin Kelly · Tulane 1992-1993 · him DC, them Position
- Charlie Strong · Florida 1994 · him DC, them Other, Position
- G. A. Mangus · Florida 1994 · him DC, them GA
- Ron Zook · Florida 1994-1995 · him DC, them Other, ST coord.
- Steve Spurrier · Florida 1994-1995 · him DC, them Head coach
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Florida 1994-1995 · him DC, them GA
- Jay Hopson · Florida 1995 · him DC, them GA
- Gunter Brewer · Marshall 1996-1999 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jay Hopson · Marshall 1996-2000 · him Head coach, them Position
- Kevin Kelly · Marshall 1996-1998 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Tim Billings · Marshall 1996-1999 · him Head coach, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Tony Petersen · Marshall 1996-1998 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Ed Zaunbrecher · Marshall 1999-2001 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Phil Elmassian · Marshall 2002 · him Head coach, them Position
- Al Groh · Virginia 2008 · him DC, them Head coach
- Anthony Poindexter · Virginia 2008 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Bob Diaco · Virginia 2008 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Groh · Virginia 2008 · him DC, them OC
Played together
- Larry Coyer · Marshall 1962-1964