Coaches
Casey Woods
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Casey Woods*
Head coach, Missouri State · Played at Tennessee 2003-2007 · alma mater (CFBD): Tennessee
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tennessee | GA | GA | Phillip Fulmer |
| 2009-2011 | Auburn | Analyst | OQC | Gene Chizik |
| 2012 | Arkansas State | Position | WR/RC | Gus Malzahn |
| 2017-2019 | UAB | Position | RGC/TE/RC | Bill Clark |
| 2020-2021 | Missouri | Position | TE/RC | Eli Drinkwitz*+ |
| 2022-2025 | SMU | OC | OC/TE✓ | Rhett Lashlee* |
| 2026- | Missouri 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | SMU | Offensive coordinator | 32 | 19 | 34 | 8 | 131 |
| 2023 | SMU | Offensive coordinator | 22 | 9 | 45 | 32 | 133 |
| 2024 | SMU | Offensive coordinator | 37 | 19 | 61 | 22 | 134 |
| 2025 | SMU | Offensive coordinator | 22 | 46 | 54 | 37 | 136 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri State | 3-6 | - → - | 102 | 125 | -14.0 | 54% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Phillip Fulmer · Tennessee 2008 (GA)
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2009-2011 (Analyst)
- Gus Malzahn · Arkansas State 2012 (Other, Position)
- Bill Clark · UAB 2017-2019 (Other, Position)
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Missouri 2020-2021 (Other, Position)
- Rhett Lashlee* · SMU 2022-2025 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 2
- Jack Curtis · Missouri State 2026 (DC)
- Mark Cala · Missouri State 2026 (OC, Position)
Coached together
- Dave Clawson · Tennessee 2008 · him GA, them OC
- Greg Adkins · Tennessee 2008 · him GA, them Position
- John Chavis · Tennessee 2008 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Phillip Fulmer · Tennessee 2008 · him GA, them Head coach
- Stan Drayton · Tennessee 2008 · him GA, them Position
- Curtis Luper · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Analyst, them Position
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Gus Malzahn · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Jeff Grimes · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Analyst, them Position
- Rhett Lashlee* · Auburn 2009-2010 · him Analyst, them GA
- Ted Roof · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Tommy Thigpen · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Analyst, them Position
- Travis Williams · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Analyst, them GA
- Trooper Taylor · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Auburn 2010-2011 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Brandon Hall · Arkansas State 2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- David Gunn · Arkansas State 2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Arkansas State 2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Gus Malzahn · Arkansas State 2012 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- John Thompson · Arkansas State 2012 · him Other, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Jon Bradley · Arkansas State 2012 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Keith Patterson · Arkansas State 2012 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Kodi Burns · Arkansas State 2012 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Rhett Lashlee* · Arkansas State 2012 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Scott Symons · Arkansas State 2012 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Bill Clark · UAB 2017-2019 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Brian Williams · UAB 2017-2018 · him Other, Position, them Position
- David Reeves · UAB 2017-2019 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Les Koenning · UAB 2017 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Bryant Vincent* · UAB 2018-2019 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Jody Wright · UAB 2018 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Bush Hamdan · Missouri 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Charlie Harbison · Missouri 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Curtis Luper · Missouri 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Position
- D. J. Smith · Missouri 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Position
- David Gibbs · Missouri 2020 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Missouri 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Ryan Walters · Missouri 2020 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Matt Linehan · Missouri 2021 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Steve Wilks · Missouri 2021 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Garin Justice · SMU 2022-2025 · him OC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Jonathan Brewer · SMU 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Rhett Lashlee* · SMU 2022-2025 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Rob Likens · SMU 2022-2025 · him OC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Scott Symons · SMU 2022-2025 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Maurice Crum Jr. · SMU 2023-2025 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Rickey Hunley Jr. · SMU 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Jack Curtis · Missouri State 2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Mark Cala · Missouri State 2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position