THIRD AND DATA

Coaches

Alex Wood

His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)

All coaches

Alex Wood

Played at Iowa 1975-1977

Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26

YearsTeamRoleTitleHead coach
1978IowaGAGraduate assistantnot known
1979-1980Kent StatePositionWide receivers coachnot known
1981Southern IllinoisPositionDefensive backs coachnot known
1982-1984SouthernDCDefensive coordinatornot known
1985-1986WyomingPositionWide receivers coach & tight ends coachDennis Erickson (1986)
1987-1988Washington StatePositionTight ends coachDennis Erickson
1989-1992MiamiPositionRunning backs coachDennis Erickson
1993-1994Wake ForestOCOffensive coordinator & quarterbacks coachJim Caldwell
1995-1998James MadisonHead coachHead coachhimself
1999-2002Minnesota Vikings (pro)PositionQuarterbacks coachnot known
2003Cincinnati Bengals (pro)PositionWide receivers coachnot known
2004Arizona Cardinals (pro)OCOffensive coordinatornot known
2006-2007ArkansasPositionQuarterbacks coachHouston Nutt
2010Miami (OH)PositionWide receivers coachMichael Haywood
2011-2014BuffaloOCOffensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach & wide receivers coach✓Jeff Quinn
2014BuffaloHead coachinterimInterim head coachJeff Quinn
2015-2017Florida A&MHead coachHead coachhimself
2018-2020DelawarePositionQuarterbacks coach & wide receivers coachnot known
2023-2024Pittsburgh Maulers (unknown)PositionWide receivers coachnot known
2024-2025DelawarePositionQuarterbacks coach & wide receivers coachRyan Carty* (2025)
2026-John CarrollPositionTight ends coachnot known

Record

Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings

SeasonTeamJobEPA/playPoints/poss.SuccessYear beforeTeams
2011BuffaloOffensive coordinator10110395118120
2012BuffaloOffensive coordinator107105116101124
2013BuffaloOffensive coordinator766673107125
2014BuffaloOffensive coordinator29465376128
SeasonHead coach atRecordAP before → afterOff EPA/playDef EPA/playSP+Team year beforeTeams
2014Buffalo2-2 (4 of 11)- → -29104-7.762% wins128
SeasonHead coach below FBSLevelRecord
1995James MadisonFCS8-4
1996James MadisonFCS7-4
1997James MadisonFCS5-6
1998James MadisonFCS3-8
2015Florida A&MFCS1-10
2016Florida A&MFCS4-7
2017Florida A&MFCS3-8

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Coaches who were on his staffs

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No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.

Coached together

  • Dan McCarney · Iowa 1978 · him GA, them GA
  • Del Miller · Iowa 1978 · him GA, them Other
  • Tom Hayes · Iowa 1978 · him GA, them Position
  • Rocky Long · Wyoming 1985 · him Position, them DC, Position
  • Dennis Erickson · Wyoming 1986 · him Position, them Head coach
  • Tim Lappano · Wyoming 1986 · him Position, them Position
  • Dennis Erickson · Washington State 1987-1988 · him Position, them Head coach
  • John Smith · Washington State 1987-1988 · him Position, them DC
  • Tim Lappano · Washington State 1987-1988 · him Position, them Position
  • Dennis Erickson · Miami 1989-1992 · him Position, them Head coach
  • Ed Orgeron · Miami 1989-1992 · him Position, them Position
  • Sonny Lubick · Miami 1989-1992 · him Position, them DC, Position
  • Tommy Tuberville · Miami 1989-1992 · him Position, them Other
  • Eddie Gran · Miami 1990-1991 · him Position, them GA
  • Jim Michalczik · Miami 1990-1991 · him Position, them Position
  • Randy Shannon · Miami 1991-1992 · him Position, them GA, Position
  • Teryl Austin · Wake Forest 1993-1994 · him OC, Position, them Position
  • Ron Prince · James Madison 1995-1997 · him Head coach, them Position
  • James Franklin* · James Madison 1997 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Bernard Clark · James Madison 1998 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Ted Monachino · James Madison 1998 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Gus Malzahn · Arkansas 2006 · him Position, them OC, Position
  • Houston Nutt · Arkansas 2006-2007 · him Position, them Head coach
  • Reggie Herring · Arkansas 2006-2007 · him Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
  • Rhett Lashlee* · Arkansas 2006 · him Position, them GA
  • David Lee · Arkansas 2007 · him Position, them OC
  • Louis Campbell · Arkansas 2007 · him Position, them DC
  • Carl Reese · Miami (OH) 2010 · him Position, them DC
  • Jared Elliott · Miami (OH) 2010 · him Position, them GA
  • Lance Guidry · Miami (OH) 2010 · him Position, them Head coach, Position
  • Michael Haywood · Miami (OH) 2010 · him Position, them Head coach
  • Morris Watts · Miami (OH) 2010 · him Position, them OC, Position
  • Jeff Quinn · Buffalo 2011-2014 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Head coach
  • William Inge · Buffalo 2011 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
  • Lou Tepper · Buffalo 2012-2014 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC, Position
  • Maurice Linguist · Buffalo 2012-2013 · him OC, Position, them Position
  • Chris Cosh · Buffalo 2013-2014 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Position
  • Chris Cosh · Delaware 2018-2019 · him Position, them DC, Position
  • Danny Rocco · Delaware 2018-2020 · him Position, them Head coach
  • Bill Cubit · Delaware 2019 · him Position, them Other, Position
  • Jared Ambrose · Delaware 2019-2020 · him Position, them OC, Position
  • Bryan Stinespring · Delaware 2020 · him Position, them Other, Position
  • Manny Rojas · Delaware 2024-2025 · him Position, them DC
  • Ryan Carty* · Delaware 2024-2025 · him Position, them Head coach
  • Sean Goldrich · Delaware 2024-2025 · him Position, them Other, Position
  • Terence Archer · Delaware 2024-2025 · him Position, them OC
  • Brian Polian · John Carroll 2026 · him Position, them Head coach

Played together