Coaches
Ted Roof
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Ted Roof
Played at Georgia Tech 1982-1985
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-1988 | Alabama | GA | GA | not known |
| 1989 | West Georgia | Position | LB | not known |
| 1990-1993 | Duke | Position | LB | not known |
| 1994 | Massachusetts | Position | OLB/DL/RC | not known |
| 1995-1996 | UMass (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1997 | Western Carolina | DC | DC | not known |
| 1998 | Georgia Tech | Position | LB | George O'Leary |
| 1999-2001 | Georgia Tech (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2002-2003 | Duke (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2003 | Duke | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Carl Franks |
| 2004-2007 | Duke | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2008 | Minnesota | DC | DC✓ | Tim Brewster |
| 2009-2011 | Auburn | DC | DC/LB✓ | Gene Chizik |
| 2011 | UCF | DC | DC | George O'Leary |
| 2012 | Penn State | DC | DC✓ | Bill O'Brien* |
| 2013-2017 | Georgia Tech (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2013-2017 | Georgia Tech | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Paul Johnson |
| 2018 | NC State | DC | AHC/co-DC/S✓ | Dave Doeren* |
| 2019 | App State | DC | DC✓ | Eli Drinkwitz*+ |
| 2020 | Vanderbilt | DC | DC✓ | Derek Mason* |
| 2021 | Clemson | Analyst | DA | Dabo Swinney* |
| 2022-2023 | Oklahoma | DC | DC/LB✓ | Brent Venables* |
| 2024 | UCF | DC | DC/LB✓ | Gus Malzahn |
| 2026- | Boston College | DC | DC/LB✓ | Bill O'Brien* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Minnesota | Defensive coordinator | 89 | 53 | 79 | 117 | 120 |
| 2009 | Auburn | Defensive coordinator | 27 | 54 | 57 | 9 | 120 |
| 2010 | Auburn | Defensive coordinator | 56 | 55 | 78 | 27 | 120 |
| 2011 | Auburn | Defensive coordinator | 102 | 81 | 109 | 56 | 120 |
| 2012 | Penn State | Defensive coordinator | 31 | 20 | 32 | 32 | 124 |
| 2018 | NC State | Co-defensive coordinator | 82 | 60 | 67 | 59 | 130 |
| 2019 | App State | Defensive coordinator | 23 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 130 |
| 2020 | Vanderbilt | Defensive coordinator | 127 | 119 | 127 | 95 | 127 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma | Defensive coordinator | 99 | 75 | 87 | 73 | 131 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma | Defensive coordinator | 17 | 36 | 27 | 99 | 133 |
| 2024 | UCF | Defensive coordinator | 59 | 84 | 34 | 55 | 134 |
| 2026 | Boston College | Defensive coordinator | 58 | 91 | 75 | 116 | 138 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Duke | 2-3 (5 of 12) | - → - | - | - | -4.0 | 17% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | Duke | 2-9 | - → - | 80 | 88 | -7.6 | 33% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Duke | 1-10 | - → - | 85 | 81 | -20.2 | 18% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Duke | 0-12 | - → - | 113 | 81 | -19.5 | 9% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Duke | 1-11 | - → - | 116 | 88 | -22.0 | 0% wins | 119 |
Worked under
- George O'Leary · Georgia Tech 1998 (Position)
- Tim Brewster · Minnesota 2008 (DC)
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2009-2011 (DC, Position)
- George O'Leary · UCF 2011 (DC)
- Bill O'Brien* · Penn State 2012 (DC)
- Paul Johnson · Georgia Tech 2013-2017 (DC)
- Dave Doeren* · NC State 2018 (DC, Other, Position)
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · App State 2019 (DC)
- Derek Mason* · Vanderbilt 2020 (DC)
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2021 (Analyst)
- Brent Venables* · Oklahoma 2022-2023 (DC, Position)
- Gus Malzahn · UCF 2024 (DC, Position)
- Bill O'Brien* · Boston College 2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 6
- Glenn Spencer · Duke 2004-2007 (Other, Position)
- Jerry Azzinaro · Duke 2004-2006 (DC)
- Bill O'Brien* · Duke 2005-2006 (OC, Position)
- Scott Brown · Duke 2005-2007 (DC)
- Scottie Montgomery · Duke 2006-2007 (Position)
- Peter Vaas · Duke 2007 (OC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 12
- John Butler · Penn State 2012-2013 (DC, Position) · under Bill O'Brien
- Larry Johnson · Penn State 2012-2013 (Position) · under Bill O'Brien
- Ron Vanderlinden · Penn State 2012-2013 (Position) · under Bill O'Brien
- Kenwick Thompson · East Carolina 2016-2017 (DC) · under Scottie Montgomery
- Rick Smith · East Carolina 2016 (Position) · under Scottie Montgomery
- Tony Petersen · East Carolina 2016-2018 (OC, Position) · under Scottie Montgomery
- Robert Prunty · East Carolina 2017 (DC, Position) · under Scottie Montgomery
- David Blackwell · East Carolina 2018 (DC, Position) · under Scottie Montgomery
- Tim Lewis · Boston College 2024-2025 (DC) · under Bill O'Brien
- Will Lawing · Boston College 2024-2025 (OC) · under Bill O'Brien
- Joe Dailey · Boston College 2026 (Position) · under Bill O'Brien
- Mike Hart · Boston College 2026 (Position) · under Bill O'Brien
Coached together
- A. J. Christoff · Alabama 1987-1988 · him GA, them Position
- John Thompson · Alabama 1987 · him GA, them Position
- Tommy Bowden · Alabama 1987-1988 · him GA, them Position
- Rob Ianello · Alabama 1988 · him GA, them Other
- T. J. Weist · Alabama 1988 · him GA, them GA, Position
- Les Koenning · Duke 1993 · him Position, them Position
- Jerry Azzinaro · Massachusetts 1994 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Bill O'Brien* · Georgia Tech 1998 · him Position, them Position
- Doug Marrone · Georgia Tech 1998 · him Position, them Position
- George O'Leary · Georgia Tech 1998 · him Position, them Head coach
- John Donovan · Georgia Tech 1998 · him Position, them GA
- Ralph Friedgen · Georgia Tech 1998 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Randy Edsall · Georgia Tech 1998 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Glenn Spencer · Duke 2004-2007 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Jerry Azzinaro · Duke 2004-2006 · him Head coach, them DC
- Bill O'Brien* · Duke 2005-2006 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Scott Brown · Duke 2005-2007 · him Head coach, them DC
- Scottie Montgomery · Duke 2006-2007 · him Head coach, them Position
- Peter Vaas · Duke 2007 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- George McDonald · Minnesota 2008 · him DC, them Position
- John Butler · Minnesota 2008 · him DC, them Position
- Mike Dunbar · Minnesota 2008 · him DC, them OC, Other
- Thomas Hammock · Minnesota 2008 · him DC, them Position
- Tim Brewster · Minnesota 2008 · him DC, them Head coach
- Casey Woods* · Auburn 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Curtis Luper · Auburn 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Gus Malzahn · Auburn 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Grimes · Auburn 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Rhett Lashlee* · Auburn 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Tommy Thigpen · Auburn 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Travis Williams · Auburn 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Trooper Taylor · Auburn 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Auburn 2010-2011 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Brent Key* · UCF 2011 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Charlie Taaffe · UCF 2011 · him DC, them OC
- Danny Barrett · UCF 2011 · him DC, them Position
- George O'Leary · UCF 2011 · him DC, them Head coach
- John Skladany · UCF 2011 · him DC, them DC
- Bill O'Brien* · Penn State 2012 · him DC, them Head coach
- John Butler · Penn State 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Larry Johnson · Penn State 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Ron Vanderlinden · Penn State 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Andy McCollum · Georgia Tech 2013-2017 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Paul Johnson · Georgia Tech 2013-2017 · him DC, them Head coach
- Lamar Owens · Georgia Tech 2016-2017 · him DC, them ST coord.
- Aaron Henry · NC State 2018 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Dave Doeren* · NC State 2018 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Dave Huxtable · NC State 2018 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Desmond Kitchings · NC State 2018 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Dwayne Ledford · NC State 2018 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Eddie Faulkner · NC State 2018 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · NC State 2018 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- George McDonald · NC State 2018 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Joe Scelfo · NC State 2018 · him DC, Other, Position, them GA
- Kevin Patrick · NC State 2018 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Charlie Harbison · App State 2019 · him DC, them Position
- D. J. Smith · App State 2019 · him DC, them Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · App State 2019 · him DC, them Head coach
- Garrett Riley · App State 2019 · him DC, them Position
- Greg Gasparato · App State 2019 · him DC, them Position
- Shawn Clark · App State 2019 · him DC, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Aaron Henry · Vanderbilt 2020 · him DC, them Position
- Derek Mason* · Vanderbilt 2020 · him DC, them Head coach
- Osia Lewis · Vanderbilt 2020 · him DC, them Position
- Peter Rossomando · Vanderbilt 2020 · him DC, them Position
- Todd Fitch · Vanderbilt 2020 · him DC, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Brandon Streeter · Clemson 2021 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Brent Venables* · Clemson 2021 · him Analyst, them DC, Other, Position
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2021 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Mickey Conn · Clemson 2021 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- Robbie Caldwell · Clemson 2021 · him Analyst, them Position
- Todd Bates · Clemson 2021 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Tony Elliott* · Clemson 2021 · him Analyst, them OC, Other, Position
- Wes Goodwin · Clemson 2021 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Brandon Hall · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Brent Venables* · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Cale Gundy · Oklahoma 2022 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jay Valai · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Jeff Lebby* · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Jon Finley · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Matt Wells · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Todd Bates · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Seth Littrell · Oklahoma 2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Addison Williams · UCF 2024 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Darin Hinshaw · UCF 2024 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Gus Malzahn · UCF 2024 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Herb Hand · UCF 2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tim Harris Jr. · UCF 2024 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Bill O'Brien* · Boston College 2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Joe Dailey · Boston College 2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mike Hart · Boston College 2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
Played together
- David Dean · Georgia Tech 1982-1985
- Glenn Spencer · Georgia Tech 1982-1985