Coaches
John Thompson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
John Thompson
Played at Central Arkansas 1970
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Arkansas | GA | GA | Lou Holtz |
| 1983-1986 | Northwestern State | DC | DC | not known |
| 1987 | Alabama | Position | LB | not known |
| 1988-1989 | Northwestern State (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1990-1991 | Louisiana Tech | DC | DC | not known |
| 1992 | Southern Miss | DC | DC | Jeff Bower |
| 1993-1998 | Southern Miss | DC | AHC/DC | Jeff Bower |
| 1999 | Memphis | DC | DC | Rip Scherer |
| 2000 | Arkansas | DC | co-DC | Houston Nutt |
| 2001 | Arkansas (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2002 | Florida | DC | DC/MLB | Ron Zook |
| 2003-2004 | East Carolina | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2005 | South Carolina | DC | co-DC/ILB✓ | Steve Spurrier |
| 2007 | Ole Miss | DC | DC/DB✓ | Ed Orgeron |
| 2008-2011 | Georgia State | DC | AHC/DC/ILB | not known |
| 2012-2013 | Arkansas State | DC | DC/LB✓ | Gus Malzahn (2012), Bryan Harsin (2013) |
| 2012 | Arkansas State | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Gus Malzahn |
| 2013 | Arkansas State | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Bryan Harsin |
| 2014-2015 | Texas State | DC | DC✓ | Dennis Franchione |
| 2017-2018 | Blessed Trinity HS (GA) (HS) | DC | DC/LB | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | South Carolina | Co-defensive coordinator | 88 | 41 | 83 | 22 | 119 |
| 2007 | Ole Miss | Defensive coordinator | 86 | 77 | 102 | 77 | 119 |
| 2012 | Arkansas State | Defensive coordinator | 67 | 56 | 65 | 3 | 124 |
| 2013 | Arkansas State | Defensive coordinator | 72 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 125 |
| 2014 | Texas State | Defensive coordinator | 80 | 58 | 82 | 45 | 128 |
| 2015 | Texas State | Defensive coordinator | 121 | 124 | 114 | 80 | 128 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | East Carolina | 1-11 | - → - | - | - | -22.0 | 33% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | East Carolina | 2-9 | - → - | 112 | 87 | -18.9 | 8% wins | 119 |
Worked under
- Lou Holtz · Arkansas 1982 (GA)
- Jeff Bower · Southern Miss 1992-1998 (DC, Other)
- Rip Scherer · Memphis 1999 (DC)
- Houston Nutt · Arkansas 2000 (DC)
- Ron Zook · Florida 2002 (DC)
- Steve Spurrier · South Carolina 2005 (DC, Position)
- Ed Orgeron · Ole Miss 2007 (DC, Position)
- Gus Malzahn · Arkansas State 2012 (DC, Position)
- Bryan Harsin · Arkansas State 2013 (DC, Position)
- Dennis Franchione · Texas State 2014-2015 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 4
- Art Kaufman · East Carolina 2003-2004 (Position)
- Jerry Odom · East Carolina 2003-2004 (DC, ST coord.)
- Rick Stockstill · East Carolina 2003 (OC, Position)
- Robert McFarland · East Carolina 2004 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 15
- G. A. Mangus · Middle Tennessee 2006-2008 (OC) · under Rick Stockstill
- Manny Diaz* · Middle Tennessee 2006-2009 (DC, Position) · under Rick Stockstill
- Willie Simmons* · Middle Tennessee 2007-2011 (OC, Other, Position) · under Rick Stockstill
- Tony Franklin · Middle Tennessee 2009-2020 (OC, Position) · under Rick Stockstill
- Mike Schultz · Middle Tennessee 2010 (OC) · under Rick Stockstill
- Randall McCray · Middle Tennessee 2010 (DC) · under Rick Stockstill
- Buster Faulkner · Middle Tennessee 2011-2015 (OC, Position) · under Rick Stockstill
- Steve Ellis · Middle Tennessee 2011-2015 (DC) · under Rick Stockstill
- Tyrone Nix · Middle Tennessee 2012-2016 (DC, Position) · under Rick Stockstill
- Chad Williams · Middle Tennessee 2013 (GA) · under Rick Stockstill
- Tommy West · Middle Tennessee 2014-2023 (Position) · under Rick Stockstill
- Kodi Burns · Middle Tennessee 2015 (Position) · under Rick Stockstill
- Scott Shafer · Middle Tennessee 2017-2023 (DC, Position) · under Rick Stockstill
- Brent Dearmon · Middle Tennessee 2021 (OC, Position) · under Rick Stockstill
- Mitch Stewart · Middle Tennessee 2022-2023 (OC) · under Rick Stockstill
Level 3: on their staffs · 17
- Blake Baker · Miami 2019-2020 (DC, Position) · under Manny Diaz
- Dan Enos · Miami 2019 (OC, Position) · under Manny Diaz
- Ephraim Banda · Miami 2019-2020 (DC, Position) · under Manny Diaz
- Todd Stroud · Miami 2019-2021 (Other, Position) · under Manny Diaz
- Jonathan Brewer · Miami 2020-2021 (Analyst) · under Manny Diaz
- Rhett Lashlee* · Miami 2020-2021 (OC, Position) · under Manny Diaz
- Rob Likens · Miami 2020-2021 (Other, Position) · under Manny Diaz
- Bob Shoop · Miami 2021 (Analyst) · under Manny Diaz
- Jess Simpson · Miami 2021 (Other, Position) · under Manny Diaz
- Travaris Robinson · Miami 2021 (Position) · under Manny Diaz
- Jonathan Patke · Duke 2024-2026 (DC) · under Manny Diaz
- Rich Skrosky · Duke 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Manny Diaz
- Scott Boone · Duke 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Manny Diaz
- Frank Ponce · Florida International 2025-2026 (Other, Position) · under Willie Simmons
- Jovan Dewitt · Florida International 2025-2026 (DC) · under Willie Simmons
- Nick Coleman · Florida International 2025-2026 (OC) · under Willie Simmons
- Zac Roper · Florida International 2025-2026 (Position, ST coord.) · under Willie Simmons
Coached together
- Dave Wommack · Arkansas 1982 · him GA, them Position
- Art Kaufman · Northwestern State 1983-1986 · him DC, them Position
- Ed Orgeron · Northwestern State 1984 · him DC, them GA
- A. J. Christoff · Alabama 1987 · him Position, them Position
- Ted Roof · Alabama 1987 · him Position, them GA
- Tommy Bowden · Alabama 1987 · him Position, them Position
- Steve Ensminger · Louisiana Tech 1990 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Southern Miss 1992-1993 · him DC, Other, them Position, ST coord.
- Everett Withers · Southern Miss 1992-1993 · him DC, Other, them Other, Position
- Jeff Bowden · Southern Miss 1992-1993 · him DC, Other, them Position
- Jeff Bower · Southern Miss 1992-1998 · him DC, Other, them Head coach
- Dave Wommack · Southern Miss 1994-1998 · him DC, Other, them Position
- Norman Joseph · Southern Miss 1994-1996 · him DC, Other, them OC
- Tyrone Nix · Southern Miss 1995-1998 · him DC, Other, them Position
- Pat Meyer · Memphis 1999 · him DC, them Strength
- Russ Huesman · Memphis 1999 · him DC, them Position
- Todd Stroud · Memphis 1999 · him DC, them Strength
- Houston Nutt · Arkansas 2000 · him DC, them Head coach
- Ed Zaunbrecher · Florida 2002 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Jerry Odom · Florida 2002 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Larry Fedora · Florida 2002 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Ron Zook · Florida 2002 · him DC, them Head coach
- Art Kaufman · East Carolina 2003-2004 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jerry Odom · East Carolina 2003-2004 · him Head coach, them DC, ST coord.
- Rick Stockstill · East Carolina 2003 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Robert McFarland · East Carolina 2004 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chad Staggs · South Carolina 2005 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Dave Wommack · South Carolina 2005 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Rick Stockstill · South Carolina 2005 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Ron Cooper · South Carolina 2005 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Steve Spurrier · South Carolina 2005 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · South Carolina 2005 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tyrone Nix · South Carolina 2005 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Chris Kiffin · Ole Miss 2007 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Chris Rippon · Ole Miss 2007 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Dan Werner · Ole Miss 2007 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Ed Orgeron · Ole Miss 2007 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Frank Wilson · Ole Miss 2007 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Hugh Freeze · Ole Miss 2007 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Ryan Nielsen · Ole Miss 2007 · him DC, Position, them Position
- John Bond · Georgia State 2008-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC
- Brandon Hall · Arkansas State 2012 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Position
- Casey Woods* · Arkansas State 2012 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Other, Position
- David Gunn · Arkansas State 2012 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Arkansas State 2012-2013 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them OC, Position
- Gus Malzahn · Arkansas State 2012 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Head coach
- Jon Bradley · Arkansas State 2012 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them GA
- Keith Patterson · Arkansas State 2012 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them DC
- Kodi Burns · Arkansas State 2012 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them GA
- Rhett Lashlee* · Arkansas State 2012 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them OC, Position
- Scott Symons · Arkansas State 2012 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Analyst
- Anthony Tucker · Arkansas State 2013 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Position
- Blake Baker · Arkansas State 2013 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Position
- Bryan Harsin · Arkansas State 2013 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Head coach
- Bush Hamdan · Arkansas State 2013 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them OC, Position
- Colin Hitschler · Arkansas State 2013 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them GA
- Lee Marks · Arkansas State 2013 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Strength
- Dennis Franchione · Texas State 2014-2015 · him DC, them Head coach
- Jason Washington · Texas State 2014 · him DC, them Position
- Jeff Conway · Texas State 2014-2015 · him DC, them OC
- Mike Schultz · Texas State 2014-2015 · him DC, them OC