Coaches
Randy Shannon
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Randy Shannon
Played at Miami 1984-1988 · alma mater (CFBD): Miami
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Miami | GA | Graduate assistant | Dennis Erickson |
| 1992 | Miami | Position | Defensive line coach | Dennis Erickson |
| 1993-1997 | Miami | Position | Linebackers coach | Dennis Erickson (1993-1994), Butch Davis (1995-1997) |
| 1998-1999 | Miami Dolphins (pro) | Analyst | Defensive assistant | not known |
| 2000 | Miami Dolphins (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2001-2005 | Miami | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Larry Coker |
| 2006 | Miami | DC | Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach✓ | Larry Coker |
| 2007-2010 | Miami | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2012 | TCU | Position | Linebackers coach | Gary Patterson |
| 2013-2014 | Arkansas | Position | Linebackers coach | Bret Bielema* |
| 2015-2016 | Florida | DC | Associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator & linebackers coach✓ | Jim McElwain |
| 2017 | Florida | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Jim McElwain |
| 2017 | Florida | Head coachinterim | Interim head coach | Jim McElwain |
| 2018-2020 | UCF | DC | Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach✓ | Josh Heupel*+ |
| 2021 | Florida State | Analyst | Senior defensive analyst | Mike Norvell* |
| 2022-2024 | Florida State | DC | Co-defensive coordinator & linebackers coach✓ | Mike Norvell* |
| 2024 | Florida State | DC | interim defensive coordinator & linebackers coach✓ | Mike Norvell* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Miami | Defensive coordinator | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 119 |
| 2006 | Miami | Defensive coordinator | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 119 |
| 2015 | Florida | Co-defensive coordinator | 13 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 128 |
| 2016 | Florida | Co-defensive coordinator | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 128 |
| 2017 | Florida | Defensive coordinator | 54 | 70 | 35 | 3 | 130 |
| 2018 | UCF | Defensive coordinator | 37 | 35 | 50 | 51 | 130 |
| 2019 | UCF | Defensive coordinator | 14 | 21 | 11 | 37 | 130 |
| 2020 | UCF | Defensive coordinator | 82 | 69 | 98 | 14 | 127 |
| 2022 | Florida State | Co-defensive coordinator | 50 | 27 | 67 | 34 | 131 |
| 2023 | Florida State | Co-defensive coordinator | 14 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 133 |
| 2024 | Florida State | Co-defensive coordinator | 112 | 103 | 59 | 14 | 134 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Miami | 5-7 | - → - | 90 | 38 | 3.2 | 54% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Miami | 7-6 | - → - | 105 | 43 | 10.9 | 42% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Miami | 9-4 | - → 19 | 26 | 42 | 25.0 | 54% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Miami | 7-5 (12 of 13) | 13 → - | 63 | 17 | 21.6 | 69% wins | 120 |
| 2017 | Florida | 1-3 (4 of 11) | 17 → - | 76 | 54 | 10.1 | 69% wins | 130 |
Worked under
- Dennis Erickson · Miami 1991-1994 (GA, Position)
- Butch Davis · Miami 1995-1997 (Position)
- Larry Coker · Miami 2001-2006 (DC, Position)
- Gary Patterson · TCU 2012 (Position)
- Bret Bielema* · Arkansas 2013-2014 (Position)
- Jim McElwain · Florida 2015-2017 (DC, Other, Position)
- Josh Heupel*+ · UCF 2018-2020 (DC, Position)
- Mike Norvell* · Florida State 2021-2024 (Analyst, DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 6
- Jeff Stoutland · Miami 2007-2010 (Position)
- Patrick Nix · Miami 2007-2008 (OC)
- Tim Walton · Miami 2007 (DC)
- Bill Young · Miami 2008 (DC)
- John Lovett · Miami 2009-2010 (DC)
- Mark Whipple · Miami 2009-2010 (OC, Other, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 4
- Liam Coen · Massachusetts 2014-2015 (Other, Position) · under Mark Whipple
- Tom Masella · Massachusetts 2014-2016 (DC, Position) · under Mark Whipple
- Ed Pinkham · Massachusetts 2017-2018 (DC) · under Mark Whipple
- Sean Duggan · Massachusetts 2018 (Position) · under Mark Whipple
Coached together
- Alex Wood · Miami 1991-1992 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Dennis Erickson · Miami 1991-1994 · him GA, Position, them Head coach
- Ed Orgeron · Miami 1991-1992 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Eddie Gran · Miami 1991 · him GA, them GA
- Jim Michalczik · Miami 1991 · him GA, them Position
- Sonny Lubick · Miami 1991-1992 · him GA, Position, them DC, Position
- Tommy Tuberville · Miami 1991-1992 · him GA, Position, them Other
- Greg McMackin · Miami 1993-1994 · him Position, them DC
- Willy Robinson · Miami 1994 · him Position, them Position
- Bill Miller · Miami 1995-1997 · him Position, them DC
- Butch Davis · Miami 1995-1997 · him Position, them Head coach
- Chuck Pagano · Miami 1995-1997 · him Position, them Position
- Larry Coker · Miami 1995-2006 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Curtis Johnson · Miami 1996-2005 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Frank Giufre · Miami 2001-2003 · him DC, them GA
- Mark Stoops · Miami 2001-2003 · him DC, them Position
- D. J. Eliot · Miami 2002 · him DC, them GA
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Miami 2004-2006 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tim Walton · Miami 2004-2007 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them DC, Position
- Dan Werner · Miami 2005 · him DC, them OC
- Rich Olson · Miami 2006 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Todd Berry · Miami 2006 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jeff Stoutland · Miami 2007-2010 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Position
- Patrick Nix · Miami 2007-2008 · him Head coach, them OC
- Bill Young · Miami 2008 · him Head coach, them DC
- John Lovett · Miami 2009-2010 · him Head coach, them DC
- Mark Whipple · Miami 2009-2010 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Chad Glasgow · TCU 2012 · him Position, them Position
- Dick Bumpas · TCU 2012 · him Position, them DC
- Gary Patterson · TCU 2012 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jarrett Anderson · TCU 2012 · him Position, them OC
- Rusty Burns · TCU 2012 · him Position, them OC
- Barry Lunney Jr. · Arkansas 2013-2014 · him Position, them Position
- Bret Bielema* · Arkansas 2013-2014 · him Position, them Head coach
- Charlie Partridge · Arkansas 2013 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Chris Ash · Arkansas 2013 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Jim Chaney · Arkansas 2013-2014 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Joel Thomas · Arkansas 2013-2014 · him Position, them Position
- Sam Pittman · Arkansas 2013-2014 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Taver Johnson · Arkansas 2013 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Aaron Henry · Arkansas 2014 · him Position, them GA
- Robb Smith · Arkansas 2014 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Chris Rumph · Florida 2015-2017 · him DC, Head coach, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Doug Nussmeier · Florida 2015-2017 · him DC, Head coach, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Geoff Collins · Florida 2015-2016 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC
- Jim McElwain · Florida 2015-2017 · him DC, Head coach, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Tim Skipper · Florida 2015-2017 · him DC, Head coach, Other, Position, them Position
- Brad Davis · Florida 2017 · him DC, Head coach, them Position
- Ja'Juan Seider · Florida 2017 · him DC, Head coach, them Position
- Robb Akey · Florida 2017 · him DC, Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- Anthony Tucker · UCF 2018-2020 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Jeff Lebby* · UCF 2018-2019 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Josh Heupel*+ · UCF 2018-2020 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Willie Martinez · UCF 2018-2020 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Joey Halzle · UCF 2019-2020 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, Other, Position
- Alex Golesh* · UCF 2020 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Lanear Sampson · UCF 2020 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Adam Fuller · Florida State 2021-2024 · him Analyst, DC, Position, them DC
- Alex Atkins · Florida State 2021-2024 · him Analyst, DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Marve · Florida State 2021 · him Analyst, them Position
- Chris Thomsen · Florida State 2021-2024 · him Analyst, DC, Position, them Position
- John Papuchis · Florida State 2021-2024 · him Analyst, DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Kenny Dillingham* · Florida State 2021 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Marcus Woodson · Florida State 2021-2022 · him Analyst, DC, Position, them Position
- Mike Norvell* · Florida State 2021-2024 · him Analyst, DC, Position, them Head coach
- Odell Haggins · Florida State 2021-2024 · him Analyst, DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Ron Dugans · Florida State 2021-2024 · him Analyst, DC, Position, them Position
- Ernie Sims · Florida State 2024 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Gabe Fertitta · Florida State 2024 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Rick Stockstill · Florida State 2024 · him DC, Position, them Analyst