Coaches
Paul Rhoads
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Paul Rhoads
Played at Missouri Western 1985-1988
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-1990 | Utah State | GA | GA | not known |
| 1991 | Ohio State | GA | GA | John Cooper |
| 1992-1993 | Pacific | Position | DB | not known |
| 1994 | Pacific | Other | PGC | not known |
| 1995 | Iowa State | Position | ILB | Dan McCarney |
| 1996-1999 | Iowa State | Position | DB | Dan McCarney |
| 2000-2007 | Pittsburgh | DC | DC✓ | Walt Harris (2000-2004), Dave Wannstedt (2005-2007) |
| 2008 | Auburn | DC | DC/DB✓ | Tommy Tuberville |
| 2009-2015 | Iowa State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2016 | Arkansas | Position | DB | Bret Bielema* |
| 2017 | Arkansas | DC | DC/DB✓ | Bret Bielema* |
| 2018-2019 | UCLA | Position | DB | Chip Kelly |
| 2020 | Arizona | DC | DC✓ | Kevin Sumlin |
| 2021 | Ohio State | Analyst | DA | Ryan Day*+ |
| 2022 | Gulf Shores HS (AL) (HS) | DC | DC | not known |
| 2023 | Boston College | Position | OLB | Jeff Hafley |
| 2024 | Gulf Shores HS (AL) (HS) | Analyst | DA | not known |
| 2025- | Mississippi State | Analyst | DA | Jeff Lebby* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Pittsburgh | Defensive coordinator | 39 | 25 | 44 | 33 | 119 |
| 2006 | Pittsburgh | Defensive coordinator | 72 | 45 | 56 | 39 | 119 |
| 2007 | Pittsburgh | Defensive coordinator | 29 | 43 | 25 | 72 | 119 |
| 2008 | Auburn | Defensive coordinator | 9 | 11 | 42 | 16 | 120 |
| 2017 | Arkansas | Defensive coordinator | 113 | 121 | 111 | 93 | 130 |
| 2020 | Arizona | Defensive coordinator | 108 | 110 | 92 | 112 | 127 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Iowa State | 7-5 | - → - | 56 | 91 | 1.0 | 17% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Iowa State | 5-7 | - → - | 87 | 86 | -5.7 | 54% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Iowa State | 6-7 | - → - | 93 | 67 | -0.4 | 42% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Iowa State | 6-7 | - → - | 102 | 92 | 4.4 | 46% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Iowa State | 3-9 | - → - | 104 | 65 | -3.8 | 46% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Iowa State | 2-10 | - → - | 99 | 117 | -7.9 | 25% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Iowa State | 3-9 | - → - | 93 | 108 | -0.3 | 17% wins | 128 |
Worked under
- John Cooper · Ohio State 1991 (GA)
- Dan McCarney · Iowa State 1995-1999 (Position)
- Walt Harris · Pittsburgh 2000-2004 (DC)
- Dave Wannstedt · Pittsburgh 2005-2007 (DC)
- Tommy Tuberville · Auburn 2008 (DC, Position)
- Bret Bielema* · Arkansas 2016-2017 (DC, Position)
- Chip Kelly · UCLA 2018-2019 (Position)
- Kevin Sumlin · Arizona 2020 (DC)
- Ryan Day*+ · Ohio State 2021 (Analyst)
- Jeff Hafley · Boston College 2023 (Position)
- Jeff Lebby* · Mississippi State 2025-2026 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 8
- Chris Ash · Iowa State 2009 (Other, Position)
- Courtney Messingham · Iowa State 2009-2013 (OC, Position)
- Tom Herman · Iowa State 2009-2011 (OC, Position)
- Wally Burnham · Iowa State 2009-2015 (DC)
- Drew Mehringer · Iowa State 2010-2011 (GA)
- Todd Sturdy · Iowa State 2012-2015 (OC, Position)
- Mark Mangino · Iowa State 2014-2015 (OC, Position)
- Maurice Linguist · Iowa State 2014-2015 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 37
- Craig Naivar · Houston 2015-2016 (DC) · under Tom Herman
- Jason Washington · Houston 2015-2016 (Position, ST coord.) · under Tom Herman
- Kenny Guiton · Houston 2015-2016 (GA) · under Tom Herman
- Major Applewhite* · Houston 2015-2016 (OC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Todd Orlando · Houston 2015-2016 (DC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- A. J. Ricker · Houston 2016 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Aaron Henry · Rutgers 2016 (Position) · under Chris Ash
- Bill Busch · Rutgers 2016-2017 (DC, Position) · under Chris Ash
- Jay Niemann · Rutgers 2016-2018 (DC, Position) · under Chris Ash
- Zak Kuhr · Rutgers 2016 (Position) · under Chris Ash
- Jerry Kill · Rutgers 2017 (OC, Position) · under Chris Ash
- Stan Drayton · Texas 2017-2020 (Other, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Tim Beck · Texas 2017-2019 (OC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Will Stein*+ · Texas 2017 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Herb Hand · Texas 2018-2020 (OC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- John McNulty · Rutgers 2018 (OC, Position) · under Chris Ash
- Nunzio Campanile · Rutgers 2018 (Position) · under Chris Ash
- Andre Coleman · Texas 2019-2020 (Analyst, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Craig Naivar · Texas 2019 (DC) · under Tom Herman
- David Beaty · Texas 2019 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Larry Fedora · Texas 2019 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Coleman Hutzler · Texas 2020 (DC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Dave Huxtable · Texas 2020 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Everett Withers · Texas 2020 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Mike Yurcich · Texas 2020 (OC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Andy McCollum · Buffalo 2021-2022 (Analyst) · under Maurice Linguist
- Joe Cauthen · Buffalo 2021 (DC) · under Maurice Linguist
- Shane Montgomery · Buffalo 2021-2022 (OC, Position) · under Maurice Linguist
- Brandon Bailey · Buffalo 2022 (DC, Position) · under Maurice Linguist
- Greg Knox · Buffalo 2022 (Position) · under Maurice Linguist
- Brandon Harris · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (DC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Chad Lunsford · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Tom Herman
- Charlie Frye · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (OC) · under Tom Herman
- DJ Mangas · Buffalo 2023 (OC, Position) · under Maurice Linguist
- Ed Warinner · Florida Atlantic 2023 (Other, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Robert Wright · Buffalo 2023 (DC) · under Maurice Linguist
- Roc Bellantoni · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (DC) · under Tom Herman
Level 3: on their staffs · 27
- Brian Johnson · Houston 2017 (OC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Chris Scelfo · Houston 2017 (Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Clay Jennings · Houston 2017 (DC) · under Major Applewhite
- Mark D'Onofrio · Houston 2017-2018 (DC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Kendal Briles · Houston 2018 (OC, Other, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Mark Cala · Houston 2018 (GA) · under Major Applewhite
- Andy Buh · Rutgers 2019 (DC) · under Nunzio Campanile
- Kolby Smith · Rutgers 2019 (Position) · under Nunzio Campanile
- Noah Joseph · Rutgers 2019 (DC) · under Nunzio Campanile
- Peter Rossomando · Rutgers 2019 (Position) · under Nunzio Campanile
- Chris Woods · Temple 2022-2024 (Position) · under Stan Drayton
- D. J. Eliot · Temple 2022 (DC, Position) · under Stan Drayton
- Danny Langsdorf · Temple 2022-2024 (OC, Position) · under Stan Drayton
- John Mumford · New Mexico State 2022 (Position) · under Jerry Kill
- Melvin Rice · New Mexico State 2022-2023 (DC) · under Jerry Kill
- Nate Dreiling · New Mexico State 2022-2023 (DC) · under Jerry Kill
- Tim Beck · New Mexico State 2022-2023 (OC, Position) · under Jerry Kill
- Tony Sanchez* · New Mexico State 2022-2023 (Position) · under Jerry Kill
- Jay Hopson · South Alabama 2024 (Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Jon Bradley · South Alabama 2024 (Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Paul Petrino · South Alabama 2024-2025 (OC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Rob Ezell · South Alabama 2024 (OC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Will Windham · South Alabama 2024-2025 (DC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Broderick Fobbs · South Alabama 2025-2026 (Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Jay Bateman · Kentucky 2026 (DC) · under Will Stein
- Joe Sloan · Kentucky 2026 (OC) · under Will Stein
- Justin Burke · Kentucky 2026 (Position) · under Will Stein
Coached together
- Fred Bleil · Utah State 1989-1990 · him GA, them DC, Other
- Bill Young · Ohio State 1991 · him GA, them DC
- Larry Coyer · Ohio State 1991 · him GA, them Position
- Lyle Setencich · Pacific 1994 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Dan McCarney · Iowa State 1995-1999 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jay Norvell · Iowa State 1995-1997 · him Position, them Position
- Jody Sears · Iowa State 1995-1996 · him Position, them GA
- John Skladany · Iowa State 1997-1999 · him Position, them DC
- Charlie Partridge · Iowa State 1998-1999 · him Position, them GA
- Nick Quartaro · Iowa State 1998-1999 · him Position, them Other, Position
- David Blackwell · Pittsburgh 2000-2002 · him DC, them Position
- J.D. Brookhart · Pittsburgh 2000-2003 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Walt Harris · Pittsburgh 2000-2004 · him DC, them Head coach
- Charlie Partridge · Pittsburgh 2003-2007 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Dino Babers · Pittsburgh 2003 · him DC, them Position
- Dave Wannstedt · Pittsburgh 2005-2007 · him DC, them Head coach
- Greg Gattuso · Pittsburgh 2005-2007 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Matt Cavanaugh · Pittsburgh 2005-2007 · him DC, them OC
- Charlie Taaffe · Pittsburgh 2006 · him DC, them OC
- Jeff Hafley · Pittsburgh 2006-2007 · him DC, them GA
- Chris Ball · Pittsburgh 2007 · him DC, them Position
- Eddie Gran · Auburn 2008 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Greg Knox · Auburn 2008 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- James Willis · Auburn 2008 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Steve Ensminger · Auburn 2008 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Tommy Tuberville · Auburn 2008 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Tony Franklin · Auburn 2008 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Ash · Iowa State 2009 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Courtney Messingham · Iowa State 2009-2013 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tom Herman · Iowa State 2009-2011 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Wally Burnham · Iowa State 2009-2015 · him Head coach, them DC
- Drew Mehringer · Iowa State 2010-2011 · him Head coach, them GA
- Todd Sturdy · Iowa State 2012-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Mark Mangino · Iowa State 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Maurice Linguist · Iowa State 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Barry Lunney Jr. · Arkansas 2016-2017 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bret Bielema* · Arkansas 2016-2017 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Dan Enos · Arkansas 2016-2017 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Robb Smith · Arkansas 2016 · him Position, them DC, Position
- John Scott Jr. · Arkansas 2017 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Morris Watts · Arkansas 2017 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Chip Kelly · UCLA 2018-2019 · him Position, them Head coach
- Conner McQueen · UCLA 2018-2019 · him Position, them GA
- Dana Bible · UCLA 2018-2019 · him Position, them Position
- DeShaun Foster · UCLA 2018-2019 · him Position, them Position
- Derek Sage · UCLA 2018-2019 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Don Pellum · UCLA 2018-2019 · him Position, them Position
- Jerry Azzinaro · UCLA 2018-2019 · him Position, them DC
- Jerry Neuheisel · UCLA 2018-2019 · him Position, them GA
- Jimmie Dougherty · UCLA 2018-2019 · him Position, them Position
- Justin Frye · UCLA 2018-2019 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Chuck Cecil · Arizona 2020 · him DC, them Analyst
- Kevin Sumlin · Arizona 2020 · him DC, them Head coach
- Noel Mazzone · Arizona 2020 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Billy Fessler · Ohio State 2021 · him Analyst, them GA
- Brian Hartline* · Ohio State 2021 · him Analyst, them Position
- Corey Dennis · Ohio State 2021 · him Analyst, them Position
- Greg Studrawa · Ohio State 2021 · him Analyst, them Position
- Joe Bolden · Ohio State 2021 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Keenan Bailey · Ohio State 2021 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Kerry Coombs · Ohio State 2021 · him Analyst, them DC
- Kevin Wilson · Ohio State 2021 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Larry Johnson · Ohio State 2021 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Matt Barnes · Ohio State 2021 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Ricky Brown · Ohio State 2021 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Ryan Day*+ · Ohio State 2021 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Todd Fitch · Ohio State 2021 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Aazaar Abdul-Rahim · Boston College 2023 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Jeff Hafley · Boston College 2023 · him Position, them Head coach
- Ryan McCarthy · Boston College 2023 · him Position, them Other
- Sean Duggan · Boston College 2023 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Steve Shimko · Boston College 2023 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Anthony Tucker · Mississippi State 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Coleman Hutzler · Mississippi State 2025 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Jeff Lebby* · Mississippi State 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Matt Barnes · Mississippi State 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Mike MacIntyre · Mississippi State 2025 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Vincent Dancy · Mississippi State 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Kevin Johns · Mississippi State 2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Matt Brock · Mississippi State 2026 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Matt Wells · Mississippi State 2026 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Philip Montgomery · Mississippi State 2026 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Zach Arnett · Mississippi State 2026 · him Analyst, them DC
Played together
- Chris Ball · Missouri Western 1985-1986
- Jerry Partridge · Missouri Western 1985-1986