Coaches
Jeff Bower
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jeff Bower
Played at Georgia 1971, Southern Miss 1972-1975
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-1977 | Southern Miss | GA | GA | not known |
| 1978-1981 | Southern Miss | Position | WR/QB | not known |
| 1982-1986 | SMU | Position | QB | not known |
| 1987 | Wake Forest | Position | QB | not known |
| 1988-1989 | Southern Miss | OC | AHC/OC/QB | not known |
| 1990 | Oklahoma State | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 1990-2007 | Southern Miss | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Southern Miss | 0-1 (1 of 12) | - → - | - | - | 11.0 | 46% wins | 107 |
| 1991 | Southern Miss | 4-7 | - → - | - | - | -8.7 | 67% wins | 107 |
| 1992 | Southern Miss | 7-4 | - → - | - | - | 4.6 | 36% wins | 107 |
| 1993 | Southern Miss | 2-8-1 | - → - | - | - | -13.5 | 64% wins | 106 |
| 1994 | Southern Miss | 6-5 | - → - | - | - | 6.2 | 18% wins | 107 |
| 1995 | Southern Miss | 6-5 | - → - | - | - | 7.1 | 55% wins | 108 |
| 1996 | Southern Miss | 8-3 | - → - | - | - | 12.4 | 55% wins | 111 |
| 1997 | Southern Miss | 9-3 | - → 19 | - | - | 13.2 | 73% wins | 112 |
| 1998 | Southern Miss | 7-5 | 21 → - | - | - | 12.4 | 75% wins | 112 |
| 1999 | Southern Miss | 9-3 | - → 14 | - | - | 19.8 | 58% wins | 114 |
| 2000 | Southern Miss | 8-4 | 23 → - | - | - | 12.2 | 75% wins | 116 |
| 2001 | Southern Miss | 6-5 | - → - | - | - | 3.2 | 67% wins | 117 |
| 2002 | Southern Miss | 7-6 | - → - | - | - | 4.0 | 55% wins | 117 |
| 2003 | Southern Miss | 9-4 | - → - | - | - | 7.6 | 54% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | Southern Miss | 7-5 | - → - | 45 | 43 | -0.7 | 69% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Southern Miss | 7-5 | - → - | 66 | 94 | 1.1 | 58% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Southern Miss | 9-5 | - → - | 49 | 46 | -0.3 | 58% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Southern Miss | 7-6 | - → - | 29 | 52 | -0.5 | 64% wins | 119 |
Worked under
None found (his assistant years may be outside the FBS seasons we hold).
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 13
- Billy Taylor · Southern Miss 1990 (GA)
- Jeff Bowden · Southern Miss 1991-1993 (Position)
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Southern Miss 1992-1993 (Position, ST coord.)
- Everett Withers · Southern Miss 1992-1993 (Other, Position)
- John Thompson · Southern Miss 1992-1998 (DC, Other)
- Dave Wommack · Southern Miss 1994-2007 (DC, Other, Position)
- Norman Joseph · Southern Miss 1994-1996 (OC)
- Tyrone Nix · Southern Miss 1995-2004 (DC, Position)
- Paul Petrino · Southern Miss 2000-2002 (Position)
- Jay Hopson · Southern Miss 2001-2007 (DC, Position)
- Jay Johnson · Southern Miss 2003-2007 (OC, Position)
- Derrick Nix · Southern Miss 2004-2007 (Position)
- Courtney Messingham · Southern Miss 2005-2007 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 28
- Art Kaufman · East Carolina 2003-2004 (Position) · under John Thompson
- Jerry Odom · East Carolina 2003-2004 (DC, ST coord.) · under John Thompson
- Rick Stockstill · East Carolina 2003 (OC, Position) · under John Thompson
- Robert McFarland · East Carolina 2004 (Position) · under John Thompson
- John Shoop · North Carolina 2011 (OC, Position) · under Everett Withers
- Sam Pittman · North Carolina 2011 (Other, Position) · under Everett Withers
- Kris Cinkovich · Idaho 2013-2017 (OC) · under Paul Petrino
- Ronnie Lee · Idaho 2013-2014 (DC) · under Paul Petrino
- Charley Molnar · Idaho 2014-2017 (Position) · under Paul Petrino
- Brian Reader · Idaho 2015-2016 (GA) · under Paul Petrino
- Mike Breske · Idaho 2015-2017 (DC) · under Paul Petrino
- Brett Elliott · Texas State 2016-2018 (OC, Position) · under Everett Withers
- Derek Nicholson · Southern Miss 2016-2019 (DC, Position) · under Jay Hopson
- Randall McCray · Texas State 2016-2017 (DC) · under Everett Withers
- Shannon Dawson · Southern Miss 2016-2018 (OC, Position) · under Jay Hopson
- Skyler Cassity · Texas State 2016 (GA) · under Everett Withers
- Tim Billings · Southern Miss 2016-2019 (DC, Other, Position) · under Jay Hopson
- Tony Pecoraro · Southern Miss 2016-2017 (DC) · under Jay Hopson
- Tyler Santucci · Texas State 2016 (Position) · under Everett Withers
- Akeem Davis · Southern Miss 2017-2019 (GA, Position) · under Jay Hopson
- Parker Fleming · Texas State 2017 (OC) · under Everett Withers
- Scotty Walden* · Southern Miss 2017-2019 (OC, Position) · under Jay Hopson
- Zak Kuhr · Texas State 2017-2018 (OC, Other, Position) · under Everett Withers
- Chris Woods · Texas State 2018 (DC) · under Everett Withers
- Les Koenning · Southern Miss 2018 (Position) · under Jay Hopson
- Reed Stringer · Southern Miss 2018-2019 (Analyst, Position) · under Jay Hopson
- Buster Faulkner · Southern Miss 2019 (OC, Position) · under Jay Hopson
- Ryan Stanchek · Southern Miss 2019 (Position) · under Jay Hopson
Level 3: on their staffs · 35
- 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
- Steve Ellis · Middle Tennessee 2011-2015 (DC) · 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
- Barry Odom* · Arkansas 2020-2022 (DC, Other, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Brad Davis · Arkansas 2020 (Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Cedric Thomas · Southern Miss 2020 (Position) · under Tim Billings
- Kendal Briles · Arkansas 2020-2022 (OC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Mark Cala · Arkansas 2020-2022 (Analyst) · under Sam Pittman
- Matt Kubik · Southern Miss 2020 (OC) · under Tim Billings
- Michael Scherer · Arkansas 2020-2022 (Analyst, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Rick Minter · Southern Miss 2020 (Analyst) · under Tim Billings
- Brent Dearmon · Middle Tennessee 2021 (OC, Position) · under Rick Stockstill
- Dowell Loggains* · Arkansas 2021-2022 (Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Kenny Guiton · Arkansas 2021-2023 (OC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Mitch Stewart · Middle Tennessee 2022-2023 (OC) · under Rick Stockstill
- Dan Enos · Arkansas 2023 (OC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Marcus Woodson · Arkansas 2023-2024 (DC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Travis Williams · Arkansas 2023-2024 (DC) · under Sam Pittman
- Bobby Petrino · Arkansas 2024 (OC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- J. J. Clark · UTEP 2024 (DC) · under Scotty Walden
- Jake Brown · UTEP 2024 (OC) · under Scotty Walden
- Kelvin Sigler · UTEP 2024-2026 (DC) · under Scotty Walden
- Kolby Smith · Arkansas 2024 (Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Bobby Daly · UTEP 2025 (DC) · under Scotty Walden
- Joe Pappalardo · UTEP 2026 (OC) · under Scotty Walden
- Kyle Beyer · UTEP 2026 (DC) · under Scotty Walden
- Lanear Sampson · UTEP 2026 (OC, Position) · under Scotty Walden
Coached together
- Mack Brown · Southern Miss 1975-1977 · him GA, them Position
- Gary Darnell · Wake Forest 1987 · him Position, them DC, Other
- Gunter Brewer · Wake Forest 1987 · him Position, them Strength
- Ellis Johnson · Southern Miss 1988-1989 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC
- Billy Taylor · Southern Miss 1989-1990 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them GA
- Brent Guy · Oklahoma State 1990 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Denver Johnson · Oklahoma State 1990 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Doug Meacham · Oklahoma State 1990 · him OC, Position, them GA, Position
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 1990 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jeff Bowden · Southern Miss 1991-1993 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Southern Miss 1992-1993 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Everett Withers · Southern Miss 1992-1993 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- John Thompson · Southern Miss 1992-1998 · him Head coach, them DC, Other
- Dave Wommack · Southern Miss 1994-2007 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Norman Joseph · Southern Miss 1994-1996 · him Head coach, them OC
- Tyrone Nix · Southern Miss 1995-2004 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Paul Petrino · Southern Miss 2000-2002 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jay Hopson · Southern Miss 2001-2007 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Jay Johnson · Southern Miss 2003-2007 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Derrick Nix · Southern Miss 2004-2007 · him Head coach, them Position
- Courtney Messingham · Southern Miss 2005-2007 · him Head coach, them Position