Coaches
Jim Hofher
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jim Hofher
Played at Cornell 1976-1978
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-1980 | Wake Forest | GA | GA | John Mackovic |
| 1981-1982 | Miami (OH) | Position | QB/WR | not known |
| 1983-1986 | Wake Forest | Position | RB | Al Groh |
| 1987-1988 | Syracuse | Position | RB | not known |
| 1989 | Tennessee | Position | QB | not known |
| 1990-1997 | Cornell | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1998-1999 | North Carolina | Position | QB | Carl Torbush |
| 2000 | Syracuse | Position | QB | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 2001-2005 | Buffalo | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2008 | Bowling Green | Position | QB | Gregg Brandon |
| 2009-2012 | Delaware | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2013-2015 | Nevada | Position | AHC/WR | Brian Polian |
| 2016-2017 | Iowa State | Position | PGC/QB | Matt Campbell* |
| 2019 | Atlanta Legends (unknown) | Position | QB/WR | not known |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Buffalo | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -23.1 | 18% wins | 117 |
| 2002 | Buffalo | 1-11 | - → - | - | - | -26.0 | 27% wins | 117 |
| 2003 | Buffalo | 1-11 | - → - | - | - | -20.1 | 8% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | Buffalo | 2-9 | - → - | 117 | 6 | -27.6 | 8% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Buffalo | 1-10 | - → - | 103 | 42 | -28.6 | 18% wins | 119 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Cornell | FCS | 7-3 |
| 1991 | Cornell | FCS | 5-5 |
| 1992 | Cornell | FCS | 7-3 |
| 1993 | Cornell | FCS | 4-6 |
| 1994 | Cornell | FCS | 6-4 |
| 1995 | Cornell | FCS | 6-4 |
| 1996 | Cornell | FCS | 4-6 |
| 1997 | Cornell | FCS | 6-4 |
Worked under
- John Mackovic · Wake Forest 1979-1980 (GA)
- Al Groh · Wake Forest 1983-1986 (Position)
- Carl Torbush · North Carolina 1998-1999 (Position)
- Paul Pasqualoni · Syracuse 2000 (Position)
- Gregg Brandon · Bowling Green 2008 (Position)
- Brian Polian · Nevada 2013-2015 (Other, Position)
- Matt Campbell* · Iowa State 2016-2017 (Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 2
- Bill Lazor · Buffalo 2001-2002 (OC, Position)
- Brian Polian · Buffalo 2001-2003 (Position, ST coord.)
Level 2: on their staffs · 6
- Bill Teerlinck · Nevada 2013-2016 (DC) · under Brian Polian
- Jeff Genyk · Nevada 2013 (Position, ST coord.) · under Brian Polian
- Nick Rolovich · Nevada 2013-2015 (OC, Position) · under Brian Polian
- Scottie Hazelton · Nevada 2013 (DC) · under Brian Polian
- Scott Boone · Nevada 2014-2016 (DC, Position) · under Brian Polian
- Tim Cramsey · Nevada 2016 (OC, Position) · under Brian Polian
Level 3: on their staffs · 13
- Abe Elimimian · Hawai'i 2016-2019 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Brian Smith · Hawai'i 2016-2019 (OC, Other, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Chris Naeole · Hawai'i 2016-2017 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Craig Stutzmann · Hawai'i 2016-2019 (Other, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Kefense Hynson · Hawai'i 2016-2017 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Kevin Lempa · Hawai'i 2016 (DC) · under Nick Rolovich
- Sean Duggan · Hawai'i 2016-2017 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Jacob Yoro · Hawai'i 2017-2019 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Legi Suiaunoa · Hawai'i 2017 (DC) · under Nick Rolovich
- Corey Batoon · Hawai'i 2018-2019 (DC, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Mark Banker · Hawai'i 2018-2019 (Other, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Jake Dickert*+ · Washington State 2020-2021 (DC, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Jesse Bobbit · Washington State 2020-2021 (GA) · under Nick Rolovich
Coached together
- Ed Zaunbrecher · Wake Forest 1980-1983 · him GA, Position, them OC, Position
- Dana Bible · Miami (OH) 1981 · him Position, them Position
- Jim Bollman · Miami (OH) 1981-1982 · him Position, them Position
- Tim Rose · Miami (OH) 1981-1982 · him Position, them DC
- Dave Steckel · Miami (OH) 1982 · him Position, them GA
- Al Groh · Wake Forest 1983-1986 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bob Pruett · Wake Forest 1983-1984 · him Position, them Position
- Danny Rocco · Wake Forest 1984-1986 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Gary Darnell · Wake Forest 1986 · him Position, them DC, Other
- Gunter Brewer · Wake Forest 1986 · him Position, them Strength
- George DeLeone · Syracuse 1987-2000 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Jeff Stoutland · Syracuse 1987 · him Position, them GA
- Jim Parady · Syracuse 1987 · him Position, them GA
- Kevin Doherty · Syracuse 1987-1988 · him Position, them GA
- Kevin Kelly · Syracuse 1987 · him Position, them GA
- Paul Pasqualoni · Syracuse 1987-2000 · him Position, them Head coach, Position
- Randy Edsall · Syracuse 1987-1988 · him Position, them Position
- Dale Jones · Tennessee 1989 · him Position, them GA
- David Cutcliffe · Tennessee 1989 · him Position, them Position
- John Chavis · Tennessee 1989 · him Position, them Position
- Phillip Fulmer · Tennessee 1989 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Randy Sanders · Tennessee 1989 · him Position, them Position
- Andre Patterson · Cornell 1990-1991 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jim Knowles · Cornell 1990-1996 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Bruce Barnum · Cornell 1991-1992 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jeff Stoutland · Cornell 1993-1996 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bill Lazor · Cornell 1994-1997 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Carl Torbush · North Carolina 1998-1999 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tommy Thigpen · North Carolina 1998-1999 · him Position, them GA
- Bill Lazor · Buffalo 2001-2002 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Brian Polian · Buffalo 2001-2003 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Doug Phillips · Bowling Green 2008 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Gregg Brandon · Bowling Green 2008 · him Position, them Head coach
- Matt Campbell* · Bowling Green 2008 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Mike Ward · Bowling Green 2008 · him Position, them DC
- Troy Rothenbuhler · Bowling Green 2008 · him Position, them OC
- Ben Albert · Delaware 2009 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Damian Wroblewski · Delaware 2009-2011 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- K.C. Keeler* · Delaware 2009-2012 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Steve Casula · Delaware 2009 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Lyle Hemphill · Delaware 2010 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Kirk Ciarrocca · Delaware 2012 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Bill Teerlinck · Nevada 2013-2015 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Brian Polian · Nevada 2013-2015 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Genyk · Nevada 2013 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Nick Rolovich · Nevada 2013-2015 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Scottie Hazelton · Nevada 2013 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Scott Boone · Nevada 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Alex Golesh* · Iowa State 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- D. K. McDonald · Iowa State 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Joel Gordon · Iowa State 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Jon Heacock · Iowa State 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Matt Campbell* · Iowa State 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Taylor Mouser · Iowa State 2016 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Tom Manning · Iowa State 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Tyson Veidt · Iowa State 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position