Coaches
Jay Hopson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jay Hopson
Played at Ole Miss 1988-1991 · alma mater (CFBD): Ole Miss
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Tulane | GA | GA | Buddy Teevens |
| 1993 | Delta State | Position | DB | not known |
| 1994 | LSU | GA | GA | not known |
| 1995 | Florida | GA | GA | Steve Spurrier |
| 1996-2000 | Marshall | Position | DB | Bob Pruett (1997-2000) |
| 2001-2003 | Southern Miss | Position | DB | Jeff Bower |
| 2004 | Ole Miss | Position | DB/RC | David Cutcliffe |
| 2005 | Southern Miss | DC | DC/DB✓ | Jeff Bower |
| 2006-2007 | Southern Miss | DC | DC/MLB✓ | Jeff Bower |
| 2008-2009 | Michigan | Position | LB | Rich Rodriguez* |
| 2010-2011 | Memphis | DC | DC/S✓ | Larry Porter |
| 2012-2015 | Alcorn State | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2016-2020 | Southern Miss | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2021-2022 | Mississippi State | Analyst | DA/DHSR | Mike Leach |
| 2023-2024 | South Alabama | Position | CB | Kane Wommack (2023), Major Applewhite* (2024) |
| 2025- | Starkville High School (HS) | Other | AD | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Southern Miss | Defensive coordinator | 94 | 31 | 77 | 43 | 119 |
| 2006 | Southern Miss | Defensive coordinator | 46 | 28 | 42 | 94 | 119 |
| 2007 | Southern Miss | Defensive coordinator | 52 | 71 | 75 | 46 | 119 |
| 2010 | Memphis | Defensive coordinator | 107 | 118 | 116 | 103 | 120 |
| 2011 | Memphis | Defensive coordinator | 79 | 117 | 63 | 107 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Southern Miss | 7-6 | - → - | 41 | 39 | 0.7 | 64% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Southern Miss | 8-5 | - → - | 53 | 30 | -3.4 | 54% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Southern Miss | 6-5 | - → - | 113 | 6 | -5.0 | 62% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Southern Miss | 7-6 | - → - | 81 | 59 | -4.8 | 55% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Southern Miss | 0-1 (1 of 10) | - → - | 61 | 96 | -7.9 | 54% wins | 127 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Alcorn State | FCS | 4-7 |
| 2013 | Alcorn State | FCS | 9-3 |
| 2014 | Alcorn State | FCS | 10-3 |
| 2015 | Alcorn State | FCS | 9-4 |
Worked under
- Buddy Teevens · Tulane 1992 (GA)
- Steve Spurrier · Florida 1995 (GA)
- Bob Pruett · Marshall 1997-2000 (Position)
- Jeff Bower · Southern Miss 2001-2007 (DC, Position)
- David Cutcliffe · Ole Miss 2004 (Other, Position)
- Rich Rodriguez* · Michigan 2008-2009 (Position)
- Larry Porter · Memphis 2010-2011 (DC, Position)
- Mike Leach · Mississippi State 2021-2022 (Analyst)
- Kane Wommack · South Alabama 2023 (Position)
- Major Applewhite* · South Alabama 2024 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 10
- Derek Nicholson · Southern Miss 2016-2019 (DC, Position)
- Shannon Dawson · Southern Miss 2016-2018 (OC, Position)
- Tim Billings · Southern Miss 2016-2019 (DC, Other, Position)
- Tony Pecoraro · Southern Miss 2016-2017 (DC)
- Akeem Davis · Southern Miss 2017-2019 (GA, Position)
- Scotty Walden* · Southern Miss 2017-2019 (OC, Position)
- Les Koenning · Southern Miss 2018 (Position)
- Reed Stringer · Southern Miss 2018-2019 (Analyst, Position)
- Buster Faulkner · Southern Miss 2019 (OC, Position)
- Ryan Stanchek · Southern Miss 2019 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 11
- Cedric Thomas · Southern Miss 2020 (Position) · under Tim Billings
- Matt Kubik · Southern Miss 2020 (OC) · under Tim Billings
- Rick Minter · Southern Miss 2020 (Analyst) · under Tim Billings
- 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
- Bobby Daly · UTEP 2025 (DC) · under Scotty Walden
- Mark Cala · UTEP 2025 (OC, Position) · 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
- Bob Pruett · Tulane 1992 · him GA, them DC
- Buddy Teevens · Tulane 1992 · him GA, them Head coach
- Kevin Kelly · Tulane 1992 · him GA, them Position
- Phil Bennett · LSU 1994 · him GA, them DC, Other
- Bob Pruett · Florida 1995 · him GA, them DC
- Ron Zook · Florida 1995 · him GA, them Other, ST coord.
- Steve Spurrier · Florida 1995 · him GA, them Head coach
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Florida 1995 · him GA, them GA
- Bob Pruett · Marshall 1996-2000 · him Position, them Head coach
- Gunter Brewer · Marshall 1996-1999 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Kelly · Marshall 1996-1998 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Tim Billings · Marshall 1996-1999 · him Position, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Tony Petersen · Marshall 1996-1998 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Ed Zaunbrecher · Marshall 1999-2000 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Bower · Southern Miss 2001-2007 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Paul Petrino · Southern Miss 2001-2002 · him Position, them Position
- Tyrone Nix · Southern Miss 2001-2003 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Jay Johnson · Southern Miss 2003-2007 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- David Cutcliffe · Ole Miss 2004 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Kurt Roper · Ole Miss 2004 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Marion Hobby · Ole Miss 2004 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Zac Roper · Ole Miss 2004 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Courtney Messingham · Southern Miss 2005-2007 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Derrick Nix · Southern Miss 2005-2007 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dave Wommack · Southern Miss 2007 · him DC, them Position
- Calvin Magee · Michigan 2008-2009 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jahmile Addae · Michigan 2008-2009 · him Position, them GA
- Rich Rodriguez* · Michigan 2008-2009 · him Position, them Head coach
- Rod Smith · Michigan 2008-2009 · him Position, them Position
- Scott Shafer · Michigan 2008 · him Position, them DC
- Tony Gibson* · Michigan 2008-2009 · him Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Greg Robinson · Michigan 2009 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Craig Stutzmann · Memphis 2010 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Eric Price · Memphis 2010-2011 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Kevin McGiven · Memphis 2010-2011 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Larry Porter · Memphis 2010-2011 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Jerry Mack* · Memphis 2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Cedric Thomas · Alcorn State 2012-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Doc Gamble · Alcorn State 2012 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Willie Simmons* · Alcorn State 2012-2014 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Fred McNair · Alcorn State 2013-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mickey Joseph · Alcorn State 2013 · him Head coach, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Ryan Stanchek · Alcorn State 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Derek Nicholson · Alcorn State 2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Shannon Harris · Alcorn State 2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Derek Nicholson · Southern Miss 2016-2019 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Shannon Dawson · Southern Miss 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tim Billings · Southern Miss 2016-2020 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach, Other, Position
- Tony Pecoraro · Southern Miss 2016-2020 · him Head coach, them DC
- Akeem Davis · Southern Miss 2017-2020 · him Head coach, them GA, Position
- Scotty Walden* · Southern Miss 2017-2020 · him Head coach, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Les Koenning · Southern Miss 2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Reed Stringer · Southern Miss 2018-2020 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position, ST coord.
- Buster Faulkner · Southern Miss 2019 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Ryan Stanchek · Southern Miss 2019-2020 · him Head coach, them Position
- Cedric Thomas · Southern Miss 2020 · him Head coach, them Position
- Matt Kubik · Southern Miss 2020 · him Head coach, them OC
- Rick Minter · Southern Miss 2020 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Darcel McBath · Mississippi State 2021-2022 · him Analyst, them Position
- Jason Washington · Mississippi State 2021-2022 · him Analyst, them Position
- Matt Brock · Mississippi State 2021-2022 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Leach · Mississippi State 2021-2022 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Ryan Lindley · Mississippi State 2021-2022 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Zach Arnett · Mississippi State 2021-2022 · him Analyst, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Corey Batoon · South Alabama 2023 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Kane Wommack · South Alabama 2023 · him Position, them Head coach
- Major Applewhite* · South Alabama 2023-2024 · him Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Rob Ezell · South Alabama 2023-2024 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Will Windham · South Alabama 2023-2024 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Jon Bradley · South Alabama 2024 · him Position, them Position
- Paul Petrino · South Alabama 2024 · him Position, them Position