Coaches
Scott Shafer
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Scott Shafer
Played at Ohio 1985, Baldwin Wallace 1987-1989
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-1992 | Indiana | GA | GA | not known |
| 1993-1995 | Rhode Island | Position | DB | not known |
| 1996-1999 | Northern Illinois (unknown) | Position | DB | Joe Novak |
| 2000-2003 | Northern Illinois (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2004 | Illinois | Position | DB | Ron Turner |
| 2005-2006 | Western Michigan | DC | DC | Bill Cubit |
| 2007 | Stanford | DC | AHC/DC✓ | Jim Harbaugh |
| 2008 | Michigan | DC | DC✓ | Rich Rodriguez* |
| 2009-2010 | Syracuse | DC | DC✓ | Doug Marrone |
| 2011 | Syracuse | DC | DC/DB✓ | Doug Marrone |
| 2012 | Syracuse (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2012 | Syracuse | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Doug Marrone |
| 2013-2015 | Syracuse | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2017-2023 | Middle Tennessee | DC | DC/S✓ | Rick Stockstill |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | 69 | 63 | 58 | 111 | 119 |
| 2008 | Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 39 | 56 | 16 | 28 | 120 |
| 2009 | Syracuse | Defensive coordinator | 29 | 78 | 25 | 105 | 120 |
| 2010 | Syracuse | Defensive coordinator | 8 | 33 | 8 | 29 | 120 |
| 2011 | Syracuse | Defensive coordinator | 68 | 74 | 64 | 8 | 120 |
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 26 | 49 | 39 | 69 | 130 |
| 2018 | Middle Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 52 | 68 | 46 | 26 | 130 |
| 2019 | Middle Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 87 | 94 | 112 | 52 | 130 |
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 100 | 105 | 87 | 87 | 127 |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 31 | 38 | 52 | 100 | 130 |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 23 | 56 | 49 | 31 | 131 |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 59 | 67 | 83 | 23 | 133 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Syracuse | 6-6 | - → - | 101 | 20 | 0.0 | 62% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Syracuse | 3-9 | - → - | 116 | 22 | -2.1 | 54% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Syracuse | 4-8 | - → - | 103 | 93 | -3.9 | 25% wins | 128 |
Worked under
- Joe Novak · Northern Illinois 1996-1999 (Position)
- Ron Turner · Illinois 2004 (Position)
- Bill Cubit · Western Michigan 2005-2006 (DC)
- Jim Harbaugh · Stanford 2007 (DC, Other)
- Rich Rodriguez* · Michigan 2008 (DC)
- Doug Marrone · Syracuse 2009-2012 (DC, Position)
- Rick Stockstill · Middle Tennessee 2017-2023 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 7
- Chuck Bullough · Syracuse 2013-2015 (DC)
- Clark Lea* · Syracuse 2013-2015 (Position)
- George McDonald · Syracuse 2013-2014 (OC, Other, Position)
- Tim Lester · Syracuse 2013-2015 (OC, Other, Position)
- Bobby Acosta · Syracuse 2014-2015 (Position)
- Jake Moreland · Syracuse 2015 (Position)
- Steve Gregory · Syracuse 2015 (Analyst)
Level 2: on their staffs · 19
- Cory Sanders · Western Michigan 2017 (Position) · under Tim Lester
- David Duggan · Western Michigan 2017-2018 (Position) · under Tim Lester
- Kevin Johns · Western Michigan 2017 (OC, Position) · under Tim Lester
- Lou Esposito · Western Michigan 2017-2022 (DC, Position) · under Tim Lester
- Terry Malone · Western Michigan 2017-2018 (Position) · under Tim Lester
- Tim Daoust · Western Michigan 2017-2018 (DC) · under Tim Lester
- Mike Bath · Western Michigan 2019-2021 (OC, Position) · under Tim Lester
- Trevor Andrews · Western Michigan 2019-2022 (Position) · under Tim Lester
- Greg Harbaugh Jr. · Western Michigan 2020-2021 (Position) · under Tim Lester
- David Raih · Vanderbilt 2021 (OC, Position) · under Clark Lea
- Eric Evans · Western Michigan 2021 (OC) · under Tim Lester
- Jesse Minter · Vanderbilt 2021 (DC, Position) · under Clark Lea
- Joey Lynch · Vanderbilt 2021-2023 (OC, Other, Position) · under Clark Lea
- Dan Jackson · Vanderbilt 2022-2023 (Position) · under Clark Lea
- Jeff Thorne · Western Michigan 2022 (OC, Position) · under Tim Lester
- Nick Howell · Vanderbilt 2022-2023 (DC) · under Clark Lea
- Jerry Kill · Vanderbilt 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Clark Lea
- Tim Beck · Vanderbilt 2024-2026 (OC) · under Clark Lea
- Bob Shoop · Vanderbilt 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Clark Lea
Level 3: on their staffs · 4
- Craig Naivar · Coastal Carolina 2023-2024 (DC) · under Tim Beck
- Travis Trickett · Coastal Carolina 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Tim Beck
- Drew Hollingshead · Coastal Carolina 2025 (OC) · under Tim Beck
- Jeremiah Johnson · Coastal Carolina 2025 (DC) · under Tim Beck
Coached together
- Joe Novak · Indiana 1991-1992 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Steve Stripling · Indiana 1991-1992 · him GA, them Position
- Dan Roushar · Rhode Island 1993 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Mallory · Rhode Island 1993-1995 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Pat Narduzzi* · Rhode Island 1993-1995 · him Position, them Position
- Joe Novak · Northern Illinois 1996-1999 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mike Mallory · Northern Illinois 1996-1999 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Dan Roushar · Northern Illinois 1997-1999 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Canada · Northern Illinois 1998-1999 · him Position, them Position
- Dan Roushar · Illinois 2004 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Mallory · Illinois 2004 · him Position, them DC
- Ron Turner · Illinois 2004 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tommy Thigpen · Illinois 2004 · him Position, them Position
- Bill Cubit · Western Michigan 2005-2006 · him DC, them Head coach
- Brian Rock · Western Michigan 2005 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Chuck Bullough · Western Michigan 2005 · him DC, them Position
- George McDonald · Western Michigan 2005-2006 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Jake Moreland · Western Michigan 2005-2006 · him DC, them Position
- Steve Morrison · Western Michigan 2005-2006 · him DC, them Position
- Tim Lester · Western Michigan 2005-2006 · him DC, them Position
- A. J. Ricker · Western Michigan 2006 · him DC, them GA
- Clayton White · Western Michigan 2006 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Clayton White · Stanford 2007 · him DC, Other, them Position
- D.J. Durkin · Stanford 2007 · him DC, Other, them Position, ST coord.
- David Shaw · Stanford 2007 · him DC, Other, them OC, Position
- Jim Harbaugh · Stanford 2007 · him DC, Other, them Head coach
- Lance Anderson · Stanford 2007 · him DC, Other, them Other, Position
- Matt Weiss · Stanford 2007 · him DC, Other, them GA
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Stanford 2007 · him DC, Other, them Analyst
- Tim Drevno · Stanford 2007 · him DC, Other, them Position
- Willie Taggart · Stanford 2007 · him DC, Other, them Position
- Calvin Magee · Michigan 2008 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Jahmile Addae · Michigan 2008 · him DC, them GA
- Jay Hopson · Michigan 2008 · him DC, them Position
- Rich Rodriguez* · Michigan 2008 · him DC, them Head coach
- Rod Smith · Michigan 2008 · him DC, them Position
- Tony Gibson* · Michigan 2008 · him DC, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Doug Marrone · Syracuse 2009-2012 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Greg Adkins · Syracuse 2009-2012 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Rob Spence · Syracuse 2009 · him DC, them OC
- Stan Drayton · Syracuse 2009 · him DC, them Position
- Nathaniel Hackett · Syracuse 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Tyrone Wheatley · Syracuse 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Donnie Henderson · Syracuse 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Steve Morrison · Syracuse 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Chuck Bullough · Syracuse 2013-2015 · him Head coach, them DC
- Clark Lea* · Syracuse 2013-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- George McDonald · Syracuse 2013-2014 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Tim Lester · Syracuse 2013-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Bobby Acosta · Syracuse 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jake Moreland · Syracuse 2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Steve Gregory · Syracuse 2015 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Rick Stockstill · Middle Tennessee 2017-2023 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Tommy West · Middle Tennessee 2017-2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tony Franklin · Middle Tennessee 2017-2020 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Brent Dearmon · Middle Tennessee 2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Mitch Stewart · Middle Tennessee 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them OC