Coaches
Art Briles
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Art Briles
Played at Houston 1974-1977
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Sundown HS (TX) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1980-1983 | Sweetwater HS (TX) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1984-1985 | Hamlin HS (TX) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1986-1987 | Georgetown HS (TX) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1988-1999 | Stephenville HS (TX) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2000-2002 | Texas Tech | Position | RB | Mike Leach |
| 2003-2007 | Houston | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2008-2015 | Baylor | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2018 | Guelfi Firenze (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2019-2020 | Mount Vernon HS (TX) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2022-2025 | Guelfi Firenze (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2026- | Eastern New Mexico (unknown) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Houston | 7-6 | - → - | - | - | -8.5 | 42% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | Houston | 3-8 | - → - | 64 | 109 | -6.3 | 54% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Houston | 6-6 | - → - | 56 | 11 | -1.0 | 27% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Houston | 10-4 | - → - | 9 | 99 | 7.6 | 50% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Houston | 8-4 (12 of 13) | - → - | 22 | 102 | -4.7 | 71% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Baylor | 4-8 | - → - | 22 | 88 | 4.0 | 25% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Baylor | 4-8 | - → - | 95 | 83 | -3.6 | 33% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Baylor | 7-6 | - → - | 15 | 108 | 4.6 | 33% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Baylor | 10-3 | - → 13 | 3 | 105 | 10.9 | 54% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Baylor | 8-5 | - → - | 6 | 90 | 11.0 | 77% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Baylor | 11-2 | - → 13 | 11 | 2 | 20.4 | 62% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Baylor | 11-2 | 10 → 7 | 6 | 40 | 23.9 | 85% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Baylor | 10-3 | 4 → 13 | 1 | 53 | 19.5 | 85% wins | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eastern New Mexico | Division II | 0-7 |
Worked under
- Mike Leach · Texas Tech 2000-2002 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 19
- Dave Aranda* · Houston 2003-2004 (Position)
- Derrick Odum · Houston 2003-2004 (Position)
- Philip Montgomery · Houston 2003-2007 (OC, Position)
- Alan Weddell · Houston 2005-2007 (DC, Position)
- Matt Mattox · Houston 2005 (Strength)
- Ron Harris · Houston 2005 (DC)
- Sterlin Gilbert · Houston 2005 (GA)
- Chris Thurmond · Houston 2006-2007 (Other, Position)
- Randy Clements · Houston 2007 (OC)
- Brian Norwood · Baylor 2008-2014 (DC, Other, Position)
- Dino Babers · Baylor 2008-2011 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Jeff Lebby* · Baylor 2008-2015 (Analyst, Other, Position)
- Kendal Briles · Baylor 2008-2015 (OC, Other, Position)
- Kim McCloud · Baylor 2008-2010 (Position)
- Randy Clements · Baylor 2008-2013 (OC)
- Jim Gush · Baylor 2011-2015 (Position)
- Phil Bennett · Baylor 2011-2015 (DC)
- Cris Dishman · Baylor 2015 (Position)
- Joe Jon Finley · Baylor 2015 (Analyst)
Level 2: on their staffs · 44
- Nick Monroe · Bowling Green 2014-2015 (Position) · under Dino Babers
- Sean Lewis* · Bowling Green 2014-2015 (OC, Position) · under Dino Babers
- Tom Kaufman · Bowling Green 2014-2015 (Position, ST coord.) · under Dino Babers
- Bill Young · Tulsa 2015-2018 (DC, Position) · under Philip Montgomery
- Brian Ward · Bowling Green 2015 (DC) · under Dino Babers
- Joe Gillespie · Tulsa 2015-2021 (DC, Position) · under Philip Montgomery
- Mike Lynch · Bowling Green 2015 (OC) · under Dino Babers
- Adam Gristick · Syracuse 2016-2017 (Analyst, GA) · under Dino Babers
- Lanear Sampson · Syracuse 2016-2021 (Analyst, GA, Position) · under Dino Babers
- Mike Hart · Syracuse 2016 (Position) · under Dino Babers
- Mike Lynch · Syracuse 2016-2019 (OC) · under Dino Babers
- Matt Johnson · Syracuse 2017 (Analyst) · under Dino Babers
- Steve Stanard · Syracuse 2017-2019 (DC, Position) · under Dino Babers
- Brian Stewart · Baylor 2020 (Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Joey McGuire*+ · Baylor 2020-2021 (Other, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Jorge Munoz · Baylor 2020 (Other, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Larry Fedora · Baylor 2020 (OC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Matt Powledge · Baylor 2020-2025 (DC, Position, ST coord.) · under Dave Aranda
- Ron Roberts · Baylor 2020-2022 (DC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Shawn Bell · Baylor 2020-2023 (Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Tony White · Syracuse 2020-2022 (DC) · under Dino Babers
- Jeff Grimes · Baylor 2021-2023 (OC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Jason Beck · Syracuse 2022-2023 (OC, Position) · under Dino Babers
- Luke Olson · Tulsa 2022 (DC) · under Philip Montgomery
- Mike Johnson · Syracuse 2022-2023 (Position) · under Dino Babers
- Robert Anae · Syracuse 2022 (OC) · under Dino Babers
- Rocky Long · Syracuse 2023 (DC) · under Dino Babers
- Anthony Tucker · Mississippi State 2024-2026 (Other, Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Coleman Hutzler · Mississippi State 2024-2025 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Gary Patterson · Baylor 2024 (Analyst) · under Dave Aranda
- Jake Spavital · Baylor 2024-2026 (OC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Matt Barnes · Mississippi State 2024-2026 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Derek Jones · Virginia Tech 2025 (Position) · under Philip Montgomery
- J.C. Price · Virginia Tech 2025 (Other, Position) · under Philip Montgomery
- Mike MacIntyre · Mississippi State 2025 (Analyst) · under Jeff Lebby
- Paul Rhoads · Mississippi State 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Jeff Lebby
- Sam Siefkes · Virginia Tech 2025 (DC) · under Philip Montgomery
- Shawn Quinn · Virginia Tech 2025 (Position) · under Philip Montgomery
- Vincent Dancy · Mississippi State 2025-2026 (Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Joe Klanderman · Baylor 2026 (DC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Kevin Johns · Mississippi State 2026 (Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Matt Brock · Mississippi State 2026 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Matt Wells · Mississippi State 2026 (Analyst) · under Jeff Lebby
- Zach Arnett · Mississippi State 2026 (DC) · under Jeff Lebby
Level 3: on their staffs · 17
- Andrew Sowder · Kent State 2018-2022 (OC) · under Sean Lewis
- Will Windham · Kent State 2018-2020 (Position) · under Sean Lewis
- C. J. Ah You · Texas Tech 2022-2025 (DC, Position) · under Joey McGuire
- Jeremiah Johnson · Kent State 2022 (DC) · under Sean Lewis
- Kenny Perry · Texas Tech 2022-2026 (Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Joey McGuire
- Tim DeRuyter · Texas Tech 2022-2024 (DC) · under Joey McGuire
- Zach Kittley* · Texas Tech 2022-2024 (OC, Position) · under Joey McGuire
- Darcel McBath · Texas Tech 2024-2026 (Analyst, Position) · under Joey McGuire
- Eric Schmidt · San Diego State 2024 (DC, Position) · under Sean Lewis
- Justin Johnson · Texas Tech 2024 (OC) · under Joey McGuire
- Rob Aurich · San Diego State 2024-2025 (DC, Position) · under Sean Lewis
- Ryan Lindley · San Diego State 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Sean Lewis
- Zac Barton · San Diego State 2024-2026 (Other) · under Sean Lewis
- Mack Leftwich · Texas Tech 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Joey McGuire
- Shiel Wood · Texas Tech 2025-2026 (DC) · under Joey McGuire
- Demetrius Sumler · San Diego State 2026 (DC) · under Sean Lewis
- Rob Greene · Texas Tech 2026 (DC) · under Joey McGuire
Coached together
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him Position, them GA
- Brian Norwood · Texas Tech 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Dana Holgorsen · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him Position, them Position
- Dave Aranda* · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him Position, them GA
- Glenn Thomas · Texas Tech 2000 · him Position, them GA
- Greg McMackin · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him Position, them DC
- Mike Leach · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him Position, them Head coach
- Robert Anae · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him Position, them Position
- Ruffin McNeill · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him Position, them Position
- Sonny Dykes* · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him Position, them Position
- Dave Aranda* · Houston 2003-2004 · him Head coach, them Position
- Derrick Odum · Houston 2003-2004 · him Head coach, them Position
- Philip Montgomery · Houston 2003-2007 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Alan Weddell · Houston 2005-2007 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Matt Mattox · Houston 2005 · him Head coach, them Strength
- Ron Harris · Houston 2005 · him Head coach, them DC
- Sterlin Gilbert · Houston 2005 · him Head coach, them GA
- Chris Thurmond · Houston 2006-2007 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Randy Clements · Houston 2007 · him Head coach, them OC
- Brian Norwood · Baylor 2008-2014 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Dino Babers · Baylor 2008-2011 · him Head coach, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Jeff Lebby* · Baylor 2008-2015 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Other, Position
- Kendal Briles · Baylor 2008-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Kim McCloud · Baylor 2008-2010 · him Head coach, them Position
- Philip Montgomery · Baylor 2008-2014 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Randy Clements · Baylor 2008-2013 · him Head coach, them OC
- Jim Gush · Baylor 2011-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Phil Bennett · Baylor 2011-2015 · him Head coach, them DC
- Cris Dishman · Baylor 2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Joe Jon Finley · Baylor 2015 · him Head coach, them Analyst