Coaches
Tom Herman
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tom Herman
Played at Cal Lutheran 1993-1996 · alma mater (CFBD): Cal Lutheran
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Texas Lutheran | Position | WR | not known |
| 1999-2000 | Texas | GA | GA | Mack Brown |
| 2001-2004 | Sam Houston | ST coord. | WR/ST | not known |
| 2005-2006 | Texas State | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2007-2008 | Rice | OC | OC/QB✓ | David Bailiff |
| 2009-2011 | Iowa State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Paul Rhoads |
| 2012-2014 | Ohio State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Urban Meyer |
| 2015-2016 | Houston | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2017-2020 | Texas | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2021 | Chicago Bears (pro) | Analyst | offensive analyst | not known |
| 2023-2024 | Florida Atlantic | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2026- | Florida State | Other | Assistant Head Coach | Mike Norvell* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Rice | Offensive coordinator | 110 | 5 | 43 | 79 | 119 |
| 2008 | Rice | Offensive coordinator | 14 | 6 | 12 | 110 | 120 |
| 2009 | Iowa State | Offensive coordinator | 56 | 104 | 35 | 44 | 120 |
| 2010 | Iowa State | Offensive coordinator | 87 | 97 | 94 | 56 | 120 |
| 2011 | Iowa State | Offensive coordinator | 93 | 107 | 101 | 87 | 120 |
| 2012 | Ohio State | Offensive coordinator | 33 | 24 | 25 | 84 | 124 |
| 2013 | Ohio State | Offensive coordinator | 6 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 125 |
| 2014 | Ohio State | Offensive coordinator | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 128 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Houston | 13-1 | - → 8 | 19 | 33 | 6.2 | 62% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Houston | 9-3 (12 of 13) | 15 → - | 68 | 15 | 10.1 | 93% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Texas | 7-6 | 23 → - | 101 | 7 | 10.6 | 42% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Texas | 10-4 | 23 → - | 33 | 73 | 11.3 | 54% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Texas | 8-5 | 10 → 25 | 9 | 85 | 12.0 | 71% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Texas | 7-3 | 14 → 19 | 33 | 34 | 9.7 | 62% wins | 127 |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 4-8 | - → - | 96 | 75 | -9.4 | 42% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 2-8 (10 of 12) | - → - | 74 | 93 | -12.7 | 33% wins | 134 |
Worked under
- Mack Brown · Texas 1999-2000 (GA)
- David Bailiff · Rice 2007-2008 (OC, Position)
- Paul Rhoads · Iowa State 2009-2011 (OC, Position)
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2012-2014 (OC, Position)
- Mike Norvell* · Florida State 2026 (Other)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 26
- Craig Naivar · Houston 2015-2016 (DC)
- Drew Mehringer · Houston 2015 (Other, Position)
- Jason Washington · Houston 2015-2016 (Position, ST coord.)
- Kenny Guiton · Houston 2015-2016 (GA)
- Major Applewhite* · Houston 2015-2016 (OC, Position)
- Todd Orlando · Houston 2015-2016 (DC, Position)
- A. J. Ricker · Houston 2016 (Analyst)
- Stan Drayton · Texas 2017-2020 (Other, Position)
- Tim Beck · Texas 2017-2019 (OC, Position)
- Will Stein*+ · Texas 2017 (Analyst)
- Herb Hand · Texas 2018-2020 (OC, Position)
- Andre Coleman · Texas 2019-2020 (Analyst, Position)
- Chris Ash · Texas 2019-2020 (Analyst, DC, Position)
- Craig Naivar · Texas 2019 (DC)
- David Beaty · Texas 2019 (Analyst)
- Larry Fedora · Texas 2019 (Analyst)
- Zak Kuhr · Texas 2019 (Position)
- Coleman Hutzler · Texas 2020 (DC, Position)
- Dave Huxtable · Texas 2020 (Analyst)
- Everett Withers · Texas 2020 (Analyst)
- Mike Yurcich · Texas 2020 (OC, Position)
- Brandon Harris · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (DC, Position)
- Chad Lunsford · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Charlie Frye · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (OC)
- Ed Warinner · Florida Atlantic 2023 (Other, Position)
- Roc Bellantoni · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (DC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 19
- Brian Johnson · Houston 2017 (OC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Chris Scelfo · Houston 2017 (Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Clay Jennings · Houston 2017 (DC) · under Major Applewhite
- Mark D'Onofrio · Houston 2017-2018 (DC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Kendal Briles · Houston 2018 (OC, Other, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Mark Cala · Houston 2018 (GA) · under Major Applewhite
- Chris Woods · Temple 2022-2024 (Position) · under Stan Drayton
- D. J. Eliot · Temple 2022 (DC, Position) · under Stan Drayton
- Danny Langsdorf · Temple 2022-2024 (OC, Position) · under Stan Drayton
- Jay Hopson · South Alabama 2024 (Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Jon Bradley · South Alabama 2024 (Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Paul Petrino · South Alabama 2024-2025 (OC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Rob Ezell · South Alabama 2024 (OC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Will Windham · South Alabama 2024-2025 (DC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Broderick Fobbs · South Alabama 2025-2026 (Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Jay Bateman · Kentucky 2026 (DC) · under Will Stein
- Joe Sloan · Kentucky 2026 (OC) · under Will Stein
- Justin Burke · Kentucky 2026 (Position) · under Will Stein
- Kolby Smith · Kentucky 2026 (Position) · under Will Stein
Coached together
- Carl Reese · Texas 1999-2000 · him GA, them DC
- Everett Withers · Texas 1999-2020 · him GA, Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- Greg Davis · Texas 1999-2000 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Mack Brown · Texas 1999-2000 · him GA, them Head coach
- Tim Brewster · Texas 1999-2000 · him GA, them Position
- Mike Lucas · Sam Houston 2001-2004 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other
- D. J. Eliot · Texas State 2005 · him OC, Position, them Position
- David Bailiff · Texas State 2005-2006 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Jason Washington · Texas State 2005-2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Travis Bush · Texas State 2005-2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Chuck Driesbach · Rice 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Craig Naivar · Rice 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them DC
- D. J. Eliot · Rice 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- David Bailiff · Rice 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- David Beaty · Rice 2007 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Drew Mehringer · Rice 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Jason Washington · Rice 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Chris Ash · Iowa State 2009 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Courtney Messingham · Iowa State 2009-2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Paul Rhoads · Iowa State 2009-2011 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Wally Burnham · Iowa State 2009-2011 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Drew Mehringer · Iowa State 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Drew Mehringer · Ohio State 2012-2013 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Ed Warinner · Ohio State 2012-2014 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Everett Withers · Ohio State 2012-2013 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Kerry Coombs · Ohio State 2012-2014 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Luke Fickell* · Ohio State 2012-2014 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Stan Drayton · Ohio State 2012-2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2012-2014 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Zak Kuhr · Ohio State 2012 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Bryant Haines · Ohio State 2013 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Chris Ash · Ohio State 2014 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Cody Hawkins · Ohio State 2014 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Larry Johnson · Ohio State 2014 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Craig Naivar · Houston 2015-2016 · him Head coach, them DC
- Drew Mehringer · Houston 2015 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Jason Washington · Houston 2015-2016 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Kenny Guiton · Houston 2015-2016 · him Head coach, them GA
- Major Applewhite* · Houston 2015-2016 · him Head coach, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Todd Orlando · Houston 2015-2016 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- A. J. Ricker · Houston 2016 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Drew Mehringer · Texas 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Jason Washington · Texas 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Stan Drayton · Texas 2017-2020 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Tim Beck · Texas 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Todd Orlando · Texas 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Will Stein*+ · Texas 2017 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Herb Hand · Texas 2018-2020 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Andre Coleman · Texas 2019-2020 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- Chris Ash · Texas 2019-2020 · him Head coach, them Analyst, DC, Position
- Craig Naivar · Texas 2019 · him Head coach, them DC
- David Beaty · Texas 2019 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Larry Fedora · Texas 2019 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Zak Kuhr · Texas 2019 · him Head coach, them Position
- Coleman Hutzler · Texas 2020 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Dave Huxtable · Texas 2020 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Mike Yurcich · Texas 2020 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Brandon Harris · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Chad Lunsford · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Charlie Frye · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them OC
- Ed Warinner · Florida Atlantic 2023 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Everett Withers · Florida Atlantic 2023 · him Head coach, them Other
- Roc Bellantoni · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them DC
- Chris Thomsen · Florida State 2026 · him Other, them Position
- Ernie Sims · Florida State 2026 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Herb Hand · Florida State 2026 · him Other, them Position
- Mike Norvell* · Florida State 2026 · him Other, them Head coach
- Odell Haggins · Florida State 2026 · him Other, them Other
- Rick Stockstill · Florida State 2026 · him Other, them Analyst, Head coach
- Tim Harris Jr. · Florida State 2026 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Tony White · Florida State 2026 · him Other, them DC