Coaches
Zach Kittley
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Zach Kittley*
Head coach, Florida Atlantic · alma mater (CFBD): Texas Tech
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | Texas Tech | Other | SA | Kliff Kingsbury |
| 2015-2017 | Texas Tech (GA) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2018-2020 | Houston Christian | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | OC | OC/QB✓ | Tyson Helton* |
| 2022-2024 | Texas Tech | OC | OC/QB✓ | Joey McGuire*+ |
| 2025- | Florida Atlantic | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | Offensive coordinator | 3 | 3 | 3 | 116 | 130 |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | Offensive coordinator | 55 | 54 | 73 | 24 | 131 |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | Offensive coordinator | 89 | 71 | 58 | 55 | 133 |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | Offensive coordinator | 27 | 21 | 51 | 89 | 134 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 4-8 | - → - | 76 | 114 | -8.7 | 25% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Florida Atlantic | 6-3 | - → - | 30 | 134 | -1.3 | 33% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Kliff Kingsbury · Texas Tech 2013-2014 (Other)
- Tyson Helton* · Western Kentucky 2021 (OC, Position)
- Joey McGuire*+ · Texas Tech 2022-2024 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 1
- Brett Dewhurst · Florida Atlantic 2025-2026 (DC)
Coached together
- David Raih · Texas Tech 2013 · him Other, them Position
- Eric Morris*+ · Texas Tech 2013-2014 · him Other, them OC, Position
- John Scott Jr. · Texas Tech 2013-2014 · him Other, them Position
- Kliff Kingsbury · Texas Tech 2013-2014 · him Other, them Head coach
- Lee Hays · Texas Tech 2013-2014 · him Other, them Position
- Matt Brock · Texas Tech 2013-2014 · him Other, them Analyst, Position
- Matt Wallerstedt · Texas Tech 2013-2014 · him Other, them DC
- Mike Jinks · Texas Tech 2013-2014 · him Other, them Position
- Mike Smith · Texas Tech 2013-2014 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Scott Parr · Texas Tech 2013 · him Other, them Analyst
- Sonny Cumbie* · Texas Tech 2013 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Darrin Chiaverini · Texas Tech 2014 · him Other, them ST coord.
- Ben Arbuckle · Houston Christian 2018-2019 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Jeff Mills · Houston Christian 2018-2020 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Vic Shealy · Houston Christian 2018-2020 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Ben Arbuckle · Western Kentucky 2021 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Bryan Ellis · Western Kentucky 2021 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Maurice Crum Jr. · Western Kentucky 2021 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Tyson Helton* · Western Kentucky 2021 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- C. J. Ah You · Texas Tech 2022-2024 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Joey McGuire*+ · Texas Tech 2022-2024 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Kenny Perry · Texas Tech 2022-2024 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Tim DeRuyter · Texas Tech 2022-2024 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Darcel McBath · Texas Tech 2024 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Justin Johnson · Texas Tech 2024 · him OC, Position, them OC
- Brett Dewhurst · Florida Atlantic 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them DC