Coaches
Tyson Summers
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tyson Summers
Played at Presbyterian 1998-2001 · alma mater (CFBD): Presbyterian
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Tift County HS (GA) (HS) | Position | DB | not known |
| 2003 | Presbyterian | Position | DB | not known |
| 2004 | Troy | GA | GA | Larry Blakeney |
| 2005 | Georgia | GA | GA | Mark Richt |
| 2006 | Georgia Southern | Position | S | not known |
| 2007-2010 | UAB | Position | LB | Neil Callaway |
| 2011 | UAB | ST coord. | S/co-ST | Neil Callaway |
| 2012-2014 | UCF | DC | DC✓ | George O'Leary |
| 2015 | Colorado State | DC | DC/S✓ | Mike Bobo |
| 2016-2017 | Georgia Southern | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2018 | Georgia | Analyst | DQC | Kirby Smart*+ |
| 2019 | Colorado | DC | DC/S✓ | Mel Tucker |
| 2020 | Colorado | DC | DC/ILB✓ | Karl Dorrell |
| 2021 | Florida | Analyst | DA | Dan Mullen* |
| 2022-2024 | Western Kentucky | DC | DC/S✓ | Tyson Helton* |
| 2025-2026 | Colorado State | Head coachinterim | Interim HC/DC | Jay Norvell (2025), Jim Mora* (2026) |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UCF | Defensive coordinator | 9 | 10 | 29 | 74 | 128 |
| 2015 | Colorado State | Defensive coordinator | 83 | 69 | 64 | 86 | 128 |
| 2019 | Colorado | Defensive coordinator | 116 | 106 | 125 | 56 | 130 |
| 2020 | Colorado | Defensive coordinator | 38 | 54 | 8 | 116 | 127 |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | Defensive coordinator | 26 | 37 | 74 | 59 | 131 |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | Defensive coordinator | 86 | 83 | 101 | 26 | 133 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | Defensive coordinator | 103 | 67 | 110 | 86 | 134 |
| 2025 | Colorado State | Defensive coordinator | 119 | 111 | 120 | 72 | 136 |
| 2026 | Colorado State | Defensive coordinator | 138 | 138 | 138 | 119 | 138 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Georgia Southern | 5-7 | - → - | 65 | 64 | -3.9 | 69% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Georgia Southern | 0-6 (6 of 12) | - → - | 107 | 97 | -15.8 | 42% wins | 130 |
| 2025 | Colorado State | 0-5 (5 of 12) | - → - | 94 | 119 | -15.6 | 62% wins | 136 |
Worked under
- Larry Blakeney · Troy 2004 (GA)
- Mark Richt · Georgia 2005 (GA)
- Neil Callaway · UAB 2007-2011 (Position, ST coord.)
- George O'Leary · UCF 2012-2014 (DC)
- Mike Bobo · Colorado State 2015 (DC, Position)
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 2018 (Analyst)
- Mel Tucker · Colorado 2019 (DC, Position)
- Karl Dorrell · Colorado 2020 (DC, Position)
- Dan Mullen* · Florida 2021 (Analyst)
- Tyson Helton* · Western Kentucky 2022-2024 (DC, Position)
- Jay Norvell · Colorado State 2025 (DC)
- Jim Mora* · Colorado State 2026 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 5
- Chad Lunsford · Georgia Southern 2016-2017 (Other, ST coord.)
- David Dean · Georgia Southern 2016 (OC, Position)
- Lorenzo Costantini · Georgia Southern 2016-2017 (DC)
- Rance Gillespie · Georgia Southern 2016 (OC)
- Bryan Cook · Georgia Southern 2017 (OC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 6
- Bob DeBesse · Georgia Southern 2018-2020 (OC, Position) · under Chad Lunsford
- Scot Sloan · Georgia Southern 2018-2020 (DC) · under Chad Lunsford
- Scot Sloan · Georgia Southern 2018-2020 (DC, Position) · under Chad Lunsford
- Kevin Whitley · Georgia Southern 2019-2020 (Position) · under Chad Lunsford
- Lamar Owens · Georgia Southern 2019 (Position) · under Chad Lunsford
- Doug Ruse · Georgia Southern 2020 (OC) · under Chad Lunsford
Coached together
- Tommy Spangler · Presbyterian 2003 · him Position, them Head coach
- Larry Blakeney · Troy 2004 · him GA, them Head coach
- Vic Koenning · Troy 2004 · him GA, them DC
- John Jancek · Georgia 2005 · him GA, them Position
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 2005-2018 · him Analyst, GA, them Head coach, Position
- Mark Richt · Georgia 2005 · him GA, them Head coach
- Mike Bobo · Georgia 2005 · him GA, them Position
- Neil Callaway · Georgia 2005 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Willie Martinez · Georgia 2005 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Brian VanGorder · Georgia Southern 2006 · him Position, them Head coach
- Darin Hinshaw · Georgia Southern 2006 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Eric Schumann · UAB 2007-2010 · him Position, them DC
- Kim Helton · UAB 2007-2011 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Neil Callaway · UAB 2007-2011 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Tyson Helton* · UAB 2007-2011 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Tommy West · UAB 2011 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Brent Key* · UCF 2012-2014 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
- Charlie Taaffe · UCF 2012-2014 · him DC, them OC
- Danny Barrett · UCF 2012-2014 · him DC, them Position
- George O'Leary · UCF 2012-2014 · him DC, them Head coach
- Jim Fleming · UCF 2012-2013 · him DC, them DC
- Joe Cox · Colorado State 2015 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Mike Bobo · Colorado State 2015 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Will Friend · Colorado State 2015 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Chad Lunsford · Georgia Southern 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Other, ST coord.
- David Dean · Georgia Southern 2016 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Lorenzo Costantini · Georgia Southern 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them DC
- Rance Gillespie · Georgia Southern 2016 · him Head coach, them OC
- Bryan Cook · Georgia Southern 2017 · him Head coach, them OC
- Cortez Hankton · Georgia 2018 · him Analyst, them Position
- Dan Lanning*+ · Georgia 2018 · him Analyst, them Position
- Dell McGee* · Georgia 2018 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Glenn Schumann · Georgia 2018 · him Analyst, them Position
- James Coley · Georgia 2018 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Jay Johnson · Georgia 2018 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Jim Chaney · Georgia 2018 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Mel Tucker · Georgia 2018 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Sam Pittman · Georgia 2018 · him Analyst, them Position
- Chris Kapilovic · Colorado 2019 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Darrin Chiaverini · Colorado 2019-2020 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Jay Johnson · Colorado 2019 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Mel Tucker · Colorado 2019 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Ross Els · Colorado 2019 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 2020 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Chris Wilson · Colorado 2020 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Danny Langsdorf · Colorado 2020 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Karl Dorrell · Colorado 2020 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Billy Gonzales · Florida 2021 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Christian Robinson · Florida 2021 · him Analyst, them DC
- Dan Mullen* · Florida 2021 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Dean Kennedy · Florida 2021 · him Analyst, them Other
- Garrick McGee · Florida 2021 · him Analyst, them Position
- Greg Knox · Florida 2021 · him Analyst, them Head coach, Position, ST coord.
- John Hevesy · Florida 2021 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Paul Pasqualoni · Florida 2021 · him Analyst, them Other
- Tim Brewster · Florida 2021 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Todd Grantham · Florida 2021 · him Analyst, them DC
- Ben Arbuckle · Western Kentucky 2022 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Josh Crawford · Western Kentucky 2022 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Michael Hutchings · Western Kentucky 2022 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tyson Helton* · Western Kentucky 2022-2024 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Drew Hollingshead · Western Kentucky 2023-2024 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Will Friend · Western Kentucky 2024 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Jay Norvell · Colorado State 2025 · him DC, Head coach, them Head coach
- John Jancek · Colorado State 2025-2026 · him DC, Head coach, them Position
- Matt Mumme · Colorado State 2025 · him DC, Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Jim Mora* · Colorado State 2026 · him DC, Head coach, them Head coach
- Kenny McClendon · Colorado State 2026 · him DC, Head coach, them DC
- Pryce Tracy · Colorado State 2026 · him DC, Head coach, them OC