Coaches
Trooper Taylor
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Trooper Taylor
Played at Baylor 1988-1991 · alma mater (CFBD): Baylor
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-1997 | Baylor | Position | GA/DB/WR | not known |
| 1998 | New Mexico | Position | RB | Rocky Long |
| 1999-2003 | Tulane | Position | WR | Chris Scelfo |
| 2004-2007 | Tennessee | Position | AHC/RB/WR | Phillip Fulmer |
| 2008 | Oklahoma State | OC | co-OC/WR✓ | Mike Gundy |
| 2009-2012 | Auburn | Position | AHC/WR | Gene Chizik |
| 2014-2018 | Arkansas State | Position | AHC/CB | Blake Anderson* |
| 2019-2020 | Duke | Position | WR | David Cutcliffe |
| 2021 | Duke | Position | AHC/CB | David Cutcliffe |
| 2022-2023 | Duke | Position | AHC/RB | Mike Elko* |
| 2023 | Duke | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Mike Elko* |
| 2024- | Texas A&M | Position | AHC/RB | Mike Elko* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Oklahoma State | Co-offensive coordinator | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Duke | 1-0 (1 of 13) | - → - | 62 | 44 | 9.4 | 69% wins | 133 |
Worked under
- Rocky Long · New Mexico 1998 (Position)
- Chris Scelfo · Tulane 1999-2003 (Position)
- Phillip Fulmer · Tennessee 2004-2007 (Other, Position)
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2008 (OC, Position)
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2009-2012 (Other, Position)
- Blake Anderson* · Arkansas State 2014-2018 (Other, Position)
- David Cutcliffe · Duke 2019-2021 (Other, Position)
- Mike Elko* · Duke 2022-2023 (Other, Position)
- Mike Elko* · Texas A&M 2024-2026 (Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Larry Fedora · Baylor 1992-1996 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Andy McCollum · Baylor 1994-1997 · him GA, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Brad Smiley · Baylor 1995 · him GA, Position, them Other
- Mike Gundy · Baylor 1996 · him GA, Position, them Other, Position
- Bronco Mendenhall* · New Mexico 1998 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Rocky Long · New Mexico 1998 · him Position, them Head coach
- Chris Scelfo · Tulane 1999-2003 · him Position, them Head coach
- Frank Scelfo · Tulane 1999-2003 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mickey Joseph · Tulane 1999 · him Position, them GA
- Brad Smiley · Tulane 2000-2003 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Eric Schumann · Tulane 2002-2003 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Greg Adkins · Tennessee 2004-2007 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- John Chavis · Tennessee 2004-2007 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Phillip Fulmer · Tennessee 2004-2007 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Randy Sanders · Tennessee 2004-2005 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- David Cutcliffe · Tennessee 2006-2007 · him Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Kurt Roper · Tennessee 2006-2007 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Matt Luke · Tennessee 2006-2007 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Alex Golesh* · Oklahoma State 2008 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Brad Cornelsen · Oklahoma State 2008 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Curtis Luper · Oklahoma State 2008 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Doug Meacham · Oklahoma State 2008 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Glenn Spencer · Oklahoma State 2008 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Gunter Brewer · Oklahoma State 2008 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2008 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Tim Beckman · Oklahoma State 2008 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Casey Woods* · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Curtis Luper · Auburn 2009-2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2009-2012 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Gus Malzahn · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Grimes · Auburn 2009-2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Rhett Lashlee* · Auburn 2009-2010 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Ted Roof · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Tommy Thigpen · Auburn 2009-2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Travis Williams · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Auburn 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Brian VanGorder · Auburn 2012 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Myers Hendrickson · Auburn 2012 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Ryan Pugh · Auburn 2012 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Scot Loeffler · Auburn 2012 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Willie Martinez · Auburn 2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Anthony Tucker · Arkansas State 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Blake Anderson* · Arkansas State 2014-2018 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Glen Elarbee · Arkansas State 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Joe Cauthen · Arkansas State 2014-2018 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Keith Heckendorf · Arkansas State 2014 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Walt Bell · Arkansas State 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Allen Rudolph · Arkansas State 2016-2018 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Buster Faulkner · Arkansas State 2016-2018 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Ben Albert · Duke 2019-2021 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- David Cutcliffe · Duke 2019-2021 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Derek Jones · Duke 2019 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Jeff Faris · Duke 2019-2021 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Guerrieri · Duke 2019-2021 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Zac Roper · Duke 2019-2021 · him Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Chris Hampton · Duke 2020 · him Position, them Position
- Calvin Magee · Duke 2021 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Re'quan Boyette · Duke 2021 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Adam Cushing · Duke 2022-2023 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them Position
- Jess Simpson · Duke 2022-2023 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Kevin Johns · Duke 2022-2023 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Lyle Hemphill · Duke 2022-2023 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Elko* · Duke 2022-2023 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Rich Skrosky · Duke 2022-2023 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Robb Smith · Duke 2022 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Tyler Santucci · Duke 2023 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Collin Klein* · Texas A&M 2024-2025 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Holmon Wiggins · Texas A&M 2024-2026 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Jay Bateman · Texas A&M 2024-2025 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Jordan Peterson · Texas A&M 2024-2025 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Elko* · Texas A&M 2024-2026 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Sean Spencer · Texas A&M 2024-2025 · him Other, Position, them Position
- John Perry · Texas A&M 2025-2026 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Elijah Robinson · Texas A&M 2026 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Joey Lynch · Texas A&M 2026 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Lyle Hemphill · Texas A&M 2026 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Travis Williams · Texas A&M 2026 · him Other, Position, them Position
Played together
- Blake Anderson* · Baylor 1988-1989