Coaches
Howard Schnellenberger
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Howard Schnellenberger
Played at Kentucky 1952-1956
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-1960 | Kentucky | Position | WR/TE | not known |
| 1961-1965 | Alabama | OC | OC | not known |
| 1966-1969 | Los Angeles Rams (pro) | Other | ends | not known |
| 1970-1972 | Miami Dolphins (pro) | OC | OC/WR/TE | not known |
| 1973-1974 | Baltimore Colts (pro) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1975-1978 | Miami Dolphins (pro) | OC | OC | not known |
| 1979-1983 | Miami | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 1985-1994 | Louisville | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 1995 | Oklahoma | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2001-2011 | 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 |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Miami | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | 5.0 | - | - |
| 1980 | Miami | 9-3 | - → 18 | - | - | 21.9 | - | 138 |
| 1981 | Miami | 9-2 | - → 8 | - | - | 24.7 | 75% wins | 136 |
| 1982 | Miami | 7-4 | 15 → - | - | - | 15.9 | 82% wins | 105 |
| 1983 | Miami | 11-1 | - → 1 | - | - | 24.9 | 64% wins | 105 |
| 1985 | Louisville | 2-9 | - → - | - | - | -30.6 | 18% wins | 106 |
| 1986 | Louisville | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -21.7 | 18% wins | 105 |
| 1987 | Louisville | 3-7-1 | - → - | - | - | -17.3 | 27% wins | 104 |
| 1988 | Louisville | 8-3 | - → - | - | - | -4.6 | 27% wins | 104 |
| 1989 | Louisville | 6-5 | - → - | - | - | 1.4 | 73% wins | 106 |
| 1990 | Louisville | 10-1-1 | - → 14 | - | - | 8.6 | 55% wins | 107 |
| 1991 | Louisville | 2-9 | - → - | - | - | -19.1 | 83% wins | 107 |
| 1992 | Louisville | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | 3.2 | 18% wins | 107 |
| 1993 | Louisville | 9-3 | - → 24 | - | - | 17.4 | 46% wins | 106 |
| 1994 | Louisville | 6-5 | - → - | - | - | -5.3 | 75% wins | 107 |
| 1995 | Oklahoma | 5-5-1 | 15 → - | - | - | 1.5 | 50% wins | 108 |
| 2002 | Florida Atlantic (FCS) | 0-3 | - → - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | Florida Atlantic (FCS) | 9-1 | - → - | - | - | - | 0% wins | - |
| 2004 | Florida Atlantic | 9-3 (12 of 13) | - → - | - | - | -11.7 | 90% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Florida Atlantic | 2-9 | - → - | 111 | 75 | -24.9 | 77% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Florida Atlantic | 5-7 | - → - | 109 | 105 | -19.6 | 18% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Florida Atlantic | 8-5 | - → - | 63 | 70 | -12.5 | 42% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Florida Atlantic | 7-6 | - → - | 57 | 78 | -8.5 | 62% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Florida Atlantic | 5-7 | - → - | 20 | 115 | -17.3 | 54% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Florida Atlantic | 4-8 | - → - | 107 | 66 | -22.8 | 42% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Florida Atlantic | 1-11 | - → - | 116 | 84 | -30.7 | 33% wins | 120 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Florida Atlantic | FCS | 4-6 |
| 2004 | Florida Atlantic | FCS | 9-3 |
| 2005 | Florida Atlantic | FCS | 2-9 |
Worked under
None found (his assistant years may be outside the FBS seasons we hold).
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 11
- Kim Helton · Miami 1979-1982 (OC)
- Mike Archer · Miami 1979-1983 (Position)
- Marc Trestman · Miami 1981-1983 (Position)
- Danny Hope · Louisville 1985-1994 (Position)
- Gary Nord · Louisville 1985-1994 (OC, Position)
- Jon Tenuta · Oklahoma 1995 (Position)
- Kirk Hoza · Florida Atlantic 2005-2009 (DC)
- Daryl Jackson · Florida Atlantic 2009-2011 (OC)
- Jeff Brohm* · Florida Atlantic 2009 (Position)
- Kurt Van Valkenburgh · Florida Atlantic 2010-2011 (DC)
- Marvin Sanders · Florida Atlantic 2011 (DC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 40
- Ed Zaunbrecher · LSU 1987-1990 (OC, Position) · under Mike Archer
- Jeff Jagodzinski · LSU 1987-1988 (GA) · under Mike Archer
- Kenny Perry · Houston 1993-1994 (GA) · under Kim Helton
- Neil Callaway · Houston 1993-1996 (OC, Other) · under Kim Helton
- Donnie Henderson · Houston 1998 (Position) · under Kim Helton
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Houston 1999 (Other, Position) · under Kim Helton
- Dick Bumpas · Houston 1999 (DC) · under Kim Helton
- Les Koenning · Houston 1999 (OC, Position) · under Kim Helton
- Jeff Casteel · UTEP 2000 (Position) · under Gary Nord
- Patrick Higgins · UTEP 2000-2003 (OC) · under Gary Nord
- Sean Kugler · UTEP 2000 (Position) · under Gary Nord
- Brian Rock · Purdue 2009-2010 (Position) · under Danny Hope
- Donn Landholm · Purdue 2009 (DC) · under Danny Hope
- Shawn Clark · Purdue 2009-2012 (Position) · under Danny Hope
- Gary Emanuel · Purdue 2010-2011 (DC) · under Danny Hope
- Phil Elmassian · Purdue 2011 (Position) · under Danny Hope
- Kevin Wolthausen · Purdue 2012 (Position) · under Danny Hope
- Tim Tibesar · Purdue 2012 (DC, Position) · under Danny Hope
- Bryan Ellis · Western Kentucky 2014-2016 (Analyst, Other, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Western Kentucky 2014-2015 (Position, ST coord.) · under Jeff Brohm
- Nick Holt · Western Kentucky 2014-2016 (DC, Other) · under Jeff Brohm
- Tyson Helton* · Western Kentucky 2014-2015 (OC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Brian Brohm · Western Kentucky 2016 (OC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Ryan Beard* · Western Kentucky 2016 (Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Tony Levine · Western Kentucky 2016 (OC, Position, ST coord.) · under Jeff Brohm
- Anthony Poindexter · Purdue 2017-2020 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Greg Brown · Purdue 2019-2020 (Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Bob Diaco · Purdue 2020 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Terrance Jamison · Purdue 2020 (Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Brad Lambert · Purdue 2021 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- David Elson · Purdue 2021-2022 (Analyst, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Mark Hagen · Purdue 2021-2022 (DC) · under Jeff Brohm
- Ron English · Purdue 2021-2022 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Garrick McGee · Purdue 2022 (Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Brian Reader · Louisville 2023-2026 (Analyst) · under Jeff Brohm
- Chip Long · Louisville 2023 (Analyst) · under Jeff Brohm
- Mark Hagen · Louisville 2023-2025 (DC) · under Jeff Brohm
- Mark Ivey · Louisville 2023-2026 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Paul Petrino · Louisville 2026 (Analyst) · under Jeff Brohm
- Steve Ellis · Louisville 2026 (DC) · under Jeff Brohm
Level 3: on their staffs · 46
- Mike Collins · UL Monroe 1998 (Position) · under Ed Zaunbrecher
- Sonny Dykes* · UL Monroe 1998 (Position) · under Ed Zaunbrecher
- Bill McGovern · Boston College 2007-2008 (Position) · under Jeff Jagodzinski
- Eric Schumann · UAB 2007-2010 (DC) · under Neil Callaway
- Frank Spaziani · Boston College 2007-2008 (DC) · under Jeff Jagodzinski
- Jack Bicknell · Boston College 2007-2008 (Position) · under Jeff Jagodzinski
- Ryan Day*+ · Boston College 2007-2008 (Position) · under Jeff Jagodzinski
- Steve Logan · Boston College 2007-2008 (OC) · under Jeff Jagodzinski
- Tyson Summers · UAB 2007-2011 (Position, ST coord.) · under Neil Callaway
- Tommy West · UAB 2011 (DC, Position) · under Neil Callaway
- Brian Natkin · UTEP 2013-2016 (Position, ST coord.) · under Sean Kugler
- Scott Stoker · UTEP 2013-2015 (DC, Position) · under Sean Kugler
- Todd Whitten · UTEP 2013-2015 (Position) · under Sean Kugler
- Brent Pease · UTEP 2016 (OC, Position) · under Sean Kugler
- Mack Leftwich · UTEP 2016 (Other) · under Sean Kugler
- Tom Mason · UTEP 2016 (DC, Position) · under Sean Kugler
- Clayton White · Western Kentucky 2019-2020 (DC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Maurice Crum Jr. · Western Kentucky 2019-2021 (DC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Dale Jones · App State 2020-2022 (DC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Ryan Aplin · Western Kentucky 2020 (OC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Tony Petersen · App State 2020 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Ben Arbuckle · Western Kentucky 2021-2022 (Analyst, OC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Frank Ponce · App State 2021-2024 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Mark Speir · App State 2021 (Analyst) · under Shawn Clark
- Zach Kittley* · Western Kentucky 2021 (OC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Josh Crawford · Western Kentucky 2022 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Kevin Barbay · App State 2022 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Lawrence Dawsey · App State 2022-2024 (Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Michael Hutchings · Western Kentucky 2022 (Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Drew Hollingshead · Western Kentucky 2023-2024 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Scot Sloan · App State 2023-2024 (DC) · under Shawn Clark
- Will Friend · Western Kentucky 2024 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Da'Von Brown · Western Kentucky 2025 (DC) · under Tyson Helton
- Davis Merritt · Western Kentucky 2025-2026 (DC) · under Tyson Helton
- L. D. Scott · Missouri State 2025 (DC) · under Ryan Beard
- Nick Petrino · Missouri State 2025 (OC, Position) · under Ryan Beard
- Rick Bowie · Western Kentucky 2025 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Bodie Reeder · Western Kentucky 2026 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Cort Dennison · Oregon State 2026 (DC) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Joe Bernardi · Western Kentucky 2026 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- L. D. Scott · Coastal Carolina 2026 (DC) · under Ryan Beard
- Lee Marks · Oregon State 2026 (Position) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Mark Criner · Oregon State 2026 (Analyst) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Mike MacIntyre · Oregon State 2026 (DC, Position) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Mitch Dahlen · Oregon State 2026 (OC) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Ryan Wallace · Oregon State 2026 (OC) · under JaMarcus Shephard
Coached together
- Kim Helton · Miami 1979-1982 · him Head coach, them OC
- Mike Archer · Miami 1979-1983 · him Head coach, them Position
- Marc Trestman · Miami 1981-1983 · him Head coach, them Position
- Danny Hope · Louisville 1985-1994 · him Head coach, them Position
- Gary Nord · Louisville 1985-1994 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Danny Hope · Oklahoma 1995 · him Head coach, them Position
- Gary Nord · Oklahoma 1995 · him Head coach, them OC
- Jon Tenuta · Oklahoma 1995 · him Head coach, them Position
- Gary Nord · Florida Atlantic 2004-2008 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Kirk Hoza · Florida Atlantic 2005-2009 · him Head coach, them DC
- Daryl Jackson · Florida Atlantic 2009-2011 · him Head coach, them OC
- Jeff Brohm* · Florida Atlantic 2009 · him Head coach, them Position
- Kurt Van Valkenburgh · Florida Atlantic 2010-2011 · him Head coach, them DC
- Marvin Sanders · Florida Atlantic 2011 · him Head coach, them DC