Coaches
Sylvester Croom
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Sylvester Croom
Played at Alabama 1972-1974
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Alabama | GA | Graduate assistant | not known |
| 1977-1981 | Alabama | Position | Inside linebackers coach | not known |
| 1982-1983 | Alabama | Position | Outside linebackers coach | not known |
| 1984-1986 | Alabama | Position | Inside linebackers coach | not known |
| 1987-1990 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (pro) | Position | Running backs coach | not known |
| 1991 | Indianapolis Colts (pro) | Position | Running backs coach | not known |
| 1992-1996 | San Diego Chargers (pro) | Position | Running backs coach | not known |
| 1997-2000 | Detroit Lions (pro) | OC | Offensive coordinator | not known |
| 2001-2003 | Green Bay Packers (pro) | Position | Running backs coach | not known |
| 2004-2008 | Mississippi State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2009-2011 | St. Louis Rams (pro) | Position | Running backs coach | not known |
| 2012 | Jacksonville Jaguars (pro) | Position | Running backs coach | not known |
| 2013-2016 | Tennessee Titans (pro) | Position | Running backs coach | not known |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Mississippi State | 3-8 | - → - | 70 | 53 | -5.7 | 17% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Mississippi State | 3-8 | - → - | 102 | 69 | -7.0 | 27% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Mississippi State | 3-9 | - → - | 114 | 54 | -6.7 | 27% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Mississippi State | 8-5 | - → - | 112 | 10 | 2.0 | 25% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Mississippi State | 4-8 | - → - | 109 | 55 | -8.8 | 62% wins | 120 |
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 · 9
- Ellis Johnson · Mississippi State 2004-2007 (DC, Position)
- Freddie Kitchens · Mississippi State 2004-2005 (Position)
- Reed Stringer · Mississippi State 2004-2008 (GA, Position, ST coord.)
- Shane Beamer*+ · Mississippi State 2004-2006 (Other, Position)
- Stan Drayton · Mississippi State 2004 (Position)
- Jody Wright · Mississippi State 2005 (Other)
- Wes Goodwin · Mississippi State 2005-2008 (Other)
- Woody McCorvey · Mississippi State 2005-2008 (OC)
- Charlie Harbison · Mississippi State 2007-2008 (DC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 19
- Broderick Fobbs · Southern Miss 2012 (Position) · under Ellis Johnson
- Maurice Drayton · Southern Miss 2012 (Position) · under Ellis Johnson
- Rickey Bustle · Southern Miss 2012 (Position) · under Ellis Johnson
- Steve Buckley · Southern Miss 2012 (OC) · under Ellis Johnson
- Tommy West · Southern Miss 2012 (DC, Position) · under Ellis Johnson
- Clayton White · South Carolina 2021-2026 (DC, Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Greg Adkins · South Carolina 2021-2026 (Analyst, Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Marcus Satterfield · South Carolina 2021-2022 (OC, Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Pete Lembo* · South Carolina 2021-2023 (Other, ST coord.) · under Shane Beamer
- 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
- Everett Withers · Temple 2022-2024 (DC, Other, Position) · under Stan Drayton
- Dowell Loggains* · South Carolina 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Marquel Blackwell · South Carolina 2024-2025 (Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Mike Shula · South Carolina 2024-2025 (Analyst, OC, Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Shawn Elliott · South Carolina 2024-2026 (Other, Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Geoff Collins · South Carolina 2025-2026 (Other) · under Shane Beamer
- Kendal Briles · South Carolina 2026 (OC, Position) · under Shane Beamer
Level 3: on their staffs · 8
- Dave Patenaude · Buffalo 2024-2025 (OC, Position) · under Pete Lembo
- Joe Bowen · Buffalo 2024-2025 (DC) · under Pete Lembo
- D. J. Smith · App State 2025-2026 (DC) · under Dowell Loggains
- Joe Dailey · App State 2025 (Position) · under Dowell Loggains
- Brian Dougherty · Buffalo 2026 (DC) · under Pete Lembo
- Mike Anthony · App State 2026 (OC) · under Dowell Loggains
- Ryan Pugh · App State 2026 (Position) · under Dowell Loggains
- Tony Tokarz · Buffalo 2026 (OC) · under Pete Lembo
Coached together
- David Rader · Alabama 1983-1985 · him Position, them Position
- Les Koenning · Alabama 1984 · him Position, them GA
- Joe Kines · Alabama 1985-1986 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Rick Smith · Alabama 1986 · him Position, them Position
- Ellis Johnson · Mississippi State 2004-2007 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Freddie Kitchens · Mississippi State 2004-2005 · him Head coach, them Position
- Reed Stringer · Mississippi State 2004-2008 · him Head coach, them GA, Position, ST coord.
- Shane Beamer*+ · Mississippi State 2004-2006 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Stan Drayton · Mississippi State 2004 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jody Wright · Mississippi State 2005 · him Head coach, them Other
- Wes Goodwin · Mississippi State 2005-2008 · him Head coach, them Other
- Woody McCorvey · Mississippi State 2005-2008 · him Head coach, them OC
- Charlie Harbison · Mississippi State 2007-2008 · him Head coach, them DC
Played together
- Mike Riley · Alabama 1972-1974
- Eric Schumann · Alabama 1974
- Neil Callaway · Alabama 1974