Coaches
Zach Arnett
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Zach Arnett
Played at New Mexico 2005-2008 · alma mater (CFBD): New Mexico
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2013 | San Diego State | GA | GA | Rocky Long |
| 2014-2017 | San Diego State | Position | LB | Rocky Long |
| 2018-2019 | San Diego State | DC | DC/LB✓ | Rocky Long |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | DC | DC/LB✓ | Mike Leach |
| 2021-2022 | Mississippi State | DC | DC/S✓ | Mike Leach |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | Head coachinterim | Head coach (interim) · season pages | Mike Leach |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024 | Ole Miss | Analyst | analyst | Lane Kiffin*+ |
| 2025 | Florida State | Analyst | analyst | Mike Norvell* |
| 2026- | Mississippi State (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2026 | Mississippi State | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Jeff Lebby* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | San Diego State | Defensive coordinator | 44 | 36 | 31 | 36 | 130 |
| 2019 | San Diego State | Defensive coordinator | 8 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 130 |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | Defensive coordinator | 33 | 57 | 50 | 76 | 127 |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | Defensive coordinator | 65 | 78 | 42 | 33 | 130 |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | Defensive coordinator | 16 | 31 | 37 | 65 | 131 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 1-0 (1 of 13) | - → 20 | 72 | 16 | 15.4 | 54% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 4-6 (10 of 12) | - → - | 114 | 61 | 0.5 | 69% wins | 133 |
Worked under
- Rocky Long · San Diego State 2011-2019 (DC, GA, Position)
- Mike Leach · Mississippi State 2020-2022 (DC, Position)
- Lane Kiffin*+ · Ole Miss 2024 (Analyst)
- Mike Norvell* · Florida State 2025 (Analyst)
- Jeff Lebby* · Mississippi State 2026 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 3
- Darcel McBath · Mississippi State 2023 (Position)
- Kevin Barbay · Mississippi State 2023 (OC, Position)
- Matt Brock · Mississippi State 2023 (DC, Position)
Coached together
- Andy Ludwig · San Diego State 2011-2012 · him GA, them OC
- Danny Gonzales · San Diego State 2011-2017 · him GA, Position, them DC, Position
- Jeff Horton · San Diego State 2011-2019 · him DC, GA, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Osia Lewis · San Diego State 2011-2015 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Rocky Long · San Diego State 2011-2019 · him DC, GA, Position, them DC, Head coach
- Tony White · San Diego State 2011-2017 · him GA, Position, them Other, Position
- Bob Toledo · San Diego State 2013-2014 · him GA, Position, them OC
- Blane Morgan · San Diego State 2015-2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bobby Hauck · San Diego State 2015-2017 · him Position, them ST coord.
- Ryan Lindley · San Diego State 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Brady Hoke · San Diego State 2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ron Caragher · San Diego State 2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Darcel McBath · Mississippi State 2020-2023 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Position
- Jason Washington · Mississippi State 2020-2022 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Position
- Matt Brock · Mississippi State 2020-2026 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Mike Leach · Mississippi State 2020-2022 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Head coach
- Jay Hopson · Mississippi State 2021-2022 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Analyst
- Ryan Lindley · Mississippi State 2021-2022 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Analyst
- Greg Knox · Mississippi State 2023 · him Head coach, them Head coach
- Kevin Barbay · Mississippi State 2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Bryan Brown · Ole Miss 2024 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Charlie Weis Jr. · Ole Miss 2024 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Chris Kiffin · Ole Miss 2024 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- George McDonald · Ole Miss 2024 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Joe Cox · Ole Miss 2024 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Lane Kiffin*+ · Ole Miss 2024 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Lou Spanos · Ole Miss 2024 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Pete Golding*+ · Ole Miss 2024 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Chris Thomsen · Florida State 2025 · him Analyst, them Position
- Ernie Sims · Florida State 2025 · him Analyst, them Analyst, Position
- Gus Malzahn · Florida State 2025 · him Analyst, them OC
- Herb Hand · Florida State 2025 · him Analyst, them Position
- John Papuchis · Florida State 2025 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Norvell* · Florida State 2025 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Odell Haggins · Florida State 2025 · him Analyst, them Other
- Rick Stockstill · Florida State 2025 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Tim Harris Jr. · Florida State 2025 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Tony White · Florida State 2025 · him Analyst, them DC
- Anthony Tucker · Mississippi State 2026 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Jeff Lebby* · Mississippi State 2026 · him DC, them Head coach
- Kevin Johns · Mississippi State 2026 · him DC, them Position
- Matt Barnes · Mississippi State 2026 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Matt Wells · Mississippi State 2026 · him DC, them Analyst
- Paul Rhoads · Mississippi State 2026 · him DC, them Analyst
- Philip Montgomery · Mississippi State 2026 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Vincent Dancy · Mississippi State 2026 · him DC, them Position