Coaches
John Smith
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
John Smith
Played at Weber State 1968-1970
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Weber State | GA | GA | not known |
| 1972-1976 | Montana | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1977-1981 | Nevada | DC | DC | not known |
| 1982-1985 | Idaho | DC | DC | not known |
| 1986 | Wyoming (unknown) | DC | DC | not known |
| 1987-1988 | Washington State | DC | DC | Dennis Erickson |
| 1989-1994 | Idaho | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1995-1997 | Utah State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 1998-2002 | Louisville | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2003-2006 | Michigan State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2009-2011 | Arkansas | ST coord. | ST | Bobby Petrino |
| 2012 | Arkansas | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2013-2015 | Fort Lewis | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2016-2018 | Kentucky State | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Utah State | 4-7 | - → - | - | - | -7.1 | 27% wins | 108 |
| 1996 | Utah State | 6-5 | - → - | - | - | -7.0 | 36% wins | 111 |
| 1997 | Utah State | 6-6 | - → - | - | - | 2.1 | 55% wins | 112 |
| 1998 | Louisville | 7-5 | - → - | - | - | 0.8 | 9% wins | 112 |
| 1999 | Louisville | 7-5 | - → - | - | - | 11.4 | 58% wins | 114 |
| 2000 | Louisville | 9-3 | - → - | - | - | 10.8 | 58% wins | 116 |
| 2001 | Louisville | 11-2 | - → 17 | - | - | 14.0 | 75% wins | 117 |
| 2002 | Louisville | 7-6 | 17 → - | - | - | 3.1 | 85% wins | 117 |
| 2003 | Michigan State | 8-5 | - → - | - | - | 11.1 | 33% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | Michigan State | 5-7 | - → - | 30 | 62 | 4.9 | 62% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Michigan State | 5-6 | - → - | 4 | 108 | 12.9 | 42% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Michigan State | 4-8 | - → - | 39 | 65 | -1.3 | 46% wins | 119 |
| 2012 | Arkansas | 4-8 | 10 → - | 50 | 77 | 11.6 | 85% wins | 124 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Idaho | FCS | 9-3 |
| 1990 | Idaho | FCS | 9-4 |
| 1991 | Idaho | FCS | 6-5 |
| 1992 | Idaho | FCS | 9-3 |
| 1993 | Idaho | FCS | 11-3 |
| 1994 | Idaho | FCS | 9-3 |
| 2013 | Fort Lewis | Division II | 4-7 |
| 2014 | Fort Lewis | Division II | 3-8 |
| 2015 | Fort Lewis | Division II | 7-4 |
| 2016 | Kentucky State | Division II | 4-7 |
| 2017 | Kentucky State | Division II | 3-7 |
| 2018 | Kentucky State | Division II | 0-10 |
Worked under
- Dennis Erickson · Washington State 1987-1988 (DC)
- Bobby Petrino · Arkansas 2009-2011 (ST coord.)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 19
- Bobby Petrino · Utah State 1995-1997 (OC)
- Mike Cox · Utah State 1995-1997 (Position)
- Nate Kaczor · Utah State 1995-1997 (Analyst)
- Paul Petrino · Utah State 1995-1997 (Position, ST coord.)
- Nick Holt · Louisville 1998-2000 (Position)
- Johnny Nansen · Louisville 1999 (GA)
- Jim McElwain · Louisville 2000-2002 (Position, ST coord.)
- Shawn Clark · Louisville 2001-2002 (GA)
- Steve Stripling · Louisville 2001-2002 (Position)
- Danny Hope · Louisville 2002 (Other)
- Joel Thomas · Louisville 2002 (Position)
- Paul Haynes · Louisville 2002 (Position)
- Dave Baldwin · Michigan State 2003-2006 (OC, Position)
- Doug Nussmeier · Michigan State 2003-2005 (Position)
- Jeff Stoutland · Michigan State 2003-2006 (Position)
- Chris Smeland · Michigan State 2005-2006 (DC)
- Dan Enos · Michigan State 2006 (Position)
- Kolby Smith · Arkansas 2012 (GA)
- Taver Johnson · Arkansas 2012 (Other, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 73
- Jeff Brohm* · Louisville 2003-2006 (Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Kevin Wolthausen · Louisville 2003-2006 (DC, Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Jason Eck* · Idaho 2004-2005 (Position) · under Nick Holt
- Jeff Mills · Idaho 2004-2005 (Other, Position) · under Nick Holt
- Jonathan Smith · Idaho 2004-2005 (Position) · under Nick Holt
- Tony Levine · Louisville 2004-2005 (Position, ST coord.) · under Bobby Petrino
- Chris Kiffin · Idaho 2005 (Other) · under Nick Holt
- Mike Cassity · Louisville 2005-2006 (DC) · under Bobby Petrino
- Chip Long · Louisville 2006 (GA) · under Bobby Petrino
- Garrick McGee · Arkansas 2008-2011 (OC, Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Kirk Botkin · Arkansas 2008-2009 (Position, ST coord.) · under Bobby Petrino
- Lorenzo Ward · Arkansas 2008 (Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Willy Robinson · Arkansas 2008-2011 (DC, Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Brian Rock · Purdue 2009-2010 (Position) · under Danny Hope
- Donn Landholm · Purdue 2009 (DC) · under Danny Hope
- Gary Nord · Purdue 2009-2012 (OC, Other, Position) · under Danny Hope
- Gary Emanuel · Purdue 2010-2011 (DC) · under Danny Hope
- Gino Guidugli · Central Michigan 2010-2014 (GA, Position) · under Dan Enos
- Jay Johnson · Central Michigan 2010 (Position) · under Dan Enos
- Joe Tumpkin · Central Michigan 2010-2014 (DC) · under Dan Enos
- Mike Cummings · Central Michigan 2010-2013 (OC) · under Dan Enos
- Nick Petrino · Arkansas 2010-2011 (Other) · under Bobby Petrino
- Morris Watts · Central Michigan 2011-2014 (OC, Other, Position) · under Dan Enos
- Patrick Higgins · Purdue 2011-2012 (Position) · under Danny Hope
- Phil Elmassian · Purdue 2011 (Position) · under Danny Hope
- Al Simmons · Colorado State 2012-2014 (DC) · under Jim McElwain
- Billy Napier* · Colorado State 2012 (Other, Position) · under Jim McElwain
- Marty English · Colorado State 2012-2014 (DC) · under Jim McElwain
- Rob Ezell · Colorado State 2012-2014 (GA) · under Jim McElwain
- Tim Skipper · Colorado State 2012-2014 (Other, Position) · under Jim McElwain
- Tim Tibesar · Purdue 2012 (DC, Position) · under Danny Hope
- Brian George · Kent State 2013-2015 (DC) · under Paul Haynes
- Doc Gamble · Kent State 2013-2017 (Position) · under Paul Haynes
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Western Kentucky 2013 (Analyst) · under Bobby Petrino
- Kris Cinkovich · Idaho 2013-2017 (OC) · under Paul Petrino
- Neil Callaway · Western Kentucky 2013 (Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Ronnie Lee · Idaho 2013-2014 (DC) · under Paul Petrino
- Charley Molnar · Idaho 2014-2017 (Position) · under Paul Petrino
- Derek Nicholson · Louisville 2014 (Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Don Treadwell · Kent State 2014-2017 (OC, Position) · under Paul Haynes
- Greg Brown · Louisville 2014-2015 (Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Ryan Beard* · Louisville 2014-2017 (Analyst, Other) · under Bobby Petrino
- Sherrone Moore · Central Michigan 2014 (Position) · under Dan Enos
- Terrell Buckley · Louisville 2014-2015 (Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Todd Grantham · Louisville 2014-2016 (DC, Other, Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Will Stein*+ · Louisville 2014 (Analyst) · under Bobby Petrino
- Brian Reader · Idaho 2015-2016 (GA) · under Paul Petrino
- Chris Rumph · Florida 2015-2017 (DC, Position) · under Jim McElwain
- Geoff Collins · Florida 2015-2016 (DC) · under Jim McElwain
- Mike Breske · Idaho 2015-2017 (DC) · under Paul Petrino
- Randy Shannon · Florida 2015-2017 (DC, Other, Position) · under Jim McElwain
- Ben Needham · Kent State 2016-2017 (DC) · under Paul Haynes
- Chris Klenakis · Louisville 2016 (OC) · under Bobby Petrino
- Keith Heyward · Louisville 2016 (Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Lonnie Galloway · Louisville 2016-2017 (OC) · under Bobby Petrino
- Brad Davis · Florida 2017 (Position) · under Jim McElwain
- Ja'Juan Seider · Florida 2017 (Position) · under Jim McElwain
- Jeff Burrow · Kent State 2017 (DC) · under Paul Haynes
- Mike Summers · Louisville 2017 (OC) · under Bobby Petrino
- Peter Sirmon · Louisville 2017 (DC, Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Robb Akey · Florida 2017 (Analyst, Position) · under Jim McElwain
- Charlie Frye · Central Michigan 2019-2020 (OC, Position) · under Jim McElwain
- Kevin Barbay · Central Michigan 2019-2021 (OC, Other, Position) · under Jim McElwain
- Dale Jones · App State 2020-2022 (DC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Tony Petersen · App State 2020 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Frank Ponce · App State 2021-2024 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Mark Speir · App State 2021 (Analyst) · under Shawn Clark
- Lawrence Dawsey · App State 2022-2024 (Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Tom Mason · Central Michigan 2022-2024 (Position) · under Jim McElwain
- Scot Sloan · App State 2023-2024 (DC) · under Shawn Clark
- Chris Wilson · Arkansas 2025 (DC, Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Marcus Woodson · Arkansas 2025 (DC, Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Travis Williams · Arkansas 2025 (DC) · under Bobby Petrino
Level 3: on their staffs · 84
- Bryan Ellis · UAB 2012-2013 (GA) · under Garrick McGee
- Jamie Bryant · Houston 2012 (DC) · under Tony Levine
- Lee Hays · Houston 2012 (Position) · under Tony Levine
- Mike Nesbitt · Houston 2012 (OC) · under Tony Levine
- Reggie Johnson · UAB 2012-2013 (DC) · under Garrick McGee
- Travis Bush · Houston 2012-2014 (OC, Other, Position) · under Tony Levine
- Tyson Helton* · UAB 2012 (Position) · under Garrick McGee
- David Gibbs · Houston 2013-2014 (DC) · under Tony Levine
- Doug Meacham · Houston 2013 (OC, Position) · under Tony Levine
- Richard Owens · UAB 2013 (OC) · under Garrick McGee
- Brian Brohm · Western Kentucky 2016 (OC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Andrew Thacker · Temple 2017-2018 (DC, Position) · under Geoff Collins
- Anthony Poindexter · Purdue 2017-2020 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Dave Patenaude · Temple 2017-2018 (OC, Position) · under Geoff Collins
- Ed Foley · Temple 2017-2018 (Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Geoff Collins
- Austin Armstrong · Louisiana 2018-2020 (GA, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Brian Lindgren · Oregon State 2018-2023 (OC, Position) · under Jonathan Smith
- Brian VanGorder · Louisville 2018 (DC) · under Lorenzo Ward
- Grady Brown · Louisville 2018 (Position) · under Lorenzo Ward
- Jim Michalczik · Oregon State 2018-2023 (Other, Position) · under Jonathan Smith
- Kefense Hynson · Oregon State 2018-2023 (Other, Position) · under Jonathan Smith
- Matt Powledge · Louisiana 2018-2019 (Position, ST coord.) · under Billy Napier
- Mike Riley · Oregon State 2018 (Analyst) · under Jonathan Smith
- Nathan Burton · Temple 2018 (Position) · under Geoff Collins
- Patrick Toney · Louisiana 2018-2021 (DC, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Rob Sale · Louisiana 2018-2020 (OC, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Ron Roberts · Louisiana 2018-2019 (DC) · under Billy Napier
- Trent Bray · Oregon State 2018-2023 (DC, Position) · under Jonathan Smith
- Brent Key* · Georgia Tech 2019-2021 (Other, Position) · under Geoff Collins
- Jason Semore · Georgia Tech 2019-2020 (Analyst) · under Geoff Collins
- 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
- Jeff Burris · Louisiana 2021 (Position) · under Billy Napier
- Mark Hagen · Purdue 2021-2022 (DC) · under Jeff Brohm
- Matt Viator · Louisiana 2021 (Analyst) · under Billy Napier
- Michael Desormeaux* · Louisiana 2021 (OC) · under Billy Napier
- Ron English · Purdue 2021-2022 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Tim Leger · Louisiana 2021 (OC) · under Billy Napier
- Jay Bateman · Florida 2022-2023 (Position) · under Billy Napier
- Sean Spencer · Florida 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Ty Darlington · Florida 2022 (Analyst) · under Billy Napier
- Billy Gonzales · Florida 2023-2025 (Position) · under Billy Napier
- Eric Kiesau · Florida 2023-2025 (Analyst) · under Billy Napier
- John Donovan · Florida 2023-2025 (Analyst) · under Billy Napier
- Mark Hagen · Louisville 2023-2025 (DC) · under Jeff Brohm
- Mark Ivey · Louisville 2023-2026 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Russ Callaway · Florida 2023-2025 (OC, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Chad Wilt · Michigan State 2024-2025 (Position, ST coord.) · under Jonathan Smith
- Don Martindale · Michigan 2024-2025 (DC) · under Sherrone Moore
- Joe Rossi · Michigan State 2024-2025 (DC, Position) · under Jonathan Smith
- Kevin Coyle · Fresno State 2024 (DC) · under Tim Skipper
- Kirk Campbell · Michigan 2024 (OC, Position) · under Sherrone Moore
- Lou Esposito · Michigan 2024-2025 (Position) · under Sherrone Moore
- Pat McCann · Fresno State 2024 (OC) · under Tim Skipper
- Steve Casula · Michigan 2024-2025 (OC, Position) · under Sherrone Moore
- Chip Lindsey · Michigan 2025 (OC, Position) · under Sherrone Moore
- Clancy Pendergast · UCLA 2025 (Analyst) · under Tim Skipper
- Daniel Da Prato · New Mexico 2025 (Other, ST coord.) · under Jason Eck
- Ikaika Malloe · UCLA 2025 (DC, Position) · under Tim Skipper
- Jerry Neuheisel · UCLA 2025 (OC, Other, Position) · under Tim Skipper
- Kerry Coombs · Michigan 2025 (ST coord.) · under Sherrone Moore
- L. D. Scott · Missouri State 2025 (DC) · under Ryan Beard
- Luke Schleusner · New Mexico 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Jason Eck
- Noel Mazzone · UCLA 2025 (Analyst) · under Tim Skipper
- Robert Bala · Florida 2025 (DC, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Spence Nowinsky · New Mexico 2025-2026 (DC, Position) · under Jason Eck
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Florida 2025 (Analyst) · under Billy Napier
- Tino Sunseri · UCLA 2025 (OC, Position) · under Tim Skipper
- Vinnie Sunseri · Florida 2025 (DC, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Brandon Bailey · James Madison 2026 (Position) · under Billy Napier
- Cam Aiken · James Madison 2026 (OC) · under Billy Napier
- Cort Dennison · Oregon State 2026 (DC) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Joe Sloan · Kentucky 2026 (OC) · under Will Stein
- Justin Burke · Kentucky 2026 (Position) · under Will Stein
- 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
- Steve Ellis · Louisville 2026 (DC) · under Jeff Brohm
- Zach Lujan · New Mexico 2026 (Other, Position) · under Jason Eck
Coached together
- Chris Ault · Nevada 1977-1981 · him DC, them Head coach
- Chris Tormey · Idaho 1982-1983 · him DC, them Position
- Dennis Erickson · Idaho 1982-1985 · him DC, them Head coach
- Tim Lappano · Idaho 1982-1985 · him DC, them Position
- Alex Wood · Washington State 1987-1988 · him DC, them Position
- Dennis Erickson · Washington State 1987-1988 · him DC, them Head coach
- Tim Lappano · Washington State 1987-1988 · him DC, them Position
- Bobby Petrino · Idaho 1989-1991 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Donnie Henderson · Idaho 1989 · him Head coach, them Other
- Mike Cox · Idaho 1989-1994 · him Head coach, them Position
- Nick Holt · Idaho 1990-1994 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Paul Petrino · Idaho 1992-1994 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Kasey Dunn · Idaho 1993 · him Head coach, them Other
- Bobby Petrino · Utah State 1995-1997 · him Head coach, them OC
- Mike Cox · Utah State 1995-1997 · him Head coach, them Position
- Nate Kaczor · Utah State 1995-1997 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Paul Petrino · Utah State 1995-1997 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Bobby Petrino · Louisville 1998 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Mike Cox · Louisville 1998-2002 · him Head coach, them Position
- Nick Holt · Louisville 1998-2000 · him Head coach, them Position
- Paul Petrino · Louisville 1998-1999 · him Head coach, them Position
- Johnny Nansen · Louisville 1999 · him Head coach, them GA
- Jim McElwain · Louisville 2000-2002 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Shawn Clark · Louisville 2001-2002 · him Head coach, them GA
- Steve Stripling · Louisville 2001-2002 · him Head coach, them Position
- Danny Hope · Louisville 2002 · him Head coach, them Other
- Joel Thomas · Louisville 2002 · him Head coach, them Position
- Paul Haynes · Louisville 2002 · him Head coach, them Position
- Dave Baldwin · Michigan State 2003-2006 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Doug Nussmeier · Michigan State 2003-2005 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jeff Stoutland · Michigan State 2003-2006 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jim McElwain · Michigan State 2003-2005 · him Head coach, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Mike Cox · Michigan State 2003-2006 · him Head coach, them Position
- Paul Haynes · Michigan State 2003-2004 · him Head coach, them Position
- Steve Stripling · Michigan State 2003-2004 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chris Smeland · Michigan State 2005-2006 · him Head coach, them DC
- Dan Enos · Michigan State 2006 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bobby Petrino · Arkansas 2009-2011 · him ST coord., them Head coach
- Chip Long · Arkansas 2009 · him ST coord., them GA
- Garrick McGee · Arkansas 2009-2011 · him ST coord., them OC, Position
- Kirk Botkin · Arkansas 2009 · him ST coord., them Position, ST coord.
- Paul Petrino · Arkansas 2009-2012 · him Head coach, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Willy Robinson · Arkansas 2009-2011 · him ST coord., them DC, Position
- Nick Petrino · Arkansas 2010-2011 · him ST coord., them Other
- Kolby Smith · Arkansas 2012 · him Head coach, them GA
- Nick Holt · Arkansas 2012 · him Head coach, them Other
- Paul Haynes · Arkansas 2012 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Taver Johnson · Arkansas 2012 · him Head coach, them Other, Position