Coaches
Jim Grobe
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jim Grobe
Played at Ferrum 1971-1972, Virginia 1973-1974 · alma mater (CFBD): Virginia
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Virginia | GA | GA | not known |
| 1976-1977 | Liberty HS (Bedford, VA) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1978 | Emory & Henry | Position | LB | not known |
| 1979-1983 | Marshall | Position | LB | not known |
| 1984-1994 | Air Force | Position | LB | Fisher DeBerry |
| 1995-2000 | Ohio | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2001-2013 | Wake Forest | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2016 | Baylor | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2019 | San Antonio Commanders (unknown) | DC | DC | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Ohio | 2-8-1 | - → - | - | - | -21.1 | 0% wins | 108 |
| 1996 | Ohio | 6-6 | - → - | - | - | 1.2 | 18% wins | 111 |
| 1997 | Ohio | 8-3 | - → - | - | - | 7.5 | 50% wins | 112 |
| 1998 | Ohio | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | -3.7 | 73% wins | 112 |
| 1999 | Ohio | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | -6.7 | 46% wins | 114 |
| 2000 | Ohio | 7-4 | - → - | - | - | -0.7 | 46% wins | 116 |
| 2001 | Wake Forest | 6-5 | - → - | - | - | 1.5 | 18% wins | 117 |
| 2002 | Wake Forest | 7-6 | - → - | - | - | 7.5 | 55% wins | 117 |
| 2003 | Wake Forest | 5-7 | - → - | - | - | 7.5 | 54% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | Wake Forest | 4-7 | - → - | 41 | 74 | -0.9 | 42% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Wake Forest | 4-7 | - → - | 114 | 5 | -3.9 | 36% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Wake Forest | 11-3 | - → 18 | 54 | 59 | 6.5 | 36% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Wake Forest | 9-4 | - → - | 92 | 18 | 6.4 | 79% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Wake Forest | 8-5 | 23 → - | 104 | 38 | 6.4 | 69% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Wake Forest | 5-7 | - → - | 37 | 101 | 3.3 | 62% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Wake Forest | 3-9 | - → - | 101 | 93 | -12.1 | 42% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Wake Forest | 6-7 | - → - | 78 | 36 | -3.5 | 25% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Wake Forest | 5-7 | - → - | 120 | 87 | -11.9 | 46% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Wake Forest | 4-8 | - → - | 116 | 23 | -2.8 | 42% wins | 125 |
| 2016 | Baylor | 7-6 | 23 → - | 30 | 46 | 11.3 | 77% wins | 128 |
Worked under
- Fisher DeBerry · Air Force 1984-1994 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 15
- Brian Knorr · Ohio 1995-1998 (Position)
- Jeff Mullen · Ohio 1995-2000 (Position)
- Tim DeRuyter · Ohio 1995-1998 (DC, Position)
- Troy Calhoun* · Ohio 1995-2000 (OC, Position)
- Dean Hood · Ohio 1999-2000 (Position)
- Brad Lambert · Wake Forest 2001-2010 (DC, Position)
- Steed Lobotzke · Wake Forest 2005-2013 (OC)
- Tim Billings · Wake Forest 2006-2011 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
- Brad White · Wake Forest 2007-2008 (GA)
- Steve Russ · Wake Forest 2008-2011 (Position)
- Cris Dishman · Baylor 2016 (Position)
- Jeff Lebby* · Baylor 2016 (Other, Position)
- Jim Gush · Baylor 2016 (Position)
- Kendal Briles · Baylor 2016 (OC, Position)
- Phil Bennett · Baylor 2016 (DC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 44
- Tim Kish · Ohio 2001 (DC, Position) · under Brian Knorr
- Bryan Nardo · Ohio 2004 (Other) · under Brian Knorr
- Blane Morgan · Air Force 2007-2014 (OC, Position) · under Troy Calhoun
- Charlton Warren · Air Force 2007-2013 (DC, Other, Position) · under Troy Calhoun
- Clay Hendrix · Air Force 2007-2016 (OC, Other, Position) · under Troy Calhoun
- Mike Thiessen · Air Force 2007-2026 (OC, Other, Position) · under Troy Calhoun
- Matt Wallerstedt · Air Force 2009-2011 (DC) · under Troy Calhoun
- John Rudzinski · Air Force 2010-2021 (Analyst, DC, Other, Position) · under Troy Calhoun
- Desmond Kitchings · Air Force 2011 (Position) · under Troy Calhoun
- Dave Schramm · Fresno State 2012-2015 (OC, Position) · under Tim DeRuyter
- Jake Moreland · Air Force 2012-2016 (Position) · under Troy Calhoun
- Jordan Peterson · Fresno State 2012-2016 (Position) · under Tim DeRuyter
- Nick Toth · Fresno State 2012-2015 (DC) · under Tim DeRuyter
- Marcus Woodson · Fresno State 2014-2015 (Position) · under Tim DeRuyter
- Ron Vanderlinden · Air Force 2014-2020 (Position) · under Troy Calhoun
- Matt Wallerstedt · Charlotte 2015-2017 (DC) · under Brad Lambert
- Eric Kiesau · Fresno State 2016 (OC, Other) · under Tim DeRuyter
- Lorenzo Ward · Fresno State 2016 (DC) · under Tim DeRuyter
- Greg Adkins · Charlotte 2017 (OC, Other, Position) · under Brad Lambert
- Chip West · Charlotte 2018 (DC) · under Brad Lambert
- Chris Scelfo · Charlotte 2018 (Position) · under Brad Lambert
- Glenn Spencer · Charlotte 2018 (DC, Position) · under Brad Lambert
- Shane Montgomery · Charlotte 2018 (OC, Position) · under Brad Lambert
- Terrance Jamison · Air Force 2019 (Position) · under Troy Calhoun
- Akeem Davis · Southern Miss 2020 (Position) · under Tim Billings
- Bill Sheridan · Air Force 2020-2021 (Position) · under Troy Calhoun
- Cedric Thomas · Southern Miss 2020 (Position) · under Tim Billings
- Matt Kubik · Southern Miss 2020 (OC) · under Tim Billings
- Reed Stringer · Southern Miss 2020 (Position, ST coord.) · under Tim Billings
- Rick Minter · Southern Miss 2020 (Analyst) · under Tim Billings
- Ryan Stanchek · Southern Miss 2020 (Position) · under Tim Billings
- Scotty Walden* · Southern Miss 2020 (OC, Position) · under Tim Billings
- Tony Pecoraro · Southern Miss 2020 (DC) · under Tim Billings
- Anthony Tucker · Mississippi State 2024-2026 (Other, Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Coleman Hutzler · Mississippi State 2024-2025 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Matt Barnes · Mississippi State 2024-2026 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Mike MacIntyre · Mississippi State 2025 (Analyst) · under Jeff Lebby
- Paul Rhoads · Mississippi State 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Jeff Lebby
- Vincent Dancy · Mississippi State 2025-2026 (Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Kevin Johns · Mississippi State 2026 (Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Matt Brock · Mississippi State 2026 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Matt Wells · Mississippi State 2026 (Analyst) · under Jeff Lebby
- Philip Montgomery · Mississippi State 2026 (Other, Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Zach Arnett · Mississippi State 2026 (DC) · under Jeff Lebby
Level 3: on their staffs · 20
- Frank Scelfo · Arizona 2011 (Position) · under Tim Kish
- Joe Salave'a · Arizona 2011 (Position) · under Tim Kish
- Robert Anae · Arizona 2011 (Other, Position) · under Tim Kish
- Ryan Walters · Arizona 2011 (Position) · under Tim Kish
- Seth Littrell · Arizona 2011 (OC, Position) · under Tim Kish
- Brian VanGorder · Louisville 2018 (DC) · under Lorenzo Ward
- Grady Brown · Louisville 2018 (Position) · under Lorenzo Ward
- Kolby Smith · Louisville 2018 (Position) · under Lorenzo Ward
- Lonnie Galloway · Louisville 2018 (OC) · under Lorenzo Ward
- Mike Summers · Louisville 2018 (OC) · under Lorenzo Ward
- Nick Petrino · Louisville 2018 (Position) · under Lorenzo Ward
- Ryan Beard* · Louisville 2018 (Other) · under Lorenzo Ward
- J. J. Clark · UTEP 2024 (DC) · under Scotty Walden
- Jake Brown · UTEP 2024 (OC) · under Scotty Walden
- Kelvin Sigler · UTEP 2024-2026 (DC) · under Scotty Walden
- Bobby Daly · UTEP 2025 (DC) · under Scotty Walden
- Mark Cala · UTEP 2025 (OC, Position) · under Scotty Walden
- Joe Pappalardo · UTEP 2026 (OC) · under Scotty Walden
- Kyle Beyer · UTEP 2026 (DC) · under Scotty Walden
- Lanear Sampson · UTEP 2026 (OC, Position) · under Scotty Walden
Coached together
- Bob Pruett · Marshall 1979-1982 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Bill Stewart · Marshall 1980 · him Position, them Position
- Charlie Weatherbie · Air Force 1984-1989 · him Position, them Other
- Fisher DeBerry · Air Force 1984-1994 · him Position, them Head coach
- Scott Wachenheim · Air Force 1984-1985 · him Position, them GA
- Tim DeRuyter · Air Force 1985 · him Position, them GA
- Troy Calhoun* · Air Force 1989-1994 · him Position, them GA, Other
- Bill Stewart · Air Force 1990-1993 · him Position, them Position
- Brian Knorr · Air Force 1992-1994 · him Position, them Other
- Brian Knorr · Ohio 1995-1998 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jeff Mullen · Ohio 1995-2000 · him Head coach, them Position
- Tim DeRuyter · Ohio 1995-1998 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Troy Calhoun* · Ohio 1995-2000 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Dean Hood · Ohio 1999-2000 · him Head coach, them Position
- Brad Lambert · Wake Forest 2001-2010 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Dean Hood · Wake Forest 2001-2007 · him Head coach, them DC
- Jeff Mullen · Wake Forest 2001-2007 · him Head coach, them Position
- Troy Calhoun* · Wake Forest 2001-2002 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Steed Lobotzke · Wake Forest 2005-2013 · him Head coach, them OC
- Tim Billings · Wake Forest 2006-2011 · him Head coach, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Brad White · Wake Forest 2007-2008 · him Head coach, them GA
- Brian Knorr · Wake Forest 2008-2013 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Steve Russ · Wake Forest 2008-2011 · him Head coach, them Position
- Cris Dishman · Baylor 2016 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jeff Lebby* · Baylor 2016 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Jim Gush · Baylor 2016 · him Head coach, them Position
- Kendal Briles · Baylor 2016 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Phil Bennett · Baylor 2016 · him Head coach, them DC