Coaches
Carl Torbush
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Carl Torbush
Played at Carson Newman 1971-1973
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Baylor | GA | GA | not known |
| 1976-1979 | Southeastern Louisiana | Position | LB/DE | not known |
| 1977-1979 | Southeastern Louisiana | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1980-1982 | Louisiana Tech | Position | AHC/LB | not known |
| 1983-1986 | Ole Miss | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 1987 | Louisiana Tech | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1988-1997 | North Carolina | DC | DC/LB | Mack Brown |
| 1997-2000 | North Carolina | Head coach | Head coach≠ | himself |
| 2001-2002 | Alabama | DC | DC/LB | Dennis Franchione |
| 2003-2005 | Texas A&M | DC | DC/LB✓ | Dennis Franchione |
| 2006-2008 | Carson Newman (unknown) | Position | AHC/LB | not known |
| 2009 | Mississippi State | DC | DC/LB✓ | Dan Mullen* |
| 2010-2011 | Kansas | DC | DC✓ | Turner Gill |
| 2012 | Liberty | Position | LB | not known |
| 2015-2017 | East Tennessee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Texas A&M | Defensive coordinator | 103 | 82 | 99 | 44 | 119 |
| 2009 | Mississippi State | Defensive coordinator | 21 | 64 | 74 | 55 | 120 |
| 2010 | Kansas | Defensive coordinator | 109 | 105 | 110 | 82 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | North Carolina | 7-5 | 12 → - | - | - | 3.7 | 92% wins | 112 |
| 1999 | North Carolina | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -2.9 | 58% wins | 114 |
| 2000 | North Carolina | 6-5 | - → - | - | - | 1.8 | 27% wins | 116 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Louisiana Tech | FCS | 3-8 |
| 2015 | East Tennessee State | FCS | 2-9 |
| 2016 | East Tennessee State | FCS | 5-6 |
| 2017 | East Tennessee State | FCS | 4-7 |
Worked under
- Mack Brown · North Carolina 1988-1997 (DC, Position)
- Dennis Franchione · Alabama 2001-2002 (DC, Position)
- Dennis Franchione · Texas A&M 2003-2005 (DC, Position)
- Dan Mullen* · Mississippi State 2009 (DC, Position)
- Turner Gill · Kansas 2010-2011 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 4
- Jim Hofher · North Carolina 1998-1999 (Position)
- Tommy Thigpen · North Carolina 1998-1999 (GA)
- Gunter Brewer · North Carolina 2000 (Position)
- Robbie Caldwell · North Carolina 2000 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 8
- Bill Lazor · Buffalo 2001-2002 (OC, Position) · under Jim Hofher
- Brian Polian · Buffalo 2001-2003 (Position, ST coord.) · under Jim Hofher
- Bruce Fowler · Vanderbilt 2010 (DC) · under Robbie Caldwell
- Desmond Kitchings · Vanderbilt 2010 (OC, Position) · under Robbie Caldwell
- Herb Hand · Vanderbilt 2010 (Position) · under Robbie Caldwell
- Jamie Bryant · Vanderbilt 2010 (DC, Position) · under Robbie Caldwell
- Jimmy Kiser · Vanderbilt 2010 (OC) · under Robbie Caldwell
- Ted Cain · Vanderbilt 2010 (Position, ST coord.) · under Robbie Caldwell
Level 3: on their staffs · 6
- Bill Teerlinck · Nevada 2013-2016 (DC) · under Brian Polian
- Jeff Genyk · Nevada 2013 (Position, ST coord.) · under Brian Polian
- Nick Rolovich · Nevada 2013-2015 (OC, Position) · under Brian Polian
- Scottie Hazelton · Nevada 2013 (DC) · under Brian Polian
- Scott Boone · Nevada 2014-2016 (DC, Position) · under Brian Polian
- Tim Cramsey · Nevada 2016 (OC, Position) · under Brian Polian
Coached together
- Rick Minter · Louisiana Tech 1980 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Norman Joseph · Louisiana Tech 1987 · him Head coach, them Other
- Mack Brown · North Carolina 1988-1997 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Head coach
- Tim Brewster · North Carolina 1989-1997 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Gerald Carr · North Carolina 1992-1994 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Kienus Boulware · North Carolina 1995-1996 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Greg Davis · North Carolina 1996-1997 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them OC, Position
- Jim Hofher · North Carolina 1998-1999 · him Head coach, them Position
- Tommy Thigpen · North Carolina 1998-1999 · him Head coach, them GA
- Gunter Brewer · North Carolina 2000 · him Head coach, them Position
- Robbie Caldwell · North Carolina 2000 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chris Thurmond · Alabama 2001-2002 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dennis Franchione · Alabama 2001-2002 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Les Koenning · Alabama 2001-2002 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Bloomgren · Alabama 2001 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Chris Thurmond · Texas A&M 2003-2005 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dennis Franchione · Texas A&M 2003-2005 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Les Koenning · Texas A&M 2003-2005 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Dan Mullen* · Mississippi State 2009 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Greg Knox · Mississippi State 2009 · him DC, Position, them Position
- John Hevesy · Mississippi State 2009 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Les Koenning · Mississippi State 2009 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Mark Hudspeth · Mississippi State 2009 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Tom Kaufman · Mississippi State 2009 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Chuck Long · Kansas 2010-2011 · him DC, them OC
- Joe Dailey · Kansas 2010 · him DC, them Other
- Tom Kaufman · Kansas 2010 · him DC, them Analyst
- Turner Gill · Kansas 2010-2011 · him DC, them Head coach
- Vic Shealy · Kansas 2010-2011 · him DC, them DC, Position
- David Beaty · Kansas 2011 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Vantz Singletary · Kansas 2011 · him DC, them Position
- Joe Dailey · Liberty 2012 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Minter · Liberty 2012 · him Position, them ST coord.
- Turner Gill · Liberty 2012 · him Position, them Head coach
- Vantz Singletary · Liberty 2012 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Billy Taylor · East Tennessee State 2015-2017 · him Head coach, them DC, Other
- Dewayne Alexander · East Tennessee State 2017 · him Head coach, them Position