Coaches
John Hauser
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
John Hauser*
Head coach, Ohio · Played at Ball State 1998, Wittenberg 1999-2002
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Wittenberg | Other | asst. | not known |
| 2004-2005 | Northern Illinois | GA | GA | Joe Novak |
| 2006-2008 | Northern Illinois | Position | DB | Joe Novak (2006-2007), Jerry Kill (2008) |
| 2009-2011 | Wayne State (MI) | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 2013 | The Citadel | Position | S/OLB | not known |
| 2014-2015 | Miami (OH) | Position | DB | Chuck Martin* |
| 2016-2021 | Miami (OH) | DC | co-DC/CB✓ | Chuck Martin* |
| 2022 | Ohio | Position | S | Tim Albin* |
| 2023 | Ohio | Position | S/DPGC | Tim Albin* |
| 2024 | Ohio | DC | DC/S✓ | Tim Albin* |
| 2025 | Ohio | DC | AHC/DC/S✓ | Brian Smith |
| 2025- | Ohio | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Miami (OH) | Co-defensive coordinator | 26 | 53 | 59 | 59 | 128 |
| 2017 | Miami (OH) | Co-defensive coordinator | 42 | 50 | 43 | 26 | 130 |
| 2018 | Miami (OH) | Co-defensive coordinator | 67 | 53 | 57 | 42 | 130 |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | Co-defensive coordinator | 49 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 130 |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | Co-defensive coordinator | 97 | 65 | 63 | 49 | 127 |
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | Co-defensive coordinator | 54 | 36 | 61 | 97 | 130 |
| 2024 | Ohio | Defensive coordinator | 24 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 134 |
| 2025 | Ohio | Defensive coordinator | 57 | 48 | 62 | 24 | 136 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio | 1-0 (1 of 13) | - → - | 40 | 57 | -4.0 | 79% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Ohio | 7-3 | - → - | 49 | 60 | -0.4 | 69% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Joe Novak · Northern Illinois 2004-2007 (GA, Position)
- Jerry Kill · Northern Illinois 2008 (Position)
- Chuck Martin* · Miami (OH) 2014-2021 (DC, Position)
- Tim Albin* · Ohio 2022-2024 (DC, Position)
- Brian Smith · Ohio 2025 (DC, Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 5
- Chris Woods · Ohio 2026 (Position)
- Colin Johnson · Ohio 2026 (Position)
- Danny Langsdorf · Ohio 2026 (Position)
- Kurt Mattix · Ohio 2026 (DC)
- Scott Isphording · Ohio 2026 (OC, Position)
Coached together
- Scott Isphording · Wittenberg 2003 · him Other, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Joe Novak · Northern Illinois 2004-2007 · him GA, Position, them Head coach
- John Bond · Northern Illinois 2004-2006 · him GA, Position, them OC
- Sam Pittman · Northern Illinois 2004-2006 · him GA, Position, them Other, Position
- Denny Doornbos · Northern Illinois 2005-2007 · him GA, Position, them DC
- Thomas Hammock · Northern Illinois 2005-2006 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Alex Golesh* · Northern Illinois 2006-2007 · him Position, them GA
- Chris Beatty · Northern Illinois 2007 · him Position, them Position
- P.J. Fleck* · Northern Illinois 2007-2008 · him Position, them Position
- Roy Wittke · Northern Illinois 2007 · him Position, them OC
- Jay Sawvel* · Northern Illinois 2008 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jerry Kill · Northern Illinois 2008 · him Position, them Head coach
- Matt Limegrover · Northern Illinois 2008 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tom Matukewicz · Northern Illinois 2008 · him Position, them Position
- Tracy Claeys · Northern Illinois 2008 · him Position, them DC
- Trenton Boykin · Wayne State (MI) 2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Autry Denson · Miami (OH) 2014 · him Position, them Position
- Chuck Martin* · Miami (OH) 2014-2021 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Eric Koehler · Miami (OH) 2014-2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- George Barnett · Miami (OH) 2014-2020 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Matt Pawlowski · Miami (OH) 2014-2017 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Taylor Housewright · Miami (OH) 2014 · him Position, them GA
- Tyler Walker · Miami (OH) 2014-2015 · him Position, them GA
- Spence Nowinsky · Miami (OH) 2018-2021 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Allen Rudolph · Ohio 2022-2024 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Brian Smith · Ohio 2022-2025 · him DC, Head coach, Other, Position, them Head coach, OC, Other, Position
- Scott Isphording · Ohio 2022-2026 · him DC, Head coach, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Spence Nowinsky · Ohio 2022-2023 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Tim Albin* · Ohio 2022-2024 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Kurt Mattix · Ohio 2024-2026 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them DC, Position
- Nate Faanes · Ohio 2024 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Chris Woods · Ohio 2025-2026 · him DC, Head coach, Other, Position, them Position
- Colin Johnson · Ohio 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Danny Langsdorf · Ohio 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
Played together
- Andy Waddle · Wittenberg 2000-2002