Coaches
Neil Callaway
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Neil Callaway
Played at Alabama 1974-1977
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-1979 | East Carolina | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1980 | Wyoming | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1981-1992 | Auburn | Position | OL | not known |
| 1993-1996 | Houston | OC | AHC/OC | Kim Helton |
| 1997 | Alabama | Position | OL | Mike DuBose |
| 1998-2000 | Alabama | OC | OC/OL | Mike DuBose |
| 2001-2006 | Georgia | OC | OC/OL✓ | Mark Richt |
| 2007-2011 | UAB | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2013-2015 | Western Kentucky | Position | OL | Bobby Petrino (2013), Jeff Brohm* (2014-2015) |
| 2016-2018 | USC | Position | OL | Clay Helton* |
| 2020 | Purdue | Analyst | OA | Jeff Brohm* |
| 2021 | Purdue | Position | AOL | Jeff Brohm* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Georgia | Offensive coordinator | 30 | 54 | 23 | 22 | 119 |
| 2006 | Georgia | Offensive coordinator | 59 | 73 | 59 | 30 | 119 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | UAB | 2-10 | - → - | 79 | 118 | -21.7 | 25% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | UAB | 4-8 | - → - | 30 | 111 | -10.3 | 17% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | UAB | 5-7 | - → - | 11 | 92 | -6.8 | 33% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | UAB | 4-8 | - → - | 56 | 95 | -9.7 | 42% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | UAB | 3-9 | - → - | 105 | 120 | -19.2 | 33% wins | 120 |
Worked under
- Kim Helton · Houston 1993-1996 (OC, Other)
- Mike DuBose · Alabama 1997-2000 (OC, Position)
- Mark Richt · Georgia 2001-2006 (OC, Position)
- Bobby Petrino · Western Kentucky 2013 (Position)
- Jeff Brohm* · Western Kentucky 2014-2015 (Position)
- Clay Helton* · USC 2016-2018 (Position)
- Jeff Brohm* · Purdue 2020-2021 (Analyst, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 5
- Eric Schumann · UAB 2007-2010 (DC)
- Kim Helton · UAB 2007-2011 (OC)
- Tyson Helton* · UAB 2007-2011 (Position)
- Tyson Summers · UAB 2007-2011 (Position, ST coord.)
- Tommy West · UAB 2011 (DC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 20
- Chad Lunsford · Georgia Southern 2016-2017 (Other, ST coord.) · under Tyson Summers
- David Dean · Georgia Southern 2016 (OC, Position) · under Tyson Summers
- Lorenzo Costantini · Georgia Southern 2016-2017 (DC) · under Tyson Summers
- Rance Gillespie · Georgia Southern 2016 (OC) · under Tyson Summers
- Bryan Cook · Georgia Southern 2017 (OC) · under Tyson Summers
- Bryan Ellis · Western Kentucky 2019-2021 (OC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Clayton White · Western Kentucky 2019-2020 (DC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Maurice Crum Jr. · Western Kentucky 2019-2021 (DC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Ryan Aplin · Western Kentucky 2020 (OC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Ben Arbuckle · Western Kentucky 2021-2022 (Analyst, OC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Zach Kittley* · Western Kentucky 2021 (OC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Josh Crawford · Western Kentucky 2022 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Michael Hutchings · Western Kentucky 2022 (Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Drew Hollingshead · Western Kentucky 2023-2024 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Will Friend · Western Kentucky 2024 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Da'Von Brown · Western Kentucky 2025 (DC) · under Tyson Helton
- Davis Merritt · Western Kentucky 2025-2026 (DC) · under Tyson Helton
- Rick Bowie · Western Kentucky 2025 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Bodie Reeder · Western Kentucky 2026 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Joe Bernardi · Western Kentucky 2026 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
Level 3: on their staffs · 7
- Bob DeBesse · Georgia Southern 2018-2020 (OC, Position) · under Chad Lunsford
- Scot Sloan · Georgia Southern 2018-2020 (DC, Position) · under Chad Lunsford
- Scot Sloan · Georgia Southern 2018-2020 (DC) · under Chad Lunsford
- Kevin Whitley · Georgia Southern 2019-2020 (Position) · under Chad Lunsford
- Lamar Owens · Georgia Southern 2019 (Position) · under Chad Lunsford
- Doug Ruse · Georgia Southern 2020 (OC) · under Chad Lunsford
- Brett Dewhurst · Florida Atlantic 2025-2026 (DC) · under Zach Kittley
Coached together
- Bobby Wallace · East Carolina 1978-1979 · him Other, them Position
- Bobby Wallace · Wyoming 1980 · him Other, them Position
- Wayne Bolt · Wyoming 1980 · him Other, them Other
- Bobby Wallace · Auburn 1981-1985 · him Position, them Position
- Larry Blakeney · Auburn 1981-1990 · him Position, them Other
- Wayne Bolt · Auburn 1981-1990 · him Position, them Analyst, Position
- Buddy Green · Auburn 1985 · him Position, them Other
- Pat Sullivan · Auburn 1986-1991 · him Position, them Position
- Reggie Herring · Auburn 1986-1991 · him Position, them Position
- Steve Campbell · Auburn 1988-1989 · him Position, them GA
- Tim Beckman · Auburn 1988-1989 · him Position, them GA
- Tommy Bowden · Auburn 1991-1992 · him Position, them OC
- Jess Simpson · Auburn 1992 · him Position, them Other
- Kenny Perry · Houston 1993-1994 · him OC, Other, them GA
- Kim Helton · Houston 1993-1996 · him OC, Other, them Head coach
- Dabo Swinney* · Alabama 1997-2000 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Ellis Johnson · Alabama 1997-2000 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jeremy Pruitt · Alabama 1997 · him Position, them GA
- Mickey Conn · Alabama 1997 · him Position, them GA
- Charlie Harbison · Alabama 1998-2000 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Charlie Stubbs · Alabama 1998-2000 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Kevin Sherrer · Alabama 1998-2000 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Mike Bloomgren · Alabama 1999-2000 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Brian VanGorder · Georgia 2001-2004 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Mark Richt · Georgia 2001-2006 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Bobo · Georgia 2001-2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Scot Sloan · Georgia 2001 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Willie Martinez · Georgia 2001-2006 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- John Jancek · Georgia 2005-2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 2005 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tyson Summers · Georgia 2005 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Buster Faulkner · Georgia 2006 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Eric Schumann · UAB 2007-2010 · him Head coach, them DC
- Kim Helton · UAB 2007-2011 · him Head coach, them OC
- Tyson Helton* · UAB 2007-2011 · him Head coach, them Position
- Tyson Summers · UAB 2007-2011 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Tommy West · UAB 2011 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Bobby Petrino · Western Kentucky 2013 · him Position, them Head coach
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Western Kentucky 2013-2015 · him Position, them Analyst, Position, ST coord.
- Jeff Brohm* · Western Kentucky 2013-2015 · him Position, them Head coach, OC, Other, Position
- Kolby Smith · Western Kentucky 2013 · him Position, them Position
- Nick Holt · Western Kentucky 2013-2015 · him Position, them DC, Other
- Nick Petrino · Western Kentucky 2013 · him Position, them GA
- Bryan Ellis · Western Kentucky 2014-2015 · him Position, them Analyst, Position
- Tyson Helton* · Western Kentucky 2014-2015 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Clancy Pendergast · USC 2016-2018 · him Position, them DC
- Clay Helton* · USC 2016-2018 · him Position, them Head coach
- Johnny Nansen · USC 2016-2018 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Ronnie Bradford · USC 2016-2018 · him Position, them Position
- Tee Martin · USC 2016-2018 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tyson Helton* · USC 2016-2017 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Bryan Ellis · USC 2017-2018 · him Position, them Analyst, Position
- Dave Campo · USC 2018 · him Position, them Analyst
- Michael Hutchings · USC 2018 · him Position, them GA
- Tim Drevno · USC 2018 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Anthony Poindexter · Purdue 2020 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Bob Diaco · Purdue 2020 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Brian Brohm · Purdue 2020-2021 · him Analyst, Position, them OC, Position
- Greg Brown · Purdue 2020 · him Analyst, them Position
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Purdue 2020-2021 · him Analyst, Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Brohm* · Purdue 2020-2021 · him Analyst, Position, them Head coach
- Terrance Jamison · Purdue 2020 · him Analyst, them Position
- Brad Lambert · Purdue 2021 · him Position, them DC, Position
- David Elson · Purdue 2021 · him Position, them Analyst
- Mark Hagen · Purdue 2021 · him Position, them DC
- Ron English · Purdue 2021 · him Position, them DC, Position
Played together
- Eric Schumann · Alabama 1974-1977
- Mike Riley · Alabama 1974
- Sylvester Croom · Alabama 1974