Coaches
Buster Faulkner
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Buster Faulkner
Played at Valdosta State 2000-2003, East Texas A&M 2004
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Valdosta State | Other | SA | not known |
| 2006 | Georgia | GA | GA | Mark Richt |
| 2007 | Valdosta State | Position | QB | not known |
| 2008 | Valdosta State | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2009 | Central Arkansas | Position | QB | not known |
| 2010 | Murray State | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2011-2015 | Middle Tennessee | OC | OC/QB✓ | Rick Stockstill |
| 2016 | Arkansas State | OC | OC✓ | Blake Anderson* |
| 2017-2018 | Arkansas State | OC | OC/TE✓ | Blake Anderson* |
| 2019 | Southern Miss | OC | OC/QB✓ | Jay Hopson |
| 2020-2022 | Georgia | Position | QC/QB | Kirby Smart*+ |
| 2023-2025 | Georgia Tech | OC | OC/TE✓ | Brent Key* |
| 2026- | Florida | OC | OC✓ | Jon Sumrall* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Middle Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 67 | 65 | 47 | 114 | 124 |
| 2013 | Middle Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 79 | 55 | 75 | 67 | 125 |
| 2014 | Middle Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 55 | 39 | 34 | 79 | 128 |
| 2015 | Middle Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 44 | 50 | 30 | 55 | 128 |
| 2016 | Arkansas State | Co-offensive coordinator | 105 | 92 | 112 | 64 | 128 |
| 2017 | Arkansas State | Offensive coordinator | 60 | 41 | 20 | 105 | 130 |
| 2018 | Arkansas State | Offensive coordinator | 46 | 65 | 55 | 60 | 130 |
| 2019 | Southern Miss | Offensive coordinator | 81 | 81 | 102 | 113 | 130 |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | Offensive coordinator | 34 | 40 | 42 | 125 | 133 |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | Offensive coordinator | 29 | 50 | 32 | 34 | 134 |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | Offensive coordinator | 21 | 22 | 7 | 29 | 136 |
| 2026 | Florida | Offensive coordinator | 40 | 39 | 56 | 87 | 138 |
Worked under
- Mark Richt · Georgia 2006 (GA)
- Rick Stockstill · Middle Tennessee 2011-2015 (OC, Position)
- Blake Anderson* · Arkansas State 2016-2018 (OC, Position)
- Jay Hopson · Southern Miss 2019 (OC, Position)
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 2020-2022 (Analyst, Position)
- Brent Key* · Georgia Tech 2023-2025 (OC, Position)
- Jon Sumrall* · Florida 2026 (OC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Chris Hatcher · Valdosta State 2005 · him Other, them Head coach
- David Dean · Valdosta State 2005-2008 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- John Jancek · Georgia 2006-2021 · him Analyst, GA, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Mark Richt · Georgia 2006 · him GA, them Head coach
- Mike Bobo · Georgia 2006-2022 · him Analyst, GA, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Neil Callaway · Georgia 2006 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Willie Martinez · Georgia 2006 · him GA, them DC, Position
- James Colzie III · Valdosta State 2007 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Maurice Linguist · Valdosta State 2008 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jerry Mack* · Central Arkansas 2009 · him Position, them Position
- Perry Eliano · Central Arkansas 2009 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Hatcher · Murray State 2010 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Mitch Stewart · Murray State 2010 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Rick Stockstill · Middle Tennessee 2011-2015 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Steve Ellis · Middle Tennessee 2011-2015 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Willie Simmons* · Middle Tennessee 2011 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Tyrone Nix · Middle Tennessee 2012-2015 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Chad Williams · Middle Tennessee 2013 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Tommy West · Middle Tennessee 2014-2015 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Kodi Burns · Middle Tennessee 2015 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Allen Rudolph · Arkansas State 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Blake Anderson* · Arkansas State 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Joe Cauthen · Arkansas State 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Trooper Taylor · Arkansas State 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Akeem Davis · Southern Miss 2019 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Derek Nicholson · Southern Miss 2019 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jay Hopson · Southern Miss 2019 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Reed Stringer · Southern Miss 2019 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Ryan Stanchek · Southern Miss 2019 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Scotty Walden* · Southern Miss 2019 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Billings · Southern Miss 2019 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Charlton Warren · Georgia 2020 · him Analyst, Position, them Position
- Cortez Hankton · Georgia 2020-2021 · him Analyst, Position, them Other, Position
- Dan Lanning*+ · Georgia 2020-2021 · him Analyst, Position, them DC, Position
- Dell McGee* · Georgia 2020-2022 · him Analyst, Position, them Other, Position
- Glenn Schumann · Georgia 2020-2022 · him Analyst, Position, them DC, Position
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 2020-2022 · him Analyst, Position, them Head coach
- Matt Luke · Georgia 2020-2021 · him Analyst, Position, them Other, Position
- Todd Monken · Georgia 2020-2022 · him Analyst, Position, them OC, Position
- Jahmile Addae · Georgia 2021 · him Analyst, Position, them Position
- Will Muschamp · Georgia 2021-2022 · him Analyst, Position, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Bryan McClendon · Georgia 2022 · him Analyst, Position, them Other, Position
- Fran Brown* · Georgia 2022 · him Analyst, Position, them Position
- Andrew Thacker · Georgia Tech 2023 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Brent Key* · Georgia Tech 2023-2025 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Chris Weinke · Georgia Tech 2023-2025 · him OC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Kevin Sherrer · Georgia Tech 2023 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jess Simpson · Georgia Tech 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tyler Santucci · Georgia Tech 2024 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Blake Gideon · Georgia Tech 2025 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Brian Bohannon · Georgia Tech 2025 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Brad White · Florida 2026 · him OC, them DC
- Brandon Harris · Florida 2026 · him OC, them Position
- Greg Gasparato · Florida 2026 · him OC, them Position
- Joe Craddock · Florida 2026 · him OC, them Position
- Jon Sumrall* · Florida 2026 · him OC, them Head coach
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Florida 2026 · him OC, them Analyst
Played together
- Mitch Stewart · Valdosta State 2001-2003