Coaches
Chris Kiffin
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Chris Kiffin
Played at Colorado State 2000-2004
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-2006 | Idaho | Other | Assistant | Nick Holt (2005), Dennis Erickson (2006) |
| 2007 | Ole Miss | GA | Graduate assistant | Ed Orgeron |
| 2008-2009 | Nebraska | Analyst | Defensive quality control assistant | Bo Pelini |
| 2010 | USC | Other | Defensive administrative assistant | Lane Kiffin*+ |
| 2011 | Arkansas State (unknown) | Position | Defensive line coach | Hugh Freeze |
| 2012-2016 | Ole Miss | Position | Defensive line coach & defensive recruiting coordinator | Hugh Freeze |
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic | DC | Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach✓ | Lane Kiffin*+ |
| 2018-2019 | San Francisco 49ers (pro) | Position | Pass rush specialist coach | not known |
| 2020-2022 | Cleveland Browns (pro) | Position | Defensive line coach | not known |
| 2023 | Houston Texans (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2024-2025 | Ole Miss | Analyst | Defensive analyst | Lane Kiffin*+ |
| 2026- | LSU | DC | Co-defensive coordinator & linebackers coach✓ | Lane Kiffin*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic | Defensive coordinator | 60 | 36 | 60 | 128 | 130 |
| 2026 | LSU | Co-defensive coordinator | 16 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 138 |
Worked under
- Nick Holt · Idaho 2005 (Other)
- Dennis Erickson · Idaho 2006 (Other)
- Ed Orgeron · Ole Miss 2007 (GA)
- Bo Pelini · Nebraska 2008-2009 (Analyst)
- Hugh Freeze · Arkansas State 2011 (Position)
- Hugh Freeze · Ole Miss 2012-2016 (Position)
- Lane Kiffin*+ · Florida Atlantic 2017 (DC, Position)
- Lane Kiffin*+ · Ole Miss 2024-2025 (Analyst)
- Lane Kiffin*+ · LSU 2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Jason Eck* · Idaho 2005-2006 · him Other, them Other, Position
- Jeff Mills · Idaho 2005-2006 · him Other, them DC, Other, Position
- Joel Thomas · Idaho 2005 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Johnny Nansen · Idaho 2005-2006 · him Other, them Position, ST coord.
- Jonathan Smith · Idaho 2005-2006 · him Other, them Position
- Nate Kaczor · Idaho 2005 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Nick Holt · Idaho 2005 · him Other, them Head coach
- Dan Cozzetto · Idaho 2006 · him Other, them OC
- Dennis Erickson · Idaho 2006 · him Other, them Head coach
- Chris Rippon · Ole Miss 2007-2016 · him GA, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Dan Werner · Ole Miss 2007-2016 · him GA, Position, them OC
- Ed Orgeron · Ole Miss 2007 · him GA, them Head coach
- Frank Wilson · Ole Miss 2007 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Hugh Freeze · Ole Miss 2007-2016 · him GA, Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- John Thompson · Ole Miss 2007 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Ryan Nielsen · Ole Miss 2007 · him GA, them Position
- Barney Cotton · Nebraska 2008-2009 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Bo Pelini · Nebraska 2008-2009 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Carl Pelini · Nebraska 2008-2009 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- John Papuchis · Nebraska 2008-2009 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- Marvin Sanders · Nebraska 2008-2009 · him Analyst, them Position
- Mike Ekeler · Nebraska 2008-2009 · him Analyst, them Position
- Shawn Watson · Nebraska 2008-2009 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Tim Beck · Nebraska 2008-2009 · him Analyst, them Position
- Joe Moglia · Nebraska 2009 · him Analyst, them Other
- Corey Batoon · Arkansas State 2011 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Dave Wommack · Arkansas State 2011 · him Position, them DC, Position
- David Gunn · Arkansas State 2011 · him Position, them Head coach, Position
- Grant Heard · Arkansas State 2011 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Hugh Freeze · Arkansas State 2011 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jon Bradley · Arkansas State 2011 · him Position, them GA
- Tom Allen · Arkansas State 2011 · him Position, them Other
- Corey Batoon · Ole Miss 2012-2016 · him Position, them Analyst, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Dave Wommack · Ole Miss 2012-2016 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Derrick Nix · Ole Miss 2012-2016 · him Position, them Position
- Grant Heard · Ole Miss 2012-2016 · him Position, them Position
- Kane Wommack · Ole Miss 2012-2013 · him Position, them GA
- Matt Luke · Ole Miss 2012-2016 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tom Allen · Ole Miss 2012-2014 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Wesley McGriff · Ole Miss 2012 · him Position, them DC
- Jason Jones · Ole Miss 2013-2016 · him Position, them DC
- Ryan Aplin · Ole Miss 2013 · him Position, them GA
- Clint Trickett · Florida Atlantic 2017 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Corey Batoon · Florida Atlantic 2017 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Garin Justice · Florida Atlantic 2017 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Kendal Briles · Florida Atlantic 2017 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Lane Kiffin*+ · Florida Atlantic 2017 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Mark Cala · Florida Atlantic 2017 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Monte Kiffin · Florida Atlantic 2017 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Bryan Brown · Ole Miss 2024-2025 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Charlie Weis Jr. · Ole Miss 2024-2025 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- George McDonald · Ole Miss 2024-2025 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Joe Cox · Ole Miss 2024-2025 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Lane Kiffin*+ · Ole Miss 2024-2025 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Lou Spanos · Ole Miss 2024-2025 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Pete Golding*+ · Ole Miss 2024-2025 · him Analyst, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Zach Arnett · Ole Miss 2024 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Blake Baker · LSU 2026 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Charlie Weis Jr. · LSU 2026 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Chuck Bullough · LSU 2026 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2026 · him DC, Position, them Other
- George McDonald · LSU 2026 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Joe Cox · LSU 2026 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Lane Kiffin*+ · LSU 2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Lou Spanos · LSU 2026 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Tee Martin · LSU 2026 · him DC, Position, them Analyst