Coaches
Todd Bates
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Todd Bates
Played at Alabama 2001-2004
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Talladega HS (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 2008-2011 | Oxford HS (AL) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 2011-2012 | Idaho State | Position | DL | not known |
| 2013 | East Central CC (unknown) | Position | DL | not known |
| 2014-2016 | Jacksonville State | Position | DL | not known |
| 2017 | Clemson | Position | DL | Dabo Swinney* |
| 2018-2019 | Clemson | Position | DT | Dabo Swinney* |
| 2020-2021 | Clemson | Position | DT/RC | Dabo Swinney* |
| 2022- | Oklahoma | DC | co-DC/DT✓ | Brent Venables* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Oklahoma | Co-defensive coordinator | 99 | 75 | 87 | 73 | 131 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma | Co-defensive coordinator | 17 | 36 | 27 | 99 | 133 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | Co-defensive coordinator | 14 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 134 |
| 2025 | Oklahoma | Co-defensive coordinator | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 136 |
| 2026 | Oklahoma | Defensive coordinator | 7 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 138 |
Worked under
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2017-2021 (Other, Position)
- Brent Venables* · Oklahoma 2022-2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Anthony Tucker · Idaho State 2011-2012 · him Position, them Position
- Brandon Hall · Jacksonville State 2014-2016 · him Position, them DC, Position
- David Blackwell · Jacksonville State 2014-2016 · him Position, them DC, Position
- John Grass · Jacksonville State 2014-2016 · him Position, them Head coach
- Brandon Streeter · Clemson 2017-2021 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Brent Venables* · Clemson 2017-2021 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2017-2021 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Scott · Clemson 2017-2019 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mickey Conn · Clemson 2017-2021 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Robbie Caldwell · Clemson 2017-2021 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Tony Elliott* · Clemson 2017-2021 · him Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Wes Goodwin · Clemson 2018-2021 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Terry Bowden · Clemson 2019-2020 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Chandler Whitmer · Clemson 2020 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Ted Roof · Clemson 2021 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Oklahoma 2022-2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Brandon Hall · Oklahoma 2022-2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Brent Venables* · Oklahoma 2022-2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Cale Gundy · Oklahoma 2022 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jay Valai · Oklahoma 2022-2025 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Jeff Lebby* · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Jon Finley · Oklahoma 2022-2025 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Wells · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Ted Roof · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Seth Littrell · Oklahoma 2023-2024 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Kevin Johns · Oklahoma 2024 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Zac Alley · Oklahoma 2024 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Ben Arbuckle · Oklahoma 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Wilson · Oklahoma 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Nate Dreiling · Oklahoma 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Wes Goodwin · Oklahoma 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jason Witten · Oklahoma 2026 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
Played together
- Gabe Giardina · Alabama 2001-2003
- Lance Taylor* · Alabama 2001-2003
- A. J. Milwee · Alabama 2004