Coaches
Lyle Hemphill
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Lyle Hemphill
Played at Ursinus 1998-2002
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-2003 | Delaware Valley | ST coord. | DB/ST | not known |
| 2004-2005 | Delaware | Position | GA/secondary | not known |
| 2006-2009 | Hofstra | ST coord. | ST/DB | not known |
| 2010 | Delaware | Position | CB | not known |
| 2011-2012 | Stony Brook | Position | S | not known |
| 2013-2016 | Stony Brook | DC | DC/S | not known |
| 2017-2018 | Wake Forest | Position | S | Dave Clawson |
| 2018 | Wake Forest | DCinterim | Defensive coordinator (interim) · season pages | Dave Clawson |
| 2019-2021 | Wake Forest | DC | DC/S✓ | Dave Clawson |
| 2022 | Duke | Position | S | Mike Elko* |
| 2023 | Duke | DC | co-DC/S✓ | Mike Elko* |
| 2024 | James Madison | DC | DC/S✓ | Bob Chesney*+ |
| 2025 | Texas A&M | Other | sr. asst. | Mike Elko* |
| 2026- | Texas A&M (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2026 | Texas A&M | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Mike Elko* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wake Forest | Defensive coordinator | 70 | 58 | 48 | 89 | 130 |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | Defensive coordinator | 76 | 75 | 89 | 70 | 127 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | Defensive coordinator | 76 | 75 | 97 | 76 | 130 |
| 2023 | Duke | Co-defensive coordinator | 44 | 25 | 78 | 57 | 133 |
| 2024 | James Madison | Defensive coordinator | 7 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 134 |
Worked under
- Dave Clawson · Wake Forest 2017-2021 (DC, Position)
- Mike Elko* · Duke 2022-2023 (DC, Position)
- Bob Chesney*+ · James Madison 2024 (DC, Position)
- Mike Elko* · Texas A&M 2026 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Bob Chesney*+ · Delaware Valley 2002 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- G. A. Mangus · Delaware Valley 2002-2003 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- K.C. Keeler* · Delaware 2004-2010 · him GA, Position, them Head coach
- Kirk Ciarrocca · Delaware 2004-2005 · him GA, Position, them OC, Position
- Kyle Flood · Delaware 2004 · him GA, Position, them Other, Position
- Bobby Acosta · Delaware 2005 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Isaac Collins · Delaware 2005 · him GA, Position, them Other
- Neal Brown* · Delaware 2005 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Dave Cohen · Hofstra 2006-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Ed Foley · Hofstra 2006-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- John Perry · Hofstra 2006 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Mike Elko* · Hofstra 2006-2008 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other, Position
- Sean Spencer · Hofstra 2006 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Dave Patenaude · Hofstra 2007-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Rich Nagy · Hofstra 2009 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Damian Wroblewski · Delaware 2010 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Jim Hofher · Delaware 2010 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Chuck Priore · Stony Brook 2011-2016 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Behrman · Stony Brook 2011-2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Tyler Santucci · Stony Brook 2011-2013 · him DC, Position, them GA, Position
- Dave Clawson · Wake Forest 2017-2021 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Dave Cohen · Wake Forest 2017-2021 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jay Sawvel* · Wake Forest 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Warren Ruggiero · Wake Forest 2017-2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Scott Boone · Wake Forest 2018 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Tom Gilmore · Wake Forest 2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tyler Santucci · Wake Forest 2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Adam Cushing · Duke 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jess Simpson · Duke 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Kevin Johns · Duke 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Elko* · Duke 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Rich Skrosky · Duke 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Robb Smith · Duke 2022 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Trooper Taylor · Duke 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Tyler Santucci · Duke 2023 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Bob Chesney*+ · James Madison 2024 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Dean Kennedy · James Madison 2024 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Elijah Robinson · Texas A&M 2026 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Holmon Wiggins · Texas A&M 2026 · him DC, them OC
- Joey Lynch · Texas A&M 2026 · him DC, them Position
- John Perry · Texas A&M 2026 · him DC, them Position
- Mike Elko* · Texas A&M 2026 · him DC, them Head coach
- Travis Williams · Texas A&M 2026 · him DC, them Position
- Trooper Taylor · Texas A&M 2026 · him DC, them Other, Position