Coaches
Robert Bala
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Robert Bala
Played at Palomar 2004-2005, Southern Utah 2006-2007
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | Snow | Position | LB | not known |
| 2011-2013 | Palomar | DC | DC | not known |
| 2014 | Oakland Raiders (pro) | GA | intern | not known |
| 2015-2016 | Palomar (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2017 | OUAZ | ST coord. | ST | not known |
| 2018-2021 | Southern Utah | DC | DC/LB/CB✓ | not known |
| 2022 | Liberty | Analyst | analyst | Hugh Freeze |
| 2023 | Alabama | Position | LB | Nick Saban |
| 2024 | Washington | Position | ILB | Jedd Fisch* |
| 2025 | Florida | DC | co-DC/ILB✓ | Billy Napier* |
| 2026- | James Madison | DC | DC✓ | Billy Napier* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida | Co-defensive coordinator | 81 | 62 | 92 | 51 | 136 |
| 2026 | James Madison | Defensive coordinator | 19 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 138 |
Worked under
- Hugh Freeze · Liberty 2022 (Analyst)
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2023 (Position)
- Jedd Fisch* · Washington 2024 (Position)
- Billy Napier* · Florida 2025 (DC, Position)
- Billy Napier* · James Madison 2026 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Demario Warren · Southern Utah 2018-2021 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Matt Wade · Southern Utah 2021 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Hugh Freeze · Liberty 2022 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Jack Curtis · Liberty 2022 · him Analyst, them DC
- Josh Aldridge · Liberty 2022 · him Analyst, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Kent Austin · Liberty 2022 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Maurice Harris · Liberty 2022 · him Analyst, them OC
- Charlie Strong · Alabama 2023 · him Position, them Analyst
- Coleman Hutzler · Alabama 2023 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Derek Dooley · Alabama 2023 · him Position, them Analyst
- Holmon Wiggins · Alabama 2023 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Joe Cox · Alabama 2023 · him Position, them Position
- John McNulty · Alabama 2023 · him Position, them Analyst
- Kevin Steele · Alabama 2023 · him Position, them DC
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2023 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tommy Rees · Alabama 2023 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Travaris Robinson · Alabama 2023 · him Position, them Position
- Brennan Carroll · Washington 2024 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jedd Fisch* · Washington 2024 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jimmie Dougherty · Washington 2024 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Stephen Belichick · Washington 2024 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Vinnie Sunseri · Washington 2024 · him Position, them Position
- Billy Gonzales · Florida 2025 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, Position
- Billy Napier* · Florida 2025 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Eric Kiesau · Florida 2025 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- John Donovan · Florida 2025 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Rob Sale · Florida 2025 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ron Roberts · Florida 2025 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Russ Callaway · Florida 2025 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Florida 2025 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Vinnie Sunseri · Florida 2025 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Billy Napier* · James Madison 2026 · him DC, them Head coach
- Brandon Bailey · James Madison 2026 · him DC, them Position
- Cam Aiken · James Madison 2026 · him DC, them OC
- Rob Sale · James Madison 2026 · him DC, them Position