Coaches
John Rudzinski
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
John Rudzinski
Played at Air Force 2002-2005
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-2006 | Air Force | GA | GA | Fisher DeBerry |
| 2007-2009 | First Baptist School (South Carolina) (unknown) | Analyst | DA | not known |
| 2010-2011 | Air Force | Analyst | DA | Troy Calhoun* |
| 2012-2013 | Air Force | Position | OLB/RC | Troy Calhoun* |
| 2014 | Air Force | Position | DB/RC | Troy Calhoun* |
| 2015-2017 | Air Force | Position | DB | Troy Calhoun* |
| 2018-2021 | Air Force | DC | DC/DB✓ | Troy Calhoun* |
| 2022- | Virginia | DC | DC/DB✓ | Tony Elliott* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Air Force | Defensive coordinator | 72 | 71 | 36 | 111 | 130 |
| 2019 | Air Force | Defensive coordinator | 48 | 46 | 42 | 72 | 130 |
| 2020 | Air Force | Defensive coordinator | 28 | 11 | 70 | 48 | 127 |
| 2021 | Air Force | Defensive coordinator | 68 | 42 | 17 | 28 | 130 |
| 2022 | Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 40 | 47 | 52 | 114 | 131 |
| 2023 | Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 112 | 113 | 112 | 40 | 133 |
| 2024 | Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 114 | 88 | 70 | 112 | 134 |
| 2025 | Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 23 | 15 | 18 | 114 | 136 |
| 2026 | Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 68 | 57 | 64 | 23 | 138 |
Worked under
- Fisher DeBerry · Air Force 2005-2006 (GA)
- Troy Calhoun* · Air Force 2010-2021 (Analyst, DC, Other, Position)
- Tony Elliott* · Virginia 2022-2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Blane Morgan · Air Force 2005-2014 · him Analyst, GA, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Brian Knorr · Air Force 2005-2021 · him DC, GA, Position, them Other, Position
- Charlton Warren · Air Force 2005-2013 · him Analyst, GA, Other, Position, them DC, GA, Other, Position
- Fisher DeBerry · Air Force 2005-2006 · him GA, them Head coach
- Richard Bell · Air Force 2005-2006 · him GA, them DC
- Brad White · Air Force 2010-2011 · him Analyst, them Position
- Clay Hendrix · Air Force 2010-2016 · him Analyst, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Matt Wallerstedt · Air Force 2010-2011 · him Analyst, them DC
- Mike Thiessen · Air Force 2010-2021 · him Analyst, DC, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Troy Calhoun* · Air Force 2010-2021 · him Analyst, DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Desmond Kitchings · Air Force 2011 · him Analyst, them Position
- Jake Moreland · Air Force 2012-2016 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Steve Russ · Air Force 2012-2017 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Ron Vanderlinden · Air Force 2014-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Terrance Jamison · Air Force 2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bill Sheridan · Air Force 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Desmond Kitchings · Virginia 2022-2026 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Taylor Lamb · Virginia 2022-2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tony Elliott* · Virginia 2022-2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Dave Patenaude · Virginia 2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
Played together
- Will Healy · Air Force 2003