Coaches
Steve Russ
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Steve Russ
Played at Air Force
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Ohio | Position | Outside linebackers coach | Brian Knorr |
| 2002-2003 | Ohio | Position | Inside linebackers coach | Brian Knorr |
| 2004 | Ohio | ST coord. | Special teams/inside linebackers coach | Brian Knorr |
| 2005-2006 | Syracuse | Position | Linebackers coach | Greg Robinson |
| 2007 | Syracuse | DC | Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach✓ | Greg Robinson |
| 2008-2009 | Wake Forest | Position | Tight ends coach | Jim Grobe |
| 2010 | Wake Forest | Position | Linebackers coach | Jim Grobe |
| 2011 | Wake Forest | Position | Defensive backs coach | Jim Grobe |
| 2012 | Air Force | DC | Assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive back coach✓ | Troy Calhoun* |
| 2013 | Air Force | DC | Assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach✓ | Troy Calhoun* |
| 2014-2017 | Air Force | DC | Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach✓ | Troy Calhoun* |
| 2018-2019 | Carolina Panthers (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2020-2023 | Washington Football Team / Commanders (unknown) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2024 | Air Force | Other | Special assistant to the head coach | Troy Calhoun* |
| 2025 | UAB | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Trent Dilfer (2025), Alex Mortensen* (2025) |
| 2026- | Air Force | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Troy Calhoun* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Syracuse | Defensive coordinator | 112 | 83 | 112 | 87 | 119 |
| 2012 | Air Force | Co-defensive coordinator | 81 | 90 | 113 | 101 | 124 |
| 2013 | Air Force | Co-defensive coordinator | 124 | 122 | 125 | 81 | 125 |
| 2014 | Air Force | Defensive coordinator | 64 | 44 | 17 | 124 | 128 |
| 2015 | Air Force | Defensive coordinator | 76 | 60 | 10 | 64 | 128 |
| 2016 | Air Force | Defensive coordinator | 60 | 74 | 15 | 76 | 128 |
| 2017 | Air Force | Defensive coordinator | 111 | 111 | 73 | 60 | 130 |
| 2025 | UAB | Defensive coordinator | 135 | 136 | 133 | 98 | 136 |
| 2026 | Air Force | Defensive coordinator | 74 | 86 | 65 | 136 | 138 |
Worked under
- Brian Knorr · Ohio 2001-2004 (Position, ST coord.)
- Greg Robinson · Syracuse 2005-2007 (DC, Position)
- Jim Grobe · Wake Forest 2008-2011 (Position)
- Troy Calhoun* · Air Force 2012-2026 (DC, Other, Position)
- Trent Dilfer · UAB 2025 (DC)
- Alex Mortensen* · UAB 2025 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Brian Knorr · Ohio 2001-2004 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Tim Kish · Ohio 2001 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Tim DeRuyter · Ohio 2002-2004 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Bryan Nardo · Ohio 2004 · him Position, ST coord., them Other
- Brian Pariani · Syracuse 2005 · him Position, them OC
- Greg Robinson · Syracuse 2005-2007 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Major Applewhite* · Syracuse 2005 · him Position, them Position
- Brian White · Syracuse 2006-2007 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Brad Lambert · Wake Forest 2008-2010 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Brad White · Wake Forest 2008 · him Position, them GA
- Brian Knorr · Wake Forest 2008-2011 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Jim Grobe · Wake Forest 2008-2011 · him Position, them Head coach
- Steed Lobotzke · Wake Forest 2008-2011 · him Position, them OC
- Tim Billings · Wake Forest 2008-2011 · him Position, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Blane Morgan · Air Force 2012-2014 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Charlton Warren · Air Force 2012-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Other
- Clay Hendrix · Air Force 2012-2016 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Jake Moreland · Air Force 2012-2016 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- John Rudzinski · Air Force 2012-2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Mike Thiessen · Air Force 2012-2026 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Troy Calhoun* · Air Force 2012-2026 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Ron Vanderlinden · Air Force 2014-2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Brian Knorr · Air Force 2024 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Alex Mortensen* · UAB 2025 · him DC, them Head coach, OC
- Trent Dilfer · UAB 2025 · him DC, them Head coach