Coaches
Eli Drinkwitz
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Eli Drinkwitz*+
Head coach, Missouri · alma mater (CFBD): Arkansas Tech
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Alma HS (AR) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 2006-2009 | Springdale HS (AR) (HS) | OC | OC | not known |
| 2010-2011 | Auburn | Analyst | QC | Gene Chizik |
| 2012 | Arkansas State | Position | RB | Gus Malzahn |
| 2013 | Arkansas State | OC | co-OC/RB✓ | Bryan Harsin |
| 2014 | Boise State | Position | TE | Bryan Harsin |
| 2015 | Boise State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Bryan Harsin |
| 2016-2018 | NC State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Dave Doeren* |
| 2019 | App State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2020- | Missouri | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Arkansas State | Co-offensive coordinator | 61 | 65 | 54 | 10 | 125 |
| 2015 | Boise State | Offensive coordinator | 49 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 128 |
| 2016 | NC State | Offensive coordinator | 63 | 76 | 75 | 41 | 128 |
| 2017 | NC State | Offensive coordinator | 28 | 27 | 38 | 63 | 130 |
| 2018 | NC State | Offensive coordinator | 39 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | App State | 12-1 (13 of 14) | - → 19 | 16 | 23 | 11.3 | 85% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Missouri | 5-5 | - → - | 55 | 103 | -1.0 | 50% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Missouri | 6-7 | - → - | 53 | 116 | 3.1 | 50% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Missouri | 6-7 | - → - | 77 | 56 | 8.1 | 46% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Missouri | 11-2 | - → 8 | 19 | 36 | 19.3 | 46% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Missouri | 10-3 | 11 → 22 | 70 | 34 | 14.0 | 85% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Missouri | 8-5 | - → - | 35 | 10 | 14.4 | 77% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Missouri | 6-3 | - → - | 56 | 36 | 13.7 | 62% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2010-2011 (Analyst)
- Gus Malzahn · Arkansas State 2012 (Position)
- Bryan Harsin · Arkansas State 2013 (OC, Position)
- Bryan Harsin · Boise State 2014-2015 (OC, Position)
- Dave Doeren* · NC State 2016-2018 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 24
- Charlie Harbison · App State 2019 (Position)
- D. J. Smith · App State 2019 (Position)
- Garrett Riley · App State 2019 (Position)
- Greg Gasparato · App State 2019 (Position)
- Shawn Clark · App State 2019 (Other, Position)
- Ted Roof · App State 2019 (DC)
- Bush Hamdan · Missouri 2020-2022 (Position)
- Casey Woods* · Missouri 2020-2021 (Other, Position)
- Curtis Luper · Missouri 2020-2026 (Position)
- David Gibbs · Missouri 2020 (Position)
- Ryan Walters · Missouri 2020 (DC, Position)
- Matt Linehan · Missouri 2021 (GA)
- Steve Wilks · Missouri 2021 (DC)
- Blake Baker · Missouri 2022-2023 (DC, Position)
- Kirby Moore* · Missouri 2023-2025 (OC, Position)
- Chris Ball · Missouri 2024-2026 (Analyst)
- Corey Batoon · Missouri 2024-2026 (DC)
- David Blackwell · Missouri 2024-2026 (Position)
- Jacob Yoro · Missouri 2024-2026 (Position)
- Sean Gleeson · Missouri 2024-2025 (Analyst, Position)
- Derek Nicholson · Missouri 2025-2026 (Position)
- Alex Atkins · Missouri 2026 (Position)
- Chip Lindsey · Missouri 2026 (OC)
- John Papuchis · Missouri 2026 (Analyst, ST coord.)
Level 2: on their staffs · 17
- Dale Jones · App State 2020-2022 (DC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Tony Petersen · App State 2020 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Frank Ponce · App State 2021-2024 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Mark Speir · App State 2021 (Analyst) · under Shawn Clark
- Kevin Barbay · App State 2022 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Lawrence Dawsey · App State 2022-2024 (Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Graham Harrell · Purdue 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Kevin Kane · Purdue 2023-2024 (DC, Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Matt Mattox · Purdue 2023 (Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Scot Sloan · App State 2023-2024 (DC) · under Shawn Clark
- Seth Doege · Purdue 2023 (Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Jason Simmons · Purdue 2024 (OC) · under Ryan Walters
- Derek Sage · Washington State 2026 (Position, ST coord.) · under Kirby Moore
- Jack Curtis · Missouri State 2026 (DC) · under Casey Woods
- Mark Cala · Missouri State 2026 (OC, Position) · under Casey Woods
- Matt Miller · Washington State 2026 (OC, Position) · under Kirby Moore
- Trent Bray · Washington State 2026 (DC, Position) · under Kirby Moore
Coached together
- Casey Woods* · Auburn 2010-2011 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Curtis Luper · Auburn 2010-2011 · him Analyst, them Position
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2010-2011 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Gus Malzahn · Auburn 2010-2011 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Jeff Grimes · Auburn 2010-2011 · him Analyst, them Position
- Rhett Lashlee* · Auburn 2010 · him Analyst, them GA
- Ted Roof · Auburn 2010-2011 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Tommy Thigpen · Auburn 2010-2011 · him Analyst, them Position
- Travis Williams · Auburn 2010-2011 · him Analyst, them GA
- Trooper Taylor · Auburn 2010-2011 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Brandon Hall · Arkansas State 2012 · him Position, them Position
- Casey Woods* · Arkansas State 2012 · him Position, them Other, Position
- David Gunn · Arkansas State 2012 · him Position, them Position
- Gus Malzahn · Arkansas State 2012 · him Position, them Head coach
- John Thompson · Arkansas State 2012-2013 · him OC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Jon Bradley · Arkansas State 2012 · him Position, them GA
- Keith Patterson · Arkansas State 2012 · him Position, them DC
- Kodi Burns · Arkansas State 2012 · him Position, them GA
- Rhett Lashlee* · Arkansas State 2012 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Scott Symons · Arkansas State 2012 · him Position, them Analyst
- Anthony Tucker · Arkansas State 2013 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Blake Baker · Arkansas State 2013 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Bryan Harsin · Arkansas State 2013 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Bush Hamdan · Arkansas State 2013 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Colin Hitschler · Arkansas State 2013 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Lee Marks · Arkansas State 2013 · him OC, Position, them Strength
- Andy Avalos · Boise State 2014-2015 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Bryan Harsin · Boise State 2014-2015 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Joel Filani · Boise State 2014 · him Position, them GA
- Junior Adams · Boise State 2014-2015 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Lee Marks · Boise State 2014-2015 · him OC, Position, them Position, Strength
- Marcel Yates · Boise State 2014-2015 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Boise State 2014 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Nate Potter · Boise State 2014 · him Position, them Analyst
- Matt Miller · Boise State 2015 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Clayton White · NC State 2016 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Dave Doeren* · NC State 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Dave Huxtable · NC State 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Desmond Kitchings · NC State 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Dwayne Ledford · NC State 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Eddie Faulkner · NC State 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- George McDonald · NC State 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Ryan Nielsen · NC State 2016 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Aaron Henry · NC State 2017-2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Kevin Patrick · NC State 2017-2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Nathan Burton · NC State 2017 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Joe Scelfo · NC State 2018 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Ted Roof · NC State 2018 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Charlie Harbison · App State 2019 · him Head coach, them Position
- D. J. Smith · App State 2019 · him Head coach, them Position
- Garrett Riley · App State 2019 · him Head coach, them Position
- Greg Gasparato · App State 2019 · him Head coach, them Position
- Shawn Clark · App State 2019 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Ted Roof · App State 2019 · him Head coach, them DC
- Bush Hamdan · Missouri 2020-2022 · him Head coach, them Position
- Casey Woods* · Missouri 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Charlie Harbison · Missouri 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Curtis Luper · Missouri 2020-2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- D. J. Smith · Missouri 2020-2024 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- David Gibbs · Missouri 2020 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ryan Walters · Missouri 2020 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Matt Linehan · Missouri 2021 · him Head coach, them GA
- Steve Wilks · Missouri 2021 · him Head coach, them DC
- Blake Baker · Missouri 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Kirby Moore* · Missouri 2023-2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Chris Ball · Missouri 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Corey Batoon · Missouri 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- David Blackwell · Missouri 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jacob Yoro · Missouri 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Sean Gleeson · Missouri 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- Derek Nicholson · Missouri 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Alex Atkins · Missouri 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chip Lindsey · Missouri 2026 · him Head coach, them OC
- Garrett Riley · Missouri 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- John Papuchis · Missouri 2026 · him Head coach, them Analyst, ST coord.