Coaches
Rob Likens
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Rob Likens
Played at Mississippi State 1985-1990
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | North Alabama | Position | RB | not known |
| 1993-1997 | North Alabama | Position | WR | not known |
| 1998-2003 | Temple | Position | WR | Bobby Wallace |
| 2004-2005 | Southeast Missouri State | OC | OC/QB/WR | not known |
| 2006-2009 | Central Connecticut | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2010-2012 | Louisiana Tech | Position | AHC/QB | Sonny Dykes* |
| 2013 | California | Position | AHC/OWR | Sonny Dykes* |
| 2014 | California | Position | AHC/PGC/OWR | Sonny Dykes* |
| 2015-2016 | Kansas | OC | OC/QB✓ | David Beaty |
| 2017 | Arizona State | Position | PGC/WR | Todd Graham |
| 2018-2019 | Arizona State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Herm Edwards |
| 2020 | Miami | Position | WR | Manny Diaz* |
| 2021 | Miami | Position | PGC/WR | Manny Diaz* |
| 2022- | SMU | OC | AHC/Co-OC/WR✓ | Rhett Lashlee* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kansas | Offensive coordinator | 121 | 125 | 126 | 113 | 128 |
| 2016 | Kansas | Offensive coordinator | 126 | 125 | 125 | 121 | 128 |
| 2018 | Arizona State | Offensive coordinator | 30 | 44 | 38 | 46 | 130 |
| 2019 | Arizona State | Offensive coordinator | 93 | 92 | 84 | 30 | 130 |
| 2023 | SMU | Co-offensive coordinator | 22 | 9 | 45 | 32 | 133 |
| 2024 | SMU | Co-offensive coordinator | 37 | 19 | 61 | 22 | 134 |
| 2025 | SMU | Co-offensive coordinator | 22 | 46 | 54 | 37 | 136 |
| 2026 | SMU | Co-offensive coordinator | 11 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 138 |
Worked under
- Bobby Wallace · Temple 1998-2003 (Position)
- Sonny Dykes* · Louisiana Tech 2010-2012 (Other, Position)
- Sonny Dykes* · California 2013-2014 (Other, Position)
- David Beaty · Kansas 2015-2016 (OC, Position)
- Todd Graham · Arizona State 2017 (Other, Position)
- Herm Edwards · Arizona State 2018-2019 (OC, Position)
- Manny Diaz* · Miami 2020-2021 (Other, Position)
- Rhett Lashlee* · SMU 2022-2026 (OC, Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Bobby Wallace · North Alabama 1992-1997 · him Position, them Head coach
- Raymond Monica · North Alabama 1992-1997 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Willie J. Slater · North Alabama 1992-1997 · him Position, them OC
- Ashley Ingram · North Alabama 1997 · him Position, them GA
- Ashley Ingram · Temple 1998 · him Position, them GA
- Bobby Wallace · Temple 1998-2003 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mike MacIntyre · Temple 1998 · him Position, them DC
- Raymond Monica · Temple 1998-2003 · him Position, them DC
- Dave Brock · Temple 2002 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Billings · Southeast Missouri State 2004-2005 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Ryan Nielsen · Central Connecticut 2008-2009 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Sonny Dykes* · Louisiana Tech 2010-2012 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Tommy Spangler · Louisiana Tech 2010-2012 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Tony Franklin · Louisiana Tech 2010-2012 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Andy Buh · California 2013 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Jim Michalczik · California 2013 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Sonny Dykes* · California 2013-2014 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Terrance Jamison · California 2013 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Tony Franklin · California 2013-2014 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Art Kaufman · California 2014 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Clint Bowen · Kansas 2015-2016 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Dave Campo · Kansas 2015 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- David Beaty · Kansas 2015-2016 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Kenny Perry · Kansas 2015-2016 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Kevin Kane · Kansas 2015 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Nate Dreiling · Kansas 2015-2016 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Garrett Riley · Kansas 2016 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Billy Napier* · Arizona State 2017 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Dave Christensen · Arizona State 2017-2019 · him OC, Other, Position, them Analyst, Position
- John Simon · Arizona State 2017-2018 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Jordan Somerville · Arizona State 2017-2019 · him OC, Other, Position, them GA
- Keith Patterson · Arizona State 2017 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Phil Bennett · Arizona State 2017 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Rob Sale · Arizona State 2017 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Todd Graham · Arizona State 2017 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Antonio Pierce · Arizona State 2018-2019 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Danny Gonzales · Arizona State 2018-2019 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other
- Herm Edwards · Arizona State 2018-2019 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Shaun Nua · Arizona State 2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tony White · Arizona State 2018-2019 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jamar Cain · Arizona State 2019 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Marvin Lewis · Arizona State 2019 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Shaun Aguano · Arizona State 2019 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Blake Baker · Miami 2020 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Ephraim Banda · Miami 2020 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Jonathan Brewer · Miami 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Manny Diaz* · Miami 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Rhett Lashlee* · Miami 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Todd Stroud · Miami 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Bob Shoop · Miami 2021 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Jess Simpson · Miami 2021 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Travaris Robinson · Miami 2021 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Casey Woods* · SMU 2022-2025 · him OC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Garin Justice · SMU 2022-2026 · him OC, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Jonathan Brewer · SMU 2022-2023 · him OC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Rhett Lashlee* · SMU 2022-2026 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Scott Symons · SMU 2022-2025 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Maurice Crum Jr. · SMU 2023-2026 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Rickey Hunley Jr. · SMU 2024-2026 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC
Played together
- Jason Simpson · Mississippi State 1990