Butch Jones
Head Coach at Arkansas State since 2021.
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- Seasons coached
- 40
- First season
- 1987
- Teams
- 10
Career
17 stints
1980s
- 1987–1989Tampa Bay BuccaneersAssistant Coach
1990s
- 1990–1992RutgersGraduate Assistant
- 1993–1994WilkesOffensive Coordinator
- 1995Ferris StateRunning Backs
- 1996–1997Ferris StateOffensive Coordinator
- 1998Central MichiganTight Ends
- 1999Central MichiganWide Receivers
2000s
- 2000Central MichiganRunning Backs
- 2001–2003Central MichiganOffensive Coordinator
- 2004Central MichiganRunning Backs
- 2005–2006West VirginiaWide Receivers
- 2007–2009Central MichiganHead Coach
2010s
- 2010–2012CincinnatiHead CoachInterim
- 2013–2017TennesseeHead Coach
- 2018–2020AlabamaAnalyst
2020s
- 2021–presentArkansas StateHead Coach
- 2021–2026Arkansas StateAssistant Coach
Coaching tree
8 mentors, 86 protégés, 9 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
106
- 2026Ben ArmerMentored · Arkansas State
- 2026Ben BrownMentored · Arkansas State
- 2026Caleb GullahornMentored · Arkansas State
- 2026Connor LawsonMentored · Arkansas State
- 2026Derrick LettMentored · Arkansas State
- 2026Donnie PezzettiMentored · Arkansas State
- 2026Garrett AltmanMentored · Arkansas State
- 2026Grace WrightMentored · Arkansas State
- 2026Griff McCarleyMentored · Arkansas State
- 2026Harry SatterwhiteMentored · Arkansas State
- 2026Hudson AlexanderMentored · Arkansas State
- 2026Isabella BogdanMentored · Arkansas State
- 2026Jake BalliuMentored · Arkansas State
- 2026Jeff EberhardtMentored · Arkansas State
- 2026Kenny HillMentored · Arkansas State
91 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
49
- 2026Ben ArmerSucceeded by · Arkansas State
- 2026Ben BrownSucceeded by · Arkansas State
- 2026Caleb GullahornSucceeded by · Arkansas State
- 2026Luke VanlandinghamSucceeded by · Arkansas State
- 2021Blake AndersonSucceeded · Arkansas State
- 2021Dave HuxtableSucceeded by · Alabama
- 2021Ed PinkhamSucceeded · Arkansas State
- 2021George BankoSucceeded by · Alabama
- 2021Jake LongSucceeded by · Alabama
- 2021Kevin SumlinSucceeded by · Alabama
- 2021Mark OprheySucceeded by · Alabama
- 2021Nick CochranSucceeded by · Alabama
- 2021Ron CooperSucceeded by · Alabama
- 2021Terry MohajirSucceeded · Arkansas State
- 2021Will LawingSucceeded by · Alabama
34 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
40 seasons
- Arkansas StateHead coach · 2021–2026 · current6
- Arkansas StatePosition coach · 2021–20266
- TennesseeHead coach · 2013–20175
- Central MichiganPosition coach · 1998–20044
- AlabamaAnalyst · 2018–20203
- CincinnatiHead coach · 2010–20123
- Central MichiganHead coach · 2007–20093
- Central MichiganCoordinator · 2001–20033
- RutgersAnalyst · 1990–19923
- Tampa Bay BuccaneersPosition coach · 1987–19893
- West VirginiaPosition coach · 2005–20062
- Ferris StateCoordinator · 1996–19972
- WilkesCoordinator · 1993–19942
- Ferris StatePosition coach · 19951
Pipeline
5 of 31 coordinators
- 2 seasonsRob Harleyunder at Arkansas State 2021 · head coach at Northern Illinois2026
- 11 seasonsKerry Coombsunder at Cincinnati 2010 · head coach at Cincinnati2022
- 3 seasonsLarry Scottunder at Tennessee 2016 · head coach at Howard2020
- 0 seasonsBrady Hokeunder at Tennessee 2017 · head coach at Tennessee2017
- 4 seasonsMark Elderunder at Cincinnati 2010 · head coach at Eastern Kentucky2016
- 1 seasonMark Elderunder at Tennessee 2013 · head coach at Eastern Kentucky2016
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Butch Jones. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.