Tommy West
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- Seasons coached
- 42
- First season
- 1979
- Teams
- 10
Career
13 stints
1970s
- 1979Ole MissRunning Backs
1980s
1990s
- 1990TennesseeRunning Backs
- 1991–1992South CarolinaDefensive Coordinator
- 1993ChattanoogaHead Coach
- 1993–1998ClemsonHead Coach
2000s
2010s
- 2011UABDefensive Coordinator
- 2012Southern MissDefensive CoordinatorLinebackers
- 2014–2023Middle TennesseeDefensive Line
Coaching tree
9 mentors, 33 protégés, 13 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
44
- 2014–2023Rick StockstillCoached under · Middle Tennessee
- 2012Ellis JohnsonCoached under · Southern Miss
- 2011Neil CallawayCoached under · UAB
- 2009John WozniakMentored · Memphis
- 2009Kenny IngramMentored · Memphis
- 2008Tim WaltonMentored · Memphis
- 2007–2009Brent PryMentored · Memphis
- 2007–2009Darin HinshawMentored · Memphis
- 2007Derek JonesMentored · Memphis
- 2007–2008Garret ChachereMentored · Memphis
- 2007Rick KravitzMentored · Memphis
- 2006Tommie RobinsonMentored · Memphis
- 2004–2006Tyson HeltonMentored · Memphis
- 2003–2005Chris RumphMentored · Memphis
- 2003–2006Joe Lee DunnMentored · Memphis
29 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
21
- 2013David DugganSucceeded by · Southern Miss
- 2012Reggie JohnsonSucceeded by · UAB
- 2011Eric SchumannSucceeded · UAB
- 2010Craig StutzmannSucceeded by · Memphis
- 2010Larry PorterSucceeded by · Memphis
- 2010Larry PorterSucceeded by · Memphis
- 2001Rip SchererSucceeded · Memphis
- 2000John ThompsonSucceeded · Memphis
- 1999Herb HandSucceeded by · Clemson
- 1999Rodney AllisonSucceeded by · Clemson
- 1999Tommy BowdenSucceeded by · Clemson
- 1994Buddy GreenSucceeded by · Chattanooga
- 1993Buddy NixSucceeded · Chattanooga
- 1993Frank HowardSucceeded · Clemson
- 1993Ken HatfieldSucceeded · Clemson
6 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
42 seasons
- Middle TennesseePosition coach · 2014–202310
- MemphisHead coach · 2001–20099
- ClemsonPosition coach · 1982–19898
- ClemsonHead coach · 1993–19986
- South CarolinaCoordinator · 1991–19922
- App StatePosition coach · 1980–19812
- Southern MissCoordinator · 20121
- UABCoordinator · 20111
- MemphisCoordinator · 20001
- ChattanoogaHead coach · 19931
- TennesseePosition coach · 19901
- Ole MissPosition coach · 19791
Pipeline
8 of 18 coordinators
- 13 seasonsTyson Heltonunder at Memphis 2004 · head coach at Western Kentucky2019
- 4 seasonsClay Heltonunder at Memphis 2001 · head coach at USC2013
- 0 seasonsJoe Lee Dunnunder at Memphis 2003 · head coach at Ridgeway HS (TN)2006
- 8 seasonsRick Stockstillunder at Clemson 1993 · head coach at Middle Tennessee2006
- 1 seasonCharles Coeunder at Memphis 2001 · head coach at Alabama State2003
- 5 seasonsEllis Johnsonunder at Clemson 1996 · head coach at The Citadel2001
- 2 seasonsSteve Ensmingerunder at Clemson 1997 · head coach at Central HS (LA)2000
- 1 seasonBobby Johnsonunder at Clemson 1993 · head coach at Furman1994
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Tommy West. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.