Charles Huff
Charles Huff went 44–27 as a head coach, 2021–2026, at Marshall, Southern Miss and Memphis. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (2026, 5–1); by them his record is 44–26. Share
- Record
- 44–27 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Apr 26, 1983
- Alma mater
- Hampton 2005
- Best season
- 2024 10–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Marshall | 7–6 | T–2nd (East) | New Orleans Bowl L | ||
| 2022 | Marshall | 9–4 | 3rd | Myrtle Beach Bowl W | ||
| 2023 | Marshall | 6–7 | T–5th | Frisco Bowl L | ||
| 2024 | Marshall | 10–3 | 1st | Independence (not played) | ||
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 7–5 | T–2nd | New Orleans (not coached) | ||
| 2026 | Memphis | 5–2 (Wikipedia: 5–1) |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Against rivals | 9 | 5–4 | 56% |
| Conference games | 43 | 27–16 | 63% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 23 | 15–8 | 65% |
| At home | 34 | 25–9 | 74% |
| On the road | 34 | 18–16 | 53% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 39 | 31–8 | 79% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 32 | 13–19 | 41% |
His own 71 games on file, 2021–2026, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rahne 2021–2024 | 4–0 | Old Dominion | 4 | |
| Clay Helton 2022–2025 | 3–1 | Georgia Southern | 4 | |
| Michael Desormeaux 2021–2025 | 2–2 | Louisiana | 4 | |
| Shawn Clark 2021–2024 | 2–2 | App State | 4 | |
| Butch Jones 2023–2026 | 3–0 | Arkansas State | 3 |
Charles Huff’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| App Stateseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Old Dominionseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Georgia Southernseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Louisianaseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Arkansas Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| James Madisonseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Georgia Stateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Coastal Carolinaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
National title staffs
Every title staff- Won a national title on Alabama’s 2020 staff (associate head coach, running backs) · the staff · source
The champions’ staffs from 1990 on, as the schools listed them that season: Staff lists: Drew Hoover’s how-many-rings (MIT), from the schools’ media guides and staff pages. Roles as the source words them.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Tennessee State | Offensive line coach | |
| 2007–08 | Tennessee State | Tight ends coach | |
| 2009 | Maryland | Assistant offensive line | |
| 2010 | Hampton | Offensive line coach | |
| 2011 | Vanderbilt | Offensive quality control coach | |
| 2012 | Buffalo Bills NFL | Assistant running backs | |
| 2013 | Western Michigan | Running backs coach | |
| 2014–17 | Penn State | Running backs coach | |
| 2018 | Mississippi State | Running backs coach | |
| 2019–20 | Alabama | Running backs coach | |
| 2021–24 | Marshall | Head coach | |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | Head coach | |
| 2026–present | Memphis | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Ralph FriedgenMaryland
- James FranklinVanderbilt, Penn State
- Chan GaileyBuffalo Bills
- P.J. FleckWestern Michigan
- Joe MoorheadMississippi State
- Nick SabanAlabama
Assistants who became head coaches
- Lance GuidryMiami (OH), Western Kentucky, McNeese
- Bob ShoopColumbia
- Blake AndersonArkansas State, Utah State, Southern Miss
- Brad SalemAugustana (SD)
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Friedgen | Maryland | 2009 | Assistant offensive line | |
| James Franklin | Vanderbilt | 2011 | Offensive quality control coach | |
| Chan Gailey | Buffalo Bills NFL | 2012 | Assistant running backs | |
| P.J. Fleck | Western Michigan | 2013 | Running backs coach | |
| James Franklin | Penn State | 2014–17 | Running backs coach | |
| Joe Moorhead | Mississippi State | 2018 | Running backs coach | |
| Nick Saban | Alabama | 2019–20 | Running backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Guidry | Marshall, 2021–22: defensive coordinator and safeties coach; Memphis, 2026: defensive coordinator | Miami (OH), Western Kentucky, McNeese | |
| Bob Shoop | Marshall, 2024: safeties coach | Columbia | |
| Blake Anderson | Southern Miss, 2025: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Arkansas State, Utah State, Southern Miss | |
| Brad Salem | Memphis, 2026: tight ends coach | Augustana (SD) |
Other assistants under him (7)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Clint Trickett | Marshall, 2021: wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator; 2022–23: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Tim Cramsey | Marshall, 2021: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Jason Semore | Marshall, 2023–24: defensive coordinator; Southern Miss, 2025: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Seth Doege | Marshall, 2024: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Joe Bolden | Southern Miss, 2025: special teams coach | |
| David Weeks | Memphis, 2026: co-offensive coordinator | |
| Kevin Decker | Memphis, 2026: offensive coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.
How he coached
Huff’s teams went for it on 19% of fourth downs and on 35% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 48% of plays and took 24.1 seconds a play, 2021–2026.
| Season | School | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 12 g | Marshall | 17 of 92 18% | 34% | 54% | 21.4 | +0.08 | |
| 2022 10 g | Marshall | 17 of 99 17% | 37% | 39% | 26.2 | −0.11 | |
| 2023 13 g | Marshall | 25 of 114 22% | 38% | 54% | 25.5 | −0.08 | |
| 2024 12 g | Marshall | 14 of 87 16% | 21% | 42% | 25.1 | +0.10 | |
| 2025 13 g | Southern Miss | 21 of 107 20% | 41% | 52% | 22.8 | +0.04 | |
| 2026 7 g | Memphis | 8 of 38 21% | 35% | 43% | 24.2 | +0.14 | |
| All 67 g | 102 of 537 19% | 35% | 48% | 24.1 | +0.02 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.