David Gibbs
David Gibbs went 1–0 as a head coach, 2014, at Houston. Share
- Record
- 1–0 career
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2014 8–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Houston interim, bowl game | 1–0 | Armed Forces Bowl W |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
His own one games on file, 2014, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburghseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 | Oklahoma | Graduate assistant | |
| 1993–94 | Colorado | Graduate assistant | |
| 1995–96 | Kansas | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1997–2000 | Minnesota | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2001 | Denver Broncos NFL | Safeties coach | |
| 2002–04 | Denver Broncos NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2005 | Auburn | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2006–08 | Kansas City Chiefs NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2009–10 | Houston Texans NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2012 | Virginia Destroyers UFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2013–14 | Houston | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2014 | Houston | Interim head coach | |
| 2015–18 | Texas Tech | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2019–20 | Missouri | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2021–23 | UCF | Safeties coach | |
| 2023 | UCF | Co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach | |
| 2024–25 | Arizona State | Analyst | |
| 2026–present | Arizona State | Safeties coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Gary GibbsOklahoma
- Bill McCartneyColorado
- Glen MasonKansas, Minnesota
- Mike ShanahanDenver Broncos
- Tommy TubervilleAuburn
- Herm EdwardsKansas City Chiefs
- Tony LevineHouston
- Kliff KingsburyTexas Tech
- Barry OdomMissouri
- Eli DrinkwitzMissouri
- Gus MalzahnUCF
- Kenny DillinghamArizona State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Travis BushUT Rio Grande Valley
Worked under (12)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Gibbs | Oklahoma | 1991–92 | Graduate assistant | |
| Bill McCartney | Colorado | 1993–94 | Graduate assistant | |
| Glen Mason | Kansas | 1995–96 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Glen Mason | Minnesota | 1997–2000 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Mike Shanahan | Denver Broncos NFL | 2001–04 | 2001: safeties coach; 2002–04: defensive backs coach | |
| Tommy Tuberville | Auburn | 2005 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Herm Edwards | Kansas City Chiefs NFL | 2006–08 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Tony Levine | Houston | 2013–14 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Kliff Kingsbury | Texas Tech | 2015–18 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Barry Odom | Missouri | 2019 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Eli Drinkwitz | Missouri | 2020 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Gus Malzahn | UCF | 2021–23 | 2021–23: safeties coach; 2023: co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach | |
| Kenny Dillingham | Arizona State | 2024–26 | 2024–25: analyst; 2026: safeties coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Bush | Houston, 2014: assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | UT Rio Grande Valley |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Odom | Houston, 2014: co-DSP |
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.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Texas Tech | defensive coordinatorbonuses up to $183,333 | $550,000 USA Today | |
| 2016 | Texas Tech | defensive coordinatorbonuses up to $138,750 | $558,000 USA Today | |
| 2015 | Texas Tech | defensive coordinatorbonuses up to $137,500 | $550,000 USA Today | |
| 2014 | Houston | defensive coordinatorbonuses up to $108,000 | $400,000 USA Today |
USA Today’s coaches salary database (2014–17, from public-records requests to the schools; Rachel Ehlers’ copy): the season’s contract pay, school pay plus outside money, before bonuses.
Pay of public employees in their public job only: head coaches, and assistants in the seasons our records name them a coordinator, at public universities.