Kevin Steele
Kevin Steele went 9–37 as a head coach, 1999–2020, at Baylor and Auburn. Share
- Record
- 9–37 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Mar 17, 1958
- Alma mater
- Tennessee 1981
- Best season
- 2001 3–8
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Baylor | 1–10 | 6th (South) | |||
| 2000 | Baylor | 2–9 | 6th (South) | |||
| 2001 | Baylor | 3–8 | 6th (South) | |||
| 2002 | Baylor | 3–9 | 6th (South) | |||
| 2003–19: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2020 | Auburn interim, bowl game | 0–1 | Citrus Bowl L | |||
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 | 14 | 0–14 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
| Conference games | 32 | 1–31 | 3% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| At home | 25 | 8–17 | 32% |
| On the road | 20 | 1–19 | 5% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 9 | 7–2 | 78% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 37 | 2–35 | 5% |
His own 46 games on file, 1999–2020, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stoops 1999–2002 | 0–4 | Oklahoma | 4 | |
| Mack Brown 1999–2002 | 0–4 | Texas | 4 | |
| R.C. Slocum 1999–2002 | 0–4 | Texas A&M | 4 | |
| Mike Leach 2000–2002 | 0–3 | Texas Tech | 3 |
Kevin Steele’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Oklahomaseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Texasseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Texas Techseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| North Texasseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| New Mexicoseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Kansasseries | 2 | 1–1 |
National title staffs
Every title staff- Won a national title on Nebraska’s 1994 staff (assistant coach, linebackers) · 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Tennessee | Student assistant | |
| 1980–81 | Tennessee | Graduate assistant | |
| 1982 | Tennessee | Outside linebackers coach | |
| 1983 | New Mexico State | Linebackers coach | |
| 1984–86 | Oklahoma State | Linebackers and tight ends coach | |
| 1987–88 | Tennessee | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1989–94 | Nebraska | Linebackers coach | |
| 1995–98 | Carolina Panthers NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 1999–2002 | Baylor | Head coach | |
| 2003–06 | Florida State | Linebackers coach | |
| 2007 | Alabama | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2008 | Alabama | Defensive head coach and inside linebackers coach | |
| 2009–11 | Clemson | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 2013 | Alabama | Director player personnel | |
| 2014 | Alabama | Linebackers coach | |
| 2015 | LSU | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 2016–20 | Auburn | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2020 | Auburn | Interim head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| 2022 | Miami (FL) | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2023 | Alabama | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Johnny MajorsTennessee
- Fred ZechmanNew Mexico State
- Pat JonesOklahoma State
- Tom OsborneNebraska
- Bobby BowdenFlorida State
- Nick SabanAlabama
- Dabo SwinneyClemson
- Les MilesLSU
- Gus MalzahnAuburn
- Mario CristobalMiami
Assistants who became head coaches
- Brian PolianNevada, John Carroll
- Dave BaldwinSanta Barbara, Santa Rosa, Cal State Northridge, San José State, Colorado State
- Cadillac WilliamsAuburn
- Chad MorrisSMU, Arkansas
- Jack Bicknell Jr.Louisiana Tech
- Larry PorterMemphis
Worked under (10)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Majors | Tennessee | 1980–88 | 1980: student assistant; 1980–81: graduate assistant; 1982: outside linebackers coach; 1987–88: defensive backs coach | |
| Fred Zechman | New Mexico State | 1983 | Linebackers coach | |
| Pat Jones | Oklahoma State | 1984–86 | Linebackers and tight ends coach | |
| Tom Osborne | Nebraska | 1989–94 | Linebackers coach | |
| Bobby Bowden | Florida State | 2003–06 | Linebackers coach | |
| Nick Saban | Alabama | 2007–23 | 2007–23: defensive coordinator; 2008: defensive head coach and inside linebackers coach; 2013: director player personnel; 2014: linebackers coach | |
| Dabo Swinney | Clemson | 2009–11 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Les Miles | LSU | 2015 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Gus Malzahn | Auburn | 2016–20 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Mario Cristobal | Miami | 2022 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Polian | Baylor, 1999–2000: graduate assistant | Nevada, John Carroll | |
| Dave Baldwin | Baylor, 2002: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Cal State Northridge, San José State, Colorado State | |
| Cadillac Williams | Auburn, 2020: running backs coach | Auburn | |
| Chad Morris | Auburn, 2020: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | SMU, Arkansas | |
| Jack Bicknell Jr. | Auburn, 2020: offensive line coach | Louisiana Tech | |
| Larry Porter | Auburn, 2020: tight ends and halfbacks coach and recruiting coordinator | Memphis |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Brick Haley | Baylor, 1999–2001: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Greg Meyer | Baylor, 1999–2001: offensive coordinator | |
| Bob Trott | Baylor, 2002: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Kodi Burns | Auburn, 2020: passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| Travis Williams | Auburn, 2020: co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach |
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 | Auburn | defensive coordinatorbonuses up to $102,500 | $1,200,000 USA Today | |
| 2016 | Auburn | defensive coordinatorbonuses up to $102,500 | $1,100,000 USA Today | |
| 2015 | LSU | defensive coordinatorbonuses up to $125,000 | $1,005,000 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.