The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Troy Reffett.
Defensive coordinator · 6 seasons · 5 stints · 3 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense−0.21#380 of 458 · less than most
The tenure clock
Every stop re-aligned to its own first year, so the stops stack instead of scrolling past each other. The gray dashed line is a reference, not a path: each point is the median of whoever was still in the job that year, across every real OC/DC stint since 2014 at that role, and the pool shrinks year over year because surviving to a later year means not having been fired.
UL Monroe 2014–2014
North Texas 2016–2019
New Mexico 2023–2023
UL Monroe 2026–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
North Texas, 4 years
−23.9
55.9 to 31.9 percentile.
Median defensive coordinator
+1.0
first season to last, across 239 stints of 3+ years. 52.3% improve at all.
Every stop on the calendar
| Years | Program | Walked into | Year 1 | Best | Vs. talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2014 | UL Monroe | no record | 72.3 | 72.3 | — |
| 2016–2016 | North Texas | 12.1 | 55.9 | 55.9 | +18.2 |
| 2017–2019 | North Texas | 55.9 | 18.1 | 55.0 | −6.1 |
| 2023–2023 | New Mexico | 59.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | −34.8 |
| 2026–2026 | UL Monroe | no record | — | — | — |
No prior-season record for the first stop (UL Monroe, 2014) — the data floor starts there.
North Texas 2017–2019: ranked 56th the year before he arrived, 55th at its best — went backwards.
New Mexico 2023–2023: ranked 60th the year before he arrived, 3rd at its best — went backwards.
UL Monroe: just hired, no season coached yet.