James Shibest

Special Teams Coordinator at Purdue since 2025.

Seasons coached: 35
First season: 1990
Teams: 10

Career

12 stints

1990–1991Oklahoma StateGraduate Assistant
1992IndependenceOffensive Coordinator
1993IndependenceDefensive Backs
1994–1995Garden CityOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacksWide Receivers
1996–1999Butler CountyHead Coach
2000–2007ArkansasSpecial Teams CoordinatorTight EndsWide Receivers
2008–2009Ole MissTight Ends
2011Ole MissTight Ends
2012–2015MemphisSpecial Teams CoordinatorTight Ends
2016–2021Virginia TechSpecial Teams CoordinatorTight Ends
2023–2024UNLVSpecial Teams Coordinator
2025–presentPurdueSpecial Teams Coordinator

Coaching tree

7 mentors, 1 protégé, 1 branch — 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

12

Succeeded

9

Tenure

35 seasons

ArkansasCoordinator · 2000–20078
Virginia TechCoordinator · 2016–20216
MemphisCoordinator · 2012–20154
Butler CountyHead coach · 1996–19994
Ole MissPosition coach · 2008–20113
PurdueCoordinator · 2025–2026 · current2
UNLVCoordinator · 2023–20242
Garden CityCoordinator · 1994–19952
Oklahoma StateAnalyst · 1990–19912
IndependencePosition coach · 19931
IndependenceCoordinator · 19921

Pipeline

1 of 1 coordinators

1 seasonTroy Morrellunder at Butler County 1996 · head coach at Butler County / Butler (KS)2000

Moves

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