Rumph
Some guys on the insiders forum swear up and down they have inside information that LT is no doubt gone after the bowl game (being pushed out by the sound of it) but we're in good position to hire a younger, better coach and recruiter. (probably Rumph or Rocker.)
Rumph is a Gamecock. Always wondered how he never made the circle back to USC.
PLAYING CAREER
Rumph played at Calhoun County High School while growing up in Orangeburg, S.C. He signed with South Carolina and played linebacker from 1991-94, earning his bachelor's degree in 1994. He helped the Gamecocks record their first bowl victory in the 1995 Carquest Bowl.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Birth date: December 21, 1971
Hometown: St. Matthews, S.C.
Education: 1994 – Bachelor’s degree from South Carolina
Family: He and his wife, Kila, have two children, Christopher and Elijah
Chris Rumph was named the interim defensive coordinator of the Florida Football program on Monday, Oct. 30 following a three-year stint on former head coach Jim McElwain’s staff.
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2017-Present Florida Defensive Coordinator
2017 Florida Co-Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line
2015-2016 Florida Defensive Line
2014 Texas Assistant Head Coach for Defense/Defensive Line
2011-13 Alabama Defensive Line
2009-10 Clemson Defensive Ends
2006-08 Clemson Defensive Line
2003-05 Memphis Outside Linebackers
2002 South Carolina State Defensive Backs
1997-2001 Calhoun County H.S. (S.C.) Head Coach
1997 (spring) South Carolina Graduate Assistant
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Under Rumph’s direction in 2016, UF’s rush defense (144.5 ypg.) ranked fifth in the SEC and the Gators finished fourth in the conference in sacks (31).
UF allowed an average of 3.84 yards per rush, which tied for 32nd-lowest in the country and ranked fourth-lowest in the SEC.
Against Georgia in 2016, Florida shut down Bulldog standout running back Nick Chubb, limiting him to 20 yards on nine carries (2.2 yards per carry). Chubb entered the game with career averages of 110.8 yards per game and 6.7 yards per carry.
The Gators owned four of the 20 lowest-allowed rushing totals by SEC teams throughout the 2016 season (North Texas, -13 net rushing yards; Georgia, 21; South Carolina, 43; and UMass, 46).
In 2015, UF ranked second in the SEC and fifth in the country with 40 sacks, while their 294 sack yards sat fourth nationally. Florida’s 40 sacks in 2015 tied the 2009 Gators for the highest total since 1999 (43 sacks) and the sixth-highest total since UF began tracking the statistic in 1980.
Also in 2015, Florida’s rush defense (128.07 ypg.) ranked 25th in the FBS and fifth in the SEC. Opponents averaged 3.53 yards per carry against UF’s rush defense, a figure that ranked tied for 17th among FBS teams and fourth in the SEC.
The Gators held two opponents last season (E. Carolina, S. Carolina) under 25 rushing yards, a feat last accomplished by the 2006 Gators, who held three teams to less than 25 rushing yards. Overall, Florida held five opponents under 75 rushing yards last year and three of those performances came in SEC play, which ranks second only to the 1997 Gators for the most times that’s been done in a season since 1996.
Rumph helped produced one of the best defensive line units in the nation in 2014, helping Texas’ defense rack up 3.1 sacks per game (11th nationally).
Defensive lineman Malcom Brown earned consensus first-team All-America honors and was a finalist for the Nagurski and Outland trophies under Rumph’s tutelage.
Prior to his time in Austin, Rumph spent three seasons as the defensive line coach at Alabama under Nick Saban. The Crimson Tide ranked fifth nationally in total defense (286.5 yards per game) in 2013 and seventh in rush defense (106.2 yards per game).
In 2012, Rumph was a part of Alabama’s national championship team that featured the nation’s top rush defense (76.4 yards per game) and total defense (250.0 yards per game).
The Tide won the BCS title in 2011 with a top-ranked defense, allowing just 183.6 total yards per game, the fewest by an FBS team in records dating to 1996. Alabama also had the top-ranked rush defense, giving up 72.2 yards per game.
In five seasons at Clemson (2006-10), Rumph and the Tigers defense ranked among the top 25 nationally in total and scoring defense each season.
In 2010, Rumph coached unanimous All-American defensive end Da'Quan Bowers, who led the nation in sacks (15.5) and was tied for first in tackles-for-loss (26.0). He won both the Nagurski Trophy as the nation's top defensive player, and the Hendricks Award as the nation's top defensive end and was a second-round pick in the NFL Draft by Tampa Bay.
In Rumph's first year with the Tigers, he worked with DE Gaines Adams, who was the fourth overall selection in the 2007 draft by Tampa Bay after receiving unanimous All-America honors as a senior. Adams tallied 12.5 sacks to rank fourth in the nation.
Prior to his stint at Clemson, Rumph was the outside linebackers coach at Memphis for three years (2003-05).
Rumph was the defensive backs coach at South Carolina State in 2002, following a five-year stint as head coach at Calhoun County High School in St. Matthews, S.C. He also served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks/running backs coach at Calhoun County.
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED
Florida
DT CALEB BRANTLEY- Selected to the All-SEC Second Team by the leagues’ coaches, AP, Athlon Sports, Gridiron Now and Pro Football Focus… Appeared in all 13 games and started 11 at defensive tackle in 2016…Drafted in the 6th round to the Cleveland Browns
DT Bryan Cox Jr.- Appeared in 11 games and started five… Missed three games due to a pair of injuries… Totaled 19 tackles on the season and recorded a career-high nine stops at Tennessee… Notched six quarterback hurries and forced a fumble at Vanderbilt… Signed as a free agent to the Carolina Panthers
DL Jon Bullard - Was named a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award, a first-team All-American by CBSSports.com and Pro Football Focus, and was a unanimous first-team All-SEC selection his senior year. Bullard appeared in 50 games and made 36 starts as a Gator and was selected in the third round of the NFL Draft with the 72nd overall pick by the Chicago Bears.
Alabama
NG Josh Chapman – Second-Team All-SEC in 2011 who was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
DE Ed Stinson – Second-Team All-SEC in 2013 and selected in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals.
NG Jesse Williams – Second-Team All-SEC in 2012 drafted in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks.
Clemson
DE Gaines Adams – Unanimous First-Team All-America selection in 2006 after ranking 4th in the country with 12.5 sacks. Drafted No. 4 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2007.
DE Da’Quan Bowers – Led the nation with 15.5 sacks in 2010 and tied for first with 26.0 tackles-for-loss. Won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top defensive player, the Hendricks Award as the top defensive end and was a consensus All-American.
Texas
DT Malcom Brown – Consensus First-Team All-American pick in 2014 and was a finalist for the Nagurski and Outland trophies.
NFL PLAYERS (ROUND DRAFTED)
DE Gaines Adams (1st) – Clemson ’07 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
DE Phillip Merling (2nd) – Clemson ’08 – Miami Dolphins
DT Darell Scott (4th) – Clemson ’09 – St. Louis Rams
DE Ricky Sapp (5th) – Clemson ’10 – Philadelphia Eagles
DE Jarvis Jenkins (2nd) – Clemson ’11 – Washington Redskins
DE Da’Quan Bowers (2nd) – Clemson ’11 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
DE Andre Branch (2nd) – Clemson ’12 – Jacksonville Jaguars
DT Brandon Thompson (3rd) – Clemson ’12 – Cincinnati Bengals
DT Josh Chapman (5th) – Alabama ’12 – Indianapolis Colts
DE Malliciah Goodman (4th) – Clemson ’13 – Atlanta Falcons
DE Quinton Dial (5th) – Alabama ’13 – San Francisco 49ers
DT Jesse Williams (5th) – Alabama ’13 – Seattle Seahawks
DE Ed Stinson (5th) – Alabama ’14 – Arizona Cardinals
DE Jeoffrey Pagan (6th) – Alabama ’14 – Houston Texans
DL Jon Bullard (3rd) – Florida ’16 – Chicago Bears
DT Hassan Ridgeway – Texas ’16 – Indianapolis Colts
DE Alex McCalister (7th) – Florida ’16 – Philadelphia Eagles
DT Caleb Brantley (6th) – Florida ’17 – Cleveland Browns
BOWL GAMES AS A PLAYER
1994 Carquest
BOWL GAMES AS A COACH
2016 Outback
2015 Citrus
2014 Texas
2013 Sugar
2012 BCS National Championship
2011 BCS National Championship
2010 Meineke Car Care
2009 Music City
2008 Gator
2007 Chick-fil-a
2006 Music City
2005 Motor City
2004 GMAC
2003 New Orleans
