Calvin Thibodeaux

Defensive Line · SMU

Headline rating: as position coach · defensive line. Every role he has been rated in is below.

Chemistry

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index in development

Seasons here5

Programs2

Stints2

Career path

Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016

2022–2026SMUDefensive Line

2016–2021OklahomaDefensive Line

Rating88Peak89

Room quality, development (his players gaining more than typical players at the position year to year) and recruiting credit.

Season	Team	Room	Room quality	Development	Recruiting	Season score
2025	SMU	Defensive line	85	+8.8	0.878	1.52
2024	SMU	Defensive line	86	+3.0	0.861	1.12
2023	SMU	Defensive line	79	+2.1	—	0.54
2022	SMU	Defensive line	72	-1.2	0.857	-0.11
2021	Oklahoma	Defensive line	78	-4.7	0.885	0.23
2020	Oklahoma	Defensive line	80	+8.7	0.926	1.50
2019	Oklahoma	Defensive line	78	+0.7	0.908	0.71
2018	Oklahoma	Defensive line	75	-1.3	0.895	0.34
2017	Oklahoma	Defensive line	75	-0.1	0.928	0.61
2016	Oklahoma	Defensive line	76	—	0.878	0.36

Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.