Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Scott Symons
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Scott Symons
Defensive coordinator
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Programs3
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Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating79Peak92
His defense against its preseason projection (value over expectation) and the unit's opponent-adjusted quality.
| Season | Team | Unit (EPA/play) | Over expectation | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SMU | 0.13 | 0.07 | 1.26 |
| 2024 | SMU | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1.63 |
| 2023 | SMU | 0.09 | 0.13 | 1.58 |
| 2022 | SMU | -0.06 | -0.06 | -0.84 |
| 2021 | Liberty | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.18 |
| 2020 | Liberty | -0.05 | 0.05 | 0.17 |
| 2019 | Liberty | -0.06 | -0.03 | -0.55 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · linebackers
Rating63Peak72
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 backs | 83 | +3.3 | — | 0.76 |
| 2024 | SMU | Defensive backs | 85 | +2.1 | 0.869 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | Liberty | Linebackers | 77 | -13.4 | 0.842 | -0.89 |
| 2020 | Liberty | Linebackers | 67 | -10.0 | 0.838 | -1.28 |
| 2019 | Liberty | Linebackers | 68 | -8.9 | 0.808 | -1.35 |
| 2018 | Memphis | Linebackers | 75 | -0.2 | 0.859 | 0.02 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.