Charles Huff has been a head coach for multiple FBS schools now. And he’s won plenty of games during that time.
After just one year at Southern Miss, Huff decided to go to Memphis to lead the program.
He’s following some successful coaches. Ryan Silverfield is now at Arkansas after going 50-24 there, Mike Norvell went 38-16 there before going to Florida State, and Justin Fuente helped turn the program around and went 19-6 during his final two seasons there before going to Virginia Tech.
Now Huff hopes to lead the Tigers to even more wins. Here’s more about him and his resume:
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What’s Memphis Head Coach Charles Huff’s Salary?
Huff will reportedly make $10 million over a five-year deal and will make $1.8 million during the first year of that contract.
Charles Huff’s Coaching History
| Years | Team | Position |
| 2026-present | Memphis | HC |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | HC |
| 2021-2024 | Marshall | HC |
| 2019-20 | Alabama | AHC/RBs |
| 2018 | Mississippi State | AHC/RBs/Run Game Coordinator |
| 2014-17 | Penn State | RBs/ST |
| 2013 | Western Michigan | RBs |
| 2012 | Buffalo Bills | Asst. RBs |
| 2011 | Vanderbilt | Off. Quality Control |
| 2010 | Hampton | OL |
| 2009 | Maryland | Asst. OL |
| 2007-08 | Tennessee State | TEs/ST |
| 2006 | Tennessee State | OL |
What’s Memphis Head Coach Charles Huff’s Record?
Huff is 39-25 in the FBS as a head coach. He went 32-20 at Marshall and 7-5 at Southern Miss. He is 1-2 in bowl games.
How Old Is Memphis Head Coach Charles Huff?
Huff is 43 years old.
Memphis Head Coach Charles Huff’s Background
Huff is a proven head coach in the G6.
In just one year at Southern Miss, he turned the program around. The Golden Eagles went 1-11 in 2024 and then went 7-5 last year in Huff’s first and only season there. USM nearly made the Sun Belt Championship.
In Huff’s last season at Marshall, the Thundering Herd went 9-3 during the 2024 regular season before defeating Louisiana in the Sun Belt title game. Huff also led Marshall to four consecutive bowl appearances.
Huff was a well-respected assistant coach and recruiter before taking over at Marshall.
During his career, he has mostly coached running backs. And within the past decade, he’s mentored some great ones like Saquon Barkley of Penn State and Najee Harris and Brian Robinson Jr. of Alabama.
Huff was an assistant head coach and running backs coach at Alabama from 2019-20. The year before, he was an assistant head coach, running backs coach, and run game coordinator at Mississippi State.
He was a running backs coach and special teams coordinator at Penn State from 2014-17. He also worked with RBs at Western Michigan in 2013, and he was an assistant running backs coach at the pro level for the Buffalo Bills in 2012.
He was an offensive quality control coach for Vanderbilt in 2011 after coaching offensive linemen for a year at Hampton, which is where he played and started 12 games at center as a senior.
He was an assistant O-line coach at Maryland in 2009. He began his coaching career at Tennessee State, first working with offensive linemen in 2006 and then becoming a tight ends coach and special teams coordinator from 2007-08.
