32 Facts About Ted Roof

Ted Roof was most recently the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the UCF Knights.

Ted Roof previously served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at the University of Oklahoma.

Ted Roof, who is known for his extremely disciplined defenses, notably served as Auburn University's defensive coordinator and helped them win the 2011 BCS National Championship.

Ted Roof attended Central Gwinnett High School and earned his bachelor's degree in management from Georgia Tech in 1987.

Ted Roof is married to Pam Ash-Ted Roof of Fayetteville, Georgia, and the couple have twin boys, Terrence Davis and Michael Edwin.

Ted Roof started his final three seasons and served as team captain while leading the Ramblin' Wreck's famed "Black Watch" defense as a senior.

Ted Roof remains among the most prolific tacklers in program history, ranking second for most tackles in a game with 25 against Tennessee in 1985 and seventh on the all-time tackling list with 417.

Ted Roof was enshrined into Georgia Tech's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.

Ted Roof began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Alabama in 1987, where he helped on defense before taking his first full-time position as the linebackers coach at the University of West Georgia for the 1989 season.

Ted Roof left to serve as an defensive line coach, outside linebacker, and recruiting coordinator at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Ted Roof took over as defensive coordinator in 1997 at Western Carolina University, where he stayed one season before being lured away to join George O'Leary's staff at his alma mater.

Ted Roof was nominated for the 2000 Broyles Award, an annual honor given to the nation's top assistant coach, when his defense finished the season ranked 12th in the nation in rushing defense and 20th in scoring defense.

When O'Leary left for the University of Notre Dame, Ted Roof left Georgia Tech to become the defensive coordinator at Duke for the 2002 season.

Ted Roof's instruction brought marked improvement to the Duke Blue Devils defense, which led the ACC in rushing defense after finishing ninth in the league the previous year.

When head coach Carl Franks was released midway through the 2003 season, Roof was promoted to interim head coach.

Ted Roof lives, eats and sleeps football, and that rubs off on everyone around him.

Ted Roof asks us our thoughts on the game plan, and then asks about our classes and families.

Besides the nation's worst total defense, Roof inherited a squad which had ranked 115th in pass defense, 114th in rushing defense and 109th in scoring defense in 2007.

Ted Roof's defense made strides throughout the season and finished ranked in the top-25 in both sacks and tackles for loss after being ranked 103rd and 116th the previous season.

On January 6,2009, Ted Roof was hired as the defensive coordinator at Auburn University by first-year head coach Gene Chizik.

Ted Roof helped the Tigers finish 5th ranked defense and 12th in nation in scoring defense in 2010.

On December 8,2011, Roof accepted the defensive coordinator position at the University of Central Florida following George O'Leary again.

Ted Roof has played an important role in the success of our football program, helping Auburn win 29 games in three years, including a national championship last season.

I'm very appreciative of the passion, energy and work ethic Ted Roof brought to the program every day.

On January 10,2012, Ted Roof was hired by new head coach Bill O'Brien as defensive coordinator at Penn State.

On January 9,2013, Georgia Tech announced Ted Roof was returning to his alma mater as defensive coordinator for the Yellow Jackets.

On December 22,2017, North Carolina State announced that Ted Roof was joining the Wolfpack staff as the 10th assistant coach allowed by a change in NCAA rules.

In 2019, Ted Roof joined Appalachian State University as their defensive coordinator.

In 2020, Ted Roof was hired as the defensive coordinator at Vanderbilt University.

In 2021, Ted Roof joined Clemson University as a defensive analyst under defensive coordinator Brent Venables and head coach Dabo Swinney.

On December 10,2021, Ted Roof was hired as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at the University of Oklahoma under head coach Brent Venables.

On January 17,2024, UCF announced that Ted Roof would become the new defensive coordinator for the Knights in 2024, his second stint in the same job at the school.