Coaches
Jay Johnson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jay Johnson
Played at Northern Iowa 1989-1992
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Hickman HS (MO) (HS) | Position | QB/WR/DB | not known |
| 1994 | Missouri | GA | GA | Larry Smith |
| 1994 | Augsburg (unknown) | OC | OC/RC | not known |
| 1995-1996 | Truman State | OC | OC | not known |
| 1997-1998 | Kansas | GA | GA | Terry Allen |
| 1999-2000 | Kansas | Position | QB | Terry Allen |
| 2001 | Kansas | Position | RB | Terry Allen |
| 2003 | Southern Miss | Position | RB | Jeff Bower |
| 2004 | Southern Miss | Position | TE | Jeff Bower |
| 2005-2007 | Southern Miss | OC | OC/QB✓ | Jeff Bower |
| 2008 | Louisville | Analyst | OQC | Steve Kragthorpe |
| 2009 | Louisville | Position | TE | Steve Kragthorpe |
| 2010 | Central Michigan | Position | QB | Dan Enos |
| 2011-2015 | Louisiana | OC | OC/QB✓ | Mark Hudspeth |
| 2016 | Minnesota | OC | OC/QB✓ | Tracy Claeys |
| 2017-2018 | Georgia | Analyst | OQC | Kirby Smart*+ |
| 2019 | Colorado | OC | OC/QB✓ | Mel Tucker |
| 2020-2023 | Michigan State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Mel Tucker (2020-2022), Harlon Barnett (2023) |
| 2024-2025 | Wyoming | OC | OC/QB✓ | Jay Sawvel* |
| 2026 | Oregon | Other | Assistant QB | Dan Lanning*+ |
| 2026 | Oregon | OC | Offensive coordinator · season pages | Dan Lanning*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Southern Miss | Offensive coordinator | 66 | 55 | 66 | 45 | 119 |
| 2006 | Southern Miss | Offensive coordinator | 49 | 62 | 44 | 66 | 119 |
| 2007 | Southern Miss | Offensive coordinator | 29 | 30 | 44 | 49 | 119 |
| 2011 | Louisiana | Offensive coordinator | 62 | 47 | 93 | 96 | 120 |
| 2012 | Louisiana | Offensive coordinator | 17 | 26 | 44 | 62 | 124 |
| 2013 | Louisiana | Offensive coordinator | 38 | 34 | 28 | 17 | 125 |
| 2014 | Louisiana | Offensive coordinator | 45 | 55 | 26 | 38 | 128 |
| 2015 | Louisiana | Offensive coordinator | 73 | 77 | 75 | 45 | 128 |
| 2016 | Minnesota | Offensive coordinator | 87 | 73 | 69 | 96 | 128 |
| 2019 | Colorado | Offensive coordinator | 68 | 89 | 62 | 108 | 130 |
| 2020 | Michigan State | Offensive coordinator | 124 | 124 | 124 | 113 | 127 |
| 2021 | Michigan State | Offensive coordinator | 45 | 45 | 63 | 124 | 130 |
| 2022 | Michigan State | Offensive coordinator | 78 | 83 | 85 | 45 | 131 |
| 2023 | Michigan State | Offensive coordinator | 132 | 131 | 120 | 78 | 133 |
| 2024 | Wyoming | Offensive coordinator | 127 | 125 | 129 | 69 | 134 |
| 2025 | Wyoming | Offensive coordinator | 124 | 132 | 118 | 127 | 136 |
Worked under
- Larry Smith · Missouri 1994 (GA)
- Terry Allen · Kansas 1997-2001 (GA, Position)
- Jeff Bower · Southern Miss 2003-2007 (OC, Position)
- Steve Kragthorpe · Louisville 2008-2009 (Analyst, Position)
- Dan Enos · Central Michigan 2010 (Position)
- Mark Hudspeth · Louisiana 2011-2015 (OC, Position)
- Tracy Claeys · Minnesota 2016 (OC, Position)
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 2017-2018 (Analyst)
- Mel Tucker · Colorado 2019 (OC, Position)
- Mel Tucker · Michigan State 2020-2022 (OC, Position)
- Harlon Barnett · Michigan State 2023 (OC, Position)
- Jay Sawvel* · Wyoming 2024-2025 (OC, Position)
- Dan Lanning*+ · Oregon 2026 (OC, Other)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Jon Hoke · Missouri 1994 · him GA, them Position
- Chris Klieman · Kansas 1997 · him GA, them GA
- Mark Farley · Kansas 1997-2000 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Chris Kapilovic · Kansas 1999-2000 · him Position, them GA
- Clint Bowen · Kansas 2001 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- John Papuchis · Kansas 2001 · him Position, them GA
- Sam Pittman · Kansas 2001 · him Position, them Position
- Tom Hayes · Kansas 2001 · him Position, them DC, Head coach
- Jay Hopson · Southern Miss 2003-2007 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jeff Bower · Southern Miss 2003-2007 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Tyrone Nix · Southern Miss 2003-2004 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Derrick Nix · Southern Miss 2004-2007 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Courtney Messingham · Southern Miss 2005-2007 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Dave Wommack · Southern Miss 2007 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Bill Miller · Louisville 2008 · him Analyst, them Position
- Jeff Brohm* · Louisville 2008 · him Analyst, them OC, Other
- Ron English · Louisville 2008 · him Analyst, them DC
- Steve Kragthorpe · Louisville 2008-2009 · him Analyst, Position, them Head coach
- Brent Guy · Louisville 2009 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Matt Wells · Louisville 2009 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Sherrone Moore · Louisville 2009 · him Position, them GA
- Dan Enos · Central Michigan 2010 · him Position, them Head coach
- Gino Guidugli · Central Michigan 2010 · him Position, them GA
- Joe Tumpkin · Central Michigan 2010 · him Position, them DC
- Mike Cummings · Central Michigan 2010 · him Position, them OC
- Greg Stewart · Louisiana 2011-2012 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Jorge Munoz · Louisiana 2011-2015 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mark Hudspeth · Louisiana 2011-2015 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Reed Stringer · Louisiana 2011-2015 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- James Willis · Louisiana 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Charlie Harbison · Louisiana 2015 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Melvin Smith · Louisiana 2015 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Mike Lucas · Louisiana 2015 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jay Sawvel* · Minnesota 2016 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Tracy Claeys · Minnesota 2016 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Dell McGee* · Georgia 2017-2018 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Glenn Schumann · Georgia 2017-2018 · him Analyst, them Position
- James Coley · Georgia 2017-2018 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Jim Chaney · Georgia 2017-2018 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Kevin Sherrer · Georgia 2017 · him Analyst, them Position
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 2017-2018 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Mel Tucker · Georgia 2017-2018 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Sam Pittman · Georgia 2017-2018 · him Analyst, them Position
- Shane Beamer*+ · Georgia 2017 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- Will Windham · Georgia 2017 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Cortez Hankton · Georgia 2018 · him Analyst, them Position
- Dan Lanning*+ · Georgia 2018 · him Analyst, them Position
- Tyson Summers · Georgia 2018 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Chris Kapilovic · Colorado 2019 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Darrin Chiaverini · Colorado 2019 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Mel Tucker · Colorado 2019 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Ross Els · Colorado 2019 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Tyson Summers · Colorado 2019 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Chris Kapilovic · Michigan State 2020-2023 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Harlon Barnett · Michigan State 2020-2023 · him OC, Position, them Head coach, Position
- Mel Tucker · Michigan State 2020-2023 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Tressel · Michigan State 2020 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Ross Els · Michigan State 2020-2023 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Scottie Hazelton · Michigan State 2020-2023 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Aaron Bohl · Wyoming 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jay Sawvel* · Wyoming 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Jovon Bouknight · Wyoming 2025 · him OC, Position, them OC
- Chris Hampton · Oregon 2026 · him OC, Other, them DC
- Dan Lanning*+ · Oregon 2026 · him OC, Other, them Head coach
- Drew Mehringer · Oregon 2026 · him OC, Other, them OC
- Ryan Switzer · Oregon 2026 · him OC, Other, them Analyst
Played together
- Chris Klieman · Northern Iowa 1989-1990
- Courtney Messingham · Northern Iowa 1989