Coaches
Peter Sirmon
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Peter Sirmon
Played at Oregon
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Central Washington | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2009 | Oregon | GA | Graduate assistant | Chip Kelly |
| 2010 | Tennessee | GA | Graduate assistant | Derek Dooley |
| 2011 | Tennessee | Position | Linebackers coach | Derek Dooley |
| 2012 | Washington | Position | Linebackers coach | Steve Sarkisian*+ |
| 2013 | Washington | Position | Linebackers coach & recruiting coordinator | Steve Sarkisian*+ |
| 2014-2015 | USC | Position | Associate head coach, linebackers coach & recruiting coordinator | Steve Sarkisian*+ (2014), Clay Helton* (2015) |
| 2016 | Mississippi State | DC | Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach✓ | Dan Mullen* |
| 2017 | Louisville | DC | Defensive coordinator & outside linebackers coach✓ | Bobby Petrino |
| 2018 | California | Position | Associate head coach & inside linebackers coach | Justin Wilcox |
| 2019 | California | DC | Associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator, inside linebackers coach & recruiting coordinator | Justin Wilcox |
| 2020-2024 | California | DC | Defensive coordinator, inside linebackers coach & recruiting coordinator✓ | Justin Wilcox |
| 2025- | New Orleans Saints (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mississippi State | Defensive coordinator | 100 | 85 | 63 | 48 | 128 |
| 2017 | Louisville | Defensive coordinator | 61 | 74 | 95 | 10 | 130 |
| 2020 | California | Defensive coordinator | 52 | 52 | 106 | 39 | 127 |
| 2021 | California | Defensive coordinator | 47 | 30 | 72 | 52 | 130 |
| 2022 | California | Defensive coordinator | 94 | 78 | 128 | 47 | 131 |
| 2023 | California | Defensive coordinator | 94 | 103 | 107 | 94 | 133 |
| 2024 | California | Defensive coordinator | 58 | 43 | 48 | 94 | 134 |
Worked under
- Chip Kelly · Oregon 2009 (GA)
- Derek Dooley · Tennessee 2010-2011 (GA, Position)
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Washington 2012-2013 (Other, Position)
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · USC 2014 (Other, Position)
- Clay Helton* · USC 2015 (Other, Position)
- Dan Mullen* · Mississippi State 2016 (DC, Position)
- Bobby Petrino · Louisville 2017 (DC, Position)
- Justin Wilcox · California 2018-2024 (DC, Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Stacy Collins · Central Washington 2008 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Chip Kelly · Oregon 2009 · him GA, them Head coach
- Don Pellum · Oregon 2009 · him GA, them Position
- Jerry Azzinaro · Oregon 2009 · him GA, them Position
- Mark Helfrich · Oregon 2009 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Nick Aliotti · Oregon 2009 · him GA, them DC
- Scott Frost* · Oregon 2009 · him GA, them Position
- Darin Hinshaw · Tennessee 2010-2011 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Derek Dooley · Tennessee 2010-2011 · him GA, Position, them Head coach
- Jim Chaney · Tennessee 2010-2011 · him GA, Position, them OC, Position
- Justin Wilcox · Tennessee 2010-2011 · him GA, Position, them DC
- Donte Williams · Washington 2012 · him Position, them GA
- Eric Kiesau · Washington 2012-2013 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Jimmie Dougherty · Washington 2012 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Joel Thomas · Washington 2012 · him Position, them Position
- Johnny Nansen · Washington 2012-2013 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Justin Wilcox · Washington 2012-2013 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Keith Heyward · Washington 2012-2013 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Washington 2012-2013 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Tosh Lupoi* · Washington 2012-2013 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Jeff Choate* · Washington 2013 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Marques Tuiasosopo · Washington 2013 · him Other, Position, them Head coach, Position
- Chris Wilson · USC 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Clay Helton* · USC 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Johnny Nansen · USC 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Justin Wilcox · USC 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Keith Heyward · USC 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Marques Tuiasosopo · USC 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Ricky Brown · USC 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · USC 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Tee Martin · USC 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Tim Drevno · USC 2014 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Billy Gonzales · Mississippi State 2016 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Brian Johnson · Mississippi State 2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dan Mullen* · Mississippi State 2016 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Greg Knox · Mississippi State 2016 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- John Hevesy · Mississippi State 2016 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Maurice Linguist · Mississippi State 2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ryan Osborn · Mississippi State 2016 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Terrell Buckley · Mississippi State 2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bobby Petrino · Louisville 2017 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Kolby Smith · Louisville 2017 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Lonnie Galloway · Louisville 2017 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Lorenzo Ward · Louisville 2017 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Mike Summers · Louisville 2017 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Nick Petrino · Louisville 2017 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ryan Beard* · Louisville 2017 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Beau Baldwin · California 2018-2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Charlie Ragle · California 2018-2021 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Erik Meyer · California 2018-2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Justin Wilcox · California 2018-2024 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Marques Tuiasosopo · California 2018-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Tim DeRuyter · California 2018-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Bill Musgrave · California 2020-2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Keith Heyward · California 2021 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Kenny Hill · California 2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Vic So'oto · California 2022-2024 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jake Spavital · California 2023 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Plough · California 2023 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Mike Bloesch · California 2024 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC
- Sterlin Gilbert · California 2024 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position