Coaches
Keith Heyward
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Keith Heyward
Played at Oregon State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-2006 | Oregon State | GA | Graduate assistant | Mike Riley |
| 2007 | Cal Poly | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2008-2011 | Oregon State | Position | Defensive backs coach | Mike Riley |
| 2012-2013 | Washington | Position | Defensive backs coach | Steve Sarkisian*+ |
| 2014-2015 | USC | Position | Defensive backs coach & passing game coordinator | Steve Sarkisian*+ (2014), Clay Helton* (2015) |
| 2016 | Louisville | Position | Defensive backs coach | Bobby Petrino |
| 2017 | Oregon | Position | Safeties coach | Willie Taggart |
| 2018 | Oregon | DC | Co-defensive coordinator & safeties coach | Mario Cristobal*+ |
| 2019-2020 | Oregon | DC | Assistant head coach, co-defensive coordinator & safeties coach | Mario Cristobal*+ |
| 2021 | California | Position | Outside linebackers coach | Justin Wilcox |
| 2022 | UNLV | DC | Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach✓ | Marcus Arroyo |
| 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders (pro) | Analyst | Defensive quality control coach | not known |
| 2024 | Oregon State | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Trent Bray |
| 2025- | California | Position | Defensive backs coach | Justin Wilcox (2025), Tosh Lupoi* (2026) |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UNLV | Defensive coordinator | 72 | 87 | 104 | 104 | 131 |
| 2024 | Oregon State | Defensive coordinator | 119 | 116 | 125 | 38 | 134 |
Worked under
- Mike Riley · Oregon State 2005-2011 (GA, Position)
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Washington 2012-2013 (Position)
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · USC 2014 (Other, Position)
- Clay Helton* · USC 2015 (Other, Position)
- Bobby Petrino · Louisville 2016 (Position)
- Willie Taggart · Oregon 2017 (Position)
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Oregon 2018-2020 (DC, Other, Position)
- Justin Wilcox · California 2021-2025 (Position)
- Marcus Arroyo · UNLV 2022 (DC, Position)
- Trent Bray · Oregon State 2024 (DC)
- Tosh Lupoi* · California 2026 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Danny Langsdorf · Oregon State 2005-2011 · him GA, Position, them OC, Position
- Lee Hull · Oregon State 2005-2006 · him GA, them Position
- Mark Banker · Oregon State 2005-2011 · him GA, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Riley · Oregon State 2005-2011 · him GA, Position, them Head coach
- Nigel Burton · Oregon State 2005-2006 · him GA, them Position
- Brian Smith · Oregon State 2006 · him GA, them GA
- Rich Ellerson · Cal Poly 2007 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jay Harbaugh · Oregon State 2008-2011 · him Position, them GA
- Ryan Gunderson · Oregon State 2008-2024 · him DC, Position, them GA, OC, Position
- Brent Brennan*+ · Oregon State 2011 · him Position, them Position
- Donte Williams · Washington 2012 · him Position, them GA
- Eric Kiesau · Washington 2012-2013 · him 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 Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Justin Wilcox · Washington 2012-2013 · him Position, them DC
- Peter Sirmon · Washington 2012-2013 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Washington 2012-2013 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tosh Lupoi* · Washington 2012-2013 · him Position, them Position
- Jeff Choate* · Washington 2013 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Marques Tuiasosopo · Washington 2013 · him 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
- Marques Tuiasosopo · USC 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Peter Sirmon · 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
- Bobby Petrino · Louisville 2016 · him Position, them Head coach
- Chris Klenakis · Louisville 2016 · him Position, them OC
- Kolby Smith · Louisville 2016 · him Position, them Position
- Lonnie Galloway · Louisville 2016 · him Position, them OC
- Nick Petrino · Louisville 2016 · him Position, them Position
- Todd Grantham · Louisville 2016 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Alonzo Hampton · Oregon 2017 · him Position, them Analyst
- Jim Leavitt · Oregon 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Joe Salave'a · Oregon 2017-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Marcus Arroyo · Oregon 2017-2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Oregon 2017-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Mike Johnson · Oregon 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Raymond Woodie Jr. · Oregon 2017 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Willie Taggart · Oregon 2017 · him Position, them Head coach
- Danny Langsdorf · Oregon 2018 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Donte Williams · Oregon 2018-2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Andy Avalos · Oregon 2019-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Bryan McClendon · Oregon 2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Joe Moorhead* · Oregon 2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Ken Wilson · Oregon 2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Nate Dreiling · Oregon 2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Taylor Housewright · Oregon 2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Bill Musgrave · California 2021 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Charlie Ragle · California 2021 · him Position, them ST coord.
- Justin Wilcox · California 2021-2025 · him Position, them Head coach
- Peter Sirmon · California 2021 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Bojay Filimoeatu · UNLV 2022 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ian Shields · UNLV 2022 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Marcus Arroyo · UNLV 2022 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Nick Holz · UNLV 2022 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Ilaisa Tuiaki · Oregon State 2024 · him DC, them Position
- Kefense Hynson · Oregon State 2024 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Thomas Ford · Oregon State 2024 · him DC, them Position
- Trent Bray · Oregon State 2024 · him DC, them Head coach
- Bob Gregory · California 2025-2026 · him Position, them Analyst, Position
- Bryan Harsin · California 2025 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Nick Rolovich · California 2025-2026 · him Position, them Analyst, Head coach, Other, Position
- Terrence Brown · California 2025 · him Position, them DC
- Vic So'oto · California 2025 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Da'Von Brown · California 2026 · him Position, them DC
- Ike Hilliard · California 2026 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jordan Somerville · California 2026 · him Position, them OC
- Michael Hutchings · California 2026 · him Position, them DC
- Tosh Lupoi* · California 2026 · him Position, them Head coach