Coaches
Danny Gonzales
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Danny Gonzales
Played at New Mexico 1994-1998 · alma mater (CFBD): New Mexico
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-2002 | New Mexico | GA | GA | Rocky Long |
| 2006-2008 | New Mexico | ST coord. | S/ST | Rocky Long |
| 2011-2016 | San Diego State | Position | S | Rocky Long |
| 2017 | San Diego State | DC | DC/S✓ | Rocky Long |
| 2018 | Arizona State | DC | DC✓ | Herm Edwards |
| 2019 | Arizona State | DC | AHC/DC✓ | Herm Edwards |
| 2020-2023 | New Mexico | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024 | Arizona | ST coord. | LB/ST | Brent Brennan*+ |
| 2025- | Arizona (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2025-2026 | Arizona | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Brent Brennan*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | San Diego State | Defensive coordinator | 36 | 34 | 48 | 14 | 130 |
| 2018 | Arizona State | Defensive coordinator | 79 | 70 | 104 | 98 | 130 |
| 2019 | Arizona State | Defensive coordinator | 63 | 36 | 65 | 79 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | New Mexico | 2-5 | - → - | 99 | 101 | -15.0 | 17% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | New Mexico | 3-9 | - → - | 130 | 66 | -18.6 | 29% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 2-10 | - → - | 131 | 58 | -26.9 | 25% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 4-8 | - → - | 27 | 124 | -16.5 | 17% wins | 133 |
Worked under
- Rocky Long · New Mexico 1999-2008 (GA, Position, ST coord.)
- Rocky Long · San Diego State 2011-2017 (DC, Position)
- Herm Edwards · Arizona State 2018-2019 (DC, Other)
- Brent Brennan*+ · Arizona 2024-2026 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 7
- Derek Warehime · New Mexico 2020-2022 (OC)
- Jordan Somerville · New Mexico 2020-2021 (Other, Position)
- Rocky Long · New Mexico 2020-2022 (DC, Position)
- Drew Mehringer · New Mexico 2021 (OC, Position)
- Bryant Vincent* · New Mexico 2023 (OC, Position)
- Joe Scelfo · New Mexico 2023 (Position)
- Troy Reffett · New Mexico 2023 (DC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 5
- Broderick Fobbs · UL Monroe 2024 (Position) · under Bryant Vincent
- Earnest Hill · UL Monroe 2024-2025 (DC) · under Bryant Vincent
- Vic Koenning · UL Monroe 2024 (Position) · under Bryant Vincent
- Jesse Montalto · UL Monroe 2026 (OC) · under Bryant Vincent
- Troy Reffett · UL Monroe 2026 (DC) · under Bryant Vincent
Coached together
- Blake Anderson* · New Mexico 1999-2001 · him GA, them Position
- Bronco Mendenhall* · New Mexico 1999-2002 · him GA, them DC, Other, Position
- Rocky Long · New Mexico 1999-2022 · him GA, Head coach, Position, ST coord., them DC, Head coach, Position
- Curtis Luper · New Mexico 2002 · him GA, them Position
- Bob Toledo · New Mexico 2006 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Osia Lewis · New Mexico 2006-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Dave Baldwin · New Mexico 2007-2008 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Matt Wells · New Mexico 2007-2008 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Tony White · New Mexico 2008 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Troy Reffett · New Mexico 2008-2023 · him Head coach, Position, ST coord., them DC
- Andy Ludwig · San Diego State 2011-2012 · him Position, them OC
- Jeff Horton · San Diego State 2011-2017 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Osia Lewis · San Diego State 2011-2015 · him Position, them Position
- Rocky Long · San Diego State 2011-2017 · him DC, Position, them DC, Head coach
- Tony White · San Diego State 2011-2017 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Zach Arnett · San Diego State 2011-2017 · him DC, Position, them GA, Position
- Bob Toledo · San Diego State 2013-2014 · him Position, them OC
- Blane Morgan · San Diego State 2015-2017 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bobby Hauck · San Diego State 2015-2017 · him DC, Position, them ST coord.
- Ryan Lindley · San Diego State 2017 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Antonio Pierce · Arizona State 2018-2019 · him DC, Other, them Other, Position
- Dave Christensen · Arizona State 2018-2019 · him DC, Other, them Position
- Herm Edwards · Arizona State 2018-2019 · him DC, Other, them Head coach
- John Simon · Arizona State 2018 · him DC, them Position
- Jordan Somerville · Arizona State 2018-2019 · him DC, Other, them GA
- Rob Likens · Arizona State 2018-2019 · him DC, Other, them OC, Position
- Shaun Nua · Arizona State 2018 · him DC, them Position
- Tony White · Arizona State 2018-2019 · him DC, Other, them DC, Position
- Jamar Cain · Arizona State 2019 · him DC, Other, them Position
- Marvin Lewis · Arizona State 2019 · him DC, Other, them Other
- Shaun Aguano · Arizona State 2019 · him DC, Other, them Position
- Derek Warehime · New Mexico 2020-2022 · him Head coach, them OC
- Jordan Somerville · New Mexico 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Drew Mehringer · New Mexico 2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Bryant Vincent* · New Mexico 2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Joe Scelfo · New Mexico 2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Alonzo Carter* · Arizona 2024-2025 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Brent Brennan*+ · Arizona 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Chuck Cecil · Arizona 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Dino Babers · Arizona 2024 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Duane Akina · Arizona 2024 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Joe Salave'a · Arizona 2025-2026 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Seth Doege · Arizona 2025-2026 · him DC, them OC, Position
Played together
- Mike Nesbitt · New Mexico 1994-1995
- Holmon Wiggins · New Mexico 1998