Coaches
Pat Fitzgerald
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Pat Fitzgerald*
Head coach, Michigan State · Played at Northwestern 1993-1996 · alma mater (CFBD): Northwestern
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Maryland | GA | GA | Ron Vanderlinden |
| 1999 | Colorado | GA | GA | Gary Barnett |
| 2000 | Idaho | Position | LB/S | not known |
| 2001 | Northwestern | Position | DB | Randy Walker |
| 2002-2003 | Northwestern | Position | LB | Randy Walker |
| 2004-2005 | Northwestern | Position | LB/RC | Randy Walker |
| 2006-2022 | Northwestern | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2023-2025 | Loyola Academy (IL) (unknown) | Other | volunteer assistant | not known |
| 2026- | Michigan State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Northwestern | 4-8 | - → - | 68 | 67 | -4.9 | 58% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Northwestern | 6-6 | - → - | 33 | 74 | -2.4 | 33% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Northwestern | 9-4 | - → - | 81 | 30 | 7.3 | 50% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Northwestern | 8-5 | - → - | 52 | 33 | -4.0 | 69% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Northwestern | 7-6 | - → - | 32 | 101 | -1.1 | 62% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Northwestern | 6-7 | - → - | 22 | 112 | 0.6 | 54% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Northwestern | 10-3 | - → 17 | 49 | 60 | 7.2 | 46% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Northwestern | 5-7 | 22 → - | 56 | 68 | 4.2 | 77% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Northwestern | 5-7 | - → - | 114 | 39 | 1.5 | 42% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Northwestern | 10-3 | - → 23 | 117 | 3 | 0.2 | 42% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Northwestern | 7-6 | - → - | 89 | 27 | 2.9 | 77% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 10-3 | - → 17 | 84 | 17 | 11.2 | 54% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 9-5 | - → - | 118 | 41 | 1.9 | 77% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 3-9 | - → - | 125 | 26 | -5.5 | 64% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Northwestern | 7-2 | - → 10 | 92 | 6 | 9.0 | 25% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 3-9 | - → - | 116 | 109 | -11.1 | 78% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 1-11 | - → - | 128 | 71 | -13.4 | 25% wins | 131 |
| 2026 | Michigan State | 3-6 | - → - | 132 | 99 | -2.4 | 33% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Ron Vanderlinden · Maryland 1998 (GA)
- Gary Barnett · Colorado 1999 (GA)
- Randy Walker · Northwestern 2001-2005 (Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 17
- Adam Cushing · Northwestern 2006-2018 (Position)
- Garrick McGee · Northwestern 2006-2007 (OC, Position)
- Greg Colby · Northwestern 2006-2007 (DC)
- Kevin Johns · Northwestern 2006-2010 (Other, Position)
- Randy Bates · Northwestern 2006-2017 (Position)
- Mick McCall · Northwestern 2008-2019 (OC)
- Mike Hankwitz · Northwestern 2008-2020 (DC)
- Tim McGarigle · Northwestern 2011-2022 (GA, Position)
- Tim Tibesar · Northwestern 2014 (Analyst)
- Jeff Genyk · Northwestern 2015-2022 (Analyst, Position, ST coord.)
- Tommy Rees · Northwestern 2015 (GA)
- Mike Bajakian · Northwestern 2020-2022 (OC, Position)
- Jim O'Neil · Northwestern 2021-2022 (DC)
- Joe Rossi · Michigan State 2026 (DC, Position)
- John McNulty · Michigan State 2026 (Position)
- Max Bullough · Michigan State 2026 (DC, Position)
- Nick Sheridan · Michigan State 2026 (OC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 5
- Bryan Ellis · UAB 2012-2013 (GA) · under Garrick McGee
- Jeff Brohm* · UAB 2012 (OC, Position) · under Garrick McGee
- Reggie Johnson · UAB 2012-2013 (DC) · under Garrick McGee
- Tyson Helton* · UAB 2012 (Position) · under Garrick McGee
- Richard Owens · UAB 2013 (OC) · under Garrick McGee
Level 3: on their staffs · 37
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Western Kentucky 2014-2015 (Position, ST coord.) · under Jeff Brohm
- Neil Callaway · Western Kentucky 2014-2015 (Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Nick Holt · Western Kentucky 2014-2016 (DC, Other) · under Jeff Brohm
- Brian Brohm · Western Kentucky 2016 (OC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Ryan Beard* · Western Kentucky 2016 (Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Tony Levine · Western Kentucky 2016 (OC, Position, ST coord.) · under Jeff Brohm
- Anthony Poindexter · Purdue 2017-2020 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Kevin Wolthausen · Purdue 2017-2019 (Analyst, Position, ST coord.) · under Jeff Brohm
- Clayton White · Western Kentucky 2019-2020 (DC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Greg Brown · Purdue 2019-2020 (Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Kim Helton · Western Kentucky 2019 (Analyst) · under Tyson Helton
- Maurice Crum Jr. · Western Kentucky 2019-2021 (DC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Bob Diaco · Purdue 2020 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Ryan Aplin · Western Kentucky 2020 (OC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Terrance Jamison · Purdue 2020 (Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Ben Arbuckle · Western Kentucky 2021-2022 (Analyst, OC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Brad Lambert · Purdue 2021 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- David Elson · Purdue 2021-2022 (Analyst, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Mark Hagen · Purdue 2021-2022 (DC) · under Jeff Brohm
- Ron English · Purdue 2021-2022 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Zach Kittley* · Western Kentucky 2021 (OC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Josh Crawford · Western Kentucky 2022 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Michael Hutchings · Western Kentucky 2022 (Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Tyson Summers · Western Kentucky 2022-2024 (DC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Brian Reader · Louisville 2023-2026 (Analyst) · under Jeff Brohm
- Chip Long · Louisville 2023 (Analyst) · under Jeff Brohm
- Drew Hollingshead · Western Kentucky 2023-2024 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Mark Hagen · Louisville 2023-2025 (DC) · under Jeff Brohm
- Mark Ivey · Louisville 2023-2026 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Will Friend · Western Kentucky 2024 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Da'Von Brown · Western Kentucky 2025 (DC) · under Tyson Helton
- Davis Merritt · Western Kentucky 2025-2026 (DC) · under Tyson Helton
- Rick Bowie · Western Kentucky 2025 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Bodie Reeder · Western Kentucky 2026 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Joe Bernardi · Western Kentucky 2026 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Paul Petrino · Louisville 2026 (Analyst) · under Jeff Brohm
- Steve Ellis · Louisville 2026 (DC) · under Jeff Brohm
Coached together
- Danny Rocco · Maryland 1998 · him GA, them Position
- Doug Mallory · Maryland 1998 · him GA, them Position
- Mike Gundy · Maryland 1998 · him GA, them Position
- Mike Locksley* · Maryland 1998 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Ron Vanderlinden · Maryland 1998 · him GA, them Head coach
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 1999 · him GA, them Position
- Gary Barnett · Colorado 1999 · him GA, them Head coach
- Gregg Brandon · Colorado 1999 · him GA, them Position
- Jon Embree · Colorado 1999 · him GA, them Position
- Shawn Watson · Colorado 1999 · him GA, them Position
- Tom Cable · Colorado 1999 · him GA, them OC
- Rich Scangarello · Idaho 2000 · him Position, them GA
- Tim Drevno · Idaho 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Tom Cable · Idaho 2000 · him Position, them Head coach
- Howard Feggins · Northwestern 2001-2004 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Jeff Genyk · Northwestern 2001-2022 · him Head coach, Position, them Analyst, Position, ST coord.
- Kevin Johns · Northwestern 2001-2010 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them GA, Other, Position
- Kevin Wilson · Northwestern 2001 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Mike Dunbar · Northwestern 2001-2005 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position, ST coord.
- Randy Walker · Northwestern 2001-2005 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Greg Colby · Northwestern 2002-2007 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them DC
- Jim O'Neil · Northwestern 2003-2022 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them DC, GA
- Adam Cushing · Northwestern 2004-2018 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them Position
- Garrick McGee · Northwestern 2004-2007 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Randy Bates · Northwestern 2006-2017 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mick McCall · Northwestern 2008-2019 · him Head coach, them OC
- Mike Hankwitz · Northwestern 2008-2020 · him Head coach, them DC
- Tim McGarigle · Northwestern 2011-2022 · him Head coach, them GA, Position
- Tim Tibesar · Northwestern 2014 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Tommy Rees · Northwestern 2015 · him Head coach, them GA
- Mike Bajakian · Northwestern 2020-2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Joe Rossi · Michigan State 2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- John McNulty · Michigan State 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Max Bullough · Michigan State 2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Nick Sheridan · Michigan State 2026 · him Head coach, them OC