Coaches
Bill McGovern
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Bill McGovern
Played at Holy Cross
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Pennsylvania | Position | Freshman coach | not known |
| 1986-1987 | Holy Cross | Position | Assistant defensive backs coach | not known |
| 1988-1990 | Massachusetts | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 1991-1992 | Holy Cross | Position | Defensive backs coach/kickers coach | not known |
| 1993 | Massachusetts | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 1994-1996 | Boston College | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 1997-1999 | Pittsburgh | Position | Defensive backs coach | Walt Harris |
| 2000-2008 | Boston College | Position | Linebackers coach | Tom O'Brien (2000-2006), Jeff Jagodzinski (2007-2008) |
| 2009-2012 | Boston College | DC | Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach✓ | Frank Spaziani |
| 2013-2015 | Philadelphia Eagles (pro) | Position | Outside linebackers coach | not known |
| 2016-2018 | New York Giants (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2019 | New York Giants (pro) | Position | Inside linebackers coach | not known |
| 2020 | Nebraska | Analyst | Defensive assistant | Scott Frost* |
| 2021 | Chicago Bears (pro) | Position | Inside linebackers coach | not known |
| 2022 | UCLA | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Chip Kelly |
| 2023 | UCLA | Other | Director of football administration | Chip Kelly |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Boston College | Defensive coordinator | 15 | 18 | 36 | 3 | 120 |
| 2010 | Boston College | Defensive coordinator | 12 | 30 | 62 | 15 | 120 |
| 2011 | Boston College | Defensive coordinator | 75 | 48 | 85 | 12 | 120 |
| 2012 | Boston College | Defensive coordinator | 73 | 68 | 109 | 75 | 124 |
| 2022 | UCLA | Defensive coordinator | 98 | 102 | 117 | 78 | 131 |
Worked under
- Walt Harris · Pittsburgh 1997-1999 (Position)
- Tom O'Brien · Boston College 2000-2006 (Position)
- Jeff Jagodzinski · Boston College 2007-2008 (Position)
- Frank Spaziani · Boston College 2009-2012 (DC, Position)
- Scott Frost* · Nebraska 2020 (Analyst)
- Chip Kelly · UCLA 2022 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Mike Sherman · Holy Cross 1986-1987 · him Position, them Position
- Jim Reid · Massachusetts 1988-1990 · him Position, them Head coach
- Rob Spence · Holy Cross 1991 · him Position, them Position
- David Duggan · Holy Cross 1992 · him Position, them Position
- Ed Pinkham · Holy Cross 1992 · him Position, them DC
- Peter Vaas · Holy Cross 1992 · him Position, them Head coach
- Dirk Koetter · Boston College 1994-1995 · him Position, them OC
- Jim Reid · Boston College 1994 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Jerry Azzinaro · Boston College 1995 · him Position, them Position
- Phil Elmassian · Boston College 1996 · him Position, them DC
- Steve Kragthorpe · Boston College 1996 · him Position, them Position
- Terry Malone · Boston College 1996 · him Position, them Position
- Curt Cignetti*+ · Pittsburgh 1997-1999 · him Position, them Position
- J.D. Brookhart · Pittsburgh 1997-1999 · him Position, them Position
- Larry Coyer · Pittsburgh 1997-1999 · him Position, them DC
- Walt Harris · Pittsburgh 1997-1999 · him Position, them Head coach
- Joe Moorhead* · Pittsburgh 1998-1999 · him Position, them GA
- Bob Shoop · Boston College 2000-2002 · him Position, them Position
- Dana Bible · Boston College 2000-2006 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike London · Boston College 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Tom O'Brien · Boston College 2000-2006 · him Position, them Head coach
- Ryan Day*+ · Boston College 2003-2011 · him DC, Position, them GA, Position
- Frank Spaziani · Boston College 2005-2012 · him DC, Position, them DC, Head coach
- Jack Bicknell · Boston College 2007-2008 · him Position, them Position
- Jeff Jagodzinski · Boston College 2007-2008 · him Position, them Head coach
- Steve Logan · Boston College 2007-2008 · him Position, them OC
- Dave Brock · Boston College 2009 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Gary Tranquill · Boston College 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Kevin Rogers · Boston College 2011 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Doug Martin · Boston College 2012 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jim Bollman · Boston College 2012 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Rich Gunnell · Boston College 2012 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Erik Chinander · Nebraska 2020 · him Analyst, them DC
- Matt Lubick · Nebraska 2020 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Ryan Held · Nebraska 2020 · him Analyst, them Position
- Scott Frost* · Nebraska 2020 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Steve Cooper · Nebraska 2020 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Brian Norwood · UCLA 2022 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Chip Kelly · UCLA 2022 · him DC, them Head coach
- Clancy Pendergast · UCLA 2022 · him DC, them Analyst
- Darrin Chiaverini · UCLA 2022 · him DC, them Analyst
- DeShaun Foster · UCLA 2022 · him DC, them Position
- Ikaika Malloe · UCLA 2022 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Jeff Faris · UCLA 2022 · him DC, them Position
- Jerry Neuheisel · UCLA 2022 · him DC, them Position
- Ryan Gunderson · UCLA 2022 · him DC, them Position
- Tim Drevno · UCLA 2022 · him DC, them Position