Coaches
Jim O'Neil
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jim O'Neil
Played at Towson
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | UAlbany | Position | Assistant offensive line & tight ends coach | not known |
| 2002 | Pennsylvania | Position | Assistant offensive line coach | not known |
| 2003-2004 | Northwestern | GA | Graduate assistant | Randy Walker |
| 2005 | Towson | DC | Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2006-2008 | Eastern Michigan | Position | Safeties coach | Jeff Genyk |
| 2009 | New York Jets (pro) | Analyst | Defensive quality control coach | not known |
| 2010-2012 | New York Jets (pro) | Position | Assistant defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2013 | Buffalo Bills (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2014-2015 | Cleveland Browns (pro) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2016 | San Francisco 49ers (pro) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2018 | Oakland Raiders (pro) | Analyst | Senior defensive assistant | not known |
| 2019-2020 | Oakland Raiders (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2021-2022 | Northwestern | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Pat Fitzgerald* |
| 2024 | Detroit Lions (pro) | Analyst | Defensive assistant | not known |
| 2025 | Detroit Lions (pro) | Position | Defensive assistant/safeties coach | not known |
| 2026- | Detroit Lions (pro) | Position | Assistant head coach/safeties coach | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator | 109 | 87 | 110 | 6 | 130 |
| 2022 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator | 71 | 95 | 110 | 109 | 131 |
Worked under
- Randy Walker · Northwestern 2003-2004 (GA)
- Jeff Genyk · Eastern Michigan 2006-2008 (Position)
- Pat Fitzgerald* · Northwestern 2021-2022 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Peter Rossomando · UAlbany 2001 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Al Bagnoli · Pennsylvania 2002 · him Position, them Head coach
- Greg Colby · Northwestern 2003-2004 · him GA, them DC
- Howard Feggins · Northwestern 2003-2004 · him GA, them Position
- Jeff Genyk · Northwestern 2003-2022 · him DC, GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Dunbar · Northwestern 2003-2004 · him GA, them OC
- Pat Fitzgerald* · Northwestern 2003-2022 · him DC, GA, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Randy Walker · Northwestern 2003-2004 · him GA, them Head coach
- Adam Cushing · Northwestern 2004 · him GA, them Position
- Garrick McGee · Northwestern 2004 · him GA, them Position
- Kevin Johns · Northwestern 2004 · him GA, them Position
- Mike McGlinchey Jr. · Towson 2005 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Howard Feggins · Eastern Michigan 2006-2007 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Genyk · Eastern Michigan 2006-2008 · him Position, them Head coach
- Scott Isphording · Eastern Michigan 2006-2008 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Bajakian · Northwestern 2021-2022 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Tim McGarigle · Northwestern 2021-2022 · him DC, them Position