Coaches
Bill Busch
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Bill Busch
Played at Nebraska Wesleyan 1985-1987
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Nebraska Wesleyan | GA | GA | not known |
| 1990-1993 | Nebraska | GA | GA | not known |
| 1994 | Wisconsin | GA | GA | Barry Alvarez |
| 1995 | Northern Arizona | Position | DB | not known |
| 1996 | Northern Arizona | DC | co-DC/DB | not known |
| 1997-2000 | New Mexico State | Position | DB | Tony Samuel |
| 2001-2003 | Utah | Position | DB | Ron McBride (2001-2002), Urban Meyer (2003) |
| 2004 | Nebraska | ST coord. | ST/OLB | Bill Callahan |
| 2005-2007 | Nebraska | ST coord. | ST/S | Bill Callahan |
| 2009-2010 | Utah State | DC | DC✓ | Gary Andersen |
| 2011-2012 | Utah State | ST coord. | ST/S | Gary Andersen |
| 2013-2014 | Wisconsin | ST coord. | ST/DB | Gary Andersen |
| 2015 | Ohio State | Analyst | DQC | Urban Meyer |
| 2016 | Rutgers | Position | DB | Chris Ash |
| 2017 | Rutgers | DC | co-DC/DB✓ | Chris Ash |
| 2018-2020 | LSU | Position | S | Ed Orgeron |
| 2021 | Nebraska | Analyst | def. analyst | Scott Frost* |
| 2022 | Nebraska | ST coord. | ST | Mickey Joseph |
| 2022 | Nebraska | DC | interim DC/ST✓ | Mickey Joseph |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Utah State | Defensive coordinator | 114 | 99 | 78 | 97 | 120 |
| 2010 | Utah State | Defensive coordinator | 80 | 91 | 76 | 114 | 120 |
| 2017 | Rutgers | Co-defensive coordinator | 71 | 79 | 76 | 86 | 130 |
| 2022 | Nebraska | Defensive coordinator (interim) | 91 | 73 | 123 | 53 | 131 |
Worked under
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 1994 (GA)
- Tony Samuel · New Mexico State 1997-2000 (Position)
- Ron McBride · Utah 2001-2002 (Position)
- Urban Meyer · Utah 2003 (Position)
- Bill Callahan · Nebraska 2004-2007 (Position, ST coord.)
- Gary Andersen · Utah State 2009-2012 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
- Gary Andersen · Wisconsin 2013-2014 (Position, ST coord.)
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2015 (Analyst)
- Chris Ash · Rutgers 2016-2017 (DC, Position)
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2018-2020 (Position)
- Scott Frost* · Nebraska 2021 (Analyst)
- Mickey Joseph · Nebraska 2022 (DC, ST coord.)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Jim Svoboda · Nebraska Wesleyan 1989 · him GA, them Head coach
- Frank Solich · Nebraska 1990-1993 · him GA, them Position
- Kevin Steele · Nebraska 1990-1993 · him GA, them Position
- Gerry Gdowski · Nebraska 1991-1993 · him GA, them GA
- Turner Gill · Nebraska 1992-2004 · him GA, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 1994-2014 · him GA, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Bill Callahan · Wisconsin 1994 · him GA, them Position
- Dan McCarney · Wisconsin 1994 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Jay Norvell · Wisconsin 1994 · him GA, them Position
- Kevin Cosgrove · Wisconsin 1994 · him GA, them Position
- Brian Stewart · Northern Arizona 1995 · him Position, them Position
- Gary Andersen · Northern Arizona 1995-1996 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Robb Akey · Northern Arizona 1995 · him Position, them ST coord.
- Steve Axman · Northern Arizona 1995-1996 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Ron English · Northern Arizona 1996 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Barney Cotton · New Mexico State 1997-2000 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Steve Stanard · New Mexico State 1997-2000 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Gerry Gdowski · New Mexico State 1998-2000 · him Position, them Position
- Marvin Sanders · New Mexico State 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Craig Ver Steeg · Utah 2001-2002 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Gary Andersen · Utah 2001-2002 · him Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Jay Hill · Utah 2001-2003 · him Position, them GA
- Kyle Whittingham* · Utah 2001-2003 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Derek Mason* · Utah 2002 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Billy Gonzales · Utah 2003 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Dan Mullen* · Utah 2003 · him Position, them Position
- John Hevesy · Utah 2003 · him Position, them Position
- Kurt Barber · Utah 2003 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Sanford Sr. · Utah 2003 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Urban Meyer · Utah 2003 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bill Callahan · Nebraska 2004-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Jay Norvell · Nebraska 2004-2006 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Kevin Cosgrove · Nebraska 2004-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Phil Elmassian · Nebraska 2004-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Keith Heckendorf · Nebraska 2005 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Shawn Watson · Nebraska 2006-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- Joe Rudolph · Nebraska 2007 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Nick Holz · Nebraska 2007 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Dave Baldwin · Utah State 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Frank Maile · Utah State 2009-2012 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them GA, Position
- Gary Andersen · Utah State 2009-2012 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Ilaisa Tuiaki · Utah State 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Kevin McGiven · Utah State 2009 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Matt Wells · Utah State 2011-2012 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- Dave Aranda* · Utah State 2012 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Mike Sanford Sr. · Utah State 2012 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Andy Ludwig · Wisconsin 2013-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Chris Beatty · Wisconsin 2013-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Dave Aranda* · Wisconsin 2013-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Gary Andersen · Wisconsin 2013-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Jeff Genyk · Wisconsin 2013-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them Position, ST coord.
- Jon Budmayr · Wisconsin 2013 · him Position, ST coord., them Other
- Thomas Hammock · Wisconsin 2013 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Cory Hall · Wisconsin 2014 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Thomas Brown · Wisconsin 2014 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Chris Ash · Ohio State 2015 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Corey Dennis · Ohio State 2015 · him Analyst, them GA
- Ed Warinner · Ohio State 2015 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Kerry Coombs · Ohio State 2015 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- Larry Johnson · Ohio State 2015 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Luke Fickell* · Ohio State 2015 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Tim Beck · Ohio State 2015 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2015 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Aaron Henry · Rutgers 2016 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Ash · Rutgers 2016-2017 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Drew Mehringer · Rutgers 2016 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jay Niemann · Rutgers 2016-2017 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Zak Kuhr · Rutgers 2016 · him Position, them Position
- Jerry Kill · Rutgers 2017 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Dave Aranda* · LSU 2018-2019 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2018-2020 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jorge Munoz · LSU 2018-2019 · him Position, them Analyst
- Kevin Coyle · LSU 2018-2020 · him Position, them Analyst
- Mark Criner · LSU 2018 · him Position, them Analyst
- Mickey Joseph · LSU 2018-2020 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Steve Ensminger · LSU 2018-2020 · him Position, them OC, Position
- DJ Mangas · LSU 2019 · him Position, them Analyst
- Kevin Cosgrove · LSU 2019 · him Position, them Analyst
- Mark Hutson · LSU 2019-2020 · him Position, them Analyst
- Bo Pelini · LSU 2020 · him Position, them DC
- Manny Michel · LSU 2020 · him Position, them Analyst
- Russ Callaway · LSU 2020 · him Position, them Analyst
- Erik Chinander · Nebraska 2021-2022 · him Analyst, DC, ST coord., them DC
- Matt Lubick · Nebraska 2021 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Ryan Held · Nebraska 2021 · him Analyst, them Position
- Scott Frost* · Nebraska 2021-2022 · him Analyst, DC, ST coord., them Head coach
- Steve Cooper · Nebraska 2021 · him Analyst, them Position
- Mark Whipple · Nebraska 2022 · him DC, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Mickey Joseph · Nebraska 2022 · him DC, ST coord., them Head coach, Other, Position