Coaches
Joe Salave'a
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Joe Salave'a
Played at Arizona 1994-1997
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2009 | San José State | Position | DL | Dick Tomey |
| 2011 | Arizona | Position | DL | Mike Stoops (2011), Tim Kish (2011) |
| 2012-2016 | Washington State | Position | AHC/DL | Mike Leach |
| 2017-2021 | Oregon | DC | AHC/DL/co-DC✓ | Willie Taggart (2017), Mario Cristobal*+ (2018-2021) |
| 2022-2024 | Miami | Position | AHC/RGC/DL | Mario Cristobal*+ |
| 2025- | Arizona | Position | AHC/DL | Brent Brennan*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oregon | Co-defensive coordinator | 81 | 89 | 95 | 66 | 130 |
Worked under
- Dick Tomey · San José State 2008-2009 (Position)
- Tim Kish · Arizona 2011 (Position)
- Mike Stoops · Arizona 2011 (Position)
- Mike Leach · Washington State 2012-2016 (Other, Position)
- Willie Taggart · Oregon 2017 (DC, Other, Position)
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Oregon 2018-2021 (DC, Other, Position)
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Miami 2022-2024 (Other, Position)
- Brent Brennan*+ · Arizona 2025-2026 (Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Brent Brennan*+ · San José State 2008-2009 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Dick Tomey · San José State 2008-2009 · him Position, them Head coach
- Keith Burns · San José State 2008-2009 · him Position, them DC
- Kent Baer · San José State 2008-2009 · him Position, them Position
- Marcus Arroyo · San José State 2008 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Steve Morton · San José State 2008-2009 · him Position, them OC
- Frank Scelfo · Arizona 2011 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Stoops · Arizona 2011 · him Position, them Head coach
- Robert Anae · Arizona 2011 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Ryan Walters · Arizona 2011 · him Position, them Position
- Seth Littrell · Arizona 2011 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Kish · Arizona 2011 · him Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Abe Elimimian · Washington State 2012 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Eric Morris*+ · Washington State 2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Jeff Choate* · Washington State 2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Mike Breske · Washington State 2012-2014 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Mike Leach · Washington State 2012-2016 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- David Yost · Washington State 2013-2015 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Ken Wilson · Washington State 2013-2016 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Graham Harrell · Washington State 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Alex Grinch · Washington State 2015-2016 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Brian Odom · Washington State 2015-2016 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Joel Filani · Washington State 2015 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Washington State 2016 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Alonzo Hampton · Oregon 2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Jim Leavitt · Oregon 2017-2018 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Keith Heyward · Oregon 2017-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Marcus Arroyo · Oregon 2017-2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Oregon 2017-2021 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Mike Johnson · Oregon 2017-2018 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Raymond Woodie Jr. · Oregon 2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Willie Taggart · Oregon 2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Danny Langsdorf · Oregon 2018 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Donte Williams · Oregon 2018-2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Andy Avalos · Oregon 2019-2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Bryan McClendon · Oregon 2020-2021 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Joe Moorhead* · Oregon 2020-2021 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Ken Wilson · Oregon 2020-2021 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Nate Dreiling · Oregon 2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Taylor Housewright · Oregon 2020 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Michael Hutchings · Oregon 2021 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Tim DeRuyter · Oregon 2021 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Charlie Strong · Miami 2022 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Frank Ponce · Miami 2022 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Jahmile Addae · Miami 2022-2023 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Josh Gattis · Miami 2022 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Steele · Miami 2022 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Miami 2022-2024 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Derek Nicholson · Miami 2023-2024 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Lance Guidry · Miami 2023-2024 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Shannon Dawson · Miami 2023-2024 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Harris Jr. · Miami 2023 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Alonzo Carter* · Arizona 2025 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Brent Brennan*+ · Arizona 2025-2026 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Chuck Cecil · Arizona 2025-2026 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Danny Gonzales · Arizona 2025-2026 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Seth Doege · Arizona 2025-2026 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
Played together
- Dave Fipp · Arizona 1994-1997