Coaches
Mike Hankwitz
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Mike Hankwitz
Played at Michigan 1966-1969
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Michigan | Other | JV | not known |
| 1971-1972 | Michigan (GA) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1973 | Arizona | Position | OLB | not known |
| 1974-1975 | Arizona | Position | OLB/DB | not known |
| 1976 | Arizona (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1977-1981 | Purdue | Position | OLB/P | not known |
| 1982-1984 | Western Michigan | DC | DC/DB/P | not known |
| 1985-1987 | Colorado | Position | OLB/P | not known |
| 1988 | Colorado | DC | DC/ILB/P | not known |
| 1989 | Colorado | DC | DC/P | not known |
| 1990 | Colorado | DC | DC/DB/P | not known |
| 1991 | Colorado | DC | DC/P | not known |
| 1992-1994 | Colorado | DC | DC/OLB/P | not known |
| 1995-1996 | Kansas | DC | DC/ILB | Glen Mason |
| 1997-2002 | Texas A&M | DC | DC/LB/P | R.C. Slocum |
| 2003 | Arizona (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2003 | Arizona | Head coachinterim | Interim HC | John Mackovic |
| 2004-2005 | Colorado (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2005 | Colorado | Head coachinterim | Interim HC | Gary Barnett |
| 2005 | Colorado | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Gary Barnett |
| 2006-2007 | Wisconsin | DC | DC✓ | Bret Bielema* |
| 2008-2020 | Northwestern | DC | DC✓ | Pat Fitzgerald* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Wisconsin | Defensive coordinator | 1 | 2 | 4 | 91 | 119 |
| 2007 | Wisconsin | Defensive coordinator | 78 | 38 | 34 | 1 | 119 |
| 2008 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator | 30 | 23 | 58 | 74 | 120 |
| 2009 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator | 33 | 47 | 60 | 30 | 120 |
| 2010 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator | 101 | 95 | 105 | 33 | 120 |
| 2011 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator | 112 | 103 | 87 | 101 | 120 |
| 2012 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator | 60 | 34 | 75 | 112 | 124 |
| 2013 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator | 68 | 65 | 105 | 60 | 125 |
| 2014 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator | 39 | 35 | 51 | 68 | 128 |
| 2015 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator | 3 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 128 |
| 2016 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator | 27 | 20 | 52 | 3 | 128 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator | 17 | 15 | 29 | 27 | 130 |
| 2018 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator | 41 | 27 | 65 | 17 | 130 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator | 26 | 39 | 29 | 41 | 130 |
| 2020 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator | 6 | 3 | 21 | 26 | 127 |
Worked under
- Glen Mason · Kansas 1995-1996 (DC, Position)
- R.C. Slocum · Texas A&M 1997-2002 (DC, Position)
- Gary Barnett · Colorado 2005 (DC)
- Bret Bielema* · Wisconsin 2006-2007 (DC)
- Pat Fitzgerald* · Northwestern 2008-2020 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Ed Zaunbrecher · Arizona 1975 · him Position, them Position
- Ed Zaunbrecher · Purdue 1977-1979 · him Position, them Position
- Tim Kish · Purdue 1979-1981 · him Position, them Other
- Greg Mattison · Western Michigan 1982-1984 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Brady Hoke · Western Michigan 1984 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Gary Barnett · Colorado 1985-2005 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Les Miles · Colorado 1985-1986 · him Position, them Position
- Lou Tepper · Colorado 1985-1987 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Ron Vanderlinden · Colorado 1985-1991 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Steve Logan · Colorado 1985-1986 · him Position, them Position
- Tom Clark · Colorado 1987-1988 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 1989-2005 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them GA, Position
- Greg Brown · Colorado 1991-2005 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Position
- Jon Embree · Colorado 1991-1994 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Scott Wachenheim · Colorado 1991 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Karl Dorrell · Colorado 1992-1993 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Chuck Heater · Colorado 1993-1994 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Rick Neuheisel · Colorado 1994 · him DC, Position, them Position
- David Gibbs · Kansas 1995-1996 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Glen Mason · Kansas 1995-1996 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Clint Bowen · Kansas 1996 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Jeff Grimes · Texas A&M 1997 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Steve Kragthorpe · Texas A&M 1997-2000 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Alan Weddell · Texas A&M 1998-2002 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dino Babers · Texas A&M 2001-2002 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Sumlin · Texas A&M 2001-2002 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Jeff Hecklinski · Arizona 2003 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Shawn Watson · Colorado 2005 · him DC, Head coach, them OC, Position
- William Inge · Colorado 2005 · him DC, Head coach, them Position
- Bret Bielema* · Wisconsin 2006-2007 · him DC, them Head coach
- Dave Doeren* · Wisconsin 2006-2007 · him DC, them DC, Other, Position
- Kerry Cooks · Wisconsin 2006-2007 · him DC, them Position
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2006-2007 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Del Alexander · Wisconsin 2007 · him DC, them Position
- Adam Cushing · Northwestern 2008-2018 · him DC, them Position
- Kevin Johns · Northwestern 2008-2010 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Mick McCall · Northwestern 2008-2019 · him DC, them OC
- Pat Fitzgerald* · Northwestern 2008-2020 · him DC, them Head coach
- Randy Bates · Northwestern 2008-2017 · him DC, them Position
- Tim McGarigle · Northwestern 2011-2020 · him DC, them GA, Position
- Tim Tibesar · Northwestern 2014 · him DC, them Analyst
- Jeff Genyk · Northwestern 2015-2020 · him DC, them Analyst, ST coord.
- Tommy Rees · Northwestern 2015 · him DC, them GA
- Mike Bajakian · Northwestern 2020 · him DC, them OC, Position