Coaches
Luke Fickell
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Luke Fickell*
Head coach, Wisconsin · Played at Ohio State 1993-1996 · alma mater (CFBD): Ohio State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Ohio State | GA | GA | John Cooper |
| 2000-2001 | Akron | Position | DL | Lee Owens |
| 2002-2003 | Ohio State | ST coord. | ST | Jim Tressel |
| 2004 | Ohio State | Position | LB | Jim Tressel |
| 2005-2010 | Ohio State | DC | co-DC/LB✓ | Jim Tressel |
| 2011 | Ohio State | Head coachinterim | interim HC | not known |
| 2012-2016 | Ohio State | DC | co-DC/LB✓ | Urban Meyer |
| 2017-2022 | Cincinnati | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2022- | Wisconsin | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ohio State | Co-defensive coordinator | 20 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 119 |
| 2006 | Ohio State | Co-defensive coordinator | 25 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 119 |
| 2007 | Ohio State | Co-defensive coordinator | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 119 |
| 2008 | Ohio State | Co-defensive coordinator | 47 | 8 | 59 | 6 | 120 |
| 2009 | Ohio State | Co-defensive coordinator | 8 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 120 |
| 2010 | Ohio State | Co-defensive coordinator | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 120 |
| 2012 | Ohio State | Co-defensive coordinator | 30 | 30 | 17 | 35 | 124 |
| 2013 | Ohio State | Co-defensive coordinator | 66 | 29 | 70 | 30 | 125 |
| 2014 | Ohio State | Co-defensive coordinator | 29 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 128 |
| 2015 | Ohio State | Defensive coordinator | 14 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 128 |
| 2016 | Ohio State | Defensive coordinator | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 128 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ohio State | 6-7 | 18 → - | 84 | 35 | 13.2 | 92% wins | 120 |
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 4-8 | - → - | 86 | 94 | -6.4 | 33% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 11-2 | - → - | 22 | 9 | 5.4 | 33% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 11-3 | - → 21 | 69 | 30 | 9.1 | 85% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 9-1 | 20 → 8 | 19 | 2 | 18.6 | 79% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 13-1 | 8 → 4 | 14 | 8 | 21.2 | 90% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Wisconsin | 1-0 (1 of 13) | 18 → - | 65 | 20 | 8.3 | 69% wins | 131 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 9-3 (12 of 13) | 23 → - | 60 | 13 | 13.1 | 93% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Wisconsin | 7-6 | 19 → - | 82 | 28 | 9.4 | 54% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Wisconsin | 5-7 | - → - | 89 | 83 | 3.0 | 54% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 4-8 | - → - | 130 | 82 | -4.4 | 42% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Wisconsin | 6-3 | - → - | 77 | 10 | 9.1 | 33% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- John Cooper · Ohio State 1999 (GA)
- Lee Owens · Akron 2000-2001 (Position)
- Jim Tressel · Ohio State 2002-2010 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2012-2016 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 28
- Jim Bollman · Ohio State 2011 (OC, Position)
- Jim Heacock · Ohio State 2011 (DC)
- Paul Haynes · Ohio State 2011 (DC, Position)
- Stan Drayton · Ohio State 2011 (Position)
- Taver Johnson · Ohio State 2011 (Position)
- Zak Kuhr · Ohio State 2011 (GA)
- Doug Phillips · Cincinnati 2017-2019 (Position, ST coord.)
- Gino Guidugli · Cincinnati 2017-2022 (OC, Position)
- Joker Phillips · Cincinnati 2017-2018 (Position)
- Jon Tenuta · Cincinnati 2017-2020 (Analyst, Position)
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Cincinnati 2017-2020 (DC, Position)
- Mike Denbrock · Cincinnati 2017-2021 (OC, Position)
- Willie Martinez · Cincinnati 2017 (Position)
- Colin Hitschler · Cincinnati 2018-2022 (Analyst, DC, Position)
- Steve Stripling · Cincinnati 2018-2019 (Position)
- Chad Wilt · Cincinnati 2019 (Position)
- Max Bullough · Cincinnati 2019 (GA)
- Dan Enos · Cincinnati 2020 (Other, Position)
- Perry Eliano · Cincinnati 2020-2021 (Position)
- Mike Tressel · Cincinnati 2021-2022 (DC, Position)
- Ricky Brown · Cincinnati 2022 (Analyst)
- Jack Bicknell · Wisconsin 2023-2024 (Position)
- Phil Longo* · Wisconsin 2023-2024 (OC, Position)
- Alex Grinch · Wisconsin 2024 (DC, Position)
- Eric Raisbeck · Wisconsin 2024 (Other)
- Kenny Guiton · Wisconsin 2024-2026 (Position)
- Jeff Grimes · Wisconsin 2025-2026 (OC)
- Scott Power · Wisconsin 2025 (Other)
Level 2: on their staffs · 25
- Brian George · Kent State 2013-2015 (DC) · under Paul Haynes
- Brian Rock · Kent State 2013-2014 (OC, Position) · under Paul Haynes
- Doc Gamble · Kent State 2013-2017 (Position) · under Paul Haynes
- Shawn Clark · Kent State 2013-2015 (Position) · under Paul Haynes
- Don Treadwell · Kent State 2014-2017 (OC, Position) · under Paul Haynes
- Ben Needham · Kent State 2016-2017 (DC) · under Paul Haynes
- Jeff Burrow · Kent State 2017 (DC) · under Paul Haynes
- Al Golden · Notre Dame 2022-2024 (DC, Position) · under Marcus Freeman
- Chris O'Leary · Notre Dame 2022-2023 (Position) · under Marcus Freeman
- Chris Woods · Temple 2022-2024 (Position) · under Stan Drayton
- D. J. Eliot · Temple 2022 (DC, Position) · under Stan Drayton
- Danny Langsdorf · Temple 2022-2024 (OC, Position) · under Stan Drayton
- Everett Withers · Temple 2022-2024 (DC, Other, Position) · under Stan Drayton
- Gerad Parker* · Notre Dame 2022-2023 (OC, Position) · under Marcus Freeman
- Tommy Rees · Notre Dame 2022 (OC, Position) · under Marcus Freeman
- Joe Rudolph · Notre Dame 2023-2026 (Position) · under Marcus Freeman
- Trent Miles · Notre Dame 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Marcus Freeman
- Chris Ash · Notre Dame 2025-2026 (DC) · under Marcus Freeman
- Dovonte Edwards · Sam Houston 2025-2026 (Position) · under Phil Longo
- Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay · Sam Houston 2025-2026 (DC) · under Phil Longo
- Ja'Juan Seider · Notre Dame 2025-2026 (Other, Position) · under Marcus Freeman
- Matt Merkens · Sam Houston 2025 (Position) · under Phil Longo
- Zack Patterson · Sam Houston 2025-2026 (OC) · under Phil Longo
- Aaron Henry · Notre Dame 2026 (DC, Position) · under Marcus Freeman
- Charlie Partridge · Notre Dame 2026 (Position) · under Marcus Freeman
Level 3: on their staffs · 13
- Dale Jones · App State 2020-2022 (DC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Tony Petersen · App State 2020 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Frank Ponce · App State 2021-2024 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Mark Speir · App State 2021 (Analyst) · under Shawn Clark
- Kevin Barbay · App State 2022 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Lawrence Dawsey · App State 2022-2024 (Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Scot Sloan · App State 2023-2024 (DC) · under Shawn Clark
- Dontae Wright · Troy 2024-2026 (DC) · under Gerad Parker
- Nathan Burton · Troy 2024-2026 (DC, Position) · under Gerad Parker
- Re'quan Boyette · Troy 2024-2026 (Position) · under Gerad Parker
- Sean Reagan · Troy 2024-2025 (OC) · under Gerad Parker
- Travis Pearson · Troy 2024 (Position) · under Gerad Parker
- Adam Austin · Troy 2026 (OC) · under Gerad Parker
Coached together
- Jim Heacock · Ohio State 1999-2011 · him DC, GA, Head coach, Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Jon Tenuta · Ohio State 1999 · him GA, them Position
- Jim Bollman · Ohio State 2002-2011 · him DC, Head coach, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Jim Tressel · Ohio State 2002-2010 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Mark Snyder · Ohio State 2002-2004 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Mel Tucker · Ohio State 2002-2004 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Mike Tressel · Ohio State 2002-2003 · him ST coord., them GA
- Alex Golesh* · Ohio State 2004-2005 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Darrell Hazell · Ohio State 2004-2010 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Joe Rudolph · Ohio State 2004-2006 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Todd Goebbel · Ohio State 2004 · him Position, them Analyst
- Paul Haynes · Ohio State 2005-2011 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them DC, Position
- Tim Beckman · Ohio State 2005-2006 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Doug Phillips · Ohio State 2006 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- P.J. Fleck* · Ohio State 2006 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Taver Johnson · Ohio State 2007-2011 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Position
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Ohio State 2010 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Stan Drayton · Ohio State 2011-2014 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Position
- Zak Kuhr · Ohio State 2011-2012 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them GA
- Drew Mehringer · Ohio State 2012-2013 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Ed Warinner · Ohio State 2012-2016 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Everett Withers · Ohio State 2012-2013 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Kerry Coombs · Ohio State 2012-2016 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Tom Herman · Ohio State 2012-2014 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2012-2016 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Bryant Haines · Ohio State 2013 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Chris Ash · Ohio State 2014-2015 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Cody Hawkins · Ohio State 2014 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Larry Johnson · Ohio State 2014-2016 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Bill Busch · Ohio State 2015 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Corey Dennis · Ohio State 2015 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Tim Beck · Ohio State 2015-2016 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Greg Schiano* · Ohio State 2016 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other
- Greg Studrawa · Ohio State 2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Joker Phillips · Ohio State 2016 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Doug Phillips · Cincinnati 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Gino Guidugli · Cincinnati 2017-2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Joker Phillips · Cincinnati 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jon Tenuta · Cincinnati 2017-2020 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Cincinnati 2017-2020 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Mike Denbrock · Cincinnati 2017-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Willie Martinez · Cincinnati 2017 · him Head coach, them Position
- Colin Hitschler · Cincinnati 2018-2022 · him Head coach, them Analyst, DC, Position
- Steve Stripling · Cincinnati 2018-2019 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chad Wilt · Cincinnati 2019 · him Head coach, them Position
- Max Bullough · Cincinnati 2019 · him Head coach, them GA
- Dan Enos · Cincinnati 2020 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Perry Eliano · Cincinnati 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mike Tressel · Cincinnati 2021-2022 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Bobby April III · Wisconsin 2022 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Bobby Engram · Wisconsin 2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jim Leonhard · Wisconsin 2022 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Kerry Coombs · Cincinnati 2022 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Position, ST coord.
- Mark D'Onofrio · Wisconsin 2022 · him Head coach, them Position
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2022 · him Head coach, them Head coach
- Ricky Brown · Cincinnati 2022 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Colin Hitschler · Wisconsin 2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Jack Bicknell · Wisconsin 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mike Tressel · Wisconsin 2023-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Paul Haynes · Wisconsin 2023-2025 · him Head coach, them Position
- Phil Longo* · Wisconsin 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Alex Grinch · Wisconsin 2024 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Eric Raisbeck · Wisconsin 2024 · him Head coach, them Other
- Kenny Guiton · Wisconsin 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jeff Grimes · Wisconsin 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them OC
- Scott Power · Wisconsin 2025 · him Head coach, them Other
Played together
- Eddie George* · Ohio State 1993-1995