Coaches
Mike Cox
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Mike Cox
Played at Idaho 1983-1986
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-1994 | Idaho | Position | LB | not known |
| 1995-1997 | Utah State | Position | LB | John Smith |
| 1998-2002 | Louisville | Position | LB | John Smith |
| 2003-2006 | Michigan State | Position | LB | John Smith |
| 2007-2008 | St. Louis Rams (pro) | Analyst | defensive assistant | not known |
| 2009-2011 | Washington | Position | LB | Steve Sarkisian*+ |
| 2012-2016 | Kansas State | Position | LB | Bill Snyder |
| 2018-2020 | UTEP | DC | DC/LB✓ | Dana Dimel |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UTEP | Defensive coordinator | 70 | 98 | 76 | 118 | 130 |
| 2019 | UTEP | Defensive coordinator | 127 | 127 | 118 | 70 | 130 |
| 2020 | UTEP | Defensive coordinator | 74 | 88 | 71 | 127 | 127 |
Worked under
- John Smith · Utah State 1995-1997 (Position)
- John Smith · Louisville 1998-2002 (Position)
- John Smith · Michigan State 2003-2006 (Position)
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Washington 2009-2011 (Position)
- Bill Snyder · Kansas State 2012-2016 (Position)
- Dana Dimel · UTEP 2018-2020 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Curtis Johnson · Idaho 1987-1988 · him Position, them Position
- Tom Cable · Idaho 1987-1988 · him Position, them GA
- Bobby Petrino · Idaho 1989-1991 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Donnie Henderson · Idaho 1989 · him Position, them Other
- John Smith · Idaho 1989-1994 · him Position, them Head coach
- Nick Holt · Idaho 1990-1994 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Paul Petrino · Idaho 1992-1994 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Kasey Dunn · Idaho 1993 · him Position, them Other
- Bobby Petrino · Utah State 1995-1997 · him Position, them OC
- John Smith · Utah State 1995-1997 · him Position, them Head coach
- Nate Kaczor · Utah State 1995-1997 · him Position, them Analyst
- Paul Petrino · Utah State 1995-1997 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Bobby Petrino · Louisville 1998 · him Position, them OC, Position
- John Smith · Louisville 1998-2002 · him Position, them Head coach
- Nick Holt · Louisville 1998-2000 · him Position, them Position
- Paul Petrino · Louisville 1998-1999 · him Position, them Position
- Johnny Nansen · Louisville 1999 · him Position, them GA
- Jim McElwain · Louisville 2000-2002 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Shawn Clark · Louisville 2001-2002 · him Position, them GA
- Steve Stripling · Louisville 2001-2002 · him Position, them Position
- Danny Hope · Louisville 2002 · him Position, them Other
- Joel Thomas · Louisville 2002 · him Position, them Position
- Paul Haynes · Louisville 2002 · him Position, them Position
- Dave Baldwin · Michigan State 2003-2006 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Doug Nussmeier · Michigan State 2003-2005 · him Position, them Position
- Jeff Stoutland · Michigan State 2003-2006 · him Position, them Position
- Jim McElwain · Michigan State 2003-2005 · him Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- John Smith · Michigan State 2003-2006 · him Position, them Head coach
- Paul Haynes · Michigan State 2003-2004 · him Position, them Position
- Steve Stripling · Michigan State 2003-2004 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Smeland · Michigan State 2005-2006 · him Position, them DC
- Dan Enos · Michigan State 2006 · him Position, them Position
- Doug Nussmeier · Washington 2009-2011 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Mills · Washington 2009-2011 · him Position, them Position
- Jimmie Dougherty · Washington 2009-2011 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Joel Thomas · Washington 2009-2011 · him Position, them Position
- Johnny Nansen · Washington 2009-2011 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Marques Tuiasosopo · Washington 2009-2010 · him Position, them Position, Strength
- Nick Holt · Washington 2009-2011 · him Position, them DC, Other
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Washington 2009-2011 · him Position, them Head coach
- Donte Williams · Washington 2011 · him Position, them GA
- Bill Snyder · Kansas State 2012-2016 · him Position, them Head coach
- Dana Dimel · Kansas State 2012-2016 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Del Miller · Kansas State 2012-2016 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tom Hayes · Kansas State 2012-2016 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Andre Coleman · Kansas State 2013-2016 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Collin Klein* · Kansas State 2014-2015 · him Position, them Analyst, GA
- Dana Dimel · UTEP 2018-2020 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Keith Burns · UTEP 2018-2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Matt Rahl · UTEP 2018 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Mike Canales · UTEP 2018-2020 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position