Coaches
Clancy Pendergast
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Clancy Pendergast
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Mississippi State | GA | GA | Jackie Sherrill |
| 1992 | USC | GA | GA | Larry Smith |
| 1993-1994 | Oklahoma | Position | GA/TE | not known |
| 1995 | Houston Oilers (pro) | Analyst | DQC | not known |
| 1996-1999 | Dallas Cowboys (pro) | Analyst | DQC | not known |
| 2000-2002 | Dallas Cowboys (pro) | Position | DB | not known |
| 2003 | Cleveland Browns (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2004-2008 | Arizona Cardinals (pro) | DC | DC | not known |
| 2009 | Kansas City Chiefs (pro) | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 2010-2012 | California | DC | DC✓ | Jeff Tedford |
| 2013 | USC | DC | DC/DB✓ | Ed Orgeron |
| 2015 | San Francisco 49ers (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2016-2019 | USC (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2016-2019 | USC | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Clay Helton* |
| 2021-2025 | UCLA | Analyst | Analyst | Chip Kelly (2021-2023), DeShaun Foster (2024), Tim Skipper (2025) |
| 2026- | Colorado | Analyst | Analyst | Deion Sanders* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | California | Defensive coordinator | 49 | 34 | 27 | 32 | 120 |
| 2011 | California | Defensive coordinator | 21 | 45 | 16 | 49 | 120 |
| 2012 | California | Defensive coordinator | 64 | 80 | 72 | 21 | 124 |
| 2013 | USC | Defensive coordinator | 11 | 18 | 13 | 56 | 125 |
Worked under
- Jackie Sherrill · Mississippi State 1991 (GA)
- Larry Smith · USC 1992 (GA)
- Jeff Tedford · California 2010-2012 (DC)
- Ed Orgeron · USC 2013 (DC, Position)
- Clay Helton* · USC 2016-2019 (DC)
- Chip Kelly · UCLA 2021-2023 (Analyst)
- DeShaun Foster · UCLA 2024 (Analyst)
- Tim Skipper · UCLA 2025 (Analyst)
- Deion Sanders* · Colorado 2026 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Rick Christophel · Mississippi State 1991 · him GA, them Position
- Watson Brown · Mississippi State 1991 · him GA, them OC
- Kevin Wolthausen · USC 1992 · him GA, them Position
- Mike Sanford Sr. · USC 1992 · him GA, them Position
- Kevin Wolthausen · Oklahoma 1993-1994 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Tom Hayes · Oklahoma 1993-1994 · him GA, Position, them DC, Position
- Watson Brown · Oklahoma 1993-1994 · him GA, Position, them OC
- Cale Gundy · Oklahoma 1994 · him GA, Position, them GA
- Andy Ludwig · California 2010 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Jeff Genyk · California 2010-2012 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Jeff Tedford · California 2010-2012 · him DC, them Head coach
- Kevin Daft · California 2010 · him DC, them Position
- Ronnie Bradford · California 2010-2012 · him DC, them Analyst
- Tosh Lupoi* · California 2010-2011 · him DC, them Position
- Eric Kiesau · California 2011 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Jim Michalczik · California 2011-2012 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Marcus Arroyo · California 2011-2012 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Clay Helton* · USC 2013-2019 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Ed Orgeron · USC 2013 · him DC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Other, Position
- Lane Kiffin*+ · USC 2013 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Ekeler · USC 2013 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tee Martin · USC 2013-2018 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Johnny Nansen · USC 2016-2019 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Neil Callaway · USC 2016-2018 · him DC, them Position
- Ronnie Bradford · USC 2016-2018 · him DC, them Position
- Tyson Helton* · USC 2016-2017 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Bryan Ellis · USC 2017-2018 · him DC, them Analyst, Position
- Dave Campo · USC 2018-2019 · him DC, them Analyst
- Michael Hutchings · USC 2018-2019 · him DC, them GA
- Tim Drevno · USC 2018-2019 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Graham Harrell · USC 2019 · him DC, them OC, Position
- John David Baker · USC 2019 · him DC, them Analyst
- Mike Jinks · USC 2019 · him DC, them Position
- Seth Doege · USC 2019 · him DC, them Analyst
- Brian Norwood · UCLA 2021-2024 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Chip Kelly · UCLA 2021-2023 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- DeShaun Foster · UCLA 2021-2025 · him Analyst, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Derek Sage · UCLA 2021 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- Don Pellum · UCLA 2021 · him Analyst, them Position
- Jerry Azzinaro · UCLA 2021 · him Analyst, them DC
- Jerry Neuheisel · UCLA 2021-2025 · him Analyst, them OC, Other, Position
- Johnny Nansen · UCLA 2021 · him Analyst, them Position
- Justin Frye · UCLA 2021 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Ryan Gunderson · UCLA 2021-2023 · him Analyst, them Position
- Tim Drevno · UCLA 2021-2023 · him Analyst, them Analyst, Position
- Bill McGovern · UCLA 2022 · him Analyst, them DC
- Darrin Chiaverini · UCLA 2022 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Ikaika Malloe · UCLA 2022-2025 · him Analyst, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Jeff Faris · UCLA 2022-2023 · him Analyst, them Position
- D'Anton Lynn · UCLA 2023 · him Analyst, them DC
- Ken Niumatalolo* · UCLA 2023 · him Analyst, them Position
- Eric Bieniemy · UCLA 2024 · him Analyst, them OC, Other
- Ted White · UCLA 2024 · him Analyst, them Position
- Kevin Coyle · UCLA 2025 · him Analyst, them DC
- Noel Mazzone · UCLA 2025 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Tim Skipper · UCLA 2025 · him Analyst, them Head coach, Other
- Tino Sunseri · UCLA 2025 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Brennan Marion · Colorado 2026 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Chris Marve · Colorado 2026 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Deion Sanders* · Colorado 2026 · him Analyst, them Head coach