Coaches
Steve Stanard
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Steve Stanard
Played at Nebraska 1984-1987
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Nebraska | Other | SA | not known |
| 1989-1990 | Nebraska (GA) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1991-1993 | Nebraska Wesleyan | DC | DC | not known |
| 1994-1995 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1996 | South Dakota | DC | DC | not known |
| 1997-1999 | New Mexico State | Position | DE/OLB | Tony Samuel |
| 2000-2002 | New Mexico State | DC | DC/LB | Tony Samuel |
| 2003-2007 | Colorado State | DC | DC/LB✓ | Sonny Lubick |
| 2008 | Ohio | Position | DL | Frank Solich |
| 2009-2011 | Tulane | DC | DC/LB✓ | Bob Toledo |
| 2012-2013 | North Dakota State | Position | LB | not known |
| 2014-2016 | Wyoming | DC | DC/LB✓ | Craig Bohl |
| 2017-2019 | Syracuse | Position | DE | Dino Babers |
| 2019 | Syracuse | DCinterim | Defensive coordinator (interim) · season pages | Dino Babers |
| 2020-2025 | Kansas State | Position | LB | Chris Klieman |
| 2026 | Minnesota | Other | Rush Ends | P.J. Fleck* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Colorado State | Defensive coordinator | 112 | 87 | 113 | 115 | 119 |
| 2006 | Colorado State | Defensive coordinator | 69 | 59 | 73 | 112 | 119 |
| 2007 | Colorado State | Defensive coordinator | 105 | 106 | 98 | 69 | 119 |
| 2009 | Tulane | Defensive coordinator | 110 | 117 | 119 | 120 | 120 |
| 2010 | Tulane | Defensive coordinator | 60 | 97 | 60 | 110 | 120 |
| 2011 | Tulane | Defensive coordinator | 88 | 106 | 71 | 60 | 120 |
| 2014 | Wyoming | Defensive coordinator | 107 | 105 | 103 | 107 | 128 |
| 2015 | Wyoming | Defensive coordinator | 118 | 113 | 111 | 107 | 128 |
| 2016 | Wyoming | Defensive coordinator | 87 | 96 | 49 | 118 | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Division II | 3-7 |
| 1995 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Division II | 3-7 |
Worked under
- Tony Samuel · New Mexico State 1997-2002 (DC, Position)
- Sonny Lubick · Colorado State 2003-2007 (DC, Position)
- Frank Solich · Ohio 2008 (Position)
- Bob Toledo · Tulane 2009-2011 (DC, Position)
- Craig Bohl · Wyoming 2014-2016 (DC, Position)
- Dino Babers · Syracuse 2017-2019 (DC, Position)
- Chris Klieman · Kansas State 2020-2025 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Frank Solich · Nebraska 1988 · him Other, them Position
- Jim Svoboda · Nebraska Wesleyan 1991-1993 · him DC, them Head coach
- Marvin Sanders · Nebraska Wesleyan 1992-1993 · him DC, them Position
- Mike Tressel · South Dakota 1996 · him DC, them GA
- Barney Cotton · New Mexico State 1997-2002 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Bill Busch · New Mexico State 1997-2000 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Gerry Gdowski · New Mexico State 1998-2002 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Marvin Sanders · New Mexico State 2000 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ross Els · New Mexico State 2001-2002 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Matt Lubick · Colorado State 2003-2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Sonny Lubick · Colorado State 2003-2007 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Dan Hammerschmidt · Colorado State 2005-2007 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Dave Lay · Colorado State 2007 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Bryan Nardo · Ohio 2008 · him Position, them Other
- Frank Solich · Ohio 2008 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jim Burrow · Ohio 2008 · him Position, them DC
- Ross Els · Ohio 2008 · him Position, them Position
- Tim Albin* · Ohio 2008 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Bob Toledo · Tulane 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Dan Dodd · Tulane 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Jason Rollins · Tulane 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mark Hutson · Tulane 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Tom Hayes · Tulane 2010 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Greg Davis Jr. · Tulane 2011 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Rickey Bustle · Tulane 2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Brent Vigen · North Dakota State 2012-2013 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Craig Bohl · North Dakota State 2012-2013 · him Position, them Head coach
- Kenni Burns · North Dakota State 2012-2013 · him Position, them Position
- Tim Polasek* · North Dakota State 2012 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Conor Riley · North Dakota State 2013 · him Position, them Position
- Brent Vigen · Wyoming 2014-2016 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Craig Bohl · Wyoming 2014-2016 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Kenni Burns · Wyoming 2014-2015 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mike Bath · Wyoming 2014-2016 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Pete Kaligis · Wyoming 2014-2016 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Curt Mallory · Wyoming 2015-2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Adam Gristick · Syracuse 2017 · him Position, them GA
- Brian Ward · Syracuse 2017-2019 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Dino Babers · Syracuse 2017-2019 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Kim McCloud · Syracuse 2017-2019 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Lanear Sampson · Syracuse 2017 · him Position, them Analyst, GA
- Matt Johnson · Syracuse 2017 · him Position, them Analyst
- Mike Lynch · Syracuse 2017-2019 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Nick Monroe · Syracuse 2017-2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Sean Lewis* · Syracuse 2017 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Klieman · Kansas State 2020-2025 · him Position, them Head coach
- Collin Klein* · Kansas State 2020-2023 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Conor Riley · Kansas State 2020-2024 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Courtney Messingham · Kansas State 2020-2021 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Klanderman · Kansas State 2020-2025 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Van Malone · Kansas State 2020-2025 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Matt Wells · Kansas State 2024-2025 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Nate Kaczor · Kansas State 2024-2025 · him Position, them Analyst
Played together
- Rob Phenicie · Nebraska 1984-1985