Coaches
Brian Norwood
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Brian Norwood
Played at Hawai'i 1984-1988
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-1991 | Arizona | GA | GA | Dick Tomey |
| 1992-1994 | Richmond | Position | OLB | not known |
| 1995-1999 | Navy | Position | DB | Charlie Weatherbie |
| 2000 | Texas Tech | Position | DB | Mike Leach |
| 2001-2007 | Penn State | Position | S | Joe Paterno |
| 2008-2010 | Baylor | DC | DC✓ | Art Briles |
| 2011-2014 | Baylor | Position | AHC/S | Art Briles |
| 2015-2017 | Tulsa | DC | AHC/Co-DC/S✓ | Philip Montgomery |
| 2018 | Kansas State | DC | Co-DC/DB✓ | Bill Snyder |
| 2019 | Navy | DC | Co-DC/S✓ | Ken Niumatalolo* |
| 2020-2024 | UCLA | Position | AHC/PGC/DB | Chip Kelly (2020-2023), DeShaun Foster (2024) |
| 2025 | TCU | Position | S | Sonny Dykes* |
| 2026- | San José State | Position | PGC/CB | Ken Niumatalolo* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Baylor | Defensive coordinator | 88 | 86 | 106 | 107 | 120 |
| 2009 | Baylor | Defensive coordinator | 83 | 66 | 94 | 88 | 120 |
| 2010 | Baylor | Defensive coordinator | 108 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 120 |
| 2015 | Tulsa | Co-defensive coordinator | 112 | 106 | 119 | 118 | 128 |
| 2016 | Tulsa | Co-defensive coordinator | 33 | 52 | 20 | 112 | 128 |
| 2017 | Tulsa | Co-defensive coordinator | 127 | 117 | 105 | 33 | 130 |
| 2018 | Kansas State | Co-defensive coordinator | 76 | 72 | 116 | 88 | 130 |
| 2019 | Navy | Co-defensive coordinator | 32 | 46 | 27 | 118 | 130 |
Worked under
- Dick Tomey · Arizona 1990-1991 (GA)
- Charlie Weatherbie · Navy 1995-1999 (Position)
- Mike Leach · Texas Tech 2000 (Position)
- Joe Paterno · Penn State 2001-2007 (Position)
- Art Briles · Baylor 2008-2014 (DC, Other, Position)
- Philip Montgomery · Tulsa 2015-2017 (DC, Other, Position)
- Bill Snyder · Kansas State 2018 (DC, Position)
- Ken Niumatalolo* · Navy 2019 (DC, Position)
- Chip Kelly · UCLA 2020-2023 (Other, Position)
- DeShaun Foster · UCLA 2024 (Other, Position)
- Sonny Dykes* · TCU 2025 (Position)
- Ken Niumatalolo* · San José State 2026 (Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Dick Tomey · Arizona 1990-1991 · him GA, them Head coach
- Duane Akina · Arizona 1990-1991 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Larry Mac Duff · Arizona 1990-1991 · him GA, them DC
- Pat Hill · Arizona 1990-1991 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Gerald Carr · Arizona 1991 · him GA, them Position
- Jim Reid · Richmond 1992-1993 · him Position, them DC
- Charlie Weatherbie · Navy 1995-1999 · him Position, them Head coach
- Dick Bumpas · Navy 1995-1998 · him Position, them DC
- Gary Patterson · Navy 1995 · him Position, them Position
- Ivin Jasper · Navy 1995-2019 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Ken Niumatalolo* · Navy 1995-2019 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Paul Johnson · Navy 1995-1996 · him Position, them OC
- Matt Wells · Navy 1997-1999 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Tim DeRuyter · Navy 1999 · him Position, them DC
- Art Briles · Texas Tech 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Texas Tech 2000 · him Position, them GA
- Dana Holgorsen · Texas Tech 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Dave Aranda* · Texas Tech 2000 · him Position, them GA
- Glenn Thomas · Texas Tech 2000 · him Position, them GA
- Greg McMackin · Texas Tech 2000 · him Position, them DC
- Mike Leach · Texas Tech 2000 · him Position, them Head coach
- Robert Anae · Texas Tech 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Ruffin McNeill · Texas Tech 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Sonny Dykes* · Texas Tech 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Joe Paterno · Penn State 2001-2007 · him Position, them Head coach
- Larry Johnson · Penn State 2001-2007 · him Position, them Position
- Ron Vanderlinden · Penn State 2001-2007 · him Position, them Position
- Tom Bradley · Penn State 2001-2007 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Galen Hall · Penn State 2004-2007 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Art Briles · Baylor 2008-2014 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Dino Babers · Baylor 2008-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Jeff Lebby* · Baylor 2008-2014 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Kendal Briles · Baylor 2008-2014 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Kim McCloud · Baylor 2008-2010 · him DC, them Position
- Philip Montgomery · Baylor 2008-2014 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Randy Clements · Baylor 2008-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC
- Jim Gush · Baylor 2011-2014 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Phil Bennett · Baylor 2011-2014 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Bill Young · Tulsa 2015-2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Joe Gillespie · Tulsa 2015-2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Matt Mattox · Tulsa 2015 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Philip Montgomery · Tulsa 2015-2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach, OC
- Sterlin Gilbert · Tulsa 2015 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Andre Coleman · Kansas State 2018 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Bill Snyder · Kansas State 2018 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Blake Seiler · Kansas State 2018 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Collin Klein* · Kansas State 2018 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Ashley Ingram · Navy 2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Brian Newberry* · Navy 2019 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Chip Kelly · UCLA 2020-2023 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Dana Bible · UCLA 2020 · him Other, Position, them Position
- DeShaun Foster · UCLA 2020-2024 · him Other, Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Derek Sage · UCLA 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Don Pellum · UCLA 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Jerry Azzinaro · UCLA 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Jerry Neuheisel · UCLA 2020-2024 · him Other, Position, them GA, Position
- Jimmie Dougherty · UCLA 2020 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Johnny Nansen · UCLA 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Justin Frye · UCLA 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Clancy Pendergast · UCLA 2021-2024 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Ryan Gunderson · UCLA 2021-2023 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Tim Drevno · UCLA 2021-2023 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Bill McGovern · UCLA 2022 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Darrin Chiaverini · UCLA 2022 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Ikaika Malloe · UCLA 2022-2024 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Jeff Faris · UCLA 2022-2023 · him Other, Position, them Position
- D'Anton Lynn · UCLA 2023 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Ken Niumatalolo* · UCLA 2023 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Eric Bieniemy · UCLA 2024 · him Other, Position, them OC, Other
- Ted White · UCLA 2024 · him Other, Position, them Position
- A. J. Ricker · TCU 2025 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Andy Avalos · TCU 2025 · him Position, them DC
- Ken Wilson · TCU 2025 · him Position, them Position
- Kendal Briles · TCU 2025 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Sonny Dykes* · TCU 2025 · him Position, them Head coach
- Todd Graham · TCU 2025 · him Position, them Analyst
- Bojay Filimoeatu · San José State 2026 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Craig Stutzmann · San José State 2026 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Ken Niumatalolo* · San José State 2026 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
Played together
- Ken Niumatalolo* · Hawai'i 1986-1988