Coaches
Ed Pinkham
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Ed Pinkham
Played at Allegheny 1971-1974
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-1976 | Allegheny | Position | WR/DB | not known |
| 1977-1983 | New Hampshire | Position | DB | not known |
| 1984-1988 | New Hampshire | DC | DC | not known |
| 1989-1991 | Minnesota | Position | DB | not known |
| 1992-1995 | Holy Cross | DC | DC | not known |
| 1996-2007 | Colgate | DC | DC | not known |
| 2008 | Rutgers | Position | DB | Greg Schiano* |
| 2009-2010 | Rutgers | DC | DC✓ | Greg Schiano* |
| 2011-2012 | Elon | DC | DC | not known |
| 2013-2016 | Western Michigan | DC | DC✓ | P.J. Fleck* |
| 2017-2018 | Massachusetts | DC | DC✓ | Mark Whipple |
| 2019 | Arkansas State | Position | interim DL | Blake Anderson* |
| 2020 | Arkansas State | Other | DPGC | Blake Anderson* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Rutgers | Co-defensive coordinator | 28 | 15 | 7 | 63 | 120 |
| 2010 | Rutgers | Co-defensive coordinator | 61 | 53 | 53 | 28 | 120 |
| 2013 | Western Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 85 | 105 | 102 | 38 | 125 |
| 2014 | Western Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 30 | 67 | 33 | 85 | 128 |
| 2015 | Western Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 104 | 100 | 60 | 30 | 128 |
| 2016 | Western Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 51 | 23 | 48 | 104 | 128 |
| 2017 | Massachusetts | Defensive coordinator | 55 | 86 | 42 | 92 | 130 |
| 2018 | Massachusetts | Defensive coordinator | 115 | 127 | 126 | 55 | 130 |
Worked under
- Greg Schiano* · Rutgers 2008-2010 (DC, Position)
- P.J. Fleck* · Western Michigan 2013-2016 (DC)
- Mark Whipple · Massachusetts 2017-2018 (DC)
- Blake Anderson* · Arkansas State 2019 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Peter Vaas · Allegheny 1975-1976 · him Position, them Other
- Peter Vaas · New Hampshire 1983-1985 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Mark Whipple · New Hampshire 1986-1987 · him DC, them OC
- Jack Bicknell · New Hampshire 1987-1988 · him DC, them Position
- David Duggan · New Hampshire 1988 · him DC, them Position
- Gary Crowton · New Hampshire 1988 · him DC, them OC
- Norries Wilson · Minnesota 1989-1990 · him Position, them GA
- Chris Cosh · Minnesota 1991 · him Position, them Position
- Bill McGovern · Holy Cross 1992 · him DC, them Position
- David Duggan · Holy Cross 1992-1994 · him DC, them Position
- Peter Vaas · Holy Cross 1992-1995 · him DC, them Head coach
- David Duggan · Colgate 1996-1997 · him DC, them Position
- Dan Hunt · Colgate 1997-2007 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Stan Dakosty · Colgate 2003-2007 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Nick Monroe · Colgate 2004-2007 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Dan Larson · Colgate 2006-2007 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Tom Perkovich · Colgate 2006 · him DC, them Position
- Chris Rippon · Rutgers 2008 · him Position, them ST coord.
- Greg Schiano* · Rutgers 2008-2010 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- John McNulty · Rutgers 2008 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Kirk Ciarrocca · Rutgers 2008-2010 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Kyle Flood · Rutgers 2008-2010 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Bob Fraser · Rutgers 2009-2010 · him DC, them DC
- Robb Smith · Rutgers 2009-2010 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Andrew Aurich · Rutgers 2010 · him DC, them Analyst
- P.J. Fleck* · Rutgers 2010 · him DC, them Position
- Phil Galiano · Rutgers 2010 · him DC, them Position
- Tem Lukabu · Rutgers 2010 · him DC, them Position
- Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay · Elon 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Charles Huff* · Western Michigan 2013 · him DC, them Position
- Kirk Ciarrocca · Western Michigan 2013-2016 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Luke Getsy · Western Michigan 2013 · him DC, them Position
- P.J. Fleck* · Western Michigan 2013-2016 · him DC, them Head coach
- Tim McGarigle · Western Michigan 2013-2015 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Matt Simon · Western Michigan 2014-2016 · him DC, them Position
- Mike Hart · Western Michigan 2014-2015 · him DC, them Position
- Greg Harbaugh Jr. · Western Michigan 2015-2016 · him DC, them GA
- David Duggan · Western Michigan 2016 · him DC, them Position
- Kenni Burns · Western Michigan 2016 · him DC, them Position
- Mark Whipple · Massachusetts 2017-2018 · him DC, them Head coach
- Sean Duggan · Massachusetts 2018 · him DC, them Position
- Blake Anderson* · Arkansas State 2019 · him Position, them Head coach
- David Duggan · Arkansas State 2019 · him Position, them DC
- Keith Heckendorf · Arkansas State 2019 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position