Coaches
Jay Niemann
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jay Niemann
Played at Iowa State 1979-1982
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Western Washington | ST coord. | ST/LB | not known |
| 1986-1988 | Washington | GA | GA | not known |
| 1989-1994 | Drake | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 1995-1996 | Drake | DC | AHC/DC/DB | not known |
| 1997 | Northern Iowa | Position | DB | not known |
| 1998 | Northern Iowa | Position | LB | not known |
| 1999-2000 | Northern Iowa | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2001 | Northern Iowa | Position | DB | not known |
| 2002-2007 | Simpson (IA) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2008-2010 | Hardin Simmons | DC | co-DC/DB | not known |
| 2011-2015 | Northern Illinois | DC | DC/S✓ | Dave Doeren* (2011-2012), Rod Carey (2013-2015) |
| 2016-2018 | Rutgers | DC | DC/LB✓ | Chris Ash |
| 2019 | Wyoming | Position | LB | Craig Bohl |
| 2019- | Iowa | Other | assistant DL | Kirk Ferentz*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Northern Illinois | Defensive coordinator | 74 | 79 | 56 | 28 | 120 |
| 2012 | Northern Illinois | Defensive coordinator | 28 | 33 | 51 | 74 | 124 |
| 2013 | Northern Illinois | Defensive coordinator | 59 | 41 | 78 | 28 | 125 |
| 2014 | Northern Illinois | Defensive coordinator | 71 | 59 | 75 | 59 | 128 |
| 2015 | Northern Illinois | Defensive coordinator | 27 | 42 | 72 | 71 | 128 |
| 2016 | Rutgers | Defensive coordinator | 86 | 109 | 92 | 113 | 128 |
| 2017 | Rutgers | Defensive coordinator | 71 | 79 | 76 | 86 | 130 |
| 2018 | Rutgers | Defensive coordinator | 78 | 90 | 74 | 71 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Simpson | Division III | 6-4 |
| 2003 | Simpson | Division III | 9-2 |
| 2004 | Simpson | Division III | 6-4 |
| 2005 | Simpson | Division III | 5-5 |
| 2006 | Simpson | Division III | 3-7 |
| 2007 | Simpson | Division III | 4-6 |
Worked under
- Dave Doeren* · Northern Illinois 2011-2012 (DC, Position)
- Rod Carey · Northern Illinois 2013-2015 (DC, Position)
- Chris Ash · Rutgers 2016-2018 (DC, Position)
- Kirk Ferentz*+ · Iowa 2019-2026 (Other)
- Craig Bohl · Wyoming 2019 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Chris Tormey · Washington 1986-1988 · him GA, them Position
- Gary Pinkel · Washington 1986-1988 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Jim Heacock · Washington 1986-1987 · him GA, them Position
- Jeff Mills · Drake 1989 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dave Doeren* · Drake 1995-1996 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Charlie Partridge · Drake 1996 · him DC, Other, Position, them GA
- Mike Dunbar · Northern Iowa 1997-2000 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Paul Haynes · Northern Iowa 1997-1998 · him Position, them Position
- Tom Mason · Northern Iowa 1997 · him Position, them DC
- Garrick McGee · Northern Iowa 1999 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mark Farley · Northern Iowa 2001 · him Position, them Head coach
- William Inge · Northern Iowa 2001 · him Position, them Position
- Dave Doeren* · Northern Illinois 2011-2012 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Eddie Faulkner · Northern Illinois 2011 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Kevin Kane · Northern Illinois 2011-2014 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Matt Canada · Northern Illinois 2011 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Rod Carey · Northern Illinois 2011-2015 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Ryan Nielsen · Northern Illinois 2011-2012 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Tom Matukewicz · Northern Illinois 2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mike Dunbar · Northern Illinois 2012 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Mike Uremovich* · Northern Illinois 2012 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Bob Cole · Northern Illinois 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Tim Polasek* · Northern Illinois 2013 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Aaron Henry · Rutgers 2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bill Busch · Rutgers 2016-2017 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Chris Ash · Rutgers 2016-2018 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Drew Mehringer · Rutgers 2016 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Zak Kuhr · Rutgers 2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jerry Kill · Rutgers 2017 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- John McNulty · Rutgers 2018 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Nunzio Campanile · Rutgers 2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Aaron Bohl · Wyoming 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Brent Vigen · Wyoming 2019 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Brian Ferentz · Iowa 2019-2023 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Craig Bohl · Wyoming 2019 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jake Dickert*+ · Wyoming 2019 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Ken O'Keefe · Iowa 2019-2021 · him Other, them Position
- Kirk Ferentz*+ · Iowa 2019-2026 · him Other, them Head coach
- Pete Kaligis · Wyoming 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Phil Parker · Iowa 2019-2026 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Tim Polasek* · Iowa 2019-2020 · him Other, them Position
- Jon Budmayr · Iowa 2022-2026 · him Other, them Analyst, Position
- Tim Lester · Iowa 2024-2026 · him Other, them OC
- Warren Ruggiero · Iowa 2025 · him Other, them Analyst
- Jay Norvell · Iowa 2026 · him Other, them Position