Coaches
Kevin Cosgrove
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Kevin Cosgrove
Played at Wisconsin Oshkosh 1976-1978
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-1982 | Illinois | GA | GA | not known |
| 1983 | Morehead State | Position | LB | not known |
| 1983-1987 | Illinois | Position | LB | not known |
| 1988 | Southeast Missouri State | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 1989 | Colorado State | Position | LB | not known |
| 1990-1994 | Wisconsin | Position | ILB | Barry Alvarez |
| 1995-2003 | Wisconsin | DC | DC/ILB | Barry Alvarez |
| 2004-2007 | Nebraska | DC | DC/LB✓ | Bill Callahan |
| 2009-2010 | Minnesota | DC | Co-DC/LB✓ | Tim Brewster |
| 2011 | Akron | DC | DC✓ | Rob Ianello |
| 2012-2013 | New Mexico | Position | ILB | Bob Davie |
| 2014 | New Mexico | DC | DC/ILB✓ | Bob Davie |
| 2015-2018 | New Mexico | DC | DC/LB✓ | Bob Davie |
| 2019 | LSU | Analyst | Lead defensive analyst | Ed Orgeron |
| 2020-2021 | Texas Tech | Position | LB | Matt Wells |
| 2022 | Long Island University | DC | DC✓ | not known |
| 2023 | Long Island University | Other | Special Asst. to the Head Coach | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nebraska | Defensive coordinator | 41 | 19 | 11 | 54 | 119 |
| 2006 | Nebraska | Defensive coordinator | 62 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 119 |
| 2007 | Nebraska | Defensive coordinator | 108 | 84 | 95 | 62 | 119 |
| 2009 | Minnesota | Co-defensive coordinator | 61 | 43 | 73 | 89 | 120 |
| 2010 | Minnesota | Co-defensive coordinator | 113 | 104 | 93 | 61 | 120 |
| 2011 | Akron | Defensive coordinator | 92 | 115 | 113 | 87 | 120 |
| 2014 | New Mexico | Defensive coordinator | 123 | 114 | 114 | 125 | 128 |
| 2015 | New Mexico | Defensive coordinator | 91 | 68 | 71 | 123 | 128 |
| 2016 | New Mexico | Defensive coordinator | 110 | 98 | 75 | 91 | 128 |
| 2017 | New Mexico | Defensive coordinator | 104 | 95 | 62 | 110 | 130 |
| 2018 | New Mexico | Defensive coordinator | 110 | 97 | 100 | 104 | 130 |
Worked under
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 1990-2003 (DC, Position)
- Bill Callahan · Nebraska 2004-2007 (DC, Position)
- Tim Brewster · Minnesota 2009-2010 (DC, Position)
- Rob Ianello · Akron 2011 (DC)
- Bob Davie · New Mexico 2012-2018 (DC, Position)
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2019 (Analyst)
- Matt Wells · Texas Tech 2020-2021 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Bill Callahan · Illinois 1980-1986 · him GA, Position, them GA, Position, ST coord.
- Greg Colby · Illinois 1980 · him GA, them Other
- Walt Harris · Illinois 1980-1982 · him GA, them Position
- Shawn Watson · Illinois 1983-1986 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Steve Hagen · Illinois 1984 · him Position, them GA
- Bobby Wallace · Illinois 1987 · him Position, them Position
- Skip Holtz · Colorado State 1989 · him Position, them Position
- Vance Bedford · Colorado State 1989 · him Position, them Position
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 1990-2003 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Bill Callahan · Wisconsin 1990-1994 · him Position, them Position
- Dan McCarney · Wisconsin 1990-1994 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Jay Norvell · Wisconsin 1990-1994 · him Position, them Position
- Rob Ianello · Wisconsin 1990-2003 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Lance Leipold* · Wisconsin 1991-1993 · him Position, them GA
- Bill Busch · Wisconsin 1994 · him Position, them GA
- Brian White · Wisconsin 1995-2003 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Phil Elmassian · Wisconsin 1997-1999 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jason Eck* · Wisconsin 1999-2001 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Jeff Horton · Wisconsin 1999-2003 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Spence Nowinsky · Wisconsin 1999-2002 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Darrell Wilson · Wisconsin 2000-2001 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2002 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ron Cooper · Wisconsin 2002 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Thomas Hammock · Wisconsin 2003 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Bill Busch · Nebraska 2004-2007 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Bill Callahan · Nebraska 2004-2007 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Jay Norvell · Nebraska 2004-2006 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Phil Elmassian · Nebraska 2004-2007 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Turner Gill · Nebraska 2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Keith Heckendorf · Nebraska 2005 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Shawn Watson · Nebraska 2006-2007 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Joe Rudolph · Nebraska 2007 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Nick Holz · Nebraska 2007 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Jedd Fisch* · Minnesota 2009 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- John Butler · Minnesota 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ronnie Lee · Minnesota 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Thomas Hammock · Minnesota 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Brewster · Minnesota 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Horton · Minnesota 2010 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- John Latina · Akron 2011 · him DC, them OC
- Kim McCloud · Akron 2011 · him DC, them Position
- Rob Ianello · Akron 2011 · him DC, them Head coach
- Sean Lewis* · Akron 2011 · him DC, them GA
- Bob Davie · New Mexico 2012-2018 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Bob DeBesse · New Mexico 2012-2017 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Coleman Hutzler · New Mexico 2012-2013 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jeff Mills · New Mexico 2012-2013 · him Position, them DC
- Apollo Wright · New Mexico 2013-2018 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jordan Peterson · New Mexico 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Calvin Magee · New Mexico 2018 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Perry Eliano · New Mexico 2018 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Bill Busch · LSU 2019 · him Analyst, them Position
- DJ Mangas · LSU 2019 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Dave Aranda* · LSU 2019 · him Analyst, them DC, Other, Position
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2019 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Jorge Munoz · LSU 2019 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Kevin Coyle · LSU 2019 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Mark Hutson · LSU 2019 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Mickey Joseph · LSU 2019 · him Analyst, them Position
- Steve Ensminger · LSU 2019 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- David Yost · Texas Tech 2020-2021 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Derek Jones · Texas Tech 2020-2021 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Joel Filani · Texas Tech 2020-2021 · him Position, them Position
- Keith Patterson · Texas Tech 2020-2021 · him Position, them DC
- Matt Wells · Texas Tech 2020-2021 · him Position, them Head coach
- Paul Randolph · Texas Tech 2020-2021 · him Position, them Position
- Nick Holt · Texas Tech 2021 · him Position, them Analyst
- Sonny Cumbie* · Texas Tech 2021 · him Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- John Roberts · Long Island University 2022-2023 · him DC, Other, them OC
- Kort Shankweiler · Long Island University 2022-2023 · him DC, Other, them OC
- Ron Cooper · Long Island University 2022-2023 · him DC, Other, them Head coach
- Eric Mathies · Long Island University 2023 · him Other, them DC
- Kap Dede · Long Island University 2023 · him Other, them DC