Coaches
Greg Colby
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Greg Colby
Played at Illinois 1971-1973
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Illinois | GA | GA | not known |
| 1975 | Marshall HS (IL) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1978-1980 | Illinois (unknown) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1979-1981 | Schlarman Academy (IL) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1982-1986 | Naperville Central HS (IL) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1987 | Michigan State | GA | GA | not known |
| 1988-1994 | Illinois | Other | assistant | John Mackovic (1988-1991), Lou Tepper (1992-1994) |
| 1995-1997 | Michigan State | Other | assistant | Nick Saban |
| 1998-2001 | Kent State | DC | DC | Dean Pees |
| 2002-2007 | Northwestern | DC | DC✓ | Randy Walker (2002-2005), Pat Fitzgerald* (2006-2007) |
| 2008-2012 | Millersville | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2013-2014 | Illinois | Position | DL | Tim Beckman |
| 2015-2018 | Central Michigan | DC | DC✓ | John Bonamego |
| 2019 | Buffalo | Analyst | defensive analyst | Lance Leipold* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator | 111 | 80 | 112 | 50 | 119 |
| 2006 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator | 67 | 66 | 91 | 111 | 119 |
| 2007 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator | 74 | 75 | 54 | 67 | 119 |
| 2015 | Central Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 44 | 47 | 41 | 59 | 128 |
| 2016 | Central Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 56 | 81 | 60 | 44 | 128 |
| 2017 | Central Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 25 | 41 | 38 | 56 | 130 |
| 2018 | Central Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 24 | 50 | 44 | 25 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Millersville | Division II | 1-10 |
| 2009 | Millersville | Division II | 3-8 |
| 2010 | Millersville | Division II | 2-9 |
| 2011 | Millersville | Division II | 3-8 |
| 2012 | Millersville | Division II | 2-9 |
Worked under
- John Mackovic · Illinois 1988-1991 (Other)
- Lou Tepper · Illinois 1992-1994 (Other)
- Nick Saban · Michigan State 1995-1997 (Other)
- Dean Pees · Kent State 1998-2001 (DC)
- Randy Walker · Northwestern 2002-2005 (DC)
- Pat Fitzgerald* · Northwestern 2006-2007 (DC)
- Tim Beckman · Illinois 2013-2014 (Position)
- John Bonamego · Central Michigan 2015-2018 (DC)
- Lance Leipold* · Buffalo 2019 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Joe Novak · Illinois 1978-1979 · him Other, them Position
- Lloyd Carr · Illinois 1978-1979 · him Other, them Position
- Norm Parker · Illinois 1978-1979 · him Other, them Position
- Steve Axman · Illinois 1979 · him Other, them Other
- Bill Callahan · Illinois 1980 · him Other, them GA
- Kevin Cosgrove · Illinois 1980 · him Other, them GA
- Walt Harris · Illinois 1980 · him Other, them Position
- Morris Watts · Michigan State 1987 · him GA, them OC
- Nick Saban · Michigan State 1987-1997 · him GA, Other, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Norm Parker · Michigan State 1987 · him GA, them Position
- Phil Parker · Michigan State 1987 · him GA, them GA
- Lou Tepper · Illinois 1988-1994 · him Other, them DC, Head coach, Other, Position
- Bobby Kennedy · Illinois 1990-1991 · him Other, them GA
- Jeff Voris · Illinois 1990-1991 · him Other, them GA
- Chris Cosh · Illinois 1992-1994 · him Other, them Position
- Brad Salem · Michigan State 1995 · him Other, them GA
- Gary Tranquill · Michigan State 1995-1997 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Jim Bollman · Michigan State 1995-1997 · him Other, them Position
- Mark Dantonio · Michigan State 1995-1997 · him Other, them Position
- Pat Shurmur · Michigan State 1995-1997 · him Other, them Position
- Todd Grantham · Michigan State 1996-1997 · him Other, them Position
- Brian Polian · Michigan State 1997 · him Other, them GA
- Chuck Bullough · Michigan State 1997 · him Other, them Position
- Mel Tucker · Michigan State 1997 · him Other, them GA
- Billy Gonzales · Kent State 1998-2001 · him DC, them Position
- Charley Molnar · Kent State 1998-2000 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Randy Bates · Kent State 1998-1999 · him DC, them Position
- Paul Haynes · Kent State 1999-2000 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Kurt Barber · Kent State 2001 · him DC, them Position
- Howard Feggins · Northwestern 2002-2004 · him DC, them Position
- Jeff Genyk · Northwestern 2002-2003 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Dunbar · Northwestern 2002-2005 · him DC, them OC
- Pat Fitzgerald* · Northwestern 2002-2007 · him DC, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Randy Walker · Northwestern 2002-2005 · him DC, them Head coach
- Jim O'Neil · Northwestern 2003-2004 · him DC, them GA
- Adam Cushing · Northwestern 2004-2007 · him DC, them Position
- Garrick McGee · Northwestern 2004-2007 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Kevin Johns · Northwestern 2004-2007 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Randy Bates · Northwestern 2006-2007 · him DC, them Position
- A. J. Ricker · Illinois 2013 · him Position, them Position
- Alex Golesh* · Illinois 2013-2014 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Bill Cubit · Illinois 2013-2014 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Banks · Illinois 2013-2014 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Tim Beckman · Illinois 2013-2014 · him Position, them Head coach
- Gino Guidugli · Central Michigan 2015-2016 · him DC, them Position
- John Bonamego · Central Michigan 2015-2018 · him DC, them Head coach
- Morris Watts · Central Michigan 2015-2016 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Sherrone Moore · Central Michigan 2015-2017 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Chris Ostrowsky · Central Michigan 2017-2018 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Cory Hall · Central Michigan 2018 · him DC, them Position
- Andy Kotelnicki · Buffalo 2019 · him Analyst, them OC
- Brad McCaslin · Buffalo 2019 · him Analyst, them Position
- Brian Borland · Buffalo 2019 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Jim Zebrowski · Buffalo 2019 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Lance Leipold* · Buffalo 2019 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Rob Ianello · Buffalo 2019 · him Analyst, them Other, Position