Coaches
Mike Ekeler
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Mike Ekeler
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-2001 | Skutt HS (NE) (HS) | Other | volunteer | not known |
| 2002 | Manhattan HS (KS) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 2003-2004 | Oklahoma | GA | GA | Bob Stoops |
| 2005-2007 | LSU | GA | GA | Les Miles |
| 2008-2010 | Nebraska | Position | LB | Bo Pelini |
| 2011-2012 | Indiana | DC | co-DC/LB✓ | Kevin Wilson |
| 2013 | USC | Position | LB | Ed Orgeron |
| 2014-2015 | Georgia | Position | ILB/DSTC | Mark Richt |
| 2016 | North Texas | DC | DC/LB✓ | Seth Littrell |
| 2017-2018 | North Carolina | Position | LB | Larry Fedora |
| 2019 | Kansas | ST coord. | STC/ILB | Les Miles |
| 2020 | North Texas | ST coord. | STC | Seth Littrell |
| 2021-2024 | Tennessee | ST coord. | OLB/STC | Josh Heupel*+ |
| 2025 | Nebraska | ST coord. | STC | Matt Rhule* |
| 2026- | USC | ST coord. | STC | Lincoln Riley*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Indiana | Co-defensive coordinator | 109 | 112 | 114 | 103 | 120 |
| 2012 | Indiana | Co-defensive coordinator | 83 | 94 | 87 | 109 | 124 |
| 2016 | North Texas | Defensive coordinator | 49 | 92 | 51 | 119 | 128 |
Worked under
- Bob Stoops · Oklahoma 2003-2004 (GA)
- Les Miles · LSU 2005-2007 (GA)
- Bo Pelini · Nebraska 2008-2010 (Position)
- Kevin Wilson · Indiana 2011-2012 (DC, Position)
- Ed Orgeron · USC 2013 (Position)
- Mark Richt · Georgia 2014-2015 (Position)
- Seth Littrell · North Texas 2016-2020 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
- Larry Fedora · North Carolina 2017-2018 (Position)
- Les Miles · Kansas 2019 (Position, ST coord.)
- Josh Heupel*+ · Tennessee 2021-2024 (Position, ST coord.)
- Matt Rhule* · Nebraska 2025 (ST coord.)
- Lincoln Riley*+ · USC 2026 (ST coord.)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Bob Stoops · Oklahoma 2003-2004 · him GA, them Head coach
- Brent Venables* · Oklahoma 2003-2004 · him GA, them DC, Other, Position
- Cale Gundy · Oklahoma 2003-2004 · him GA, them Position
- Chuck Long · Oklahoma 2003-2004 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Jeff Lebby* · Oklahoma 2003-2004 · him GA, them Other
- Kevin Sumlin · Oklahoma 2003-2004 · him GA, them Position
- Kevin Wilson · Oklahoma 2003-2004 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Mike Stoops · Oklahoma 2003 · him GA, them DC, Other, Position
- Bo Pelini · Oklahoma 2004 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Brandon Hall · Oklahoma 2004 · him GA, them Analyst
- Josh Heupel*+ · Oklahoma 2004 · him GA, them GA
- Bo Pelini · LSU 2005-2007 · him GA, them DC
- Bradley Dale Peveto · LSU 2005-2007 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Doug Mallory · LSU 2005-2007 · him GA, them Position
- Jason Woodman · LSU 2005-2006 · him GA, them GA
- Jimbo Fisher · LSU 2005-2006 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Josh Henson · LSU 2005-2007 · him GA, them Position
- Larry Porter · LSU 2005-2007 · him GA, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Les Miles · LSU 2005-2007 · him GA, them Head coach
- Todd Monken · LSU 2005-2006 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Gary Crowton · LSU 2007 · him GA, them OC
- Greg Studrawa · LSU 2007 · him GA, them Position
- Barney Cotton · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Bo Pelini · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him Position, them Head coach
- Carl Pelini · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Chris Kiffin · Nebraska 2008-2009 · him Position, them Analyst
- John Papuchis · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Marvin Sanders · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him Position, them Position
- Shawn Watson · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Beck · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him Position, them Position
- Joe Moglia · Nebraska 2009-2010 · him Position, them Other
- Doug Mallory · Indiana 2011-2012 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Kevin Johns · Indiana 2011-2012 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Wilson · Indiana 2011-2012 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Rod Smith · Indiana 2011 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Bryant Haines · Indiana 2012 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Ryan Stanchek · Indiana 2012 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Seth Littrell · Indiana 2012 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Clancy Pendergast · USC 2013 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Clay Helton* · USC 2013 · him Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Ed Orgeron · USC 2013 · him Position, them DC, Head coach, Other, Position
- Lane Kiffin*+ · USC 2013 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tee Martin · USC 2013 · him Position, them Position
- Bryan McClendon · Georgia 2014-2015 · him Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Jeremy Pruitt · Georgia 2014-2015 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Kevin Sherrer · Georgia 2014-2015 · him Position, them Position
- Mark Richt · Georgia 2014-2015 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mike Bobo · Georgia 2014 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Brian Schottenheimer · Georgia 2015 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Rob Sale · Georgia 2015 · him Position, them Position
- Steve Shimko · Georgia 2015 · him Position, them GA
- Thomas Brown · Georgia 2015 · him Position, them Position
- Brad Davis · North Texas 2016 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Darcel McBath · North Texas 2016 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Graham Harrell · North Texas 2016 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Joel Filani · North Texas 2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- John David Baker · North Texas 2016 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Nick Quartaro · North Texas 2016 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Seth Littrell · North Texas 2016-2020 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Troy Reffett · North Texas 2016 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Chad Scott · North Carolina 2017-2018 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Kapilovic · North Carolina 2017-2018 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Gunter Brewer · North Carolina 2017 · him Position, them OC, Position
- John Papuchis · North Carolina 2017-2018 · him Position, them DC
- Keith Heckendorf · North Carolina 2017-2018 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Larry Fedora · North Carolina 2017-2018 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tommy Thigpen · North Carolina 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Brent Dearmon · Kansas 2019 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst, OC, Position
- Clint Bowen · Kansas 2019 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- D. J. Eliot · Kansas 2019 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Jeff Hecklinski · Kansas 2019 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Kim Dameron · Kansas 2019 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Les Koenning · Kansas 2019 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Les Miles · Kansas 2019 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Travis Partridge · Kansas 2019 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Clint Bowen · North Texas 2020 · him ST coord., them DC, Position
- Mike Bloesch · North Texas 2020 · him ST coord., them OC
- Tommy Mainord · North Texas 2020 · him ST coord., them OC
- Alex Golesh* · Tennessee 2021-2022 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Chris Weinke · Tennessee 2021 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Jerry Mack* · Tennessee 2021-2023 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Joey Halzle · Tennessee 2021-2024 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Josh Heupel*+ · Tennessee 2021-2024 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Kodi Burns · Tennessee 2021 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Tim Banks · Tennessee 2021-2024 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Willie Martinez · Tennessee 2021-2024 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Taver Johnson · Tennessee 2024 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- William Inge · Tennessee 2024 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Dana Holgorsen · Nebraska 2025 · him ST coord., them OC
- Glenn Thomas · Nebraska 2025 · him ST coord., them OC, Position
- John Butler · Nebraska 2025 · him ST coord., them DC, Position
- Marcus Satterfield · Nebraska 2025 · him ST coord., them Position
- Matt Rhule* · Nebraska 2025 · him ST coord., them Head coach
- Phil Snow · Nebraska 2025 · him ST coord., them Other
- Gary Patterson · USC 2026 · him ST coord., them DC
- Lincoln Riley*+ · USC 2026 · him ST coord., them Head coach
- Luke Huard · USC 2026 · him ST coord., them OC, Position
- Shaun Nua · USC 2026 · him ST coord., them Position