Coaches
Dave Christensen
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Dave Christensen
Played at Washington 1980-1982
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Western Washington | Position | Running backs coach | not known |
| 1984 | Sehome (HS) | Position | Offensive line & defensive line coach | not known |
| 1985 | Everett (WA) (HS) | Position | Offensive line & defensive line coach | not known |
| 1986-1987 | Eastern Washington | Position | Offensive line & defensive line coach | not known |
| 1988 | Spokane Falls (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1989-1990 | Washington | Position | Offensive line coach | not known |
| 1990-1991 | Idaho State | Position | Offensive line, tight ends & running backs coach | not known |
| 1992-1996 | Toledo | Position | Offensive line coach | Gary Pinkel |
| 1997-2000 | Toledo | OC | Offensive coordinator | Gary Pinkel |
| 2001-2008 | Missouri | OC | Offensive coordinator✓ | Gary Pinkel |
| 2009-2013 | Wyoming | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2014 | Utah | OC | Offensive coordinator & tight ends coach✓ | Kyle Whittingham* |
| 2015 | Texas A&M | Position | Offensive line coach & run game coordinator | Kevin Sumlin |
| 2017 | Arizona State | Analyst | Consultant | Todd Graham |
| 2018-2020 | Arizona State | Position | Offensive line coach | Herm Edwards |
| 2022-2024 | Ohio Dominican (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Missouri | Offensive coordinator | 112 | 39 | 106 | 55 | 119 |
| 2006 | Missouri | Offensive coordinator | 21 | 49 | 33 | 112 | 119 |
| 2007 | Missouri | Offensive coordinator | 9 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 119 |
| 2008 | Missouri | Offensive coordinator | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 120 |
| 2014 | Utah | Offensive coordinator | 79 | 59 | 77 | 74 | 128 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Wyoming | 7-6 | - → - | 109 | 78 | -14.4 | 33% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Wyoming | 3-9 | - → - | 110 | 102 | -13.0 | 54% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Wyoming | 8-5 | - → - | 70 | 107 | -14.2 | 25% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Wyoming | 4-8 | - → - | 79 | 120 | -14.2 | 62% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Wyoming | 5-7 | - → - | 35 | 107 | -15.3 | 33% wins | 125 |
Worked under
- Gary Pinkel · Toledo 1992-2000 (OC, Position)
- Gary Pinkel · Missouri 2001-2008 (OC)
- Kyle Whittingham* · Utah 2014 (OC, Position)
- Kevin Sumlin · Texas A&M 2015 (Other, Position)
- Todd Graham · Arizona State 2017 (Analyst)
- Herm Edwards · Arizona State 2018-2020 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 13
- Alex Grinch · Wyoming 2009-2011 (Other, Position)
- Jim Harding · Wyoming 2009-2013 (OC, Other, Position)
- Marcus Arroyo · Wyoming 2009-2010 (OC, Position)
- Marty English · Wyoming 2009-2011 (DC)
- Pete Kaligis · Wyoming 2009-2013 (OC, Other, Position)
- Derek Sage · Wyoming 2010-2013 (Position)
- Gregg Brandon · Wyoming 2011-2012 (OC, Position)
- Matt Rahl · Wyoming 2011-2013 (Other, Position)
- Chris Tormey · Wyoming 2012-2013 (DC)
- Bill Young · Wyoming 2013 (Analyst)
- Jamar Cain · Wyoming 2013 (DC, Position)
- Jason Gesser · Wyoming 2013 (Position)
- Jim Harding · Wyoming 2013 (OC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 6
- Glenn Thomas · UNLV 2020-2021 (OC, Position) · under Marcus Arroyo
- Ian Shields · UNLV 2020-2022 (Analyst) · under Marcus Arroyo
- Peter Hansen · UNLV 2020-2021 (DC, Position) · under Marcus Arroyo
- Bojay Filimoeatu · UNLV 2022 (Position) · under Marcus Arroyo
- Keith Heyward · UNLV 2022 (DC, Position) · under Marcus Arroyo
- Nick Holz · UNLV 2022 (OC) · under Marcus Arroyo
Coached together
- Jim McElwain · Eastern Washington 1986-1987 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Chris Tormey · Washington 1989-1990 · him Position, them Position
- Gary Pinkel · Washington 1989-1990 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Andy Ludwig · Idaho State 1990-1991 · him Position, them Position
- Jeff Mills · Washington 1990 · him Position, them GA
- Kyle Whittingham* · Idaho State 1990-1991 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Dave Steckel · Toledo 1992-1995 · him Position, them Position
- Gary Pinkel · Toledo 1992-2000 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Matt Eberflus · Toledo 1992-2000 · him OC, Position, them GA, Other, Position
- Mike Dunbar · Toledo 1992-1996 · him Position, them OC, Other
- Phil Parker · Toledo 1992-1998 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tom Amstutz · Toledo 1992-2000 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- David Yost · Toledo 1996-2000 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Dave Steckel · Missouri 2001-2008 · him OC, them Position
- David Yost · Missouri 2001-2008 · him OC, them Position
- Gary Pinkel · Missouri 2001-2008 · him OC, them Head coach
- Matt Eberflus · Missouri 2001-2008 · him OC, them DC
- Alex Grinch · Missouri 2002-2004 · him OC, them Head coach
- Jim Harding · Missouri 2002-2004 · him OC, them GA
- Barry Odom* · Missouri 2003 · him OC, them GA
- Matt Rahl · Missouri 2007-2008 · him OC, them GA
- Alex Grinch · Wyoming 2009-2011 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Jim Harding · Wyoming 2009-2013 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Marcus Arroyo · Wyoming 2009-2010 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Marty English · Wyoming 2009-2011 · him Head coach, them DC
- Pete Kaligis · Wyoming 2009-2013 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Derek Sage · Wyoming 2010-2013 · him Head coach, them Position
- Gregg Brandon · Wyoming 2011-2012 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Matt Rahl · Wyoming 2011-2013 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Chris Tormey · Wyoming 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them DC
- Bill Young · Wyoming 2013 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Jamar Cain · Wyoming 2013 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Jason Gesser · Wyoming 2013 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jim Harding · Wyoming 2013 · him Head coach, them OC
- Aaron Roderick · Utah 2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Dennis Erickson · Utah 2014 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Ilaisa Tuiaki · Utah 2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jim Harding · Utah 2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Kalani Sitake*+ · Utah 2014 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Kyle Whittingham* · Utah 2014 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Morgan Scalley*+ · Utah 2014 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Clarence McKinney · Texas A&M 2015 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Jake Spavital · Texas A&M 2015 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Banks · Texas A&M 2015 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- John Chavis · Texas A&M 2015 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Kevin Sumlin · Texas A&M 2015 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Billy Napier* · Arizona State 2017 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- John Simon · Arizona State 2017-2018 · him Analyst, Position, them Position
- Jordan Somerville · Arizona State 2017-2019 · him Analyst, Position, them GA
- Keith Patterson · Arizona State 2017 · him Analyst, them DC
- Phil Bennett · Arizona State 2017 · him Analyst, them DC
- Rob Likens · Arizona State 2017-2019 · him Analyst, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Rob Sale · Arizona State 2017 · him Analyst, them Position
- Todd Graham · Arizona State 2017 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Antonio Pierce · Arizona State 2018-2020 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Danny Gonzales · Arizona State 2018-2019 · him Position, them DC, Other
- Herm Edwards · Arizona State 2018-2020 · him Position, them Head coach
- Shaun Nua · Arizona State 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Tony White · Arizona State 2018-2019 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Jamar Cain · Arizona State 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Marvin Lewis · Arizona State 2019-2020 · him Position, them DC, Other
- Shaun Aguano · Arizona State 2019-2020 · him Position, them Position
- Zak Hill · Arizona State 2020 · him Position, them OC, Position
Played together
- Jim Mora* · Washington 1980-1982