Coaches
Mike Smith
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Mike Smith
Played at Texas Tech 2000-2004
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Hawai'i | Position | Linebackers coach | Greg McMackin |
| 2010-2011 | New York Jets (pro) | Other | Coaching intern | not known |
| 2012 | New York Jets (pro) | Position | Outside linebackers coach | not known |
| 2013 | Texas Tech | DC | Co-defensive coordinator/outside linebackers coach✓ | Kliff Kingsbury |
| 2014 | Texas Tech | DC | Interim defensive coordinator/outside linebackers coach✓ | Kliff Kingsbury |
| 2015 | Texas Tech | DC | Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach✓ | Kliff Kingsbury |
| 2016-2017 | Kansas City Chiefs (pro) | Position | Assistant defensive line coach | not known |
| 2018 | Kansas City Chiefs (pro) | Position | Outside linebackers coach | not known |
| 2019-2021 | Green Bay Packers (pro) | Position | Outside linebackers coach | not known |
| 2022-2023 | Minnesota Vikings (pro) | Position | Outside linebackers/pass rush specialist | not known |
| 2025- | New England Patriots (pro) | Position | Outside linebackers coach | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Texas Tech | Co-defensive coordinator | 28 | 62 | 44 | 46 | 125 |
| 2014 | Texas Tech | Co-defensive coordinator | 122 | 118 | 120 | 28 | 128 |
| 2015 | Texas Tech | Co-defensive coordinator | 127 | 120 | 126 | 122 | 128 |
Worked under
- Greg McMackin · Hawai'i 2009 (Position)
- Kliff Kingsbury · Texas Tech 2013-2015 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Brian Smith · Hawai'i 2009 · him Position, them Position
- Cal Lee · Hawai'i 2009 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Chris Tormey · Hawai'i 2009 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Dave Aranda* · Hawai'i 2009 · him Position, them Position
- Greg McMackin · Hawai'i 2009 · him Position, them Head coach
- Nick Rolovich · Hawai'i 2009 · him Position, them Position
- Ron Lee · Hawai'i 2009 · him Position, them OC
- David Raih · Texas Tech 2013 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Eric Morris*+ · Texas Tech 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- John Scott Jr. · Texas Tech 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Kliff Kingsbury · Texas Tech 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Lee Hays · Texas Tech 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Matt Brock · Texas Tech 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Matt Wallerstedt · Texas Tech 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Mike Jinks · Texas Tech 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Scott Parr · Texas Tech 2013 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Sonny Cumbie* · Texas Tech 2013 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Zach Kittley* · Texas Tech 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Darrin Chiaverini · Texas Tech 2014-2015 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- David Gibbs · Texas Tech 2015 · him DC, Position, them DC
Played together
- Kliff Kingsbury · Texas Tech 2000-2002
- Sonny Cumbie* · Texas Tech 2000-2004
- Lincoln Riley*+ · Texas Tech 2002
- Eric Morris*+ · Texas Tech 2004
- Graham Harrell · Texas Tech 2004