Coaches
Kerry Cooks
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Kerry Cooks
Played at Iowa
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nimitz High School (HS) | Position | Assistant Coach | not known |
| 2003 | Kansas State | GA | Graduate Assistant | Bill Snyder |
| 2004 | Western Illinois | Position | Defensive Backs / Special Teams Assistant | not known |
| 2005 | Minnesota | Position | Defensive Backs | Glen Mason |
| 2006-2009 | Wisconsin | Position | Defensive Backs | Bret Bielema* |
| 2010-2011 | Notre Dame | Position | Cornerbacks | Brian Kelly |
| 2012-2014 | Notre Dame | DC | Co-Defensive Coordinator / Cornerbacks✓ | Brian Kelly |
| 2015-2016 | Oklahoma | Position | Defensive Backs | Bob Stoops |
| 2017-2018 | Oklahoma | Position | Assistant defensive coordinator / Safeties | Lincoln Riley*+ |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | Position | Safeties | Matt Wells |
| 2020-2021 | Notre Dame | Analyst | Defensive Assistant | Brian Kelly |
| 2022-2023 | LSU | Position | Safeties | Brian Kelly |
| 2024 | Rice | Analyst | Defensive assistant | Mike Bloomgren |
| 2025 | Rice | Position | Safeties | Scott Abell* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Notre Dame | Co-defensive coordinator | 43 | 5 | 48 | 57 | 124 |
| 2013 | Notre Dame | Co-defensive coordinator | 51 | 42 | 96 | 43 | 125 |
Worked under
- Bill Snyder · Kansas State 2003 (GA)
- Glen Mason · Minnesota 2005 (Position)
- Bret Bielema* · Wisconsin 2006-2009 (Position)
- Brian Kelly · Notre Dame 2010-2021 (Analyst, DC, Position)
- Bob Stoops · Oklahoma 2015-2016 (Position)
- Lincoln Riley*+ · Oklahoma 2017-2018 (Other, Position)
- Matt Wells · Texas Tech 2019 (Position)
- Brian Kelly · LSU 2022-2023 (Position)
- Mike Bloomgren · Rice 2024 (Analyst)
- Scott Abell* · Rice 2025 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Bill Snyder · Kansas State 2003 · him GA, them Head coach
- Bret Bielema* · Kansas State 2003 · him GA, them DC
- Del Miller · Kansas State 2003 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Andy Kotelnicki · Western Illinois 2004 · him Analyst, Position, them Analyst
- Luke Schleusner · Western Illinois 2004 · him Analyst, Position, them GA, Position, ST coord.
- Ben McDaniels · Minnesota 2005 · him Position, them GA
- David Lockwood · Minnesota 2005 · him Position, them DC
- Glen Mason · Minnesota 2005 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mitch Browning · Minnesota 2005 · him Position, them OC
- Tony Petersen · Minnesota 2005 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Bret Bielema* · Wisconsin 2006-2009 · him Position, them Head coach
- Dave Doeren* · Wisconsin 2006-2009 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Mike Hankwitz · Wisconsin 2006-2007 · him Position, them DC
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2006-2009 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Del Alexander · Wisconsin 2007-2009 · him Position, them Position
- Charlie Partridge · Wisconsin 2008-2009 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Joe Rudolph · Wisconsin 2008-2009 · him Position, them Position
- Kevin Kane · Wisconsin 2008-2009 · him Position, them GA
- Terrance Jamison · Wisconsin 2008-2009 · him Position, them GA
- Bob Diaco · Notre Dame 2010-2013 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Brian Kelly · Notre Dame 2010-2021 · him Analyst, DC, Position, them Head coach
- Charley Molnar · Notre Dame 2010-2011 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Chuck Martin* · Notre Dame 2010-2013 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Ed Warinner · Notre Dame 2010-2011 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Mike Denbrock · Notre Dame 2010-2014 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Brian VanGorder · Notre Dame 2014 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Keenan Bailey · Notre Dame 2014 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Oklahoma 2015-2018 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Bob Stoops · Oklahoma 2015-2016 · him Position, them Head coach
- C. J. Ah You · Oklahoma 2015 · him Position, them Analyst
- Cale Gundy · Oklahoma 2015-2018 · him Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Lincoln Riley*+ · Oklahoma 2015-2018 · him Other, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Mike Stoops · Oklahoma 2015-2018 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Tim Kish · Oklahoma 2015-2018 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Oklahoma 2016 · him Position, them Analyst
- Ruffin McNeill · Oklahoma 2017-2018 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Ty Darlington · Oklahoma 2017-2018 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Bob Diaco · Oklahoma 2018 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Shane Beamer*+ · Oklahoma 2018 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- David Yost · Texas Tech 2019 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Joel Filani · Texas Tech 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Keith Patterson · Texas Tech 2019 · him Position, them DC
- Matt Wells · Texas Tech 2019 · him Position, them Head coach
- Paul Randolph · Texas Tech 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Skyler Cassity · Texas Tech 2019 · him Position, them GA
- Brian Polian · Notre Dame 2020-2021 · him Analyst, them Other, ST coord.
- Chris O'Leary · Notre Dame 2020-2021 · him Analyst, them Analyst, Position
- Clark Lea* · Notre Dame 2020 · him Analyst, them DC
- Del Alexander · Notre Dame 2020-2021 · him Analyst, them Position
- Jeff Quinn · Notre Dame 2020-2021 · him Analyst, them Position
- John McNulty · Notre Dame 2020-2021 · him Analyst, them Position
- Lance Taylor* · Notre Dame 2020-2021 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Tommy Rees · Notre Dame 2020-2021 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Notre Dame 2021 · him Analyst, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Brad Davis · LSU 2022-2023 · him Position, them Position
- Brian Kelly · LSU 2022-2023 · him Position, them Head coach
- Brian Polian · LSU 2022 · him Position, them Other, ST coord.
- Chuck Bullough · LSU 2022-2023 · him Position, them Analyst
- Cortez Hankton · LSU 2022-2023 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Frank Wilson · LSU 2022-2023 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Jamar Cain · LSU 2022 · him Position, them Position
- Joe Sloan · LSU 2022-2023 · him Position, them Position
- Matt House · LSU 2022-2023 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Denbrock · LSU 2022-2023 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Trent Miles · LSU 2022-2023 · him Position, them Analyst
- Bob Diaco · LSU 2023 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Bobby Kennedy · Rice 2024 · him Analyst, them Position
- Brian Smith · Rice 2024 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Granville Eastman · Rice 2024 · him Analyst, them Other
- Marques Tuiasosopo · Rice 2024 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Mike Bloomgren · Rice 2024 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Pete Alamar · Rice 2024 · him Analyst, them Head coach, Other, ST coord.
- Jon Kay · Rice 2025 · him Position, them DC
- Scott Abell* · Rice 2025 · him Position, them Head coach
- Vince Munch · Rice 2025 · him Position, them OC