Coaches
Tracy Claeys
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tracy Claeys
alma mater (CFBD): Kansas State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Santa Fe Trail HS (KS) (HS) | DC | co-DC | not known |
| 1995-1998 | Saginaw Valley State | Position | DL | not known |
| 1999-2000 | Emporia State | DC | DC | not known |
| 2001-2007 | Southern Illinois | DC | DC | not known |
| 2008-2010 | Northern Illinois | DC | DC✓ | Jerry Kill |
| 2011-2013 | Minnesota | DC | DC✓ | Jerry Kill |
| 2014-2015 | Minnesota | DC | AHC/DC✓ | Jerry Kill |
| 2015 | Minnesota | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Jerry Kill |
| 2016 | Minnesota | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2018-2019 | Washington State | DC | DC✓ | Mike Leach |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | Position | LB | Justin Fuente |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Northern Illinois | Defensive coordinator | 62 | 35 | 72 | 111 | 120 |
| 2009 | Northern Illinois | Defensive coordinator | 45 | 59 | 44 | 62 | 120 |
| 2010 | Northern Illinois | Defensive coordinator | 28 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 120 |
| 2011 | Minnesota | Defensive coordinator | 108 | 111 | 98 | 113 | 120 |
| 2012 | Minnesota | Defensive coordinator | 50 | 50 | 78 | 108 | 124 |
| 2013 | Minnesota | Defensive coordinator | 67 | 46 | 80 | 50 | 125 |
| 2014 | Minnesota | Defensive coordinator | 54 | 43 | 60 | 67 | 128 |
| 2015 | Minnesota | Defensive coordinator | 47 | 55 | 70 | 54 | 128 |
| 2018 | Washington State | Defensive coordinator | 64 | 51 | 61 | 24 | 130 |
| 2019 | Washington State | Defensive coordinator | 110 | 108 | 109 | 64 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Minnesota | 2-4 (6 of 13) | - → - | 96 | 47 | 8.1 | 62% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Minnesota | 9-4 | - → - | 87 | 20 | 12.6 | 46% wins | 128 |
Worked under
- Jerry Kill · Northern Illinois 2008-2010 (DC)
- Jerry Kill · Minnesota 2011-2015 (DC, Other)
- Mike Leach · Washington State 2018-2019 (DC)
- Justin Fuente · Virginia Tech 2020 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 2
- Jay Johnson · Minnesota 2016 (OC, Position)
- Jay Sawvel* · Minnesota 2016 (DC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 3
- Aaron Bohl · Wyoming 2024-2026 (DC, Position) · under Jay Sawvel
- Jovon Bouknight · Wyoming 2025 (OC) · under Jay Sawvel
- Christian Taylor · Wyoming 2026 (OC, Position) · under Jay Sawvel
Coached together
- Jerry Kill · Saginaw Valley State 1995-1998 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jerry Kill · Emporia State 1999-2000 · him DC, them Head coach
- Matt Limegrover · Emporia State 1999-2000 · him DC, them Position
- Tom Matukewicz · Emporia State 2000 · him DC, them Position
- Jay Sawvel* · Southern Illinois 2001-2007 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Jerry Kill · Southern Illinois 2001-2007 · him DC, them Head coach
- Matt Limegrover · Southern Illinois 2001-2007 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Tom Matukewicz · Southern Illinois 2001-2007 · him DC, them Position
- Jay Sawvel* · Northern Illinois 2008-2010 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Jerry Kill · Northern Illinois 2008-2010 · him DC, them Head coach
- John Hauser* · Northern Illinois 2008 · him DC, them Position
- Matt Limegrover · Northern Illinois 2008-2010 · him DC, them OC, Position
- P.J. Fleck* · Northern Illinois 2008-2009 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Tom Matukewicz · Northern Illinois 2008-2010 · him DC, them Head coach, Position
- Jim Zebrowski · Northern Illinois 2010 · him DC, them Position
- Matt Simon · Northern Illinois 2010 · him DC, them Analyst
- Bill Miller · Minnesota 2011-2013 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Jay Sawvel* · Minnesota 2011-2016 · him DC, Head coach, Other, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Jerry Kill · Minnesota 2011-2015 · him DC, Head coach, Other, them Head coach
- Jim Zebrowski · Minnesota 2011-2015 · him DC, Head coach, Other, them Position
- Matt Limegrover · Minnesota 2011-2015 · him DC, Head coach, Other, them OC, Other, Position
- Jay Johnson · Minnesota 2016 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Darcel McBath · Washington State 2018-2019 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Joe Bolden · Washington State 2018 · him DC, them GA
- Ken Wilson · Washington State 2018-2019 · him DC, them Position
- Matt Brock · Washington State 2018-2019 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Leach · Washington State 2018-2019 · him DC, them Head coach
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Washington State 2018-2019 · him DC, them Position
- Roc Bellantoni · Washington State 2019 · him DC, them DC
- Adam Lechtenberg · Virginia Tech 2020 · him Position, them Position
- Brad Cornelsen · Virginia Tech 2020 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Justin Fuente · Virginia Tech 2020 · him Position, them Head coach
- Justin Hamilton · Virginia Tech 2020 · him Position, them DC, Position