Coaches
Mike Dunbar
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Mike Dunbar
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-1978 | Pacific Lutheran | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1980-1982 | Central Washington | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1983 | Central Washington | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1983 | Central Washington (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1984-1986 | Massachusetts | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1987-1991 | Central Washington | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1992-1993 | Toledo | OC | OC | Gary Pinkel |
| 1994-1996 | Toledo | OC | AHC/OC | Gary Pinkel |
| 1997-2000 | Northern Iowa | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2001 | Northwestern | ST coord. | TE/H-backs/ST | Randy Walker |
| 2002-2005 | Northwestern | OC | OC✓ | Randy Walker |
| 2006 | California | OC | OC✓ | Jeff Tedford |
| 2007-2008 | Minnesota | OC | AHC/OC✓ | Tim Brewster |
| 2010 | New Mexico State | OC | OC✓ | DeWayne Walker |
| 2012 | Northern Illinois | OC | OC✓ | Dave Doeren* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Northwestern | Offensive coordinator | 11 | 58 | 14 | 38 | 119 |
| 2006 | California | Offensive coordinator | 15 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 119 |
| 2007 | Minnesota | Offensive coordinator | 67 | 90 | 69 | 27 | 119 |
| 2008 | Minnesota | Offensive coordinator | 59 | 88 | 53 | 67 | 120 |
| 2010 | New Mexico State | Offensive coordinator | 109 | 112 | 115 | 118 | 120 |
| 2012 | Northern Illinois | Offensive coordinator | 54 | 3 | 46 | 9 | 124 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Central Washington | NAIA | 8-2 |
| 1987 | Central Washington | NAIA | 7-3 |
| 1988 | Central Washington | Division II | 9-1 |
| 1989 | Central Washington | Division II | 10-1-1 |
| 1990 | Central Washington | Division II | 11-1 |
| 1991 | Central Washington | Division II | 9-1 |
| 1997 | Northern Iowa | FCS | 7-4 |
| 1998 | Northern Iowa | FCS | 7-4 |
| 1999 | Northern Iowa | FCS | 8-3 |
| 2000 | Northern Iowa | FCS | 7-4 |
Worked under
- Gary Pinkel · Toledo 1992-1996 (OC, Other)
- Randy Walker · Northwestern 2001-2005 (OC, Position, ST coord.)
- Jeff Tedford · California 2006 (OC)
- Tim Brewster · Minnesota 2007-2008 (OC, Other)
- DeWayne Walker · New Mexico State 2010 (OC)
- Dave Doeren* · Northern Illinois 2012 (OC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Jim Reid · Massachusetts 1984-1986 · him Other, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Dave Christensen · Toledo 1992-1996 · him OC, Other, them Position
- Dave Steckel · Toledo 1992-1995 · him OC, Other, them Position
- Gary Pinkel · Toledo 1992-1996 · him OC, Other, them Head coach
- Matt Eberflus · Toledo 1992-1996 · him OC, Other, them GA, Other, Position
- Phil Parker · Toledo 1992-1996 · him OC, Other, them Position
- Tom Amstutz · Toledo 1992-1993 · him OC, them Position
- David Yost · Toledo 1996 · him OC, Other, them Position
- Jay Niemann · Northern Iowa 1997-2000 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Paul Haynes · Northern Iowa 1997-1998 · him Head coach, them Position
- Tom Mason · Northern Iowa 1997 · him Head coach, them DC
- Garrick McGee · Northern Iowa 1999 · him Head coach, them Position
- Howard Feggins · Northwestern 2001-2004 · him OC, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Jeff Genyk · Northwestern 2001-2003 · him OC, Position, ST coord., them Position, ST coord.
- Kevin Johns · Northwestern 2001-2005 · him OC, Position, ST coord., them GA, Position
- Kevin Wilson · Northwestern 2001 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- Pat Fitzgerald* · Northwestern 2001-2005 · him OC, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Randy Walker · Northwestern 2001-2005 · him OC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Greg Colby · Northwestern 2002-2005 · him OC, them DC
- Jim O'Neil · Northwestern 2003-2004 · him OC, them GA
- Adam Cushing · Northwestern 2004-2005 · him OC, them Position
- Garrick McGee · Northwestern 2004-2005 · him OC, them Position
- Bob Gregory · California 2006 · him OC, them DC
- Jeff Tedford · California 2006 · him OC, them Head coach
- Jim Michalczik · California 2006 · him OC, them Other, Position
- Kevin Daft · California 2006 · him OC, them GA
- Pete Alamar · California 2006 · him OC, them Position, ST coord.
- Everett Withers · Minnesota 2007 · him OC, Other, them DC
- George McDonald · Minnesota 2007-2008 · him OC, Other, them Position
- John Butler · Minnesota 2007-2008 · him OC, Other, them Position
- Thomas Hammock · Minnesota 2007-2008 · him OC, Other, them Position
- Tim Brewster · Minnesota 2007-2008 · him OC, Other, them Head coach
- Ted Roof · Minnesota 2008 · him OC, Other, them DC
- Dale Lindsey · New Mexico State 2010 · him OC, them Other, Position
- DeWayne Walker · New Mexico State 2010 · him OC, them Head coach
- Dave Doeren* · Northern Illinois 2012 · him OC, them Head coach
- Jay Niemann · Northern Illinois 2012 · him OC, them DC, Position
- Kevin Kane · Northern Illinois 2012 · him OC, them Position
- Mike Uremovich* · Northern Illinois 2012 · him OC, them Position, ST coord.
- Rod Carey · Northern Illinois 2012 · him OC, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Ryan Nielsen · Northern Illinois 2012 · him OC, them DC, Other, Position