Coaches
Willy Robinson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Willy Robinson
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Fresno State | GA | Graduate assistant | not known |
| 1979 | San José State | Position | Outside linebackers coach | not known |
| 1980-1986 | Fresno State | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 1987-1989 | Fresno State | Other | Outside linebackers coach Co-defensive coordinator (1988) | not known |
| 1990-1991 | Fresno State | ST coord. | Defensive backs coach & special teams | not known |
| 1992-1993 | Fresno State | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 1994 | Miami | Position | Defensive backs coach | Dennis Erickson |
| 1995-1998 | Seattle Seahawks (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 1999 | Oregon State | DC | Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach | Dennis Erickson |
| 2000-2003 | Pittsburgh Steelers (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2004 | San Francisco 49ers (pro) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2005 | New Orleans Saints (pro) | Position | Senior defensive assistant & secondary coach | not known |
| 2006-2007 | St. Louis Rams (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2008-2011 | Arkansas | DC | Defensive coordinator & safeties coach✓ | Bobby Petrino |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Arkansas | Defensive coordinator | 59 | 89 | 57 | 21 | 120 |
| 2009 | Arkansas | Defensive coordinator | 37 | 46 | 72 | 59 | 120 |
| 2010 | Arkansas | Defensive coordinator | 72 | 35 | 43 | 37 | 120 |
| 2011 | Arkansas | Defensive coordinator | 52 | 30 | 54 | 72 | 120 |
Worked under
- Dennis Erickson · Miami 1994 (Position)
- Dennis Erickson · Oregon State 1999 (DC, Position)
- Bobby Petrino · Arkansas 2008-2011 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Dennis Erickson · Fresno State 1978 · him GA, them OC
- Dennis Erickson · San José State 1979 · him Position, them OC
- Greg McMackin · San José State 1979 · him Position, them Position
- Pat Hill · Fresno State 1984-1986 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Jeff Tedford · Fresno State 1992-1993 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Dennis Erickson · Miami 1994 · him Position, them Head coach
- Greg McMackin · Miami 1994 · him Position, them DC
- Randy Shannon · Miami 1994 · him Position, them Position
- Dennis Erickson · Oregon State 1999 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Jim Michalczik · Oregon State 1999 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Matt Lubick · Oregon State 1999 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mike Johnson · Oregon State 1999 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tim Lappano · Oregon State 1999 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Bobby Petrino · Arkansas 2008-2011 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Chip Long · Arkansas 2008-2009 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Garrick McGee · Arkansas 2008-2011 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Kirk Botkin · Arkansas 2008-2009 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Lorenzo Ward · Arkansas 2008 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Paul Petrino · Arkansas 2008-2009 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- John Smith · Arkansas 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them ST coord.
- Nick Petrino · Arkansas 2010-2011 · him DC, Position, them Other