Coaches
Willie Martinez
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Willie Martinez
Played at Miami
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-1986 | Miami | GA | GA | not known |
| 1988 | Bethune-Cookman | Position | WR | not known |
| 1989-1990 | Boca Raton HS (FL) (HS) | Position | secondary | not known |
| 1991 | Olympic Heights HS (FL) (HS) | DC | DC/secondary | not known |
| 1992-1993 | Grand Valley State | DC | DC/secondary | not known |
| 1994 | Central Michigan | Position | secondary | not known |
| 1995-1996 | UCF | DC | DC/secondary | not known |
| 1997 | Eastern Michigan | Position | secondary | not known |
| 1998-1999 | Central Michigan | Position | secondary | not known |
| 2000 | Central Michigan | Position | AHC/secondary | Mike DeBord |
| 2001-2004 | Georgia | Position | secondary | Mark Richt |
| 2005-2009 | Georgia | DC | DC/secondary✓ | Mark Richt |
| 2010-2011 | Oklahoma | Position | secondary | Bob Stoops |
| 2012 | Auburn | Position | secondary | Gene Chizik |
| 2013-2016 | Tennessee | Position | AHC/secondary | Butch Jones* |
| 2017 | Cincinnati | Position | secondary | Luke Fickell* |
| 2018-2020 | UCF | Position | AHC/secondary | Josh Heupel*+ |
| 2021-2026 | Tennessee | Position | Cornerbacks | Josh Heupel*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Georgia | Defensive coordinator | 76 | 12 | 56 | 40 | 119 |
| 2006 | Georgia | Defensive coordinator | 12 | 19 | 32 | 76 | 119 |
| 2007 | Georgia | Defensive coordinator | 44 | 20 | 53 | 12 | 119 |
| 2008 | Georgia | Defensive coordinator | 12 | 57 | 31 | 44 | 120 |
| 2009 | Georgia | Defensive coordinator | 44 | 62 | 40 | 12 | 120 |
Worked under
- Mike DeBord · Central Michigan 2000 (Other, Position)
- Mark Richt · Georgia 2001-2009 (DC, Position)
- Bob Stoops · Oklahoma 2010-2011 (Position)
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2012 (Position)
- Butch Jones* · Tennessee 2013-2016 (Other, Position)
- Luke Fickell* · Cincinnati 2017 (Position)
- Josh Heupel*+ · UCF 2018-2020 (Other, Position)
- Josh Heupel*+ · Tennessee 2021-2026 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Butch Davis · Miami 1985-1986 · him GA, them Position
- Chuck Pagano · Miami 1986 · him GA, them GA
- Dave Wannstedt · Miami 1986 · him GA, them DC
- Tommy Tuberville · Miami 1986 · him GA, them Other
- Sam Washington · Bethune-Cookman 1988 · him Position, them Position
- Brian Kelly · Grand Valley State 1992-1993 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Quinn · Grand Valley State 1992-1993 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Denbrock · Grand Valley State 1992-1993 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Brian VanGorder · UCF 1995-1996 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Kruczek · UCF 1995-1996 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Hatcher · UCF 1996 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Todd Monken · Eastern Michigan 1997 · him Position, them Position
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Central Michigan 1998 · him Position, them GA
- Brian VanGorder · Central Michigan 1998-1999 · him Position, them DC
- Butch Jones* · Central Michigan 1998-2000 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Mike DeBord · Central Michigan 2000 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Scot Loeffler · Central Michigan 2000 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Brian VanGorder · Georgia 2001-2004 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Mark Richt · Georgia 2001-2009 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Bobo · Georgia 2001-2009 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Neil Callaway · Georgia 2001-2006 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Scot Sloan · Georgia 2001 · him Position, them Other
- John Jancek · Georgia 2005-2009 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 2005 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tyson Summers · Georgia 2005 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Buster Faulkner · Georgia 2006 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Bryan McClendon · Georgia 2007-2009 · him DC, Position, them GA, Position
- Chad Lunsford · Georgia 2007-2008 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Bob Stoops · Oklahoma 2010-2011 · him Position, them Head coach
- Brent Venables* · Oklahoma 2010-2011 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Cale Gundy · Oklahoma 2010-2011 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Jay Norvell · Oklahoma 2010-2011 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Joey Halzle · Oklahoma 2010-2011 · him Position, them Analyst
- Josh Heupel*+ · Oklahoma 2010-2011 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Wilson · Oklahoma 2010 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Brandon Hall · Oklahoma 2011 · him Position, them Analyst
- Brian VanGorder · Auburn 2012 · him Position, them DC
- Curtis Luper · Auburn 2012 · him Position, them Position
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2012 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Grimes · Auburn 2012 · him Position, them Position
- Myers Hendrickson · Auburn 2012 · him Position, them Analyst
- Ryan Pugh · Auburn 2012 · him Position, them GA
- Scot Loeffler · Auburn 2012 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tommy Thigpen · Auburn 2012 · him Position, them Position
- Trooper Taylor · Auburn 2012 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Butch Jones* · Tennessee 2013-2016 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- John Jancek · Tennessee 2013-2015 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Mike Bajakian · Tennessee 2013-2014 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Steve Stripling · Tennessee 2013-2016 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Tommy Thigpen · Tennessee 2013-2016 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Zach Azzanni · Tennessee 2013-2016 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Nick Sheridan · Tennessee 2014-2016 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Mike DeBord · Tennessee 2015-2016 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Tommy Zagorski · Tennessee 2015 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Bob Shoop · Tennessee 2016 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Larry Scott · Tennessee 2016 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Walt Wells · Tennessee 2016 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Doug Phillips · Cincinnati 2017 · him Position, them ST coord.
- Gino Guidugli · Cincinnati 2017 · him Position, them Position
- Joker Phillips · Cincinnati 2017 · him Position, them Position
- Jon Tenuta · Cincinnati 2017 · him Position, them Position
- Luke Fickell* · Cincinnati 2017 · him Position, them Head coach
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Cincinnati 2017 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Denbrock · Cincinnati 2017 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Anthony Tucker · UCF 2018-2020 · him Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Jeff Lebby* · UCF 2018-2019 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Josh Heupel*+ · UCF 2018-2020 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Randy Shannon · UCF 2018-2020 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Joey Halzle · UCF 2019-2020 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, Other, Position
- Alex Golesh* · UCF 2020 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Lanear Sampson · UCF 2020 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Alex Golesh* · Tennessee 2021-2022 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Weinke · Tennessee 2021 · him Position, them Position
- Jerry Mack* · Tennessee 2021-2023 · him Position, them Position
- Joey Halzle · Tennessee 2021-2026 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Josh Heupel*+ · Tennessee 2021-2026 · him Position, them Head coach
- Kodi Burns · Tennessee 2021 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Ekeler · Tennessee 2021-2024 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Tim Banks · Tennessee 2021-2025 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Taver Johnson · Tennessee 2024 · him Position, them Analyst
- William Inge · Tennessee 2024-2026 · him Position, them Position
- Jim Chaney · Tennessee 2025-2026 · him Position, them Analyst
- John Bonamego · Tennessee 2025-2026 · him Position, them Analyst
- Marion Hobby · Tennessee 2025 · him Position, them Analyst
- Anthony Poindexter · Tennessee 2026 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Derek Jones · Tennessee 2026 · him Position, them Position
- Jim Knowles · Tennessee 2026 · him Position, them DC