Coaches
Jim McElwain
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jim McElwain
Played at Eastern Washington 1980-1983 · alma mater (CFBD): Eastern Washington
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-1986 | Eastern Washington | GA | GA | not known |
| 1987-1994 | Eastern Washington | Position | QB/WR | not known |
| 1995-1999 | Montana State | OC | OC/WR/ST | not known |
| 2000-2002 | Louisville | ST coord. | WR/ST | John Smith |
| 2003-2005 | Michigan State | ST coord. | AHC/WR/ST | John Smith |
| 2006 | Oakland Raiders (pro) | Position | QB | not known |
| 2007 | Fresno State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Pat Hill |
| 2008-2011 | Alabama | OC | OC/QB✓ | Nick Saban |
| 2012-2014 | Colorado State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2015-2017 | Florida | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2018 | Michigan | Position | WR | Jim Harbaugh |
| 2019-2024 | Central Michigan | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Fresno State | Offensive coordinator | 14 | 33 | 29 | 99 | 119 |
| 2008 | Alabama | Offensive coordinator | 37 | 39 | 24 | 58 | 120 |
| 2009 | Alabama | Offensive coordinator | 42 | 27 | 20 | 37 | 120 |
| 2010 | Alabama | Offensive coordinator | 4 | 14 | 6 | 42 | 120 |
| 2011 | Alabama | Offensive coordinator | 38 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Colorado State | 4-8 | - → - | 85 | 62 | -9.7 | 25% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Colorado State | 8-6 | - → - | 26 | 21 | 3.0 | 33% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Colorado State | 10-2 (12 of 13) | - → - | 7 | 86 | 4.5 | 57% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Florida | 10-4 | - → 25 | 91 | 13 | 13.8 | 58% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Florida | 9-4 | 25 → 14 | 114 | 3 | 15.4 | 71% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Florida | 3-4 (7 of 11) | 17 → - | 76 | 54 | 10.1 | 69% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Central Michigan | 8-6 | - → - | 56 | 47 | -4.4 | 8% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Central Michigan | 3-3 | - → - | 78 | 55 | -1.8 | 57% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 9-4 | - → - | 60 | 60 | -1.0 | 50% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 4-8 | - → - | 89 | 66 | -14.0 | 69% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 5-7 | - → - | 86 | 129 | -19.1 | 33% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 4-8 | - → - | 93 | 88 | -15.8 | 42% wins | 134 |
Worked under
- John Smith · Louisville 2000-2002 (Position, ST coord.)
- John Smith · Michigan State 2003-2005 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Pat Hill · Fresno State 2007 (OC, Position)
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2008-2011 (OC, Position)
- Jim Harbaugh · Michigan 2018 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 18
- Al Simmons · Colorado State 2012-2014 (DC)
- Billy Napier* · Colorado State 2012 (Other, Position)
- Dave Baldwin · Colorado State 2012-2014 (OC, Position)
- Marty English · Colorado State 2012-2014 (DC)
- Rob Ezell · Colorado State 2012-2014 (GA)
- Tim Skipper · Colorado State 2012-2014 (Other, Position)
- Chris Rumph · Florida 2015-2017 (DC, Position)
- Doug Nussmeier · Florida 2015-2017 (OC, Position)
- Geoff Collins · Florida 2015-2016 (DC)
- Randy Shannon · Florida 2015-2017 (DC, Other, Position)
- Brad Davis · Florida 2017 (Position)
- Ja'Juan Seider · Florida 2017 (Position)
- Robb Akey · Florida 2017 (Analyst, Position)
- Charlie Frye · Central Michigan 2019-2020 (OC, Position)
- Kevin Barbay · Central Michigan 2019-2021 (OC, Other, Position)
- Ryan Beard* · Central Michigan 2019 (ST coord.)
- Paul Petrino · Central Michigan 2022-2023 (OC, Position)
- Tom Mason · Central Michigan 2022-2024 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 39
- Andrew Thacker · Temple 2017-2018 (DC, Position) · under Geoff Collins
- Dave Patenaude · Temple 2017-2018 (OC, Position) · under Geoff Collins
- Ed Foley · Temple 2017-2018 (Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Geoff Collins
- Taver Johnson · Temple 2017 (DC) · under Geoff Collins
- Austin Armstrong · Louisiana 2018-2020 (GA, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Matt Powledge · Louisiana 2018-2019 (Position, ST coord.) · under Billy Napier
- Nathan Burton · Temple 2018 (Position) · under Geoff Collins
- Patrick Toney · Louisiana 2018-2021 (DC, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Rob Sale · Louisiana 2018-2020 (OC, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Ron Roberts · Louisiana 2018-2019 (DC) · under Billy Napier
- Brent Key* · Georgia Tech 2019-2021 (Other, Position) · under Geoff Collins
- Jason Semore · Georgia Tech 2019-2020 (Analyst) · under Geoff Collins
- Jeff Burris · Louisiana 2021 (Position) · under Billy Napier
- Matt Viator · Louisiana 2021 (Analyst) · under Billy Napier
- Michael Desormeaux* · Louisiana 2021 (OC) · under Billy Napier
- Tim Leger · Louisiana 2021 (OC) · under Billy Napier
- Jay Bateman · Florida 2022-2023 (Position) · under Billy Napier
- Sean Spencer · Florida 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Ty Darlington · Florida 2022 (Analyst) · under Billy Napier
- Billy Gonzales · Florida 2023-2025 (Position) · under Billy Napier
- Eric Kiesau · Florida 2023-2025 (Analyst) · under Billy Napier
- John Donovan · Florida 2023-2025 (Analyst) · under Billy Napier
- Russ Callaway · Florida 2023-2025 (OC, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Dan Enos · Florida 2024 (Analyst) · under Billy Napier
- Kevin Coyle · Fresno State 2024 (DC) · under Tim Skipper
- Pat McCann · Fresno State 2024 (OC) · under Tim Skipper
- Clancy Pendergast · UCLA 2025 (Analyst) · under Tim Skipper
- Ikaika Malloe · UCLA 2025 (DC, Position) · under Tim Skipper
- Jerry Neuheisel · UCLA 2025 (OC, Other, Position) · under Tim Skipper
- L. D. Scott · Missouri State 2025 (DC) · under Ryan Beard
- Nick Petrino · Missouri State 2025 (OC, Position) · under Ryan Beard
- Noel Mazzone · UCLA 2025 (Analyst) · under Tim Skipper
- Robert Bala · Florida 2025 (DC, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Florida 2025 (Analyst) · under Billy Napier
- Tino Sunseri · UCLA 2025 (OC, Position) · under Tim Skipper
- Vinnie Sunseri · Florida 2025 (DC, Position) · under Billy Napier
- Brandon Bailey · James Madison 2026 (Position) · under Billy Napier
- Cam Aiken · James Madison 2026 (OC) · under Billy Napier
- L. D. Scott · Coastal Carolina 2026 (DC) · under Ryan Beard
Level 3: on their staffs · 17
- Chip Long · Georgia Tech 2022 (OC, Position) · under Brent Key
- Chris Weinke · Georgia Tech 2022-2026 (OC, Other, Position) · under Brent Key
- Del Alexander · Georgia Tech 2022 (Position) · under Brent Key
- Donald Hill-Eley · Georgia Tech 2022 (Analyst, Position) · under Brent Key
- Jim Chaney · Georgia Tech 2022 (Analyst) · under Brent Key
- Jorge Munoz · Louisiana 2022-2026 (Other) · under Michael Desormeaux
- LaMar Morgan · Louisiana 2022-2023 (DC) · under Michael Desormeaux
- Buster Faulkner · Georgia Tech 2023-2025 (OC, Position) · under Brent Key
- Kevin Sherrer · Georgia Tech 2023 (DC, Position) · under Brent Key
- George Barlow · Louisiana 2024-2026 (Position) · under Michael Desormeaux
- Jess Simpson · Georgia Tech 2024-2026 (Position) · under Brent Key
- Jim Salgado · Louisiana 2024-2026 (DC) · under Michael Desormeaux
- Scott Stoker · Louisiana 2024-2026 (Position) · under Michael Desormeaux
- Tyler Santucci · Georgia Tech 2024 (DC, Position) · under Brent Key
- Blake Gideon · Georgia Tech 2025 (DC) · under Brent Key
- Brian Bohannon · Georgia Tech 2025-2026 (Other) · under Brent Key
- George Godsey · Georgia Tech 2026 (OC) · under Brent Key
Coached together
- Tom Mason · Eastern Washington 1985 · him GA, them Position
- Dave Christensen · Eastern Washington 1986-1987 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Paul Wulff · Eastern Washington 1994 · him Position, them Position
- Jim Michalczik · Montana State 1995-1998 · him OC, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Tim Drevno · Montana State 1995-1997 · him OC, Position, ST coord., them Position
- John Smith · Louisville 2000-2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Mike Cox · Louisville 2000-2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Nick Holt · Louisville 2000 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Shawn Clark · Louisville 2001-2002 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Steve Stripling · Louisville 2001-2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Danny Hope · Louisville 2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Other
- Joel Thomas · Louisville 2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Paul Haynes · Louisville 2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Dave Baldwin · Michigan State 2003-2005 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Doug Nussmeier · Michigan State 2003-2005 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Jeff Stoutland · Michigan State 2003-2005 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- John Smith · Michigan State 2003-2005 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Mike Cox · Michigan State 2003-2005 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Paul Haynes · Michigan State 2003-2004 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Steve Stripling · Michigan State 2003-2004 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Chris Smeland · Michigan State 2005 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC
- Dan Brown · Fresno State 2007 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Pat Hill · Fresno State 2007 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Tim Skipper · Fresno State 2007 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tom Mason · Fresno State 2007 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Curt Cignetti*+ · Alabama 2008-2010 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Glenn Schumann · Alabama 2008-2011 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Kevin Steele · Alabama 2008 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Kirby Smart*+ · Alabama 2008-2011 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Lance Taylor* · Alabama 2008 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2008-2011 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Rob Sale · Alabama 2008-2011 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, Strength
- James Willis · Alabama 2009 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Mike Groh · Alabama 2009-2011 · him OC, Position, them GA, Other, Position
- Sal Sunseri · Alabama 2009-2011 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Derrick Ansley · Alabama 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Jeremy Pruitt · Alabama 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jody Wright · Alabama 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, GA
- Billy Napier* · Alabama 2011 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Chris Rumph · Alabama 2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jeff Stoutland · Alabama 2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Rob Ezell · Alabama 2011 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Russ Callaway · Alabama 2011 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Al Simmons · Colorado State 2012-2014 · him Head coach, them DC
- Billy Napier* · Colorado State 2012 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Dave Baldwin · Colorado State 2012-2014 · him Head coach, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Marty English · Colorado State 2012-2014 · him Head coach, them DC
- Rob Ezell · Colorado State 2012-2014 · him Head coach, them GA
- Tim Skipper · Colorado State 2012-2014 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Chris Rumph · Florida 2015-2017 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Doug Nussmeier · Florida 2015-2017 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Geoff Collins · Florida 2015-2016 · him Head coach, them DC
- Randy Shannon · Florida 2015-2017 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach, Other, Position
- Tim Skipper · Florida 2015-2017 · him Head coach, them Position
- Brad Davis · Florida 2017 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ja'Juan Seider · Florida 2017 · him Head coach, them Position
- Robb Akey · Florida 2017 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- Ben McDaniels · Michigan 2018 · him Position, them Analyst
- Chris Partridge · Michigan 2018 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Dan Enos · Michigan 2018 · him Position, them Analyst
- Don Brown · Michigan 2018 · him Position, them DC
- Ed Warinner · Michigan 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Greg Mattison · Michigan 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Jay Harbaugh · Michigan 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Jim Harbaugh · Michigan 2018 · him Position, them Head coach
- Pep Hamilton · Michigan 2018 · him Position, them Other
- Ron Prince · Michigan 2018 · him Position, them Analyst
- Sherrone Moore · Michigan 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Charlie Frye · Central Michigan 2019-2020 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Kevin Barbay · Central Michigan 2019-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Robb Akey · Central Michigan 2019-2024 · him Head coach, them DC
- Ryan Beard* · Central Michigan 2019 · him Head coach, them ST coord.
- Tim Skipper · Central Michigan 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Paul Petrino · Central Michigan 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tom Mason · Central Michigan 2022-2024 · him Head coach, them Position