Coaches
Skip Holtz
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Skip Holtz
Played at Notre Dame · alma mater (CFBD): Notre Dame
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-1988 | Florida State | GA | Graduate assistant | Bobby Bowden |
| 1989 | Colorado State | Position | Wide receivers coach | not known |
| 1990-1991 | Notre Dame | Position | Wide receivers coach | Lou Holtz |
| 1992-1993 | Notre Dame | OC | Offensive coordinator | Lou Holtz |
| 1994-1998 | UConn | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1999-2003 | South Carolina | OC | Assistant head coach & offensive coordinator | Lou Holtz |
| 2004 | South Carolina | Position | Assistant head coach & quarterbacks coach | Lou Holtz |
| 2005-2009 | East Carolina | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2010-2012 | South Florida | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2013-2021 | Louisiana Tech | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | East Carolina | 5-6 | - → - | 44 | 84 | -4.6 | 18% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | East Carolina | 7-6 | - → - | 31 | 64 | -0.9 | 46% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | East Carolina | 8-5 | - → - | 85 | 93 | -0.7 | 54% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | East Carolina | 9-5 | - → - | 74 | 17 | 1.3 | 62% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | East Carolina | 9-5 | - → - | 45 | 59 | -2.3 | 64% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | South Florida | 8-5 | - → - | 98 | 20 | 0.4 | 62% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | South Florida | 5-7 | - → - | 47 | 49 | 9.7 | 62% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | South Florida | 3-9 | - → - | 73 | 107 | -3.2 | 42% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Louisiana Tech | 4-8 | - → - | 82 | 34 | -16.8 | 75% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Louisiana Tech | 9-5 | - → - | 32 | 16 | -1.7 | 33% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Louisiana Tech | 9-4 | - → - | 28 | 35 | 8.3 | 64% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Louisiana Tech | 9-5 | - → - | 2 | 111 | 3.1 | 69% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 7-6 | - → - | 40 | 49 | -5.5 | 64% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Louisiana Tech | 8-5 | - → - | 99 | 40 | -6.9 | 54% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Louisiana Tech | 10-3 | - → - | 53 | 13 | 0.2 | 62% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Louisiana Tech | 5-5 | - → - | 105 | 92 | -7.0 | 77% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Louisiana Tech | 3-9 | - → - | 88 | 103 | -11.6 | 50% wins | 130 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Connecticut | FCS | 4-7 |
| 1995 | Connecticut | FCS | 8-3 |
| 1996 | Connecticut | FCS | 5-6 |
| 1997 | Connecticut | FCS | 7-4 |
| 1998 | Connecticut | FCS | 10-3 |
Worked under
- Bobby Bowden · Florida State 1987-1988 (GA)
- Lou Holtz · Notre Dame 1990-1993 (OC, Position)
- Lou Holtz · South Carolina 1999-2004 (OC, Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 24
- Donnie Kirkpatrick · East Carolina 2005-2009 (Position)
- Greg Hudson · East Carolina 2005-2009 (DC, Position)
- Rick Smith · East Carolina 2005-2009 (Other, Position)
- Steve Shankweiler · East Carolina 2005-2009 (OC)
- Todd Fitch · East Carolina 2007-2009 (OC, Position)
- Dwayne Ledford · East Carolina 2008-2009 (GA)
- Joe Sloan · South Florida 2010-2011 (Analyst)
- Kevin Patrick · South Florida 2010-2012 (Position)
- Larry Scott · South Florida 2010-2012 (Position)
- Mark Snyder · South Florida 2010-2011 (DC, Position)
- Marquel Blackwell · South Florida 2010-2011 (Analyst)
- Peter Vaas · South Florida 2010-2012 (Position)
- Chris Cosh · South Florida 2012 (DC, Position)
- Kim Dameron · Louisiana Tech 2013 (DC)
- Ronnie Bradford · Louisiana Tech 2013-2015 (Position, ST coord.)
- Tony Petersen · Louisiana Tech 2013-2015 (OC, Position)
- Blake Baker · Louisiana Tech 2014-2018 (DC, Position)
- Manny Diaz* · Louisiana Tech 2014 (DC, Position)
- Robert McFarland · Louisiana Tech 2015-2020 (Position)
- Mickey Joseph · Louisiana Tech 2016 (Position)
- Jeff Burris · Louisiana Tech 2018-2020 (Position)
- Bob Diaco · Louisiana Tech 2019 (DC, Position)
- Kenny Guiton · Louisiana Tech 2019 (Position)
- David Blackwell · Louisiana Tech 2020-2021 (DC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 16
- Dan Enos · Miami 2019 (OC, Position) · under Manny Diaz
- Ephraim Banda · Miami 2019-2020 (DC, Position) · under Manny Diaz
- Todd Stroud · Miami 2019-2021 (Other, Position) · under Manny Diaz
- Jonathan Brewer · Miami 2020-2021 (Analyst) · under Manny Diaz
- Rhett Lashlee* · Miami 2020-2021 (OC, Position) · under Manny Diaz
- Rob Likens · Miami 2020-2021 (Other, Position) · under Manny Diaz
- Bob Shoop · Miami 2021 (Analyst) · under Manny Diaz
- Jess Simpson · Miami 2021 (Other, Position) · under Manny Diaz
- Travaris Robinson · Miami 2021 (Position) · under Manny Diaz
- Bill Busch · Nebraska 2022 (DC, ST coord.) · under Mickey Joseph
- Erik Chinander · Nebraska 2022 (DC) · under Mickey Joseph
- Mark Whipple · Nebraska 2022 (OC, Position) · under Mickey Joseph
- Jonathan Patke · Duke 2024-2026 (DC) · under Manny Diaz
- Rich Skrosky · Duke 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Manny Diaz
- Scott Boone · Duke 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Manny Diaz
- Willie Simmons* · Duke 2024 (Other, Position) · under Manny Diaz
Level 3: on their staffs · 9
- Casey Woods* · SMU 2022-2025 (OC, Position) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Garin Justice · SMU 2022-2026 (OC, Other, Position) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Scott Symons · SMU 2022-2025 (DC, Position) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Maurice Crum Jr. · SMU 2023-2026 (DC, Other, Position) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Rickey Hunley Jr. · SMU 2024-2026 (DC) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Frank Ponce · Florida International 2025-2026 (Other, Position) · under Willie Simmons
- Jovan Dewitt · Florida International 2025-2026 (DC) · under Willie Simmons
- Nick Coleman · Florida International 2025-2026 (OC) · under Willie Simmons
- Zac Roper · Florida International 2025-2026 (Position, ST coord.) · under Willie Simmons
Coached together
- Bobby Bowden · Florida State 1987-1988 · him GA, them Head coach
- Chuck Amato · Florida State 1987-1988 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Mark Richt · Florida State 1987-1988 · him GA, them GA
- Mickey Andrews · Florida State 1987-1988 · him GA, them DC
- Kevin Cosgrove · Colorado State 1989 · him Position, them Position
- Vance Bedford · Colorado State 1989 · him Position, them Position
- Chuck Heater · Notre Dame 1990 · him Position, them Position
- Dick Bumpas · Notre Dame 1990-1991 · him Position, them Position
- Gary Darnell · Notre Dame 1990-1991 · him Position, them DC, Other
- Peter Vaas · Notre Dame 1990-1991 · him Position, them Position
- Robert McFarland · Notre Dame 1990 · him Position, them GA
- Steve Hagen · Notre Dame 1990 · him Position, them Position
- Ron Cooper · Notre Dame 1991-1992 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Todd Monken · Notre Dame 1991-1992 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Rick Minter · Notre Dame 1992-1993 · him OC, them DC
- Greg Hudson · Notre Dame 1993 · him OC, them GA
- Greg Hudson · UConn 1994-1996 · him Head coach, them Position
- Todd Fitch · UConn 1994-1998 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- John McNulty · UConn 1995-1997 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Tom Masella · UConn 1998 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Charlie Strong · South Carolina 1999-2002 · him OC, Other, them DC
- Chris Cosh · South Carolina 1999-2003 · him OC, Other, them DC, Position
- Oliver Pough · South Carolina 1999-2001 · him OC, Other, them Position
- Todd Fitch · South Carolina 1999-2003 · him OC, Other, them Position
- Joker Phillips · South Carolina 2002 · him OC, Other, them Position
- Chad Staggs · South Carolina 2003-2004 · him OC, Other, Position, them GA
- Rick Minter · South Carolina 2004 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Rick Stockstill · South Carolina 2004 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Ron Cooper · South Carolina 2004 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Donnie Kirkpatrick · East Carolina 2005-2009 · him Head coach, them Position
- Greg Hudson · East Carolina 2005-2009 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Rick Smith · East Carolina 2005-2009 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Steve Shankweiler · East Carolina 2005-2009 · him Head coach, them OC
- Todd Fitch · East Carolina 2007-2009 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Dwayne Ledford · East Carolina 2008-2009 · him Head coach, them GA
- Joe Sloan · South Florida 2010-2011 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Kevin Patrick · South Florida 2010-2012 · him Head coach, them Position
- Larry Scott · South Florida 2010-2012 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mark Snyder · South Florida 2010-2011 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Marquel Blackwell · South Florida 2010-2011 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Peter Vaas · South Florida 2010-2012 · him Head coach, them Position
- Rick Smith · South Florida 2010-2012 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Todd Fitch · South Florida 2010-2012 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Chris Cosh · South Florida 2012 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Joe Sloan · Louisiana Tech 2013-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Kim Dameron · Louisiana Tech 2013 · him Head coach, them DC
- Ronnie Bradford · Louisiana Tech 2013-2015 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Tony Petersen · Louisiana Tech 2013-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Blake Baker · Louisiana Tech 2014-2018 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Manny Diaz* · Louisiana Tech 2014 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Robert McFarland · Louisiana Tech 2015-2020 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mickey Joseph · Louisiana Tech 2016 · him Head coach, them Position
- Todd Fitch · Louisiana Tech 2016-2019 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jeff Burris · Louisiana Tech 2018-2020 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bob Diaco · Louisiana Tech 2019 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Kenny Guiton · Louisiana Tech 2019 · him Head coach, them Position
- David Blackwell · Louisiana Tech 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them DC, Position