Coaches
Bronco Mendenhall
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Bronco Mendenhall*
Head coach, Utah State · Played at Snow 1984-1985, Oregon State 1986-1987
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-1990 | Oregon State | GA | GA | not known |
| 1991-1992 | Snow | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 1993 | Northern Arizona | Position | DB | not known |
| 1994 | Northern Arizona | DC | co-DC/DB | not known |
| 1995 | Oregon State | Position | DL | not known |
| 1996 | Oregon State | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 1997 | Louisiana Tech | Position | DB | Gary Crowton |
| 1998-2001 | New Mexico | DC | DC/DB | Rocky Long |
| 2002 | New Mexico | DC | AHC/DC/DB | Rocky Long |
| 2003-2004 | BYU | DC | DC/DB | Gary Crowton |
| 2005-2015 | BYU | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2016-2021 | Virginia | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024 | New Mexico | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2025- | Utah State | 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 | BYU | 6-6 | - → - | 13 | 95 | 2.8 | 46% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | BYU | 11-2 | - → 16 | 4 | 40 | 21.9 | 50% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | BYU | 11-2 | - → 14 | 15 | 13 | 15.4 | 85% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | BYU | 10-3 | 16 → 25 | 10 | 84 | 12.2 | 85% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | BYU | 11-2 | 20 → 12 | 4 | 43 | 12.7 | 77% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | BYU | 7-6 | - → - | 60 | 34 | 3.3 | 85% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | BYU | 10-3 | - → - | 41 | 11 | 6.9 | 54% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | BYU | 8-5 | - → - | 46 | 12 | 10.9 | 77% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | BYU | 8-5 | - → - | 50 | 15 | 10.0 | 62% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | BYU | 8-5 | - → - | 42 | 45 | 10.2 | 62% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | BYU | 9-4 | - → - | 38 | 24 | 8.7 | 62% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Virginia | 2-10 | - → - | 121 | 106 | -3.8 | 33% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Virginia | 6-7 | - → - | 116 | 57 | 0.8 | 17% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Virginia | 8-5 | - → - | 47 | 49 | 7.1 | 46% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Virginia | 9-5 | - → - | 73 | 78 | 6.3 | 62% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Virginia | 5-5 | - → - | 56 | 64 | 0.9 | 64% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Virginia | 6-6 | - → - | 9 | 114 | 7.2 | 50% wins | 130 |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 5-7 | - → - | 10 | 132 | -14.8 | 33% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Utah State | 6-7 | - → - | 42 | 101 | -3.1 | 33% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Utah State | 4-5 | - → - | 123 | 39 | -4.7 | 46% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Gary Crowton · Louisiana Tech 1997 (Position)
- Rocky Long · New Mexico 1998-2002 (DC, Other, Position)
- Gary Crowton · BYU 2003-2004 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 15
- Brian Mitchell · BYU 2005 (Position)
- Jeff Grimes · BYU 2005-2006 (Position)
- Patrick Higgins · BYU 2005-2010 (Position, ST coord.)
- Robert Anae · BYU 2005-2015 (OC, Other, Position)
- Jaime Hill · BYU 2006-2010 (DC)
- Paul Peterson · BYU 2006 (GA)
- Jason Beck · BYU 2007-2015 (GA, Position)
- Nick Howell · BYU 2007-2015 (DC, GA, Position, ST coord.)
- Kelly Poppinga · BYU 2009-2015 (GA, Position, ST coord.)
- Shaun Nua · BYU 2009-2011 (GA)
- Brandon Doman · BYU 2011-2012 (OC)
- Vic So'oto · BYU 2015 (GA)
- Ruffin McNeill · Virginia 2016 (Other, Position)
- Rod Smith · Virginia 2021 (Analyst)
- Kevin McGiven · Utah State 2025 (OC, Position)
Coached together
- Brady Hoke · Oregon State 1989-1990 · him GA, them Position
- Charlie Stubbs · Oregon State 1989-1990 · him GA, them OC
- Bobby Hauck · Northern Arizona 1993-1994 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Steve Axman · Northern Arizona 1993-1994 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Steve Kragthorpe · Northern Arizona 1993 · him Position, them OC
- Ian Shields · Oregon State 1995-1996 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Osia Lewis · Oregon State 1995-1996 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Rocky Long · Oregon State 1995 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Gary Crowton · Louisiana Tech 1997 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jack Bicknell · Louisiana Tech 1997 · him Position, them Position
- Rocky Long · New Mexico 1998-2002 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Trooper Taylor · New Mexico 1998 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Blake Anderson* · New Mexico 1999-2001 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Danny Gonzales · New Mexico 1999-2002 · him DC, Other, Position, them GA
- Curtis Luper · New Mexico 2002 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Brian Mitchell · BYU 2003-2005 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Position
- Gary Crowton · BYU 2003-2004 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Kevin McGiven · BYU 2003-2004 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Jeff Grimes · BYU 2004-2006 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Position
- Patrick Higgins · BYU 2005-2010 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Robert Anae · BYU 2005-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Jaime Hill · BYU 2006-2010 · him Head coach, them DC
- Paul Peterson · BYU 2006 · him Head coach, them GA
- Jason Beck · BYU 2007-2015 · him Head coach, them GA, Position
- Nick Howell · BYU 2007-2015 · him Head coach, them DC, GA, Position, ST coord.
- Kelly Poppinga · BYU 2009-2015 · him Head coach, them GA, Position, ST coord.
- Shaun Nua · BYU 2009-2011 · him Head coach, them GA
- Brandon Doman · BYU 2011-2012 · him Head coach, them OC
- Vic So'oto · BYU 2015 · him Head coach, them GA
- Jason Beck · Virginia 2016-2021 · him Head coach, them Position
- Kelly Poppinga · Virginia 2016-2021 · him Head coach, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Nick Howell · Virginia 2016-2021 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Patrick Higgins · Virginia 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Robert Anae · Virginia 2016-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Ruffin McNeill · Virginia 2016 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Vic So'oto · Virginia 2016-2019 · him Head coach, them GA, Position
- Rod Smith · Virginia 2021 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Jason Beck · New Mexico 2024 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Nick Howell · New Mexico 2024 · him Head coach, them DC
- Kevin McGiven · Utah State 2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Nick Howell · Utah State 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Robert Anae · Utah State 2026 · him Head coach, them OC