Coaches
Bobby Petrino
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Bobby Petrino
Played at Carroll (MT) 1980-1982 · alma mater (CFBD): Carroll (Montana)
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Carroll (MT) | Other | A | not known |
| 1984 | Weber State | GA | GA | not known |
| 1985-1986 | Carroll (MT) | OC | OC | not known |
| 1987-1988 | Weber State | Position | WR/TE | not known |
| 1989 | Idaho | Position | QB | not known |
| 1990-1991 | Idaho | OC | OC | not known |
| 1992-1993 | Arizona State | Position | QB | Bruce Snyder |
| 1994 | Nevada | OC | OC/QB | Chris Ault |
| 1995-1997 | Utah State | OC | OC | John Smith |
| 1998 | Louisville | OC | OC/QB | John Smith |
| 1999-2000 | Jacksonville Jaguars (pro) | Position | QB | not known |
| 2001 | Jacksonville Jaguars (pro) | OC | OC | not known |
| 2002 | Auburn | OC | OC | Tommy Tuberville |
| 2003-2006 | Louisville | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2007 | Atlanta Falcons (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2008-2011 | Arkansas | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2013 | Western Kentucky | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2014-2018 | Louisville | Head coach | Head coach≠ | himself |
| 2020-2022 | Missouri State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2023 | Texas A&M | OC | OC/QB✓ | Jimbo Fisher |
| 2024-2025 | Arkansas | OC | OC/QB✓ | Sam Pittman (2024) |
| 2025 | Arkansas | Head coachinterim | interim HC | not known |
| 2026- | North Carolina | OC | OC✓ | Bill Belichick* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas A&M | Offensive coordinator | 50 | 23 | 53 | 79 | 133 |
| 2024 | Arkansas | Offensive coordinator | 20 | 51 | 8 | 77 | 134 |
| 2025 | Arkansas | Offensive coordinator | 13 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 136 |
| 2026 | North Carolina | Offensive coordinator | 55 | 57 | 31 | 122 | 138 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Louisville | 9-4 | - → - | - | - | 0.5 | 54% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | Louisville | 11-1 | - → 6 | 5 | 10 | 24.0 | 69% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Louisville | 9-3 | 12 → 19 | 5 | 35 | 20.3 | 92% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Louisville | 12-1 | 13 → 6 | 2 | 22 | 27.3 | 75% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Arkansas | 5-7 | - → - | 47 | 59 | 4.8 | 62% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Arkansas | 8-5 | - → - | 25 | 37 | 16.0 | 42% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Arkansas | 10-3 | 17 → 12 | 12 | 72 | 27.1 | 62% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Arkansas | 11-2 | 15 → 5 | 16 | 52 | 21.6 | 77% wins | 120 |
| 2013 | Western Kentucky | 8-4 | - → - | 12 | 79 | -3.1 | 54% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Louisville | 9-4 | - → 24 | 64 | 4 | 17.0 | 92% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Louisville | 8-5 | - → - | 66 | 38 | 13.2 | 69% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Louisville | 9-4 | 19 → 21 | 8 | 10 | 22.9 | 62% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Louisville | 8-5 | 16 → - | 2 | 61 | 19.2 | 69% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 2-8 (10 of 12) | - → - | 111 | 55 | -16.1 | 46% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Missouri State (FCS) | 0-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 9% wins | - |
| 2021 | Missouri State (FCS) | 8-4 | - → - | 47 | 14 | - | 0% wins | 128 |
| 2022 | Missouri State (FCS) | 5-6 | - → - | 24 | 110 | - | 67% wins | 130 |
| 2025 | Arkansas | 0-7 (7 of 12) | - → - | 13 | 123 | 5.1 | 54% wins | 136 |
Worked under
- Bruce Snyder · Arizona State 1992-1993 (Position)
- Chris Ault · Nevada 1994 (OC, Position)
- John Smith · Utah State 1995-1997 (OC)
- John Smith · Louisville 1998 (OC, Position)
- Tommy Tuberville · Auburn 2002 (OC)
- Jimbo Fisher · Texas A&M 2023 (OC, Position)
- Sam Pittman · Arkansas 2024 (OC, Position)
- Bill Belichick* · North Carolina 2026 (OC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 31
- Jeff Brohm* · Louisville 2003-2006 (Position)
- Joel Thomas · Louisville 2003 (Position)
- Kevin Wolthausen · Louisville 2003-2006 (DC, Position)
- Paul Petrino · Louisville 2003-2006 (OC, Position)
- Tony Levine · Louisville 2004-2005 (Position, ST coord.)
- Mike Cassity · Louisville 2005-2006 (DC)
- Chip Long · Louisville 2006 (GA)
- Garrick McGee · Arkansas 2008-2011 (OC, Position)
- Kirk Botkin · Arkansas 2008-2009 (Position, ST coord.)
- Lorenzo Ward · Arkansas 2008 (Position)
- Willy Robinson · Arkansas 2008-2011 (DC, Position)
- John Smith · Arkansas 2009-2011 (ST coord.)
- Nick Petrino · Arkansas 2010-2011 (Other)
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Western Kentucky 2013 (Analyst)
- Kolby Smith · Western Kentucky 2013 (Position)
- Neil Callaway · Western Kentucky 2013 (Position)
- Nick Holt · Western Kentucky 2013 (DC)
- Derek Nicholson · Louisville 2014 (Position)
- Greg Brown · Louisville 2014-2015 (Position)
- Ryan Beard* · Louisville 2014-2017 (Analyst, Other)
- Terrell Buckley · Louisville 2014-2015 (Position)
- Todd Grantham · Louisville 2014-2016 (DC, Other, Position)
- Will Stein*+ · Louisville 2014 (Analyst)
- Chris Klenakis · Louisville 2016 (OC)
- Keith Heyward · Louisville 2016 (Position)
- Lonnie Galloway · Louisville 2016-2017 (OC)
- Mike Summers · Louisville 2017 (OC)
- Peter Sirmon · Louisville 2017 (DC, Position)
- Chris Wilson · Arkansas 2025 (DC, Position)
- Marcus Woodson · Arkansas 2025 (DC, Position)
- Travis Williams · Arkansas 2025 (DC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 41
- Bryan Ellis · UAB 2012-2013 (GA) · under Garrick McGee
- Jamie Bryant · Houston 2012 (DC) · under Tony Levine
- Lee Hays · Houston 2012 (Position) · under Tony Levine
- Mike Nesbitt · Houston 2012 (OC) · under Tony Levine
- Paul Haynes · Arkansas 2012 (DC, Position) · under John Smith
- Reggie Johnson · UAB 2012-2013 (DC) · under Garrick McGee
- Taver Johnson · Arkansas 2012 (Other, Position) · under John Smith
- Travis Bush · Houston 2012-2014 (OC, Other, Position) · under Tony Levine
- Tyson Helton* · UAB 2012 (Position) · under Garrick McGee
- David Gibbs · Houston 2013-2014 (DC) · under Tony Levine
- Doug Meacham · Houston 2013 (OC, Position) · under Tony Levine
- Kris Cinkovich · Idaho 2013-2017 (OC) · under Paul Petrino
- Richard Owens · UAB 2013 (OC) · under Garrick McGee
- Ronnie Lee · Idaho 2013-2014 (DC) · under Paul Petrino
- Charley Molnar · Idaho 2014-2017 (Position) · under Paul Petrino
- Brian Reader · Idaho 2015-2016 (GA) · under Paul Petrino
- Mike Breske · Idaho 2015-2017 (DC) · under Paul Petrino
- Brian Brohm · Western Kentucky 2016 (OC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Anthony Poindexter · Purdue 2017-2020 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Brian VanGorder · Louisville 2018 (DC) · under Lorenzo Ward
- Grady Brown · Louisville 2018 (Position) · under Lorenzo Ward
- Bob Diaco · Purdue 2020 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Terrance Jamison · Purdue 2020 (Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Brad Lambert · Purdue 2021 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- David Elson · Purdue 2021-2022 (Analyst, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Mark Hagen · Purdue 2021-2022 (DC) · under Jeff Brohm
- Ron English · Purdue 2021-2022 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Mark Hagen · Louisville 2023-2025 (DC) · under Jeff Brohm
- Mark Ivey · Louisville 2023-2026 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- L. D. Scott · Missouri State 2025 (DC) · under Ryan Beard
- Cort Dennison · Oregon State 2026 (DC) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Jay Bateman · Kentucky 2026 (DC) · under Will Stein
- Joe Sloan · Kentucky 2026 (OC) · under Will Stein
- Justin Burke · Kentucky 2026 (Position) · under Will Stein
- L. D. Scott · Coastal Carolina 2026 (DC) · under Ryan Beard
- Lee Marks · Oregon State 2026 (Position) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Mark Criner · Oregon State 2026 (Analyst) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Mike MacIntyre · Oregon State 2026 (DC, Position) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Mitch Dahlen · Oregon State 2026 (OC) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Ryan Wallace · Oregon State 2026 (OC) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Steve Ellis · Louisville 2026 (DC) · under Jeff Brohm
Level 3: on their staffs · 27
- Brian George · Kent State 2013-2015 (DC) · under Paul Haynes
- Brian Rock · Kent State 2013-2014 (OC, Position) · under Paul Haynes
- Doc Gamble · Kent State 2013-2017 (Position) · under Paul Haynes
- Shawn Clark · Kent State 2013-2015 (Position) · under Paul Haynes
- Don Treadwell · Kent State 2014-2017 (OC, Position) · under Paul Haynes
- Ben Needham · Kent State 2016-2017 (DC) · under Paul Haynes
- Jeff Burrow · Kent State 2017 (DC) · under Paul Haynes
- Clayton White · Western Kentucky 2019-2020 (DC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Kim Helton · Western Kentucky 2019 (Analyst) · under Tyson Helton
- Maurice Crum Jr. · Western Kentucky 2019-2021 (DC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Ryan Aplin · Western Kentucky 2020 (OC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Ben Arbuckle · Western Kentucky 2021-2022 (Analyst, OC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Zach Kittley* · Western Kentucky 2021 (OC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Josh Crawford · Western Kentucky 2022 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Michael Hutchings · Western Kentucky 2022 (Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Tyson Summers · Western Kentucky 2022-2024 (DC, Position) · under Tyson Helton
- Drew Hollingshead · Western Kentucky 2023-2024 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Will Friend · Western Kentucky 2024 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Chris Thurmond · Oklahoma State 2025 (Analyst) · under Doug Meacham
- Clint Bowen · Oklahoma State 2025 (Analyst, DC) · under Doug Meacham
- Da'Von Brown · Western Kentucky 2025 (DC) · under Tyson Helton
- Davis Merritt · Western Kentucky 2025-2026 (DC) · under Tyson Helton
- Kevin Johns · Oklahoma State 2025 (Position) · under Doug Meacham
- Rick Bowie · Western Kentucky 2025 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Ryan Osborn · Oklahoma State 2025 (Position) · under Doug Meacham
- Bodie Reeder · Western Kentucky 2026 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
- Joe Bernardi · Western Kentucky 2026 (OC) · under Tyson Helton
Coached together
- Gregg Brandon · Weber State 1984 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Price · Weber State 1984-1988 · him GA, Position, them Head coach
- Andre Patterson · Weber State 1988 · him Position, them Position
- Robb Akey · Weber State 1988 · him Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Donnie Henderson · Idaho 1989 · him Position, them Other
- John Smith · Idaho 1989-1991 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Cox · Idaho 1989-1991 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Nick Holt · Idaho 1990-1991 · him OC, them Position
- Donnie Henderson · Arizona State 1992-1993 · him Position, them Position
- Hue Jackson · Arizona State 1992-1993 · him Position, them Position
- Kent Baer · Arizona State 1992-1993 · him Position, them DC
- Phil Snow · Arizona State 1992-1993 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Ault · Nevada 1994 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Ken Wilson · Nevada 1994 · him OC, Position, them Position
- John Smith · Utah State 1995-1997 · him OC, them Head coach
- Mike Cox · Utah State 1995-1997 · him OC, them Position
- Nate Kaczor · Utah State 1995-1997 · him OC, them Analyst
- Paul Petrino · Utah State 1995-1997 · him OC, them Position, ST coord.
- John Smith · Louisville 1998 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Cox · Louisville 1998 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Nick Holt · Louisville 1998 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Paul Petrino · Louisville 1998-2006 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Eddie Gran · Auburn 2002 · him OC, them Position, ST coord.
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2002 · him OC, them DC, Position
- Greg Knox · Auburn 2002 · him OC, them Other, Position
- Tommy Tuberville · Auburn 2002 · him OC, them Head coach
- Jeff Brohm* · Louisville 2003-2006 · him Head coach, them Position
- Joel Thomas · Louisville 2003 · him Head coach, them Position
- Kevin Wolthausen · Louisville 2003-2006 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Tony Levine · Louisville 2004-2005 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Cassity · Louisville 2005-2006 · him Head coach, them DC
- Chip Long · Louisville 2006 · him Head coach, them GA
- Chip Long · Arkansas 2008-2009 · him Head coach, them GA
- Garrick McGee · Arkansas 2008-2011 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Kirk Botkin · Arkansas 2008-2009 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Lorenzo Ward · Arkansas 2008 · him Head coach, them Position
- Paul Petrino · Arkansas 2008-2009 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Willy Robinson · Arkansas 2008-2011 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- John Smith · Arkansas 2009-2011 · him Head coach, them ST coord.
- Nick Petrino · Arkansas 2010-2011 · him Head coach, them Other
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Western Kentucky 2013 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Jeff Brohm* · Western Kentucky 2013 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Kolby Smith · Western Kentucky 2013 · him Head coach, them Position
- Neil Callaway · Western Kentucky 2013 · him Head coach, them Position
- Nick Holt · Western Kentucky 2013 · him Head coach, them DC
- Nick Petrino · Western Kentucky 2013 · him Head coach, them GA
- Derek Nicholson · Louisville 2014 · him Head coach, them Position
- Garrick McGee · Louisville 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Greg Brown · Louisville 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Kolby Smith · Louisville 2014-2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Nick Petrino · Louisville 2014-2018 · him Head coach, them GA, Position
- Ryan Beard* · Louisville 2014-2018 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Other
- Terrell Buckley · Louisville 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Todd Grantham · Louisville 2014-2016 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Will Stein*+ · Louisville 2014 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Chris Klenakis · Louisville 2016 · him Head coach, them OC
- Keith Heyward · Louisville 2016 · him Head coach, them Position
- Lonnie Galloway · Louisville 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them OC
- Lorenzo Ward · Louisville 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Mike Summers · Louisville 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them OC
- Peter Sirmon · Louisville 2017 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Brian VanGorder · Louisville 2018 · him Head coach, them DC
- Grady Brown · Louisville 2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Nick Petrino · Missouri State 2020-2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Ryan Beard* · Missouri State 2020-2022 · him Head coach, them DC
- Skyler Cassity · Missouri State 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Position
- D.J. Durkin · Texas A&M 2023 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Dameyune Craig · Texas A&M 2023 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Elijah Robinson · Texas A&M 2023 · him OC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Other, Position
- James Coley · Texas A&M 2023 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jim Chaney · Texas A&M 2023 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Jimbo Fisher · Texas A&M 2023 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Marquel Blackwell · Texas A&M 2023 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Steve Addazio · Texas A&M 2023 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Kolby Smith · Arkansas 2024-2025 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Marcus Woodson · Arkansas 2024-2025 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Sam Pittman · Arkansas 2024-2025 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Head coach
- Travis Williams · Arkansas 2024-2025 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC
- Chris Wilson · Arkansas 2025 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Bill Belichick* · North Carolina 2026 · him OC, them Head coach
- Bob Diaco · North Carolina 2026 · him OC, them Position
- Brian Belichick · North Carolina 2026 · him OC, them DC, Position
- Garrick McGee · North Carolina 2026 · him OC, them Position
- Stephen Belichick · North Carolina 2026 · him OC, them DC