Coaches
Bill O'Brien
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Bill O'Brien*
Head coach, Boston College · Played at Brown 1991-1992
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Brown | Position | TE | not known |
| 1994 | Brown | Position | ILB | not known |
| 1995-1997 | Georgia Tech | GA | GA | George O'Leary |
| 1998-2000 | Georgia Tech | Position | RB | George O'Leary |
| 2001-2002 | Georgia Tech | OC | OC/QB | George O'Leary (2001), Chan Gailey (2002) |
| 2003-2004 | Maryland | Position | RB | Ralph Friedgen |
| 2005-2006 | Duke | OC | OC/QB✓ | Ted Roof |
| 2007 | New England Patriots (pro) | Analyst | OA | not known |
| 2008 | New England Patriots (pro) | Position | WR | not known |
| 2009-2010 | New England Patriots (pro) | Position | QB | not known |
| 2011 | New England Patriots (pro) | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2012-2013 | Penn State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2014-2020 | Houston Texans (pro) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2021-2022 | Alabama | OC | OC/QB✓ | Nick Saban |
| 2023 | New England Patriots (pro) | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2024- | Boston College | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Duke | Offensive coordinator | 85 | 115 | 111 | 80 | 119 |
| 2006 | Duke | Offensive coordinator | 113 | 117 | 103 | 85 | 119 |
| 2021 | Alabama | Offensive coordinator | 19 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 130 |
| 2022 | Alabama | Offensive coordinator | 11 | 10 | 22 | 19 | 131 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Penn State | 8-4 | - → - | 51 | 31 | 14.1 | 69% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Penn State | 7-5 | - → - | 51 | 38 | 8.9 | 67% wins | 125 |
| 2024 | Boston College | 7-6 | - → - | 86 | 53 | 1.2 | 54% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Boston College | 2-10 | - → - | 73 | 116 | -8.5 | 54% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Boston College | 4-5 | - → - | 120 | 58 | -5.4 | 17% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- George O'Leary · Georgia Tech 1995-2001 (GA, OC, Position)
- Chan Gailey · Georgia Tech 2002 (OC, Position)
- Ralph Friedgen · Maryland 2003-2004 (Position)
- Ted Roof · Duke 2005-2006 (OC, Position)
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2021-2022 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 8
- John Butler · Penn State 2012-2013 (DC, Position)
- Larry Johnson · Penn State 2012-2013 (Position)
- Ron Vanderlinden · Penn State 2012-2013 (Position)
- Ted Roof · Penn State 2012 (DC)
- Tim Lewis · Boston College 2024-2025 (DC)
- Will Lawing · Boston College 2024-2025 (OC)
- Joe Dailey · Boston College 2026 (Position)
- Mike Hart · Boston College 2026 (Position)
Coached together
- Jim Fleming · Brown 1993 · him Position, them DC
- John Perry · Brown 1994 · him Position, them Position
- Keith Dudzinski · Brown 1994 · him Position, them Position
- Mark Whipple · Brown 1994 · him Position, them Head coach
- Dave Huxtable · Georgia Tech 1995-1997 · him GA, them DC, Position
- George O'Leary · Georgia Tech 1995-2001 · him GA, OC, Position, them Head coach
- Doug Marrone · Georgia Tech 1996-1999 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Ralph Friedgen · Georgia Tech 1997-2000 · him GA, Position, them OC, Position
- John Donovan · Georgia Tech 1998-2000 · him Position, them GA
- Randy Edsall · Georgia Tech 1998 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Ted Roof · Georgia Tech 1998 · him Position, them Position
- Geoff Collins · Georgia Tech 1999-2001 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Shane Beamer*+ · Georgia Tech 2000 · him Position, them GA
- Brent Key* · Georgia Tech 2001-2002 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Glenn Spencer · Georgia Tech 2001-2002 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Chan Gailey · Georgia Tech 2002 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Jon Tenuta · Georgia Tech 2002 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Patrick Nix · Georgia Tech 2002 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Charlie Taaffe · Maryland 2003-2004 · him Position, them OC
- James Franklin* · Maryland 2003-2004 · him Position, them Other, Position
- John Donovan · Maryland 2003-2004 · him Position, them Other
- Ralph Friedgen · Maryland 2003-2004 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tim Banks · Maryland 2003-2004 · him Position, them Position
- James Perry · Maryland 2004 · him Position, them GA
- Glenn Spencer · Duke 2005-2006 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jerry Azzinaro · Duke 2005-2006 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Scott Brown · Duke 2005-2006 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Ted Roof · Duke 2005-2006 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Scottie Montgomery · Duke 2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- John Butler · Penn State 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Larry Johnson · Penn State 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ron Vanderlinden · Penn State 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ted Roof · Penn State 2012 · him Head coach, them DC
- Alex Mortensen* · Alabama 2021-2022 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Charles Kelly* · Alabama 2021-2022 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Dave Huxtable · Alabama 2021-2022 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Doug Marrone · Alabama 2021 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Drew Svoboda · Alabama 2021 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Holmon Wiggins · Alabama 2021-2022 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Kevin Sumlin · Alabama 2021 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Max Bullough · Alabama 2021-2022 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2021-2022 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Pete Golding*+ · Alabama 2021-2022 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Ron Cooper · Alabama 2021 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Sal Sunseri · Alabama 2021-2022 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Coleman Hutzler · Alabama 2022 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Derek Dooley · Alabama 2022 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Joe Cox · Alabama 2022 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Todd Grantham · Alabama 2022 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Travaris Robinson · Alabama 2022 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tim Lewis · Boston College 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them DC
- Will Lawing · Boston College 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them OC
- Joe Dailey · Boston College 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mike Hart · Boston College 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ted Roof · Boston College 2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position