Coaches
Dino Babers
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Dino Babers
Played at Hawai'i 1979-1983 · alma mater (CFBD): Hawai'i
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Hawai'i | GA | GA | Dick Tomey |
| 1985 | Arizona State | GA | GA | John Cooper |
| 1987 | Eastern Illinois | Position | RB | not known |
| 1988-1989 | UNLV | ST coord. | ST/RB | not known |
| 1990 | Northern Arizona | ST coord. | ST/DB | not known |
| 1991-1993 | Purdue | Head coach | Head coach≠ | himself |
| 1994 | San Diego State | Position | WR | Ted Tollner |
| 1995-1996 | Arizona | Position | WR | Dick Tomey |
| 1997 | Arizona | Position | RB | Dick Tomey |
| 1998-2000 | Arizona | OC | OC/QB | Dick Tomey |
| 2001-2002 | Texas A&M | OC | OC/QB | R.C. Slocum |
| 2003 | Pittsburgh | Position | RB | Walt Harris |
| 2004-2005 | UCLA | Position | WR | Karl Dorrell |
| 2006 | UCLA | Position | RB | Karl Dorrell |
| 2007 | UCLA | Position | AHC/RB | Karl Dorrell |
| 2008 | Baylor | Position | WR/RC | Art Briles |
| 2009-2011 | Baylor | ST coord. | ST/WR | Art Briles |
| 2012-2013 | Eastern Illinois | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2014-2015 | Bowling Green | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2016-2023 | Syracuse | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024 | Arizona | OC | OC/QB✓ | Brent Brennan*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arizona | Offensive coordinator | 110 | 112 | 115 | 10 | 134 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bowling Green | 8-6 | - → - | 76 | 82 | -5.4 | 71% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Bowling Green | 10-3 (13 of 14) | - → - | 2 | 57 | 7.5 | 57% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Syracuse | 4-8 | - → - | 91 | 113 | -2.7 | 33% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Syracuse | 4-8 | - → - | 95 | 100 | 4.0 | 33% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Syracuse | 10-3 | - → - | 66 | 58 | 7.5 | 33% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Syracuse | 5-7 | 22 → - | 102 | 82 | -3.0 | 77% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Syracuse | 1-10 | - → - | 125 | 69 | -9.8 | 42% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Syracuse | 5-7 | - → - | 62 | 50 | 0.3 | 9% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Syracuse | 7-6 | - → - | 67 | 33 | 2.5 | 42% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Syracuse | 5-6 (11 of 13) | - → - | 92 | 32 | -4.4 | 54% wins | 133 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Eastern Illinois | FCS | 7-5 |
| 2013 | Eastern Illinois | FCS | 12-2 |
Worked under
- Dick Tomey · Hawai'i 1984 (GA)
- John Cooper · Arizona State 1985 (GA)
- Ted Tollner · San Diego State 1994 (Position)
- Dick Tomey · Arizona 1995-2000 (OC, Position)
- R.C. Slocum · Texas A&M 2001-2002 (OC, Position)
- Walt Harris · Pittsburgh 2003 (Position)
- Karl Dorrell · UCLA 2004-2007 (Other, Position)
- Art Briles · Baylor 2008-2011 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Brent Brennan*+ · Arizona 2024 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 19
- Kim McCloud · Bowling Green 2014-2015 (DC, Other, Position)
- Matt Mattox · Bowling Green 2014 (OC, Position)
- Nick Monroe · Bowling Green 2014-2015 (Position)
- Sean Lewis* · Bowling Green 2014-2015 (OC, Position)
- Sterlin Gilbert · Bowling Green 2014 (OC, Position)
- Tom Kaufman · Bowling Green 2014-2015 (Position, ST coord.)
- Brian Ward · Bowling Green 2015 (DC)
- Mike Lynch · Bowling Green 2015 (OC)
- Adam Gristick · Syracuse 2016-2017 (Analyst, GA)
- Lanear Sampson · Syracuse 2016-2021 (Analyst, GA, Position)
- Mike Hart · Syracuse 2016 (Position)
- Mike Lynch · Syracuse 2016-2019 (OC)
- Matt Johnson · Syracuse 2017 (Analyst)
- Steve Stanard · Syracuse 2017-2019 (DC, Position)
- Tony White · Syracuse 2020-2022 (DC)
- Jason Beck · Syracuse 2022-2023 (OC, Position)
- Mike Johnson · Syracuse 2022-2023 (Position)
- Robert Anae · Syracuse 2022 (OC)
- Rocky Long · Syracuse 2023 (DC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 8
- Andrew Sowder · Kent State 2018-2022 (OC) · under Sean Lewis
- Will Windham · Kent State 2018-2020 (Position) · under Sean Lewis
- Jeremiah Johnson · Kent State 2022 (DC) · under Sean Lewis
- Eric Schmidt · San Diego State 2024 (DC, Position) · under Sean Lewis
- Rob Aurich · San Diego State 2024-2025 (DC, Position) · under Sean Lewis
- Ryan Lindley · San Diego State 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Sean Lewis
- Zac Barton · San Diego State 2024-2026 (Other) · under Sean Lewis
- Demetrius Sumler · San Diego State 2026 (DC) · under Sean Lewis
Coached together
- Dick Tomey · Hawai'i 1984 · him GA, them Head coach
- Duane Akina · Hawai'i 1984 · him GA, them Position
- Larry Mac Duff · Hawai'i 1984 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Bill Young · Arizona State 1985 · him GA, them Position
- Brock Spack · Eastern Illinois 1987 · him Position, them Other
- Mike DeBord · Eastern Illinois 1987 · him Position, them Position
- Nick Holt · UNLV 1988-1989 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Randy Fichtner · UNLV 1989 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- John Skladany · Northern Arizona 1990 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Steve Axman · Northern Arizona 1990 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Steve Kragthorpe · Northern Arizona 1990 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Brock Spack · Purdue 1991-1993 · him Head coach, them Position
- Dave Schramm · San Diego State 1994 · him Position, them Position
- Kennedy Polamalu · San Diego State 1994 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Tom Craft · San Diego State 1994 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Dick Tomey · Arizona 1995-2000 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Duane Akina · Arizona 1995-2024 · him OC, Position, them DC, OC, Position
- Larry Mac Duff · Arizona 1995-1996 · him Position, them DC
- Pete Alamar · Arizona 1995-1999 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Rob Ianello · Arizona 1995-2000 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Rich Ellerson · Arizona 1997-2000 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Brent Brennan*+ · Arizona 2000-2024 · him OC, Position, them GA, Head coach
- Dave Fipp · Arizona 2000 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Alan Weddell · Texas A&M 2001-2002 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Kevin Sumlin · Texas A&M 2001-2002 · him OC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Mike Hankwitz · Texas A&M 2001-2002 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Charlie Partridge · Pittsburgh 2003 · him Position, them Position
- J.D. Brookhart · Pittsburgh 2003 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Paul Rhoads · Pittsburgh 2003 · him Position, them DC
- Walt Harris · Pittsburgh 2003 · him Position, them Head coach
- Eric Bieniemy · UCLA 2004-2005 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Gary DeLoach · UCLA 2004-2007 · him Other, Position, them Other
- Jim Svoboda · UCLA 2004-2006 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jon Embree · UCLA 2004-2005 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Karl Dorrell · UCLA 2004-2007 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Tom Cable · UCLA 2004-2005 · him Position, them OC
- Larry Kerr · UCLA 2005 · him Position, them DC
- Chuck Bullough · UCLA 2006-2007 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Clark Lea* · UCLA 2006 · him Position, them GA
- DeWayne Walker · UCLA 2006-2007 · him Other, Position, them DC, Head coach
- Jake Peetz · UCLA 2007 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Jay Norvell · UCLA 2007 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Tony White · UCLA 2007 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Art Briles · Baylor 2008-2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Brian Norwood · Baylor 2008-2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC, Other, Position
- Jeff Lebby* · Baylor 2008-2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Kendal Briles · Baylor 2008-2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Kim McCloud · Baylor 2008-2010 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Philip Montgomery · Baylor 2008-2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Randy Clements · Baylor 2008-2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them OC
- Jim Gush · Baylor 2011 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Phil Bennett · Baylor 2011 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Kim McCloud · Eastern Illinois 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them DC
- Sean Lewis* · Eastern Illinois 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them Position
- Sterlin Gilbert · Eastern Illinois 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tom Kaufman · Eastern Illinois 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Matt Mattox · Eastern Illinois 2013 · him Head coach, them Position
- Kim McCloud · Bowling Green 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Matt Mattox · Bowling Green 2014 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Nick Monroe · Bowling Green 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Sean Lewis* · Bowling Green 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Sterlin Gilbert · Bowling Green 2014 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tom Kaufman · Bowling Green 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Brian Ward · Bowling Green 2015 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Mike Lynch · Bowling Green 2015 · him Head coach, them OC
- Adam Gristick · Syracuse 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them Analyst, GA
- Brian Ward · Syracuse 2016-2019 · him Head coach, them DC
- Kim McCloud · Syracuse 2016-2019 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Lanear Sampson · Syracuse 2016-2021 · him Head coach, them Analyst, GA, Position
- Mike Hart · Syracuse 2016 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mike Lynch · Syracuse 2016-2019 · him Head coach, them OC
- Nick Monroe · Syracuse 2016-2022 · him Head coach, them Position
- Sean Lewis* · Syracuse 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tom Kaufman · Syracuse 2016 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Matt Johnson · Syracuse 2017 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Steve Stanard · Syracuse 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Sterlin Gilbert · Syracuse 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them OC
- Tony White · Syracuse 2020-2022 · him Head coach, them DC
- Jason Beck · Syracuse 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Mike Johnson · Syracuse 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Robert Anae · Syracuse 2022 · him Head coach, them OC
- Nunzio Campanile · Syracuse 2023 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Position
- Rocky Long · Syracuse 2023 · him Head coach, them DC
- Alonzo Carter* · Arizona 2024 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Chuck Cecil · Arizona 2024 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Danny Gonzales · Arizona 2024 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.