Coaches
Jake Spavital
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jake Spavital
Played at Missouri State 2006-2007
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tulsa | Analyst | OQC | Todd Graham |
| 2009 | Houston | GA | GA | Kevin Sumlin |
| 2010 | Oklahoma State | GA | GA | Mike Gundy |
| 2011-2012 | West Virginia | Position | QB | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2013 | Texas A&M | OC | co-OC/QB✓ | Kevin Sumlin |
| 2014-2015 | Texas A&M | OC | OC/QB✓ | Kevin Sumlin |
| 2016 | California | OC | OC/QB✓ | Sonny Dykes* |
| 2017-2018 | West Virginia | OC | OC/QB✓ | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2019-2022 | Texas State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2023 | California | OC | OC/QB✓ | Justin Wilcox |
| 2024- | Baylor | OC | OC/QB✓ | Dave Aranda* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Texas A&M | Co-offensive coordinator | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 125 |
| 2014 | Texas A&M | Offensive coordinator | 39 | 30 | 21 | 2 | 128 |
| 2015 | Texas A&M | Offensive coordinator | 84 | 81 | 50 | 39 | 128 |
| 2016 | California | Offensive coordinator | 37 | 34 | 26 | 14 | 128 |
| 2017 | West Virginia | Offensive coordinator | 23 | 45 | 48 | 38 | 130 |
| 2018 | West Virginia | Offensive coordinator | 11 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 130 |
| 2023 | California | Offensive coordinator | 64 | 62 | 80 | 61 | 133 |
| 2024 | Baylor | Offensive coordinator | 45 | 28 | 24 | 90 | 134 |
| 2025 | Baylor | Offensive coordinator | 51 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 136 |
| 2026 | Baylor | Offensive coordinator | 70 | 78 | 113 | 51 | 138 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Texas State | 3-9 | - → - | 124 | 94 | -16.2 | 25% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Texas State | 2-10 | - → - | 84 | 110 | -13.4 | 25% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Texas State | 4-8 | - → - | 92 | 115 | -16.0 | 17% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Texas State | 4-8 | - → - | 105 | 28 | -11.5 | 33% wins | 131 |
Worked under
- Todd Graham · Tulsa 2008 (Analyst)
- Kevin Sumlin · Houston 2009 (GA)
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2010 (GA)
- Dana Holgorsen · West Virginia 2011-2018 (OC, Position)
- Kevin Sumlin · Texas A&M 2013-2015 (OC, Position)
- Sonny Dykes* · California 2016 (OC, Position)
- Justin Wilcox · California 2023 (OC, Position)
- Dave Aranda* · Baylor 2024-2026 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 4
- Bob Stitt · Texas State 2019 (OC, Position)
- Tremaine Jackson · Texas State 2019 (Position)
- Zac Spavital · Texas State 2019-2022 (DC)
- Jacob Peeler · Texas State 2020-2021 (OC)
Coached together
- Bill Blankenship · Tulsa 2008 · him Analyst, them ST coord.
- Gus Malzahn · Tulsa 2008 · him Analyst, them OC, Other, Position
- Herb Hand · Tulsa 2008 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Keith Patterson · Tulsa 2008 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Mike Norvell* · Tulsa 2008 · him Analyst, them GA
- Paul Randolph · Tulsa 2008 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Todd Graham · Tulsa 2008 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Clarence McKinney · Houston 2009 · him GA, them Position
- Dana Holgorsen · Houston 2009 · him GA, them OC, Position
- John Skladany · Houston 2009 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Kevin Sumlin · Houston 2009 · him GA, them Head coach
- Kliff Kingsbury · Houston 2009 · him GA, them Analyst
- Tony Levine · Houston 2009 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Andrew Thacker · Oklahoma State 2010 · him GA, them GA
- Bill Young · Oklahoma State 2010 · him GA, them DC
- Dana Holgorsen · Oklahoma State 2010 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Doug Meacham · Oklahoma State 2010 · him GA, them Position
- Glenn Spencer · Oklahoma State 2010 · him GA, them Position
- Gunter Brewer · Oklahoma State 2010 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2010 · him GA, them Head coach
- Bill Bedenbaugh · West Virginia 2011-2012 · him Position, them Position
- Dana Holgorsen · West Virginia 2011-2018 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Casteel · West Virginia 2011 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Shannon Dawson · West Virginia 2011-2012 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Steve Dunlap · West Virginia 2011-2012 · him Position, them Other
- Joe DeForest · West Virginia 2012 · him Position, them DC
- Keith Patterson · West Virginia 2012 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Clarence McKinney · Texas A&M 2013-2015 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- David Beaty · Texas A&M 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jeff Banks · Texas A&M 2013-2015 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Kevin Sumlin · Texas A&M 2013-2015 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Marcel Yates · Texas A&M 2013 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Mark Snyder · Texas A&M 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Mark Hagen · Texas A&M 2014 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Dave Christensen · Texas A&M 2015 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- John Chavis · Texas A&M 2015 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Art Kaufman · California 2016 · him OC, Position, them DC
- John Lovett · California 2016 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Sonny Dykes* · California 2016 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Doug Belk · West Virginia 2017-2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Matt Caponi · West Virginia 2017-2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tony Gibson* · West Virginia 2017-2018 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Marquel Blackwell · West Virginia 2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Bob Stitt · Texas State 2019 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tremaine Jackson · Texas State 2019 · him Head coach, them Position
- Zac Spavital · Texas State 2019-2022 · him Head coach, them DC
- Jacob Peeler · Texas State 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them OC
- Justin Wilcox · California 2023 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Peter Sirmon · California 2023 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Tim Plough · California 2023 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Vic So'oto · California 2023 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Dave Aranda* · Baylor 2024-2026 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Gary Patterson · Baylor 2024 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Matt Powledge · Baylor 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Joe Klanderman · Baylor 2026 · him OC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position