Coaches
Paul Haynes
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Paul Haynes
Played at Kent State 1987-1991 · alma mater (CFBD): Kent State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | St. Francis DeSales HS (OH) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1994 | Bowling Green | GA | GA | Gary Blackney |
| 1995-1996 | Ferris State | Position | DB | not known |
| 1997-1998 | Northern Iowa | Position | RB/DB | not known |
| 1999 | Kent State | Position | DB | Dean Pees |
| 2000 | Kent State | Position | AHC/S | Dean Pees |
| 2001 | Jacksonville Jaguars (pro) | Analyst | DQC | not known |
| 2002 | Louisville | Position | DB | John Smith |
| 2003-2004 | Michigan State | Position | DB | John Smith |
| 2005-2010 | Ohio State | Position | DB | Jim Tressel |
| 2011 | Ohio State | DC | co-DC/S | Luke Fickell* |
| 2012 | Arkansas | DC | DC/DB✓ | John Smith |
| 2013-2017 | Kent State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2018-2019 | Michigan State | Position | DB | Mark Dantonio |
| 2020-2021 | Minnesota | Position | CB | P.J. Fleck* |
| 2022 | Minnesota | DC | co-DC/CB✓ | P.J. Fleck* |
| 2023-2025 | Wisconsin | Position | CB | Luke Fickell* |
| 2026- | Wisconsin (SC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Arkansas | Defensive coordinator | 77 | 72 | 55 | 52 | 124 |
| 2022 | Minnesota | Co-defensive coordinator | 36 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 131 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kent State | 4-8 | - → - | 75 | 101 | -13.8 | 79% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Kent State | 2-9 | - → - | 115 | 81 | -13.7 | 33% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Kent State | 3-9 | - → - | 128 | 41 | -11.9 | 18% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Kent State | 3-9 | - → - | 110 | 75 | -12.0 | 25% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Kent State | 2-10 | - → - | 129 | 93 | -20.2 | 25% wins | 130 |
Worked under
- Gary Blackney · Bowling Green 1994 (GA)
- Dean Pees · Kent State 1999-2000 (Other, Position)
- John Smith · Louisville 2002 (Position)
- John Smith · Michigan State 2003-2004 (Position)
- Jim Tressel · Ohio State 2005-2010 (Position)
- Luke Fickell* · Ohio State 2011 (DC, Position)
- John Smith · Arkansas 2012 (DC, Position)
- Mark Dantonio · Michigan State 2018-2019 (Position)
- P.J. Fleck* · Minnesota 2020-2022 (DC, Position)
- Luke Fickell* · Wisconsin 2023-2025 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 7
- Brian George · Kent State 2013-2015 (DC)
- Brian Rock · Kent State 2013-2014 (OC, Position)
- Doc Gamble · Kent State 2013-2017 (Position)
- Shawn Clark · Kent State 2013-2015 (Position)
- Don Treadwell · Kent State 2014-2017 (OC, Position)
- Ben Needham · Kent State 2016-2017 (DC)
- Jeff Burrow · Kent State 2017 (DC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 7
- Dale Jones · App State 2020-2022 (DC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Tony Petersen · App State 2020 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Frank Ponce · App State 2021-2024 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Mark Speir · App State 2021 (Analyst) · under Shawn Clark
- Kevin Barbay · App State 2022 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Lawrence Dawsey · App State 2022-2024 (Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Scot Sloan · App State 2023-2024 (DC) · under Shawn Clark
Coached together
- Terry Malone · Bowling Green 1994 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Butch Jones* · Ferris State 1995-1996 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jay Niemann · Northern Iowa 1997-1998 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Dunbar · Northern Iowa 1997-1998 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tom Mason · Northern Iowa 1997 · him Position, them DC
- Billy Gonzales · Kent State 1999-2000 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Charley Molnar · Kent State 1999-2000 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Greg Colby · Kent State 1999-2000 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Randy Bates · Kent State 1999 · him Position, them Position
- Danny Hope · Louisville 2002 · him Position, them Other
- Jim McElwain · Louisville 2002 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Joel Thomas · Louisville 2002 · him Position, them Position
- John Smith · Louisville 2002 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mike Cox · Louisville 2002 · him Position, them Position
- Shawn Clark · Louisville 2002 · him Position, them GA
- Steve Stripling · Louisville 2002 · him Position, them Position
- Dave Baldwin · Michigan State 2003-2004 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Doug Nussmeier · Michigan State 2003-2004 · him Position, them Position
- Jeff Stoutland · Michigan State 2003-2004 · him Position, them Position
- Jim McElwain · Michigan State 2003-2004 · him Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- John Smith · Michigan State 2003-2004 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mike Cox · Michigan State 2003-2004 · him Position, them Position
- Steve Stripling · Michigan State 2003-2004 · him Position, them Position
- Alex Golesh* · Ohio State 2005 · him Position, them Other
- Darrell Hazell · Ohio State 2005-2010 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Jim Bollman · Ohio State 2005-2011 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jim Heacock · Ohio State 2005-2011 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Jim Tressel · Ohio State 2005-2010 · him Position, them Head coach
- Joe Rudolph · Ohio State 2005-2006 · him Position, them GA
- Luke Fickell* · Ohio State 2005-2011 · him DC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Tim Beckman · Ohio State 2005-2006 · him Position, them Position
- Doug Phillips · Ohio State 2006 · him Position, them Analyst
- P.J. Fleck* · Ohio State 2006 · him Position, them GA
- Taver Johnson · Ohio State 2007-2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Ohio State 2010 · him Position, them GA
- Stan Drayton · Ohio State 2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Zak Kuhr · Ohio State 2011 · him DC, Position, them GA
- John Smith · Arkansas 2012 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Kolby Smith · Arkansas 2012 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Nick Holt · Arkansas 2012 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Paul Petrino · Arkansas 2012 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Taver Johnson · Arkansas 2012 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Brian George · Kent State 2013-2015 · him Head coach, them DC
- Brian Rock · Kent State 2013-2014 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Doc Gamble · Kent State 2013-2017 · him Head coach, them Position
- Shawn Clark · Kent State 2013-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Don Treadwell · Kent State 2014-2017 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Ben Needham · Kent State 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them DC
- Jeff Burrow · Kent State 2017 · him Head coach, them DC
- Brad Salem · Michigan State 2018-2019 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Dave Warner · Michigan State 2018 · him Position, them OC
- Don Treadwell · Michigan State 2018-2019 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jim Bollman · Michigan State 2018-2019 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mark Dantonio · Michigan State 2018-2019 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mike Tressel · Michigan State 2018-2019 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Chuck Bullough · Michigan State 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Chad Wilt · Minnesota 2020-2021 · him Position, them Position
- Clay Patterson · Minnesota 2020-2021 · him Position, them Position
- Joe Harasymiak* · Minnesota 2020-2021 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Joe Rossi · Minnesota 2020-2022 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Kenni Burns · Minnesota 2020-2022 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Matt Simon · Minnesota 2020-2022 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Minnesota 2020-2021 · him Position, them OC, Position
- P.J. Fleck* · Minnesota 2020-2022 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Greg Harbaugh Jr. · Minnesota 2022 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Kirk Ciarrocca · Minnesota 2022 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Colin Hitschler · Wisconsin 2023 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Jack Bicknell · Wisconsin 2023-2024 · him Position, them Position
- Luke Fickell* · Wisconsin 2023-2025 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mike Tressel · Wisconsin 2023-2025 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Phil Longo* · Wisconsin 2023-2024 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Alex Grinch · Wisconsin 2024 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Eric Raisbeck · Wisconsin 2024 · him Position, them Other
- Kenny Guiton · Wisconsin 2024-2025 · him Position, them Position
- Jeff Grimes · Wisconsin 2025 · him Position, them OC
- Scott Power · Wisconsin 2025 · him Position, them Other