Coaches
Al Golden
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Al Golden
Played at Penn State 1988-1991
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Red Bank Catholic HS (NJ) (HS) | OC | Offensive coordinator | not known |
| 1994-1996 | Virginia | GA | Graduate assistant | George Welsh |
| 1997-1999 | Boston College | Position | Linebackers coach | Tom O'Brien |
| 2000 | Penn State | Position | Linebackers coach | Joe Paterno |
| 2001-2005 | Virginia | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Al Groh |
| 2006-2010 | Temple | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2011-2015 | Miami | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2016-2017 | Detroit Lions (pro) | Position | Tight ends coach | not known |
| 2018-2019 | Detroit Lions (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2020-2021 | Cincinnati Bengals (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2022-2023 | Notre Dame | DC | Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach✓ | Marcus Freeman*+ |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | Marcus Freeman*+ |
| 2025- | Cincinnati Bengals (pro) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 101 | 53 | 86 | 68 | 119 |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | Defensive coordinator | 42 | 41 | 32 | 16 | 131 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | Defensive coordinator | 3 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 133 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | Defensive coordinator | 2 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 134 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Temple | 1-11 | - → - | 115 | 89 | -33.3 | 0% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Temple | 4-8 | - → - | 96 | 89 | -19.0 | 8% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Temple | 5-7 | - → - | 110 | 67 | -9.4 | 33% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Temple | 9-4 | - → - | 106 | 40 | -4.9 | 42% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Temple | 8-4 | - → - | 83 | 39 | -5.2 | 69% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Miami | 6-6 | - → - | 31 | 71 | 16.4 | 54% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Miami | 7-5 | - → - | 77 | 109 | 8.2 | 50% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Miami | 9-4 | - → - | 47 | 97 | 16.9 | 58% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Miami | 6-7 | - → - | 28 | 37 | 13.9 | 69% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Miami | 4-3 (7 of 13) | - → - | 63 | 86 | 11.0 | 46% wins | 128 |
Worked under
- George Welsh · Virginia 1994-1996 (GA)
- Tom O'Brien · Boston College 1997-1999 (Position)
- Joe Paterno · Penn State 2000 (Position)
- Al Groh · Virginia 2001-2005 (DC)
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Notre Dame 2022-2024 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 12
- George DeLeone · Temple 2006-2007 (OC, Position)
- Jeff Nixon · Temple 2006 (Position)
- Mark D'Onofrio · Temple 2006-2010 (DC, Other, Position)
- Matt Rhule* · Temple 2006-2010 (OC, Position)
- Ryan Day*+ · Temple 2006 (Position)
- Ed Foley · Temple 2008-2010 (Position)
- Rob Spence · Temple 2010 (Position)
- Brennan Carroll · Miami 2011-2014 (Position)
- George McDonald · Miami 2011-2012 (Other, Position)
- Jedd Fisch* · Miami 2011-2012 (OC, Position)
- James Coley · Miami 2013-2015 (OC, Position)
- Larry Scott · Miami 2013-2015 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 56
- Fran Brown* · Temple 2013-2016 (Other, Position) · under Matt Rhule
- Marcus Satterfield · Temple 2013-2015 (OC, Position) · under Matt Rhule
- Phil Snow · Temple 2013-2016 (DC, Position) · under Matt Rhule
- Terry Smith · Temple 2013 (Position) · under Matt Rhule
- Elijah Robinson · Temple 2014-2016 (Other, Position) · under Matt Rhule
- Glenn Thomas · Temple 2015-2016 (OC, Position) · under Matt Rhule
- Joey McGuire*+ · Baylor 2017-2019 (Other, Position) · under Matt Rhule
- Shawn Bell · Baylor 2017-2019 (Analyst, Position) · under Matt Rhule
- Brian Hartline* · Ohio State 2019-2025 (OC, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Chandler Whitmer · Ohio State 2019 (GA) · under Ryan Day
- Greg Mattison · Ohio State 2019-2020 (DC) · under Ryan Day
- Greg Studrawa · Ohio State 2019-2021 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Jeff Hafley · Ohio State 2019 (DC, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Keenan Bailey · Ohio State 2019-2026 (Analyst, OC, Other, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Kevin Wilson · Ohio State 2019-2022 (OC, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Larry Johnson · Ohio State 2019-2026 (Other, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Matt Barnes · Ohio State 2019-2021 (DC, Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Ryan Day
- Mike Yurcich · Ohio State 2019 (Other, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Sean Duggan · Ohio State 2019 (GA) · under Ryan Day
- Billy Fessler · Ohio State 2020-2026 (Analyst, GA, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Corey Dennis · Ohio State 2020-2023 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Joe Bolden · Ohio State 2020-2021 (Analyst) · under Ryan Day
- Kerry Coombs · Ohio State 2020-2021 (DC) · under Ryan Day
- Chuck Cecil · Arizona 2021-2023 (Position) · under Jedd Fisch
- DeWayne Walker · Arizona 2021-2022 (Position) · under Jedd Fisch
- Don Brown · Arizona 2021 (DC) · under Jedd Fisch
- Jimmie Dougherty · Arizona 2021-2023 (Other, Position) · under Jedd Fisch
- Keith Dudzinski · Arizona 2021 (Position, ST coord.) · under Jedd Fisch
- Paul Rhoads · Ohio State 2021 (Analyst) · under Ryan Day
- Ricky Brown · Ohio State 2021 (Analyst) · under Ryan Day
- Todd Fitch · Ohio State 2021-2023 (Analyst) · under Ryan Day
- Jim Knowles · Ohio State 2022-2024 (DC) · under Ryan Day
- Johnny Nansen · Arizona 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Jedd Fisch
- Justin Frye · Ohio State 2022-2024 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Matt Guerrieri · Ohio State 2022-2026 (Analyst, Other, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Perry Eliano · Ohio State 2022-2023 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Tim Walton · Ohio State 2022-2026 (DC, Other, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Duane Akina · Arizona 2023 (Analyst) · under Jedd Fisch
- Tony White · Nebraska 2023-2024 (DC) · under Matt Rhule
- Chip Kelly · Ohio State 2024 (OC, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Dana Holgorsen · Nebraska 2024-2026 (OC) · under Matt Rhule
- John Butler · Nebraska 2024-2025 (DC, Position) · under Matt Rhule
- Robert Bala · Washington 2024 (Position) · under Jedd Fisch
- Stephen Belichick · Washington 2024 (DC, Position) · under Jedd Fisch
- Tim Drevno · Ohio State 2024 (Analyst) · under Ryan Day
- Vinnie Sunseri · Washington 2024 (Position) · under Jedd Fisch
- Brian Odom · Washington 2025-2026 (Position) · under Jedd Fisch
- Matt Patricia · Ohio State 2025-2026 (DC) · under Ryan Day
- Mike Ekeler · Nebraska 2025 (ST coord.) · under Matt Rhule
- Ryan Walters · Washington 2025-2026 (DC) · under Jedd Fisch
- Taver Johnson · Ohio State 2025-2026 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Tyler Bowen · Ohio State 2025-2026 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Arthur Smith · Ohio State 2026 (OC) · under Ryan Day
- Cortez Hankton · Ohio State 2026 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Matt Cavanaugh · Washington 2026 (Analyst) · under Jedd Fisch
- Rob Aurich · Nebraska 2026 (DC) · under Matt Rhule
Level 3: on their staffs · 39
- Aazaar Abdul-Rahim · Boston College 2020-2023 (DC, Other, Position) · under Jeff Hafley
- Frank Cignetti Jr. · Boston College 2020-2021 (OC, Position) · under Jeff Hafley
- Joe Dailey · Boston College 2020-2021 (Position) · under Jeff Hafley
- Rich Gunnell · Boston College 2020-2021 (Position) · under Jeff Hafley
- Steve Shimko · Boston College 2020-2023 (OC, Position) · under Jeff Hafley
- Tem Lukabu · Boston College 2020-2022 (DC) · under Jeff Hafley
- Alex Miller · Massachusetts 2022-2024 (Other, Position) · under Don Brown
- Ben Albert · Massachusetts 2022-2024 (Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Don Brown
- C. J. Ah You · Texas Tech 2022-2025 (DC, Position) · under Joey McGuire
- John McNulty · Boston College 2022 (OC) · under Jeff Hafley
- Kenny Perry · Texas Tech 2022-2026 (Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Joey McGuire
- Steve Casula · Massachusetts 2022-2023 (OC, Position) · under Don Brown
- Tim DeRuyter · Texas Tech 2022-2024 (DC) · under Joey McGuire
- Zach Kittley* · Texas Tech 2022-2024 (OC, Position) · under Joey McGuire
- Chris Polizzi · Tulsa 2023-2024 (DC) · under Kevin Wilson
- Jim Reid · Massachusetts 2023-2024 (Analyst) · under Don Brown
- Ryan McCarthy · Boston College 2023 (Other) · under Jeff Hafley
- Ryan Stanchek · Tulsa 2023 (Position) · under Kevin Wilson
- Ryan Switzer · Tulsa 2023-2024 (Other, Position) · under Kevin Wilson
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Tulsa 2023-2024 (OC, Other, Position) · under Kevin Wilson
- Darcel McBath · Texas Tech 2024-2026 (Analyst, Position) · under Joey McGuire
- Justin Johnson · Texas Tech 2024 (OC) · under Joey McGuire
- Mike Johnson · Syracuse 2024-2026 (OC, Position) · under Fran Brown
- Nunzio Campanile · Syracuse 2024-2025 (Position) · under Fran Brown
- Robert Wright · Syracuse 2024-2025 (DC) · under Fran Brown
- Shane Montgomery · Massachusetts 2024 (OC, Position) · under Don Brown
- Andy Kotelnicki · Penn State 2025 (OC) · under Terry Smith
- Anthony Poindexter · Penn State 2025 (DC, Position) · under Terry Smith
- Josh Gattis · Syracuse 2025-2026 (Position) · under Fran Brown
- Kevin Coyle · Syracuse 2025 (Analyst) · under Fran Brown
- Mack Leftwich · Texas Tech 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Joey McGuire
- Shiel Wood · Texas Tech 2025-2026 (DC) · under Joey McGuire
- Stan Drayton · Penn State 2025 (Position) · under Terry Smith
- Ty Howle · Penn State 2025 (OC, Position) · under Terry Smith
- John Scott Jr. · Syracuse 2026 (DC, Other, Position) · under Fran Brown
- Josh Aldridge · South Florida 2026 (DC) · under Brian Hartline
- Rob Greene · Texas Tech 2026 (DC) · under Joey McGuire
- Tim Beck · South Florida 2026 (OC) · under Brian Hartline
- Vince Kehres · Syracuse 2026 (DC) · under Fran Brown
Coached together
- Jim Bollman · Virginia 1994 · him GA, them Position
- Tom O'Brien · Virginia 1994-1996 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Don Treadwell · Boston College 1997-1998 · him Position, them Other
- Frank Spaziani · Boston College 1997-1998 · him Position, them Position
- Jeff Jagodzinski · Boston College 1997-1998 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike London · Boston College 1997-1999 · him Position, them Position
- Tim Rose · Boston College 1997-1998 · him Position, them DC
- Tom O'Brien · Boston College 1997-1999 · him Position, them Head coach
- Trenton Boykin · Boston College 1998 · him Position, them GA
- Bob Shoop · Boston College 1999 · him Position, them Position
- Dana Bible · Boston College 1999 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Paterno · Penn State 2000 · him Position, them Head coach
- Larry Johnson · Penn State 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Tom Bradley · Penn State 2000 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Al Groh · Virginia 2001-2005 · him DC, them Head coach
- Bill Musgrave · Virginia 2001-2002 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Corwin Brown · Virginia 2001-2003 · him DC, them Other
- Danny Rocco · Virginia 2001-2005 · him DC, them Position
- Mike Groh · Virginia 2001-2005 · him DC, them Position
- Mike London · Virginia 2001-2004 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Ron Prince · Virginia 2001-2005 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Anthony Poindexter · Virginia 2003-2005 · him DC, them GA, Position
- Chad Wilt · Virginia 2004-2005 · him DC, them GA
- John Garrett · Virginia 2004-2005 · him DC, them Position
- Mark D'Onofrio · Virginia 2004-2005 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- George DeLeone · Temple 2006-2007 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jeff Nixon · Temple 2006 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mark D'Onofrio · Temple 2006-2010 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Matt Rhule* · Temple 2006-2010 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Ryan Day*+ · Temple 2006 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ed Foley · Temple 2008-2010 · him Head coach, them Position
- Rob Spence · Temple 2010 · him Head coach, them Position
- Brennan Carroll · Miami 2011-2014 · him Head coach, them Position
- George McDonald · Miami 2011-2012 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Jedd Fisch* · Miami 2011-2012 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Mark D'Onofrio · Miami 2011-2015 · him Head coach, them DC, Other
- James Coley · Miami 2013-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Larry Scott · Miami 2013-2015 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Position
- Chris O'Leary · Notre Dame 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Gerad Parker* · Notre Dame 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Notre Dame 2022-2024 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Tommy Rees · Notre Dame 2022 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Gino Guidugli · Notre Dame 2023-2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Joe Rudolph · Notre Dame 2023-2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Max Bullough · Notre Dame 2023-2024 · him DC, Position, them GA, Position
- Mike Denbrock · Notre Dame 2024 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Trent Miles · Notre Dame 2024 · him DC, them Analyst
Played together
- John McNulty · Penn State 1988-1990
- Mark D'Onofrio · Penn State 1988-1991
- Terry Smith · Penn State 1988-1991
- Bobby Engram · Penn State 1991