Coaches
Jonathan Smith
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jonathan Smith
Played at Oregon State 1998-2001 · alma mater (CFBD): Oregon State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-2003 | Oregon State | GA | GA | Dennis Erickson (2002), Mike Riley (2003) |
| 2004-2009 | Idaho | Position | QB | Nick Holt (2004-2005), Dennis Erickson (2006) |
| 2010-2011 | Montana | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2012-2013 | Boise State | Position | QB | Chris Petersen |
| 2014-2017 | Washington | OC | OC/QB✓ | Chris Petersen |
| 2018-2023 | Oregon State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024-2025 | Michigan State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Washington | Offensive coordinator | 43 | 41 | 69 | 13 | 128 |
| 2015 | Washington | Offensive coordinator | 56 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 128 |
| 2016 | Washington | Offensive coordinator | 9 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 128 |
| 2017 | Washington | Offensive coordinator | 15 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Oregon State | 2-10 | - → - | 86 | 129 | -16.0 | 8% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Oregon State | 5-7 | - → - | 25 | 108 | -0.7 | 17% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Oregon State | 2-5 | - → - | 36 | 113 | -0.7 | 42% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Oregon State | 7-6 | - → - | 7 | 82 | 8.9 | 29% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Oregon State | 10-3 | - → 17 | 33 | 29 | 14.3 | 54% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 8-4 (12 of 13) | 18 → - | 13 | 38 | 12.6 | 77% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 5-7 | - → - | 100 | 77 | -4.6 | 33% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 4-8 | - → - | 90 | 102 | -3.4 | 42% wins | 136 |
Worked under
- Dennis Erickson · Oregon State 2002 (GA)
- Mike Riley · Oregon State 2003 (GA)
- Nick Holt · Idaho 2004-2005 (Position)
- Dennis Erickson · Idaho 2006 (Position)
- Chris Petersen · Boise State 2012-2013 (Position)
- Chris Petersen · Washington 2014-2017 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 8
- Brian Lindgren · Oregon State 2018-2023 (OC, Position)
- Jim Michalczik · Oregon State 2018-2023 (Other, Position)
- Kefense Hynson · Oregon State 2018-2023 (Other, Position)
- Mike Riley · Oregon State 2018 (Analyst)
- Tim Tibesar · Oregon State 2018-2021 (DC, Position)
- Trent Bray · Oregon State 2018-2023 (DC, Position)
- Chad Wilt · Michigan State 2024-2025 (Position, ST coord.)
- Joe Rossi · Michigan State 2024-2025 (DC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 7
- Ilaisa Tuiaki · Oregon State 2024-2025 (Position) · under Trent Bray
- Keith Heyward · Oregon State 2024 (DC) · under Trent Bray
- Ryan Gunderson · Oregon State 2024-2025 (OC, Position) · under Trent Bray
- Thomas Ford · Oregon State 2024 (Position) · under Trent Bray
- Danny Langsdorf · Oregon State 2025 (Analyst) · under Trent Bray
- Mark Criner · Oregon State 2025 (Analyst) · under Trent Bray
- Rod Chance · Oregon State 2025 (DC) · under Trent Bray
Coached together
- Dennis Erickson · Oregon State 2002 · him GA, them Head coach
- Noel Mazzone · Oregon State 2002 · him GA, them OC
- Tim Lappano · Oregon State 2002 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Del Alexander · Oregon State 2003 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Lee Hull · Oregon State 2003 · him GA, them Position
- Mark Banker · Oregon State 2003 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Mike Riley · Oregon State 2003-2018 · him GA, Head coach, them Analyst, Head coach
- Nigel Burton · Oregon State 2003 · him GA, them Position
- Paul Chryst · Oregon State 2003 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Jason Eck* · Idaho 2004-2006 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Jeff Mills · Idaho 2004-2006 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Joel Thomas · Idaho 2004-2005 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Johnny Nansen · Idaho 2004-2008 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Nate Kaczor · Idaho 2004-2005 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Nick Holt · Idaho 2004-2005 · him Position, them Head coach
- Chris Kiffin · Idaho 2005-2006 · him Position, them Other
- Dan Cozzetto · Idaho 2006 · him Position, them OC
- Dennis Erickson · Idaho 2006 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mark Criner · Idaho 2007-2009 · him Position, them DC, Other
- Robb Akey · Idaho 2007-2009 · him Position, them Head coach
- Steve Axman · Idaho 2007-2009 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Andy Avalos · Boise State 2012-2013 · him Position, them Position
- Bob Gregory · Boise State 2012-2013 · him Position, them Head coach, Position
- Chris Petersen · Boise State 2012-2013 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jimmy Lake · Boise State 2012-2013 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Pete Kwiatkowski · Boise State 2012-2013 · him Position, them DC
- Robert Prince · Boise State 2012-2013 · him Position, them OC
- Joel Filani · Boise State 2013 · him Position, them GA
- Bob Gregory · Washington 2014-2017 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Brent Pease · Washington 2014-2015 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Chris Petersen · Washington 2014-2017 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Choate* · Washington 2014-2015 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jimmy Lake · Washington 2014-2017 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Pete Kwiatkowski · Washington 2014-2017 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Bush Hamdan · Washington 2015-2016 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, Other, Position
- Kirby Moore* · Washington 2015-2016 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Ikaika Malloe · Washington 2016-2017 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jeff Tedford · Washington 2016 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Kane Ioane · Washington 2017 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Matt Lubick · Washington 2017 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Brian Lindgren · Oregon State 2018-2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jim Michalczik · Oregon State 2018-2023 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Kefense Hynson · Oregon State 2018-2023 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Tim Tibesar · Oregon State 2018-2021 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Trent Bray · Oregon State 2018-2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Brian Lindgren · Michigan State 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Chad Wilt · Michigan State 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Jim Michalczik · Michigan State 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Joe Rossi · Michigan State 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them DC, Position