Coaches
Mike Jinks
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Mike Jinks
Played at Angelo State 1990-1993 · alma mater (CFBD): Angelo State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-1997 | Ellison HS (TX) (HS) | Position | QB | not known |
| 1998 | Judson HS (TX) (HS) | Position | QB | not known |
| 1999 | David Crockett HS (TX) (HS) | OC | OC | not known |
| 2000-2001 | Galena Park HS (TX) (HS) | OC | OC | not known |
| 2002-2004 | Robert E. Lee HS (TX) (HS) | OC | OC | not known |
| 2005 | Luther Burbank HS (TX) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2006-2012 | Steele HS (TX) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2013-2014 | Texas Tech | Position | RB | Kliff Kingsbury |
| 2015 | Texas Tech | Position | AHC/RB | Kliff Kingsbury |
| 2016-2018 | Bowling Green | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2019-2021 | USC | Position | RB | Clay Helton* (2019-2020), Donte Williams (2021) |
| 2022-2023 | Houston | Position | RB | Dana Holgorsen |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bowling Green | 4-8 | - → - | 122 | 119 | -6.6 | 71% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Bowling Green | 2-10 | - → - | 94 | 123 | -10.0 | 33% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Bowling Green | 1-6 (7 of 12) | - → - | 100 | 123 | -22.0 | 17% wins | 130 |
Worked under
- Kliff Kingsbury · Texas Tech 2013-2015 (Other, Position)
- Clay Helton* · USC 2019-2020 (Position)
- Donte Williams · USC 2021 (Position)
- Dana Holgorsen · Houston 2022-2023 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 8
- Andy Padron · Bowling Green 2016-2018 (OC)
- Kevin Kilmer · Bowling Green 2016-2018 (OC)
- Marcus White · Bowling Green 2016 (DC)
- Matt Brock · Bowling Green 2016-2017 (Position, ST coord.)
- Perry Eliano · Bowling Green 2016-2017 (DC, Other)
- Seth Doege · Bowling Green 2016-2018 (GA, Position, ST coord.)
- Clint Killough · Bowling Green 2017 (GA)
- Carl Pelini · Bowling Green 2018 (DC)
Coached together
- David Raih · Texas Tech 2013 · him Position, them Position
- Eric Morris*+ · Texas Tech 2013-2015 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- John Scott Jr. · Texas Tech 2013-2014 · him Position, them Position
- Kliff Kingsbury · Texas Tech 2013-2015 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Lee Hays · Texas Tech 2013-2015 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Matt Brock · Texas Tech 2013-2015 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Matt Wallerstedt · Texas Tech 2013-2014 · him Position, them DC
- Mike Smith · Texas Tech 2013-2015 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Scott Parr · Texas Tech 2013 · him Position, them Analyst
- Sonny Cumbie* · Texas Tech 2013 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Zach Kittley* · Texas Tech 2013-2014 · him Position, them Other
- Darrin Chiaverini · Texas Tech 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- David Gibbs · Texas Tech 2015 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Andy Padron · Bowling Green 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them OC
- Kevin Kilmer · Bowling Green 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them OC
- Marcus White · Bowling Green 2016 · him Head coach, them DC
- Matt Brock · Bowling Green 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Perry Eliano · Bowling Green 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them DC, Other
- Seth Doege · Bowling Green 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them GA, Position, ST coord.
- Clint Killough · Bowling Green 2017 · him Head coach, them GA
- Carl Pelini · Bowling Green 2018 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach
- Clancy Pendergast · USC 2019 · him Position, them DC
- Clay Helton* · USC 2019-2021 · him Position, them Head coach
- Dave Campo · USC 2019 · him Position, them Analyst
- Graham Harrell · USC 2019-2021 · him Position, them OC, Position
- John David Baker · USC 2019-2020 · him Position, them Analyst, Position
- Johnny Nansen · USC 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Michael Hutchings · USC 2019-2020 · him Position, them Analyst, GA
- Seth Doege · USC 2019-2021 · him Position, them Analyst, Position
- Tim Drevno · USC 2019-2020 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Donte Williams · USC 2020-2021 · him Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Todd Orlando · USC 2020-2021 · him Position, them DC, Position
- C. J. Ah You · USC 2021 · him Position, them Analyst
- Brandon Jones · Houston 2022 · him Position, them OC
- Dana Holgorsen · Houston 2022-2023 · him Position, them Head coach
- Doug Belk · Houston 2022-2023 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Shannon Dawson · Houston 2022 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Eman Naghavi · Houston 2023 · him Position, them OC, Position
Played together
- Stephen Lee · Angelo State 1990-1992