Coaches
Greg Robinson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Greg Robinson
Played at Bakersfield 1970-1971, Pacific 1972-1974
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-1976 | Pacific | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1977-1979 | Cal State Fullerton | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1980-1981 | NC State | Position | LB | Monte Kiffin |
| 1982-1988 | UCLA | Position | DL | not known |
| 1989 | UCLA | OC | OC | not known |
| 1990-1993 | New York Jets (pro) | Position | DL | not known |
| 1994 | New York Jets (pro) | DC | DC | not known |
| 1995-2000 | Denver Broncos (pro) | DC | DC | not known |
| 2001-2003 | Kansas City Chiefs (pro) | DC | DC | not known |
| 2004 | Texas | DC | co-DC | Mack Brown |
| 2005-2008 | Syracuse | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2009-2010 | Michigan | DC | DC/LB✓ | Rich Rodriguez* |
| 2012 | Saint Francis HS (CA) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 2013 | Texas | DC | DC✓ | Mack Brown |
| 2014-2015 | San José State (unknown) | DC | DC/LB✓ | Ron Caragher |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 60 | 60 | 62 | 39 | 120 |
| 2010 | Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 99 | 96 | 90 | 60 | 120 |
| 2013 | Texas | Defensive coordinator | 53 | 43 | 56 | 97 | 125 |
| 2014 | San José State | Defensive coordinator | 76 | 112 | 85 | 104 | 128 |
| 2015 | San José State | Defensive coordinator | 72 | 85 | 75 | 76 | 128 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Syracuse | 1-10 | - → - | 115 | 32 | -10.7 | 50% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Syracuse | 4-8 | - → - | 90 | 87 | -3.6 | 9% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Syracuse | 2-10 | - → - | 105 | 112 | -11.7 | 33% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Syracuse | 3-9 | - → - | 91 | 105 | -14.6 | 17% wins | 120 |
Worked under
- Monte Kiffin · NC State 1980-1981 (Position)
- Mack Brown · Texas 2004-2013 (DC)
- Rich Rodriguez* · Michigan 2009-2010 (DC, Position)
- Ron Caragher · San José State 2014-2015 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 6
- Brian Pariani · Syracuse 2005 (OC)
- Major Applewhite* · Syracuse 2005 (Position)
- Steve Russ · Syracuse 2005-2007 (DC, Position)
- Brian White · Syracuse 2006-2007 (OC, Position)
- Derrick Jackson · Syracuse 2008 (DC)
- Mitch Browning · Syracuse 2008 (OC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 15
- Brian Johnson · Houston 2017 (OC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Chris Scelfo · Houston 2017 (Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Clay Jennings · Houston 2017 (DC) · under Major Applewhite
- Kenny Guiton · Houston 2017-2018 (Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Mark D'Onofrio · Houston 2017-2018 (DC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Kendal Briles · Houston 2018 (OC, Other, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Mark Cala · Houston 2018 (GA) · under Major Applewhite
- Jay Hopson · South Alabama 2024 (Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Jon Bradley · South Alabama 2024 (Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Paul Petrino · South Alabama 2024-2025 (OC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Rob Ezell · South Alabama 2024 (OC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Will Windham · South Alabama 2024-2025 (DC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Broderick Fobbs · South Alabama 2025-2026 (Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Jason Washington · South Alabama 2025-2026 (DC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Todd Orlando · South Alabama 2026 (DC) · under Major Applewhite
Coached together
- Pete Carroll · Pacific 1975-1976 · him Other, them GA
- Tom Hayes · Cal State Fullerton 1979 · him Other, them DC
- Monte Kiffin · NC State 1980-1981 · him Position, them Head coach
- Pete Carroll · NC State 1980-1981 · him Position, them DC
- Rick Minter · NC State 1980-1981 · him Position, them Position
- Tom Hayes · UCLA 1982-1988 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Rick Neuheisel · UCLA 1986-1989 · him OC, Position, them GA, Position
- Larry Coyer · UCLA 1987-1989 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Steve Axman · UCLA 1987-1988 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Bobby Kennedy · Texas 2004 · him DC, them Position
- Dick Tomey · Texas 2004 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Duane Akina · Texas 2004-2013 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Greg Davis · Texas 2004 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Mack Brown · Texas 2004-2013 · him DC, them Head coach
- Major Applewhite* · Texas 2004-2013 · him DC, them GA, OC, Position
- Michael Haywood · Texas 2004 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Brian Pariani · Syracuse 2005 · him Head coach, them OC
- Major Applewhite* · Syracuse 2005 · him Head coach, them Position
- Steve Russ · Syracuse 2005-2007 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Brian White · Syracuse 2006-2007 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Derrick Jackson · Syracuse 2008 · him Head coach, them DC
- Mitch Browning · Syracuse 2008 · him Head coach, them OC
- Calvin Magee · Michigan 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jahmile Addae · Michigan 2009 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Jay Hopson · Michigan 2009 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Rich Rodriguez* · Michigan 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Rod Smith · Michigan 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tony Gibson* · Michigan 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Darrell Wyatt · Texas 2013 · him DC, them OC
- Eman Naghavi · Texas 2013 · him DC, them Analyst
- Ephraim Banda · Texas 2013 · him DC, them GA
- Larry Porter · Texas 2013 · him DC, them Position
- Manny Diaz* · Texas 2013 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Donte Williams · San José State 2014-2015 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jimmie Dougherty · San José State 2014-2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Ron Caragher · San José State 2014-2015 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Al Borges · San José State 2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position