Coaches
Michael Haywood
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Michael Haywood
Played at Notre Dame 1984-1986
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Minnesota | GA | GA | not known |
| 1989-1990 | Army | ST coord. | DB/DE/ST | not known |
| 1991-1992 | Ohio | ST coord. | OLB/ST | not known |
| 1993-1994 | Ball State | ST coord. | WR/RB/ST | not known |
| 1995-2002 | LSU | ST coord. | RB/ST | Gerry DiNardo (1995-1999), Nick Saban (2000-2002) |
| 2003-2004 | Texas | ST coord. | RB/ST | Mack Brown |
| 2005-2008 | Notre Dame | OC | OC/RB✓ | Charlie Weis |
| 2009-2010 | Miami (OH) | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2016-2018 | Texas Southern | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Notre Dame | Offensive coordinator | 23 | 37 | 16 | 51 | 119 |
| 2006 | Notre Dame | Offensive coordinator | 25 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 119 |
| 2007 | Notre Dame | Offensive coordinator | 117 | 119 | 118 | 25 | 119 |
| 2008 | Notre Dame | Offensive coordinator | 103 | 78 | 80 | 117 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Miami (OH) | 1-11 | - → - | 34 | 51 | -18.9 | 17% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Miami (OH) | 9-4 (13 of 14) | - → - | 100 | 7 | -6.7 | 8% wins | 120 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Texas Southern | FCS | 4-7 |
| 2017 | Texas Southern | FCS | 2-9 |
| 2018 | Texas Southern | FCS | 2-9 |
Worked under
- Gerry DiNardo · LSU 1995-1999 (Position, ST coord.)
- Nick Saban · LSU 2000-2002 (Position, ST coord.)
- Mack Brown · Texas 2003-2004 (Position, ST coord.)
- Charlie Weis · Notre Dame 2005-2008 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 6
- Carl Reese · Miami (OH) 2009-2010 (DC)
- Lance Guidry · Miami (OH) 2009-2010 (Position)
- Morris Watts · Miami (OH) 2009-2010 (OC, Position)
- Peter Vaas · Miami (OH) 2009 (OC, Position)
- Alex Wood · Miami (OH) 2010 (Position)
- Jared Elliott · Miami (OH) 2010 (GA)
Coached together
- Bill Miller · Minnesota 1988 · him GA, them Position
- Doug Mallory · Army 1989 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Tim Kish · Army 1989-1990 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Jon Heacock · Army 1990 · him Position, ST coord., them Other
- Jeff Mullen · Ohio 1992 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Dan Roushar · Ball State 1994 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Mike Neu · Ball State 1994 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Carl Reese · LSU 1995-1997 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Morris Watts · LSU 1995-1998 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Lou Tepper · LSU 1998-1999 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Blaine McCorkle · LSU 1999 · him Position, ST coord., them Other
- Derek Dooley · LSU 2000-2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Freddie Kitchens · LSU 2000 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Jimbo Fisher · LSU 2000-2002 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Mel Tucker · LSU 2000 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Nick Saban · LSU 2000-2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Phil Elmassian · LSU 2000 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Sal Sunseri · LSU 2000 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Charlie Harbison · LSU 2001-2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Will Muschamp · LSU 2001 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Carl Reese · Texas 2003 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Duane Akina · Texas 2003-2004 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Greg Davis · Texas 2003-2004 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Mack Brown · Texas 2003-2004 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Major Applewhite* · Texas 2003-2004 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Bobby Kennedy · Texas 2004 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Dick Tomey · Texas 2004 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Greg Robinson · Texas 2004 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Brian Polian · Notre Dame 2005-2008 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Charlie Weis · Notre Dame 2005-2008 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Peter Vaas · Notre Dame 2005-2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Rick Minter · Notre Dame 2005-2007 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Rob Ianello · Notre Dame 2005-2008 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Corwin Brown · Notre Dame 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Jon Tenuta · Notre Dame 2008 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Carl Reese · Miami (OH) 2009-2010 · him Head coach, them DC
- Lance Guidry · Miami (OH) 2009-2010 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Position
- Morris Watts · Miami (OH) 2009-2010 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Peter Vaas · Miami (OH) 2009 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Alex Wood · Miami (OH) 2010 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jared Elliott · Miami (OH) 2010 · him Head coach, them GA
- Morris Watts · Texas Southern 2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
Played together
- Greg Hudson · Notre Dame 1986