Coaches
Brian Polian
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Brian Polian
Played at John Carroll 1993-1996 · alma mater (CFBD): John Carroll
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Michigan State | GA | GA | Nick Saban |
| 1998 | Buffalo | Position | TE/AOL | not known |
| 1999-2000 | Baylor | GA | GA | Kevin Steele |
| 2001-2003 | Buffalo | ST coord. | RB/ST | Jim Hofher |
| 2004 | UCF | Position | RB/RC | George O'Leary |
| 2005 | Notre Dame | ST coord. | ST/ADB | Charlie Weis |
| 2006 | Notre Dame | ST coord. | ST/LBA | Charlie Weis |
| 2007 | Notre Dame | ST coord. | ST/ILB | Charlie Weis |
| 2008-2009 | Notre Dame | ST coord. | ST | Charlie Weis |
| 2010 | Stanford | ST coord. | ST/S | Jim Harbaugh |
| 2011 | Stanford | ST coord. | ST/S/RC | David Shaw |
| 2012 | Texas A&M | ST coord. | ST/TE | Kevin Sumlin |
| 2013-2016 | Nevada | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2017-2020 | Notre Dame | ST coord. | ST/RC | Brian Kelly |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | ST coord. | ST/AHC | Brian Kelly |
| 2022 | LSU | ST coord. | ST/RC | Brian Kelly |
| 2026- | John Carroll | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Nevada | 4-8 | - → - | 45 | 123 | -16.8 | 54% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Nevada | 7-6 | - → - | 67 | 74 | -7.3 | 33% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Nevada | 7-6 | - → - | 58 | 89 | -7.1 | 54% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Nevada | 5-7 | - → - | 51 | 101 | -13.0 | 54% wins | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | John Carroll | Division III | 3-0 |
Worked under
- Nick Saban · Michigan State 1997 (GA)
- Kevin Steele · Baylor 1999-2000 (GA)
- Jim Hofher · Buffalo 2001-2003 (Position, ST coord.)
- George O'Leary · UCF 2004 (Other, Position)
- Charlie Weis · Notre Dame 2005-2009 (Position, ST coord.)
- Jim Harbaugh · Stanford 2010 (Position, ST coord.)
- David Shaw · Stanford 2011 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Kevin Sumlin · Texas A&M 2012 (Position, ST coord.)
- Brian Kelly · Notre Dame 2017-2021 (Other, ST coord.)
- Brian Kelly · LSU 2022 (Other, ST coord.)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 7
- Bill Teerlinck · Nevada 2013-2016 (DC)
- Jeff Genyk · Nevada 2013 (Position, ST coord.)
- Jim Hofher · Nevada 2013-2015 (Other, Position)
- Nick Rolovich · Nevada 2013-2015 (OC, Position)
- Scottie Hazelton · Nevada 2013 (DC)
- Scott Boone · Nevada 2014-2016 (DC, Position)
- Tim Cramsey · Nevada 2016 (OC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 13
- Abe Elimimian · Hawai'i 2016-2019 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Brian Smith · Hawai'i 2016-2019 (OC, Other, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Chris Naeole · Hawai'i 2016-2017 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Craig Stutzmann · Hawai'i 2016-2019 (Other, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Kefense Hynson · Hawai'i 2016-2017 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Kevin Lempa · Hawai'i 2016 (DC) · under Nick Rolovich
- Sean Duggan · Hawai'i 2016-2017 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Jacob Yoro · Hawai'i 2017-2019 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Legi Suiaunoa · Hawai'i 2017 (DC) · under Nick Rolovich
- Corey Batoon · Hawai'i 2018-2019 (DC, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Mark Banker · Hawai'i 2018-2019 (Other, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Jake Dickert*+ · Washington State 2020-2021 (DC, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Jesse Bobbit · Washington State 2020-2021 (GA) · under Nick Rolovich
Level 3: on their staffs · 14
- Brian Ward · Washington State 2022 (DC) · under Jake Dickert
- Eric Morris*+ · Washington State 2022 (OC, Position) · under Jake Dickert
- Jordan Davis · Washington State 2022 (Analyst) · under Jake Dickert
- Pete Kaligis · Washington State 2022-2024 (Other, Position) · under Jake Dickert
- Sean Brophy · Washington State 2022 (GA) · under Jake Dickert
- Ben Arbuckle · Washington State 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Jake Dickert
- Frank Maile · Washington State 2023-2024 (Position) · under Jake Dickert
- Jeff Schmedding · Washington State 2023-2024 (DC) · under Jake Dickert
- Connell Maynor · Wake Forest 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Jake Dickert
- Dan Enos · Wake Forest 2025-2026 (Position) · under Jake Dickert
- Dave Cohen · Wake Forest 2025 (Other, Position) · under Jake Dickert
- Freddie Banks · Wake Forest 2025-2026 (Other, Position) · under Jake Dickert
- Rob Ezell · Wake Forest 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Jake Dickert
- Wesley Beschorner · Wake Forest 2025-2026 (Position) · under Jake Dickert
Coached together
- Chuck Bullough · Michigan State 1997 · him GA, them Position
- Gary Tranquill · Michigan State 1997 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Greg Colby · Michigan State 1997 · him GA, them Other
- Jim Bollman · Michigan State 1997 · him GA, them Position
- Mark Dantonio · Michigan State 1997 · him GA, them Position
- Mel Tucker · Michigan State 1997 · him GA, them GA
- Nick Saban · Michigan State 1997 · him GA, them Head coach
- Pat Shurmur · Michigan State 1997 · him GA, them Position
- Todd Grantham · Michigan State 1997 · him GA, them Position
- Kevin Steele · Baylor 1999-2000 · him GA, them Head coach
- Bill Lazor · Buffalo 2001-2002 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Jim Hofher · Buffalo 2001-2003 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Dave Huxtable · UCF 2004 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- George Godsey · UCF 2004 · him Other, Position, them GA
- George O'Leary · UCF 2004 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Charlie Weis · Notre Dame 2005-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Michael Haywood · Notre Dame 2005-2008 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Peter Vaas · Notre Dame 2005-2006 · him ST coord., them Position
- Rick Minter · Notre Dame 2005-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Rob Ianello · Notre Dame 2005-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Corwin Brown · Notre Dame 2007-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Jon Tenuta · Notre Dame 2008-2009 · him ST coord., them DC, Other, Position
- David Shaw · Stanford 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach, OC, Position
- Derek Mason* · Stanford 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC, Other, Position
- Jim Harbaugh · Stanford 2010 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Lance Anderson · Stanford 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Nick Holz · Stanford 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Analyst, Position
- Pep Hamilton · Stanford 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Peter Hansen · Stanford 2010 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Tim Drevno · Stanford 2010 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Vic Fangio · Stanford 2010 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Jason Tarver · Stanford 2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Mike Bloomgren · Stanford 2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Stanford 2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Tavita Pritchard* · Stanford 2011 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Clarence McKinney · Texas A&M 2012 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- David Beaty · Texas A&M 2012 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Kevin Sumlin · Texas A&M 2012 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Kliff Kingsbury · Texas A&M 2012 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Marcel Yates · Texas A&M 2012 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Mark Snyder · Texas A&M 2012 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Bill Teerlinck · Nevada 2013-2016 · him Head coach, them DC
- Jeff Genyk · Nevada 2013 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Jim Hofher · Nevada 2013-2015 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Nick Rolovich · Nevada 2013-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Scottie Hazelton · Nevada 2013 · him Head coach, them DC
- Scott Boone · Nevada 2014-2016 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Tim Cramsey · Nevada 2016 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Autry Denson · Notre Dame 2017-2018 · him Other, ST coord., them Position
- Brian Kelly · Notre Dame 2017-2021 · him Other, ST coord., them Head coach
- Chip Long · Notre Dame 2017-2019 · him Other, ST coord., them OC
- Clark Lea* · Notre Dame 2017-2020 · him Other, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Del Alexander · Notre Dame 2017-2021 · him Other, ST coord., them Position
- Jeff Quinn · Notre Dame 2017-2021 · him Other, ST coord., them Position, Strength
- Mike Elko* · Notre Dame 2017 · him Other, ST coord., them DC
- Todd Lyght · Notre Dame 2017-2019 · him Other, ST coord., them Position
- Tommy Rees · Notre Dame 2017-2021 · him Other, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Tyler Santucci · Notre Dame 2017 · him Other, ST coord., them Analyst
- Chris O'Leary · Notre Dame 2018-2021 · him Other, ST coord., them Analyst, Position
- Lance Taylor* · Notre Dame 2019-2021 · him Other, ST coord., them Other, Position
- John McNulty · Notre Dame 2020-2021 · him Other, ST coord., them Position
- Kerry Cooks · Notre Dame 2020-2021 · him Other, ST coord., them Analyst
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Notre Dame 2021 · him Other, ST coord., them DC, Head coach, Position
- Brad Davis · LSU 2022 · him Other, ST coord., them Position
- Brian Kelly · LSU 2022 · him Other, ST coord., them Head coach
- Chuck Bullough · LSU 2022 · him Other, ST coord., them Analyst
- Cortez Hankton · LSU 2022 · him Other, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Frank Wilson · LSU 2022 · him Other, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Jamar Cain · LSU 2022 · him Other, ST coord., them Position
- Joe Sloan · LSU 2022 · him Other, ST coord., them Position
- Kerry Cooks · LSU 2022 · him Other, ST coord., them Position
- Matt House · LSU 2022 · him Other, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Mike Denbrock · LSU 2022 · him Other, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Trent Miles · LSU 2022 · him Other, ST coord., them Analyst
- Alex Wood · John Carroll 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
Played together
- Jeff Behrman · John Carroll 1993-1995