Coaches
Mike Sanford Jr.
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Mike Sanford Jr.
Played at Boise State 2000-2004 · alma mater (CFBD): Boise State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-2006 | UNLV | GA | GA | Mike Sanford Sr. |
| 2007-2008 | Stanford | Analyst | OA | Jim Harbaugh |
| 2009 | Yale | Position | RC/TE/FB | not known |
| 2010 | Western Kentucky | Position | QB | Willie Taggart |
| 2011 | Stanford | Position | RB | David Shaw |
| 2012 | Stanford | Position | RC/RB | David Shaw |
| 2013 | Stanford | Position | RC/QB/WR | David Shaw |
| 2014 | Boise State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Bryan Harsin |
| 2015-2016 | Notre Dame | OC | OC/QB✓ | Brian Kelly |
| 2017-2018 | Western Kentucky | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2019 | Utah State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Gary Andersen |
| 2020-2021 | Minnesota | OC | OC/QB✓ | P.J. Fleck* |
| 2022 | Colorado | OC | OC/QB✓ | not known |
| 2022 | Colorado | Head coachinterim | interim HC | not known |
| 2025- | Valor Christian HS (CO) (HS) | 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 | Boise State | Offensive coordinator | 23 | 23 | 33 | 34 | 128 |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | Offensive coordinator | 15 | 21 | 21 | 58 | 128 |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | Offensive coordinator | 53 | 49 | 36 | 15 | 128 |
| 2019 | Utah State | Offensive coordinator | 89 | 73 | 67 | 7 | 130 |
| 2020 | Minnesota | Offensive coordinator | 37 | 52 | 41 | 11 | 127 |
| 2021 | Minnesota | Offensive coordinator | 80 | 72 | 72 | 37 | 130 |
| 2022 | Colorado | Offensive coordinator | 124 | 127 | 115 | 117 | 131 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 6-7 | - → - | 62 | 75 | -4.9 | 79% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 3-9 | - → - | 111 | 55 | -16.1 | 46% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Colorado | 1-6 (7 of 12) | - → - | 124 | 131 | -20.4 | 33% wins | 131 |
Worked under
- Mike Sanford Sr. · UNLV 2005-2006 (GA)
- Jim Harbaugh · Stanford 2007-2008 (Analyst)
- Willie Taggart · Western Kentucky 2010 (Position)
- David Shaw · Stanford 2011-2013 (Other, Position)
- Bryan Harsin · Boise State 2014 (OC, Position)
- Brian Kelly · Notre Dame 2015-2016 (OC, Position)
- Gary Andersen · Utah State 2019 (OC, Position)
- P.J. Fleck* · Minnesota 2020-2021 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 9
- Clayton White · Western Kentucky 2017-2018 (DC, Position)
- Junior Adams · Western Kentucky 2017-2018 (OC, Position)
- Maurice Crum Jr. · Western Kentucky 2017-2018 (Position)
- Mike Sanford Sr. · Western Kentucky 2017-2018 (Position, ST coord.)
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Western Kentucky 2017 (Other, Position)
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 2022 (Position)
- Chris Wilson · Colorado 2022 (DC, Position)
- Clay Patterson · Colorado 2022 (OC, Position)
- Gerald Chatman · Colorado 2022 (DC)
Coached together
- Kurt Barber · UNLV 2005-2006 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Sanford Sr. · UNLV 2005-2006 · him GA, them Head coach
- Noah Brindise · UNLV 2005-2006 · him GA, them OC
- Vic Shealy · UNLV 2005-2006 · him GA, them DC
- Clayton White · Stanford 2007-2008 · him Analyst, them Position
- D.J. Durkin · Stanford 2007-2008 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- David Shaw · Stanford 2007-2013 · him Analyst, Other, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Jim Harbaugh · Stanford 2007-2008 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Lance Anderson · Stanford 2007-2013 · him Analyst, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Matt Weiss · Stanford 2007-2008 · him Analyst, them GA
- Scott Shafer · Stanford 2007 · him Analyst, them DC, Other
- Tim Drevno · Stanford 2007-2008 · him Analyst, them Position
- Willie Taggart · Stanford 2007-2008 · him Analyst, them Position
- Andy Buh · Stanford 2008 · him Analyst, them DC
- Coleman Hutzler · Stanford 2008 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Nick Holz · Stanford 2008-2011 · him Analyst, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Peter Hansen · Stanford 2008 · him Analyst, them Strength
- Ron Lynn · Stanford 2008 · him Analyst, them DC
- Ikaika Malloe · Yale 2009 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Kefense Hynson · Yale 2009 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Clayton White · Western Kentucky 2010-2018 · him Head coach, Position, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Clint Bowen · Western Kentucky 2010 · him Position, them DC
- Raymond Woodie Jr. · Western Kentucky 2010 · him Position, them Position
- Walt Wells · Western Kentucky 2010 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Willie Taggart · Western Kentucky 2010 · him Position, them Head coach
- Brian Polian · Stanford 2011 · him Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Derek Mason* · Stanford 2011-2013 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Jason Tarver · Stanford 2011 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Bloomgren · Stanford 2011-2013 · him Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Pep Hamilton · Stanford 2011-2012 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Tavita Pritchard* · Stanford 2011-2013 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Dave Kotulski · Stanford 2012-2013 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Pete Alamar · Stanford 2012-2013 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Andy Avalos · Boise State 2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Bryan Harsin · Boise State 2014 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Boise State 2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Joel Filani · Boise State 2014 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Junior Adams · Boise State 2014 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Lee Marks · Boise State 2014 · him OC, Position, them Strength
- Marcel Yates · Boise State 2014 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Nate Potter · Boise State 2014 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Autry Denson · Notre Dame 2015-2016 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Brian Kelly · Notre Dame 2015-2016 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Brian VanGorder · Notre Dame 2015-2016 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Jeff Quinn · Notre Dame 2015-2016 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, Strength
- Keenan Bailey · Notre Dame 2015 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Maurice Crum Jr. · Notre Dame 2015 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Mike Denbrock · Notre Dame 2015-2016 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Todd Lyght · Notre Dame 2015-2016 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Greg Hudson · Notre Dame 2016 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Jeff Burris · Notre Dame 2016 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Junior Adams · Western Kentucky 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Maurice Crum Jr. · Western Kentucky 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mike Sanford Sr. · Western Kentucky 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Western Kentucky 2017 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Eric Raisbeck · Utah State 2019 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Frank Maile · Utah State 2019 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Gary Andersen · Utah State 2019 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Justin Ena · Utah State 2019 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Sanford Sr. · Utah State 2019 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Stacy Collins · Utah State 2019 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Chad Wilt · Minnesota 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Clay Patterson · Minnesota 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Joe Harasymiak* · Minnesota 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Joe Rossi · Minnesota 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Kenni Burns · Minnesota 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Matt Simon · Minnesota 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- P.J. Fleck* · Minnesota 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Paul Haynes · Minnesota 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 2022 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Position
- Chris Wilson · Colorado 2022 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Clay Patterson · Colorado 2022 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Gerald Chatman · Colorado 2022 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC
- Karl Dorrell · Colorado 2022 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Head coach
Played together
- Andy Avalos · Boise State 2001-2004
- Lee Marks · Boise State 2001-2004
- Bush Hamdan · Boise State 2004