Coaches
Charley Molnar
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Charley Molnar
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-1986 | Lock Haven | Position | RB/WR/TE/K | not known |
| 1987-1988 | Virginia | GA | GA | George Welsh |
| 1989 | Western Carolina | Position | QB | not known |
| 1990-1993 | Illinois State | OC | OC/QB/WR | not known |
| 1994-2000 | Kent State | OC | OC/QB/WR | Dean Pees (1998-2000) |
| 2001 | Eastern Illinois | Position | WR | not known |
| 2002 | Eastern Michigan | Position | QB | Jeff Woodruff |
| 2003-2004 | Western Michigan | Position | QB | Gary Darnell |
| 2005 | Indiana State | OC | AHC/OC/QB | not known |
| 2006 | Central Michigan | Position | PGC/QB/WR | Brian Kelly |
| 2007-2009 | Cincinnati | Position | PGC/WR | Brian Kelly |
| 2010-2011 | Notre Dame | OC | OC/QB✓ | Brian Kelly |
| 2012-2013 | Massachusetts | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2014-2015 | Idaho | Position | WR | Paul Petrino |
| 2016-2021 | Idaho | Position | QB | Paul Petrino (2016-2017) |
| 2022 | New Mexico Highlands | OC | AHC/OC/QB | not known |
| 2023- | Carroll (MT) | Position | QB | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Notre Dame | Offensive coordinator | 73 | 79 | 56 | 8 | 120 |
| 2011 | Notre Dame | Offensive coordinator | 23 | 40 | 5 | 73 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Massachusetts | 1-11 | - → - | 124 | 115 | -34.4 | 46% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Massachusetts | 1-11 | - → - | 122 | 78 | -36.1 | 8% wins | 125 |
Worked under
- George Welsh · Virginia 1987-1988 (GA)
- Dean Pees · Kent State 1998-2000 (OC, Position)
- Jeff Woodruff · Eastern Michigan 2002 (Position)
- Gary Darnell · Western Michigan 2003-2004 (Position)
- Brian Kelly · Central Michigan 2006 (Other, Position)
- Brian Kelly · Cincinnati 2007-2009 (Other, Position)
- Brian Kelly · Notre Dame 2010-2011 (OC, Position)
- Paul Petrino · Idaho 2014-2017 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 4
- Jeff Burris · Massachusetts 2012 (Position)
- Mike Kruczek · Massachusetts 2012 (OC, Position)
- Phil Elmassian · Massachusetts 2012-2013 (DC)
- John Bond · Massachusetts 2013 (OC)
Coached together
- Frank Spaziani · Virginia 1987-1988 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Gary Tranquill · Virginia 1987-1988 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Phil Elmassian · Virginia 1987-1988 · him GA, them Position
- Tom O'Brien · Virginia 1987-1988 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Jim Heacock · Illinois State 1990-1993 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Denbrock · Illinois State 1990-1991 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tim Beck · Illinois State 1990 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Billy Gonzales · Kent State 1995-2000 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Greg Colby · Kent State 1998-2000 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Randy Bates · Kent State 1998-1999 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Paul Haynes · Kent State 1999-2000 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Chris Wilkerson · Eastern Illinois 2001 · him Position, them Other
- Bob Diaco · Eastern Michigan 2002 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Kevin Wolthausen · Eastern Michigan 2002 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Jacobs* · Eastern Michigan 2002 · him Position, them GA
- Pete Alamar · Eastern Michigan 2002 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Brian Rock · Western Michigan 2003-2004 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Dick Bumpas · Western Michigan 2003 · him Position, them DC
- Gary Darnell · Western Michigan 2003-2004 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bob Diaco · Western Michigan 2004 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Van Malone · Western Michigan 2004 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Brian Kelly · Central Michigan 2006 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Quinn · Central Michigan 2006 · him Other, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Joe Tresey · Central Michigan 2006 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Brian Kelly · Cincinnati 2007-2009 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Quinn · Cincinnati 2007-2009 · him Other, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Jesse Minter · Cincinnati 2007-2008 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Joe Tresey · Cincinnati 2007-2008 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Kerry Coombs · Cincinnati 2007-2009 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- William Inge · Cincinnati 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Bob Diaco · Cincinnati 2009 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Bob Diaco · Notre Dame 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Brian Kelly · Notre Dame 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Chuck Martin* · Notre Dame 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Ed Warinner · Notre Dame 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Kerry Cooks · Notre Dame 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mike Denbrock · Notre Dame 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jeff Burris · Massachusetts 2012 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mike Kruczek · Massachusetts 2012 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Phil Elmassian · Massachusetts 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them DC
- John Bond · Massachusetts 2013 · him Head coach, them OC
- Kris Cinkovich · Idaho 2014-2017 · him Position, them OC
- Paul Petrino · Idaho 2014-2021 · him Position, them Head coach
- Ronnie Lee · Idaho 2014 · him Position, them DC
- Brian Reader · Idaho 2015-2021 · him Position, them GA, OC, Position
- Mike Breske · Idaho 2015-2021 · him Position, them DC