Coaches
Dave Wannstedt
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Dave Wannstedt
Played at Pittsburgh 1970-1973
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-1978 | Pittsburgh | GA | Graduate assistant | Jackie Sherrill (1977-1978) |
| 1979-1982 | Oklahoma State | Position | Defensive line coach | not known |
| 1983-1985 | USC | Position | Defensive line coach | Ted Tollner |
| 1986-1988 | Miami | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 1989-1992 | Dallas Cowboys (pro) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 1993-1998 | Chicago Bears (pro) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1999 | Miami Dolphins (pro) | Other | Associate head coach | not known |
| 2000-2004 | Miami Dolphins (pro) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2005-2010 | Pittsburgh | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2011-2012 | Buffalo Bills (pro) | Position | Associate head coach & linebackers coach | not known |
| 2012 | Buffalo Bills (pro) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2013 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (pro) | Position | Special teams coach | not known |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Pittsburgh | 5-6 | 23 → - | 72 | 39 | 6.8 | 67% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Pittsburgh | 6-6 | - → - | 29 | 72 | 14.4 | 46% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Pittsburgh | 5-7 | - → - | 106 | 29 | 7.5 | 50% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Pittsburgh | 9-4 | 25 → - | 92 | 22 | 9.0 | 42% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Pittsburgh | 10-3 | - → 15 | 41 | 49 | 17.9 | 69% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh | 7-5 (12 of 13) | 15 → - | 52 | 46 | 11.3 | 77% wins | 120 |
Worked under
- Jackie Sherrill · Pittsburgh 1977-1978 (GA)
- Ted Tollner · USC 1983-1985 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 13
- Charlie Partridge · Pittsburgh 2005-2007 (Position, ST coord.)
- Greg Gattuso · Pittsburgh 2005-2010 (Other, Position)
- Matt Cavanaugh · Pittsburgh 2005-2008 (OC)
- Paul Rhoads · Pittsburgh 2005-2007 (DC)
- Charlie Taaffe · Pittsburgh 2006 (OC)
- Jeff Hafley · Pittsburgh 2006-2010 (GA, Position)
- Chris Ball · Pittsburgh 2007 (Position)
- Phil Bennett · Pittsburgh 2008-2010 (DC)
- Frank Cignetti Jr. · Pittsburgh 2009-2010 (OC, Position)
- Joe Bernard · Pittsburgh 2009-2010 (Analyst)
- Bernard Clark · Pittsburgh 2010 (Position)
- Brian Angelichio · Pittsburgh 2010 (OC)
- Luke Getsy · Pittsburgh 2010 (GA)
Level 2: on their staffs · 22
- Chris Ash · Iowa State 2009 (Other, Position) · under Paul Rhoads
- Courtney Messingham · Iowa State 2009-2013 (OC, Position) · under Paul Rhoads
- Tom Herman · Iowa State 2009-2011 (OC, Position) · under Paul Rhoads
- Wally Burnham · Iowa State 2009-2015 (DC) · under Paul Rhoads
- Drew Mehringer · Iowa State 2010-2011 (GA) · under Paul Rhoads
- Todd Sturdy · Iowa State 2012-2015 (OC, Position) · under Paul Rhoads
- Brian Wright · Florida Atlantic 2014-2015 (OC, Other, Position) · under Charlie Partridge
- Mark Mangino · Iowa State 2014-2015 (OC, Position) · under Paul Rhoads
- Maurice Linguist · Iowa State 2014-2015 (Position) · under Paul Rhoads
- Roc Bellantoni · Florida Atlantic 2014-2016 (DC) · under Charlie Partridge
- Terrance Jamison · Florida Atlantic 2014-2016 (Position) · under Charlie Partridge
- Garin Justice · Florida Atlantic 2016 (Position) · under Charlie Partridge
- Mark Cala · Florida Atlantic 2016 (Analyst) · under Charlie Partridge
- Travis Trickett · Florida Atlantic 2016 (OC, Position) · under Charlie Partridge
- Aazaar Abdul-Rahim · Boston College 2020-2023 (DC, Other, Position) · under Jeff Hafley
- Joe Dailey · Boston College 2020-2021 (Position) · under Jeff Hafley
- Rich Gunnell · Boston College 2020-2021 (Position) · under Jeff Hafley
- Sean Duggan · Boston College 2020-2023 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Hafley
- Steve Shimko · Boston College 2020-2023 (OC, Position) · under Jeff Hafley
- Tem Lukabu · Boston College 2020-2022 (DC) · under Jeff Hafley
- John McNulty · Boston College 2022 (OC) · under Jeff Hafley
- Ryan McCarthy · Boston College 2023 (Other) · under Jeff Hafley
Level 3: on their staffs · 35
- Craig Naivar · Houston 2015-2016 (DC) · under Tom Herman
- Jason Washington · Houston 2015-2016 (Position, ST coord.) · under Tom Herman
- Kenny Guiton · Houston 2015-2016 (GA) · under Tom Herman
- Major Applewhite* · Houston 2015-2016 (OC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Todd Orlando · Houston 2015-2016 (DC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- A. J. Ricker · Houston 2016 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Aaron Henry · Rutgers 2016 (Position) · under Chris Ash
- Bill Busch · Rutgers 2016-2017 (DC, Position) · under Chris Ash
- Jay Niemann · Rutgers 2016-2018 (DC, Position) · under Chris Ash
- Zak Kuhr · Rutgers 2016 (Position) · under Chris Ash
- Jerry Kill · Rutgers 2017 (OC, Position) · under Chris Ash
- Stan Drayton · Texas 2017-2020 (Other, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Tim Beck · Texas 2017-2019 (OC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Will Stein*+ · Texas 2017 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Herb Hand · Texas 2018-2020 (OC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Nunzio Campanile · Rutgers 2018 (Position) · under Chris Ash
- Andre Coleman · Texas 2019-2020 (Analyst, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Craig Naivar · Texas 2019 (DC) · under Tom Herman
- David Beaty · Texas 2019 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Larry Fedora · Texas 2019 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Coleman Hutzler · Texas 2020 (DC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Dave Huxtable · Texas 2020 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Everett Withers · Texas 2020 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Mike Yurcich · Texas 2020 (OC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Andy McCollum · Buffalo 2021-2022 (Analyst) · under Maurice Linguist
- Joe Cauthen · Buffalo 2021 (DC) · under Maurice Linguist
- Shane Montgomery · Buffalo 2021-2022 (OC, Position) · under Maurice Linguist
- Brandon Bailey · Buffalo 2022 (DC, Position) · under Maurice Linguist
- Greg Knox · Buffalo 2022 (Position) · under Maurice Linguist
- Brandon Harris · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (DC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Chad Lunsford · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Tom Herman
- Charlie Frye · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (OC) · under Tom Herman
- DJ Mangas · Buffalo 2023 (OC, Position) · under Maurice Linguist
- Ed Warinner · Florida Atlantic 2023 (Other, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Robert Wright · Buffalo 2023 (DC) · under Maurice Linguist
Coached together
- Dave Campo · Pittsburgh 1975 · him GA, them GA
- Bob Davie · Pittsburgh 1977 · him GA, them GA
- Bill Miller · Oklahoma State 1979-1980 · him Position, them GA
- Butch Davis · Oklahoma State 1979-1982 · him Position, them Position
- Steve Logan · Oklahoma State 1980 · him Position, them Position
- Houston Nutt · Oklahoma State 1981-1982 · him Position, them GA
- Reggie Herring · Oklahoma State 1981-1982 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Chuck Pagano · USC 1984-1985 · him Position, them GA
- Craig Ver Steeg · USC 1984-1985 · him Position, them GA
- Ron Turner · USC 1985 · him Position, them Position
- Butch Davis · Miami 1986-1988 · him DC, them Position
- Chuck Pagano · Miami 1986 · him DC, them GA
- Tommy Tuberville · Miami 1986-1988 · him DC, them Other
- Willie Martinez · Miami 1986 · him DC, them GA
- Dave Campo · Miami 1987-1988 · him DC, them Position
- Ed Orgeron · Miami 1988 · him DC, them Position
- Charlie Partridge · Pittsburgh 2005-2007 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Greg Gattuso · Pittsburgh 2005-2010 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Matt Cavanaugh · Pittsburgh 2005-2008 · him Head coach, them OC
- Paul Rhoads · Pittsburgh 2005-2007 · him Head coach, them DC
- Charlie Taaffe · Pittsburgh 2006 · him Head coach, them OC
- Jeff Hafley · Pittsburgh 2006-2010 · him Head coach, them GA, Position
- Chris Ball · Pittsburgh 2007 · him Head coach, them Position
- Phil Bennett · Pittsburgh 2008-2010 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach
- Frank Cignetti Jr. · Pittsburgh 2009-2010 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Joe Bernard · Pittsburgh 2009-2010 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Bernard Clark · Pittsburgh 2010 · him Head coach, them Position
- Brian Angelichio · Pittsburgh 2010 · him Head coach, them OC
- Luke Getsy · Pittsburgh 2010 · him Head coach, them GA