Coaches
Dave Doeren
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Dave Doeren*
Head coach, NC State · Played at Drake 1990-1993
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Shawnee Mission HS (KS) (HS) | Position | WR/DL | not known |
| 1995-1996 | Drake | Position | LB | not known |
| 1997 | Drake | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 1998-1999 | USC | GA | GA | Paul Hackett |
| 2000-2001 | Montana | Position | DB | not known |
| 2002-2004 | Kansas | Position | LB/RC | Mark Mangino |
| 2005 | Kansas | DC | co-DC/LB | Mark Mangino |
| 2006-2007 | Wisconsin | DC | co-DC/LB/RC | Bret Bielema* |
| 2008-2010 | Wisconsin | DC | DC/LB✓ | Bret Bielema* |
| 2011-2012 | Northern Illinois | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2013-2026 | NC State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Wisconsin | Defensive coordinator | 36 | 60 | 40 | 78 | 120 |
| 2009 | Wisconsin | Defensive coordinator | 30 | 35 | 12 | 36 | 120 |
| 2010 | Wisconsin | Defensive coordinator | 75 | 46 | 56 | 30 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Northern Illinois | 11-3 | - → - | 9 | 74 | 2.2 | 79% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Northern Illinois | 12-1 (13 of 14) | - → 22 | 54 | 28 | 12.4 | 79% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | NC State | 3-9 | - → - | 87 | 90 | -0.5 | 54% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | NC State | 8-5 | - → - | 30 | 75 | 8.1 | 25% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | NC State | 7-6 | - → - | 41 | 55 | 9.6 | 62% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | NC State | 7-6 | - → - | 63 | 23 | 9.4 | 54% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | NC State | 9-4 | - → 23 | 28 | 59 | 12.9 | 54% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | NC State | 9-4 | - → - | 39 | 82 | 9.4 | 69% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | NC State | 4-8 | - → - | 105 | 86 | -6.3 | 69% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | NC State | 8-4 | - → - | 65 | 53 | 0.0 | 33% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | NC State | 9-3 | - → 20 | 51 | 14 | 16.1 | 67% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | NC State | 8-5 | 13 → - | 93 | 25 | 6.8 | 75% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | NC State | 9-4 | - → 21 | 78 | 21 | 7.4 | 62% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | NC State | 6-7 | 24 → - | 40 | 87 | 3.9 | 69% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | NC State | 8-5 | - → - | 27 | 92 | 4.8 | 46% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | NC State | 3-4 (7 of 9) | - → - | 51 | 108 | -2.3 | 62% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Paul Hackett · USC 1998-1999 (GA)
- Mark Mangino · Kansas 2002-2005 (DC, Other, Position)
- Bret Bielema* · Wisconsin 2006-2010 (DC, Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 34
- Eddie Faulkner · Northern Illinois 2011 (Position, ST coord.)
- Jay Niemann · Northern Illinois 2011-2012 (DC, Position)
- Kevin Kane · Northern Illinois 2011-2012 (Position)
- Matt Canada · Northern Illinois 2011 (OC, Position)
- Rod Carey · Northern Illinois 2011-2012 (OC, Position)
- Ryan Nielsen · Northern Illinois 2011-2012 (DC, Other, Position)
- Tom Matukewicz · Northern Illinois 2011 (Position)
- Mike Dunbar · Northern Illinois 2012 (OC)
- Mike Uremovich* · Northern Illinois 2012 (Position, ST coord.)
- Clayton White · NC State 2013-2016 (Position, ST coord.)
- Dave Huxtable · NC State 2013-2019 (DC, Position)
- Desmond Kitchings · NC State 2013-2019 (OC, Other, Position)
- Ty Howle · NC State 2014-2015 (GA)
- George McDonald · NC State 2015-2020 (OC, Position)
- Dwayne Ledford · NC State 2016-2018 (Position)
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · NC State 2016-2018 (OC, Position)
- Aaron Henry · NC State 2017-2019 (Position)
- Kevin Patrick · NC State 2017-2019 (Position)
- Nathan Burton · NC State 2017 (Analyst)
- Joe Scelfo · NC State 2018 (GA)
- Ted Roof · NC State 2018 (DC, Other, Position)
- Kurt Roper · NC State 2019-2026 (OC, Position)
- Todd Goebbel · NC State 2019-2026 (Position, ST coord.)
- Tony Gibson* · NC State 2019-2024 (DC, Position)
- Brian Mitchell · NC State 2020-2026 (Position)
- Ruffin McNeill · NC State 2020-2026 (Other)
- Tim Beck · NC State 2020-2022 (OC, Position)
- Joker Phillips · NC State 2021-2026 (Other, Position)
- Scott Boone · NC State 2021 (Analyst)
- Zac Roper · NC State 2022 (Analyst)
- Robert Anae · NC State 2023-2024 (OC)
- Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay · NC State 2024 (DC)
- Charlton Warren · NC State 2025-2026 (DC, Position)
- D. J. Eliot · NC State 2025-2026 (DC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 42
- Bob Cole · Northern Illinois 2013-2015 (OC) · under Rod Carey
- Tim Polasek* · Northern Illinois 2013 (Position) · under Rod Carey
- Aazaar Abdul-Rahim · Maryland 2018 (Position) · under Matt Canada
- Andy Buh · Maryland 2018 (DC) · under Matt Canada
- Bryan Stinespring · Maryland 2018 (Position) · under Matt Canada
- Chris Beatty · Maryland 2018 (OC, Other, Position) · under Matt Canada
- Chuck Heater · Maryland 2018 (Position) · under Matt Canada
- Jake Landry · Northern Illinois 2018 (Position) · under Rod Carey
- Jeff Knowles · Northern Illinois 2018 (DC) · under Rod Carey
- Matt Barnes · Maryland 2018 (Position, ST coord.) · under Matt Canada
- Wesley Beschorner · Maryland 2018 (Position) · under Matt Canada
- Charlie Harbison · App State 2019 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- D. J. Smith · App State 2019 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Fran Brown* · Temple 2019 (DC, Position) · under Rod Carey
- Garrett Riley · App State 2019 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Greg Gasparato · App State 2019 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Jeff Knowles · Temple 2019-2021 (DC) · under Rod Carey
- Shawn Clark · App State 2019 (Other, Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Bush Hamdan · Missouri 2020-2022 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Casey Woods* · Missouri 2020-2021 (Other, Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Curtis Luper · Missouri 2020-2026 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- David Gibbs · Missouri 2020 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Ryan Walters · Missouri 2020 (DC, Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Matt Linehan · Missouri 2021 (GA) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Steve Wilks · Missouri 2021 (DC) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Blake Baker · Missouri 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Kirby Moore* · Missouri 2023-2025 (OC, Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Chris Ball · Missouri 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Corey Batoon · Missouri 2024-2026 (DC) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- David Blackwell · Missouri 2024-2026 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Jacob Yoro · Missouri 2024-2026 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Sean Gleeson · Missouri 2024-2025 (Analyst, Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Derek Nicholson · Missouri 2025-2026 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Gunter Brewer · Marshall 2025-2026 (Position) · under Tony Gibson
- Jeff Knowles · Ball State 2025-2026 (DC) · under Mike Uremovich
- Rod Smith · Marshall 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Tony Gibson
- Shannon Morrison · Marshall 2025 (DC) · under Tony Gibson
- Alex Atkins · Missouri 2026 (Position) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Brad Lambert · Marshall 2026 (DC) · under Tony Gibson
- Chip Lindsey · Missouri 2026 (OC) · under Eli Drinkwitz
- Dean Hood · Marshall 2026 (Position) · under Tony Gibson
- John Papuchis · Missouri 2026 (Analyst, ST coord.) · under Eli Drinkwitz
Level 3: on their staffs · 29
- Dale Jones · App State 2020-2022 (DC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Tony Petersen · App State 2020 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Frank Ponce · App State 2021-2024 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Mark Speir · App State 2021 (Analyst) · under Shawn Clark
- Kevin Barbay · App State 2022 (OC, Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Lawrence Dawsey · App State 2022-2024 (Position) · under Shawn Clark
- Graham Harrell · Purdue 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Matt Mattox · Purdue 2023 (Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Scot Sloan · App State 2023-2024 (DC) · under Shawn Clark
- Seth Doege · Purdue 2023 (Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Elijah Robinson · Syracuse 2024-2025 (DC, Other) · under Fran Brown
- Jason Simmons · Purdue 2024 (OC) · under Ryan Walters
- Jeff Nixon · Syracuse 2024-2026 (OC, Position) · under Fran Brown
- Mike Johnson · Syracuse 2024-2026 (OC, Position) · under Fran Brown
- Nunzio Campanile · Syracuse 2024-2025 (Position) · under Fran Brown
- Robert Wright · Syracuse 2024-2025 (DC) · under Fran Brown
- Don Brown · Syracuse 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Fran Brown
- Josh Gattis · Syracuse 2025-2026 (Position) · under Fran Brown
- Kevin Coyle · Syracuse 2025 (Analyst) · under Fran Brown
- Dan Larson · North Dakota State 2026 (OC, Position) · under Tim Polasek
- Derek Sage · Washington State 2026 (Position, ST coord.) · under Kirby Moore
- Grant Olson · North Dakota State 2026 (DC) · under Tim Polasek
- Jack Curtis · Missouri State 2026 (DC) · under Casey Woods
- John Scott Jr. · Syracuse 2026 (DC, Other, Position) · under Fran Brown
- Mark Cala · Missouri State 2026 (OC, Position) · under Casey Woods
- Matt Miller · Washington State 2026 (OC, Position) · under Kirby Moore
- Perry Eliano · Syracuse 2026 (Position) · under Fran Brown
- Trent Bray · Washington State 2026 (DC, Position) · under Kirby Moore
- Vince Kehres · Syracuse 2026 (DC) · under Fran Brown
Coached together
- Jay Niemann · Drake 1995-1996 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Charlie Partridge · Drake 1996-1997 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Chris Ash · Drake 1997 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Bill Young · USC 1998-1999 · him GA, them DC
- Dennis Thurman · USC 1998-1999 · him GA, them Position
- Ed Orgeron · USC 1998-1999 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Hue Jackson · USC 1998-1999 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Joe Glenn · Montana 2000-2001 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bill Young · Kansas 2002-2005 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC
- Clint Bowen · Kansas 2002-2005 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- John Papuchis · Kansas 2002-2003 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Mark Mangino · Kansas 2002-2005 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Nick Quartaro · Kansas 2002-2005 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC
- Seth Littrell · Kansas 2002-2004 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Ed Warinner · Kansas 2003-2004 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Tim Beck · Kansas 2005 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bret Bielema* · Wisconsin 2006-2010 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Kerry Cooks · Wisconsin 2006-2009 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Mike Hankwitz · Wisconsin 2006-2007 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2006-2010 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Del Alexander · Wisconsin 2007-2010 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Charlie Partridge · Wisconsin 2008-2010 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Joe Rudolph · Wisconsin 2008-2010 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Kevin Kane · Wisconsin 2008-2010 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, GA
- Terrance Jamison · Wisconsin 2008-2009 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Chris Ash · Wisconsin 2010 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Eddie Faulkner · Northern Illinois 2011 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Jay Niemann · Northern Illinois 2011-2012 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Kevin Kane · Northern Illinois 2011-2012 · him Head coach, them Position
- Matt Canada · Northern Illinois 2011 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Rod Carey · Northern Illinois 2011-2012 · him Head coach, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Ryan Nielsen · Northern Illinois 2011-2012 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Tom Matukewicz · Northern Illinois 2011 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mike Dunbar · Northern Illinois 2012 · him Head coach, them OC
- Mike Uremovich* · Northern Illinois 2012 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Clayton White · NC State 2013-2016 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Dave Huxtable · NC State 2013-2019 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Desmond Kitchings · NC State 2013-2019 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Eddie Faulkner · NC State 2013-2018 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Matt Canada · NC State 2013-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Mike Uremovich* · NC State 2013-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ryan Nielsen · NC State 2013-2016 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Ty Howle · NC State 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them GA
- George McDonald · NC State 2015-2020 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Dwayne Ledford · NC State 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · NC State 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Aaron Henry · NC State 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them Position
- Kevin Patrick · NC State 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them Position
- Nathan Burton · NC State 2017 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Joe Scelfo · NC State 2018 · him Head coach, them GA
- Ted Roof · NC State 2018 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Kurt Roper · NC State 2019-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Todd Goebbel · NC State 2019-2026 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Position, ST coord.
- Tony Gibson* · NC State 2019-2024 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Brian Mitchell · NC State 2020-2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ruffin McNeill · NC State 2020-2026 · him Head coach, them Other
- Tim Beck · NC State 2020-2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Joker Phillips · NC State 2021-2026 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Scott Boone · NC State 2021 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Zac Roper · NC State 2022 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Robert Anae · NC State 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them OC
- Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay · NC State 2024 · him Head coach, them DC
- Charlton Warren · NC State 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- D. J. Eliot · NC State 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
Played together
- Charlie Partridge · Drake 1992-1993
- Chris Ash · Drake 1992-1993