Coaches
Tyrone Willingham
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tyrone Willingham
Played at Michigan State 1973-1976
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Michigan State | GA | GA | not known |
| 1978-1979 | Central Michigan | Position | DB | not known |
| 1980-1982 | Michigan State | ST coord. | DB/ST | not known |
| 1983-1985 | NC State | ST coord. | DB/ST | not known |
| 1986-1988 | Rice | ST coord. | WR/ST | not known |
| 1989-1991 | Stanford | Position | RB | not known |
| 1992-1994 | Minnesota Vikings (pro) | Position | RB | not known |
| 1995-2001 | Stanford | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2002-2004 | Notre Dame | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2005-2008 | Washington | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Stanford | 7-4-1 | - → - | - | - | 8.2 | 27% wins | 108 |
| 1996 | Stanford | 7-5 | - → - | - | - | 8.6 | 58% wins | 111 |
| 1997 | Stanford | 5-6 | 18 → - | - | - | 6.2 | 58% wins | 112 |
| 1998 | Stanford | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -5.1 | 46% wins | 112 |
| 1999 | Stanford | 8-4 | - → - | - | - | 10.7 | 27% wins | 114 |
| 2000 | Stanford | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | 9.2 | 67% wins | 116 |
| 2001 | Stanford | 9-3 | - → 16 | - | - | 15.7 | 46% wins | 117 |
| 2002 | Notre Dame | 10-3 | - → 17 | - | - | 17.1 | 46% wins | 117 |
| 2003 | Notre Dame | 5-7 | 20 → - | - | - | 11.8 | 77% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | Notre Dame | 6-5 (11 of 12) | - → - | 51 | 67 | 12.6 | 42% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Washington | 2-9 | - → - | 92 | 61 | 1.9 | 9% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Washington | 5-7 | - → - | 111 | 97 | 0.3 | 18% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Washington | 4-9 | - → - | 84 | 97 | 5.2 | 42% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Washington | 0-12 | - → - | 111 | 116 | -21.3 | 31% wins | 120 |
Worked under
None found (his assistant years may be outside the FBS seasons we hold).
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 15
- Dana Bible · Stanford 1995-1997 (OC, Position)
- Don Treadwell · Stanford 1995-1996 (Position)
- Kent Baer · Stanford 1995-1998 (Position)
- Pat Shurmur · Stanford 1998 (Position)
- Mike Denbrock · Stanford 2001 (Position)
- Trent Miles · Stanford 2001 (Position)
- Greg Mattison · Notre Dame 2002-2004 (Position)
- John DeFilippo · Notre Dame 2002 (GA)
- D.J. Durkin · Notre Dame 2003-2004 (GA)
- Steve Wilks · Notre Dame 2004 (Position)
- Chris Tormey · Washington 2005-2008 (Other, Position)
- Tim Lappano · Washington 2005-2008 (OC, Position)
- Luke Huard · Washington 2007-2008 (GA)
- Brian White · Washington 2008 (Position, ST coord.)
- Ed Donatell · Washington 2008 (DC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 19
- Jared Elliott · Miami (OH) 2011 (GA) · under Don Treadwell
- John Klacik · Miami (OH) 2011-2012 (OC) · under Don Treadwell
- Mike Bath · Miami (OH) 2011-2012 (Position) · under Don Treadwell
- Pete Rekstis · Miami (OH) 2011 (DC) · under Don Treadwell
- Jay Peterson · Miami (OH) 2012 (DC) · under Don Treadwell
- Jeff Jagodzinski · Georgia State 2013-2016 (OC, Other) · under Trent Miles
- Jesse Minter · Georgia State 2013-2016 (DC) · under Trent Miles
- Chris O'Leary · Georgia State 2015-2016 (GA) · under Trent Miles
- Aazaar Abdul-Rahim · Maryland 2016-2017 (Position) · under D.J. Durkin
- Andy Buh · Maryland 2016-2017 (DC) · under D.J. Durkin
- Anthony Tucker · Maryland 2016-2017 (Position) · under D.J. Durkin
- Chris Beatty · Maryland 2016-2017 (Other, Position) · under D.J. Durkin
- Jess Simpson · Georgia State 2016 (Position) · under Trent Miles
- Matt Barnes · Maryland 2016-2017 (Position, ST coord.) · under D.J. Durkin
- Mike London · Maryland 2016 (Other, Position) · under D.J. Durkin
- Pete Lembo* · Maryland 2016-2017 (Other, Position, ST coord.) · under D.J. Durkin
- Rick Minter · Georgia State 2016 (Position) · under Trent Miles
- Walt Bell · Maryland 2016-2017 (OC, Position) · under D.J. Durkin
- Tyler Bowen · Maryland 2017 (Position) · under D.J. Durkin
Level 3: on their staffs · 8
- Taylor Housewright · Miami (OH) 2013 (GA) · under Mike Bath
- Tommy Restivo · Massachusetts 2019-2021 (DC, Position) · under Walt Bell
- Jim Reid · Massachusetts 2020-2021 (Analyst) · under Walt Bell
- Alex Miller · Massachusetts 2021 (Position) · under Walt Bell
- Dave Patenaude · Buffalo 2024-2025 (OC, Position) · under Pete Lembo
- Joe Bowen · Buffalo 2024-2025 (DC) · under Pete Lembo
- Brian Dougherty · Buffalo 2026 (DC) · under Pete Lembo
- Tony Tokarz · Buffalo 2026 (OC) · under Pete Lembo
Coached together
- Dana Bible · NC State 1983-1985 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Jim Bollman · NC State 1983-1985 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Curt Cignetti*+ · Rice 1986-1988 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Ron Turner · Stanford 1989-1991 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Dana Bible · Stanford 1995-1997 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Don Treadwell · Stanford 1995-1996 · him Head coach, them Position
- Kent Baer · Stanford 1995-1998 · him Head coach, them Position
- Pat Shurmur · Stanford 1998 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mike Denbrock · Stanford 2001 · him Head coach, them Position
- Trent Miles · Stanford 2001 · him Head coach, them Position
- Greg Mattison · Notre Dame 2002-2004 · him Head coach, them Position
- John DeFilippo · Notre Dame 2002 · him Head coach, them GA
- Kent Baer · Notre Dame 2002-2004 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach
- Mike Denbrock · Notre Dame 2002-2004 · him Head coach, them Position
- Trent Miles · Notre Dame 2002-2004 · him Head coach, them Position
- D.J. Durkin · Notre Dame 2003-2004 · him Head coach, them GA
- Steve Wilks · Notre Dame 2004 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chris Tormey · Washington 2005-2008 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Kent Baer · Washington 2005-2007 · him Head coach, them DC
- Mike Denbrock · Washington 2005-2008 · him Head coach, them Position
- Steve Wilks · Washington 2005 · him Head coach, them Position
- Tim Lappano · Washington 2005-2008 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Trent Miles · Washington 2005-2007 · him Head coach, them Position
- Luke Huard · Washington 2007-2008 · him Head coach, them GA
- Brian White · Washington 2008 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Ed Donatell · Washington 2008 · him Head coach, them DC