Coaches
Ken Wilson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Ken Wilson
Played at North Central 1982-1985 · alma mater (CFBD): North Central College
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | North Central | GA | GA | not known |
| 1987-1988 | New Mexico | GA | GA | not known |
| 1989-1990 | Nevada | Position | OLB/DE | not known |
| 1991-1995 | Nevada | Position | ILB | Chris Ault (1992-1995) |
| 1996-1998 | Nevada | DC | DC/ILB | not known |
| 2004-2006 | Nevada | Position | AHC/LB | Chris Ault |
| 2007 | Nevada | DC | DC/S✓ | Chris Ault |
| 2008-2009 | Nevada | Position | AHC/LB | Chris Ault |
| 2010-2011 | Nevada | Position | AHC/DE | Chris Ault |
| 2012 | Nevada | Position | AHC/LB | Chris Ault |
| 2013-2019 | Washington State | Position | LB | Mike Leach |
| 2020 | Oregon | Position | LB | Mario Cristobal*+ |
| 2021 | Oregon | DC | co-DC/ILB✓ | Mario Cristobal*+ |
| 2022-2023 | Nevada | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024- | TCU | Position | LB | Sonny Dykes* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nevada | Defensive coordinator | 84 | 80 | 62 | 78 | 119 |
| 2021 | Oregon | Co-defensive coordinator | 81 | 89 | 95 | 66 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Nevada | 2-10 | - → - | 123 | 109 | -22.4 | 62% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Nevada | 2-10 | - → - | 131 | 113 | -22.0 | 17% wins | 133 |
Worked under
- Chris Ault · Nevada 1992-2012 (DC, Other, Position)
- Mike Leach · Washington State 2013-2019 (Position)
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Oregon 2020-2021 (DC, Position)
- Sonny Dykes* · TCU 2024-2026 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 5
- Derek Sage · Nevada 2022-2023 (OC, Position)
- Joe Bolden · Nevada 2022 (Position, ST coord.)
- Kwame Agyeman · Nevada 2022-2023 (DC)
- Mike Bethea · Nevada 2022-2023 (DC)
- Vai Taua · Nevada 2022-2023 (Position)
Coached together
- Marvin Lewis · New Mexico 1987-1988 · him GA, them Position
- Steve Fairchild · New Mexico 1987-1988 · him GA, them Position
- Chris Ault · Nevada 1989-2012 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Horton · Nevada 1989-1993 · him Position, them Head coach, Position, ST coord.
- Steve Hagen · Nevada 1992-1993 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Brian White · Nevada 1993 · him Position, them Position
- Bobby Petrino · Nevada 1994 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tom Mason · Nevada 1998 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dave Fipp · Nevada 2004 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Derek Sage · Nevada 2004-2023 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them GA, OC, Position
- Kim McCloud · Nevada 2004-2007 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Barry Sacks · Nevada 2005-2006 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Chris Klenakis · Nevada 2005-2009 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC
- Tim DeRuyter · Nevada 2005-2006 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Nigel Burton · Nevada 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Andy Buh · Nevada 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Donte Williams · Nevada 2010 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Mike Bradeson · Nevada 2012 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Nick Rolovich · Nevada 2012 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- David Yost · Washington State 2013-2015 · him Position, them Position
- Joe Salave'a · Washington State 2013-2016 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Mike Breske · Washington State 2013-2014 · him Position, them DC
- Mike Leach · Washington State 2013-2019 · him Position, them Head coach
- Graham Harrell · Washington State 2014-2015 · him Position, them Position
- Alex Grinch · Washington State 2015-2017 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Brian Odom · Washington State 2015-2016 · him Position, them Analyst
- Joel Filani · Washington State 2015 · him Position, them Analyst
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Washington State 2016 · him Position, them Position
- Darcel McBath · Washington State 2017-2019 · him Position, them Analyst, DC, Position
- Derek Sage · Washington State 2017 · him Position, them Position
- Joe Bolden · Washington State 2017-2018 · him Position, them GA
- Matt Brock · Washington State 2018-2019 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Washington State 2018-2019 · him Position, them Position
- Tracy Claeys · Washington State 2018-2019 · him Position, them DC
- Roc Bellantoni · Washington State 2019 · him Position, them DC
- Andy Avalos · Oregon 2020 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Bryan McClendon · Oregon 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Joe Moorhead* · Oregon 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Salave'a · Oregon 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Keith Heyward · Oregon 2020 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Oregon 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Nate Dreiling · Oregon 2020 · him Position, them Analyst
- Taylor Housewright · Oregon 2020 · him Position, them Analyst
- Michael Hutchings · Oregon 2021 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Tim DeRuyter · Oregon 2021 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Joe Bolden · Nevada 2022 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Kwame Agyeman · Nevada 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them DC
- Mike Bethea · Nevada 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them DC
- Vai Taua · Nevada 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- A. J. Ricker · TCU 2024-2026 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Andy Avalos · TCU 2024-2026 · him Position, them DC
- Dana Holgorsen · TCU 2024 · him Position, them Analyst
- Doug Meacham · TCU 2024 · him Position, them Position
- Kendal Briles · TCU 2024-2025 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Mark Cala · TCU 2024 · him Position, them Position
- Sonny Dykes* · TCU 2024-2026 · him Position, them Head coach
- Todd Graham · TCU 2024-2026 · him Position, them Analyst
- Brian Norwood · TCU 2025 · him Position, them Position
- Gordon Sammis · TCU 2026 · him Position, them OC