Coaches
Brian Wright
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Brian Wright
Played at Wooster 1991-1994
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Wooster | Other | SA | not known |
| 1995-1996 | Walsh | GA | GA | not known |
| 1997 | Youngstown State | GA | GA | not known |
| 1998 | Walsh | Position | PGC/WR | not known |
| 1999 | Walsh | ST coord. | co-ST/PGC/QB | not known |
| 2000 | Walsh | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2001-2002 | Youngstown State | Position | QB | not known |
| 2003 | Youngstown State | Position | QB/WR | not known |
| 2004 | Youngstown State | Other | RC | not known |
| 2005-2007 | Youngstown State | OC | OC/QB/RC | not known |
| 2008-2009 | Youngstown State | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2010-2011 | Montana State | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2012-2013 | Florida Atlantic | OC | OC/QB✓ | Carl Pelini |
| 2013 | Florida Atlantic | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Carl Pelini |
| 2014-2015 | Florida Atlantic | OC | AHC/OC/QB✓ | Charlie Partridge |
| 2016-2019 | Toledo | OC | OC/QB✓ | Jason Candle* |
| 2020-2023 | Pittsburg State | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2024- | Northern Arizona | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Florida Atlantic | Offensive coordinator | 88 | 106 | 96 | 116 | 124 |
| 2013 | Florida Atlantic | Offensive coordinator | 81 | 83 | 92 | 88 | 125 |
| 2014 | Florida Atlantic | Offensive coordinator | 80 | 40 | 79 | 81 | 128 |
| 2015 | Florida Atlantic | Offensive coordinator | 114 | 108 | 86 | 80 | 128 |
| 2016 | Toledo | Offensive coordinator | 7 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 128 |
| 2017 | Toledo | Offensive coordinator | 17 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 130 |
| 2018 | Toledo | Offensive coordinator | 40 | 19 | 34 | 17 | 130 |
| 2019 | Toledo | Offensive coordinator | 54 | 78 | 73 | 40 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Florida Atlantic | 4-0 (4 of 12) | - → - | 81 | 9 | -6.6 | 25% wins | 125 |
| 2024 | Northern Arizona (FCS) | 8-5 | - → - | 30 | 50 | - | 46% wins | 129 |
| 2025 | Northern Arizona (FCS) | 7-5 | - → - | 31 | 99 | - | 62% wins | 129 |
| 2026 | Northern Arizona (FCS) | 8-2 | - → - | 22 | 98 | - | 58% wins | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pittsburg State | Division II | 2-2 |
| 2021 | Pittsburg State | Division II | 8-3 |
| 2022 | Pittsburg State | Division II | 12-1 |
| 2023 | Pittsburg State | Division II | 11-2 |
Worked under
- Carl Pelini · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 (OC, Position)
- Charlie Partridge · Florida Atlantic 2014-2015 (OC, Other, Position)
- Jason Candle* · Toledo 2016-2019 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Jim Tressel · Youngstown State 1997 · him GA, them Head coach
- Jon Heacock · Youngstown State 2001-2009 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Trenton Boykin · Youngstown State 2001-2002 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jeff Mills · Youngstown State 2007-2008 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC
- Kane Ioane · Montana State 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Carl Pelini · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Head coach
- Jimmy Rogers* · Florida Atlantic 2012 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Jovan Dewitt · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Pete Rekstis · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC
- Charlie Partridge · Florida Atlantic 2014-2015 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Roc Bellantoni · Florida Atlantic 2014-2015 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC
- Terrance Jamison · Florida Atlantic 2014-2015 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Brian George · Toledo 2016-2019 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Derek Sage · Toledo 2016 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jason Candle* · Toledo 2016-2019 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Marquel Blackwell · Toledo 2016-2017 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mike Hallett · Toledo 2016-2019 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Adam Clark · Northern Arizona 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them DC
- Bryan Larson · Northern Arizona 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them OC
- Trenton Greene · Northern Arizona 2026 · him Head coach, them DC