Coaches
Jon Tenuta
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jon Tenuta
Played at Virginia 1978-1981
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-1982 | Virginia | GA | GA | George Welsh (1982) |
| 1983 | Maryland | GA | GA | Bobby Ross |
| 1984-1985 | Vanderbilt | Position | DB | not known |
| 1986 | Marshall | Position | DB | not known |
| 1987 | Marshall | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 1988 | Kansas State | DC | DC/DL | Stan Parrish |
| 1989 | SMU | Position | DB | not known |
| 1990 | SMU | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 1991-1994 | SMU (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1995 | Oklahoma | Position | DB | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 1996-1999 | Ohio State | Position | DB | John Cooper |
| 2000 | Ohio State | DC | DC/DB | John Cooper |
| 2001 | North Carolina | DC | DC/DB | John Bunting |
| 2002-2007 | Georgia Tech | DC | DC/DB✓ | Chan Gailey |
| 2007 | Georgia Tech | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Chan Gailey |
| 2008 | Notre Dame | Position | AHC/LB | Charlie Weis |
| 2009 | Notre Dame | DC | AHC/DC/LB✓ | Charlie Weis |
| 2010-2011 | NC State | Position | LB | Tom O'Brien |
| 2012 | NC State | Position | AHC/LB | Tom O'Brien |
| 2013-2014 | Virginia | DC | AHC/DC/LB✓ | Mike London |
| 2015 | Virginia | DC | AHC/DC/S✓ | Mike London |
| 2017-2019 | Cincinnati | Position | S | Luke Fickell* |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | Analyst | DA | Luke Fickell* |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | Analyst | DA | Justin Fuente |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Georgia Tech | Defensive coordinator | 29 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 119 |
| 2006 | Georgia Tech | Defensive coordinator | 43 | 33 | 15 | 29 | 119 |
| 2007 | Georgia Tech | Defensive coordinator | 66 | 26 | 18 | 43 | 119 |
| 2009 | Notre Dame | Co-defensive coordinator | 98 | 71 | 90 | 54 | 120 |
| 2013 | Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 22 | 78 | 9 | 23 | 125 |
| 2014 | Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 26 | 34 | 30 | 22 | 128 |
| 2015 | Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 94 | 102 | 101 | 26 | 128 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Georgia Tech | 0-1 (1 of 13) | - → - | 68 | 66 | 8.7 | 64% wins | 119 |
Worked under
- George Welsh · Virginia 1982 (GA)
- Bobby Ross · Maryland 1983 (GA)
- Stan Parrish · Kansas State 1988 (DC, Position)
- Howard Schnellenberger · Oklahoma 1995 (Position)
- John Cooper · Ohio State 1996-2000 (DC, Position)
- John Bunting · North Carolina 2001 (DC, Position)
- Chan Gailey · Georgia Tech 2002-2007 (DC, Position)
- Charlie Weis · Notre Dame 2008-2009 (DC, Other, Position)
- Tom O'Brien · NC State 2010-2012 (Other, Position)
- Mike London · Virginia 2013-2015 (DC, Other, Position)
- Luke Fickell* · Cincinnati 2017-2020 (Analyst, Position)
- Justin Fuente · Virginia Tech 2021 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Frank Spaziani · Virginia 1982 · him GA, them Position
- Tom O'Brien · Virginia 1982-2014 · him DC, GA, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Bobby Ross · Maryland 1983 · him GA, them Head coach
- Ralph Friedgen · Maryland 1983 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Dana Dimel · Kansas State 1988 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Stan Parrish · Kansas State 1988 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Dale Lindsey · SMU 1989 · him Position, them DC
- Tim Lewis · SMU 1989-1990 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Danny Hope · Oklahoma 1995 · him Position, them Position
- Gary Nord · Oklahoma 1995 · him Position, them OC
- Howard Schnellenberger · Oklahoma 1995 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jim Heacock · Ohio State 1996-2000 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Walt Harris · Ohio State 1996 · him Position, them Position
- Greg Studrawa · Ohio State 1997 · him Position, them GA
- Luke Fickell* · Ohio State 1999 · him Position, them GA
- Dave Huxtable · North Carolina 2001 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Gary Tranquill · North Carolina 2001 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Gunter Brewer · North Carolina 2001 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jamie Bryant · North Carolina 2001 · him DC, Position, them GA
- John Bunting · North Carolina 2001 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Robbie Caldwell · North Carolina 2001 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bill O'Brien* · Georgia Tech 2002 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Brent Key* · Georgia Tech 2002 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Chan Gailey · Georgia Tech 2002-2007 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Head coach
- Glenn Spencer · Georgia Tech 2002-2003 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Patrick Nix · Georgia Tech 2002-2006 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Nathan Burton · Georgia Tech 2005-2007 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them GA
- Charles Kelly* · Georgia Tech 2006-2007 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them ST coord.
- Geoff Collins · Georgia Tech 2006 · him DC, Position, them Other
- John Bond · Georgia Tech 2007 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them OC
- Brian Polian · Notre Dame 2008-2009 · him DC, Other, Position, them ST coord.
- Charlie Weis · Notre Dame 2008-2009 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Corwin Brown · Notre Dame 2008-2009 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC
- Michael Haywood · Notre Dame 2008 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Rob Ianello · Notre Dame 2008-2009 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Dana Bible · NC State 2010-2012 · him Other, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Mike Archer · NC State 2010-2012 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Tom O'Brien · NC State 2010-2012 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Desmond Kitchings · NC State 2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Troy Walters · NC State 2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Anthony Poindexter · Virginia 2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Justin Hamilton · Virginia 2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC
- Mike London · Virginia 2013-2015 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Scott Wachenheim · Virginia 2013-2014 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Steve Fairchild · Virginia 2013-2015 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Vincent Brown · Virginia 2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Mike Archer · Virginia 2014-2015 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Chris Beatty · Virginia 2015 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Doug Phillips · Cincinnati 2017-2019 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Gino Guidugli · Cincinnati 2017-2020 · him Analyst, Position, them Position
- Joker Phillips · Cincinnati 2017-2018 · him Position, them Position
- Luke Fickell* · Cincinnati 2017-2020 · him Analyst, Position, them Head coach
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Cincinnati 2017-2020 · him Analyst, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Denbrock · Cincinnati 2017-2020 · him Analyst, Position, them OC, Position
- Willie Martinez · Cincinnati 2017 · him Position, them Position
- Colin Hitschler · Cincinnati 2018-2020 · him Analyst, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Steve Stripling · Cincinnati 2018-2019 · him Position, them Position
- Chad Wilt · Cincinnati 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Max Bullough · Cincinnati 2019 · him Position, them GA
- Dan Enos · Cincinnati 2020 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Perry Eliano · Cincinnati 2020 · him Analyst, them Position
- Adam Lechtenberg · Virginia Tech 2021 · him Analyst, them Position
- Brad Cornelsen · Virginia Tech 2021 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- J.C. Price · Virginia Tech 2021 · him Analyst, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Justin Fuente · Virginia Tech 2021 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Justin Hamilton · Virginia Tech 2021 · him Analyst, them DC, Position