Coaches
Tim Kish
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tim Kish
Played at Otterbein 1973-1976
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-1977 | Mariemont HS (OH) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1978 | Bowling Green | GA | GA | not known |
| 1979-1981 | Purdue | Other | assistant DB | not known |
| 1982 | Ball State | Position | QB | not known |
| 1983 | Ball State | Position | DL | not known |
| 1984-1991 | Army | Position | DE/OLB | not known |
| 1992-1996 | Northwestern | Position | DE/LB | Gary Barnett |
| 1997-2000 | Illinois | DC | DC/LB | Ron Turner |
| 2001 | Ohio | DC | DC/LB | Brian Knorr |
| 2002-2003 | Indiana | DC | DC/LB | Gerry DiNardo |
| 2004-2006 | Arizona | Position | LB | Mike Stoops |
| 2007-2009 | Arizona | Position | assistant/LB | Mike Stoops |
| 2010 | Arizona | DC | co-DC/LB✓ | Mike Stoops |
| 2011 | Arizona | Head coachinterim | interim HC / DC / LB | Mike Stoops |
| 2012-2018 | Oklahoma | Position | ILB | Bob Stoops (2012-2016), Lincoln Riley*+ (2017-2018) |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Arizona | Co-defensive coordinator | 47 | 40 | 26 | 35 | 120 |
| 2011 | Arizona | Defensive coordinator | 113 | 105 | 89 | 47 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Arizona | 3-3 (6 of 12) | - → - | 10 | 113 | -2.4 | 54% wins | 120 |
Worked under
- Gary Barnett · Northwestern 1992-1996 (Position)
- Ron Turner · Illinois 1997-2000 (DC, Position)
- Brian Knorr · Ohio 2001 (DC, Position)
- Gerry DiNardo · Indiana 2002-2003 (DC, Position)
- Mike Stoops · Arizona 2004-2011 (DC, Other, Position)
- Bob Stoops · Oklahoma 2012-2016 (Position)
- Lincoln Riley*+ · Oklahoma 2017-2018 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 5
- Frank Scelfo · Arizona 2011 (Position)
- Joe Salave'a · Arizona 2011 (Position)
- Robert Anae · Arizona 2011 (Other, Position)
- Ryan Walters · Arizona 2011 (Position)
- Seth Littrell · Arizona 2011 (OC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 18
- Brad Davis · North Texas 2016 (Other, Position) · under Seth Littrell
- Darcel McBath · North Texas 2016 (Analyst) · under Seth Littrell
- Graham Harrell · North Texas 2016-2018 (OC, Position) · under Seth Littrell
- Joel Filani · North Texas 2016-2018 (Position) · under Seth Littrell
- John David Baker · North Texas 2016-2018 (Analyst) · under Seth Littrell
- Mike Ekeler · North Texas 2016-2020 (DC, Position, ST coord.) · under Seth Littrell
- Nick Quartaro · North Texas 2016 (Other, Position) · under Seth Littrell
- Troy Reffett · North Texas 2016-2019 (DC) · under Seth Littrell
- Bodie Reeder · North Texas 2019 (OC) · under Seth Littrell
- Tommy Mainord · North Texas 2019-2022 (OC) · under Seth Littrell
- Clint Bowen · North Texas 2020 (DC, Position) · under Seth Littrell
- Mike Bloesch · North Texas 2020-2022 (OC) · under Seth Littrell
- Jim Gush · North Texas 2021-2022 (DC, Position) · under Seth Littrell
- Phil Bennett · North Texas 2021-2022 (DC, Position) · under Seth Littrell
- Kevin Kane · Purdue 2023-2024 (DC, Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Matt Mattox · Purdue 2023 (Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Seth Doege · Purdue 2023 (Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Jason Simmons · Purdue 2024 (OC) · under Ryan Walters
Coached together
- Gary Pinkel · Bowling Green 1978 · him GA, them Position
- Jim Heacock · Bowling Green 1978 · him GA, them Position
- Ron Vanderlinden · Bowling Green 1978 · him GA, them GA
- Ed Zaunbrecher · Purdue 1979 · him Other, them Position
- Mike Hankwitz · Purdue 1979-1981 · him Other, them Position
- Ron Vanderlinden · Ball State 1982 · him Position, them Position
- Charlie Taaffe · Army 1984-1986 · him Position, them OC
- Ed Warinner · Army 1987-1991 · him Position, them Position
- Doug Mallory · Army 1989 · him Position, them Position
- Michael Haywood · Army 1989-1990 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jon Heacock · Army 1990 · him Position, them Other
- Gary Barnett · Northwestern 1992-1996 · him Position, them Head coach
- Gregg Brandon · Northwestern 1992-1996 · him Position, them Position
- Jeff Genyk · Northwestern 1992-1996 · him Position, them GA, Position, ST coord.
- Mike DeBord · Northwestern 1992 · him Position, them Position
- Ron Vanderlinden · Northwestern 1992-1996 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Matt Limegrover · Northwestern 1995-1996 · him Position, them GA
- Buddy Teevens · Illinois 1997-1998 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Craig Ver Steeg · Illinois 1997-2000 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Osia Lewis · Illinois 1997-2000 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ron Turner · Illinois 1997-2000 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Brian Knorr · Ohio 2001 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Steve Russ · Ohio 2001 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Al Borges · Indiana 2002-2003 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Curt Mallory · Indiana 2002-2003 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Steve Addazio · Indiana 2002-2003 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mike Yurcich · Indiana 2003 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Kasey Dunn · Arizona 2004-2006 · him Position, them Position
- Mark Stoops · Arizona 2004-2009 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Canales · Arizona 2004-2006 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Stoops · Arizona 2004-2011 · him DC, Head coach, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Arizona 2004 · him Position, them Analyst
- Josh Heupel*+ · Arizona 2005 · him Position, them Position
- Dana Dimel · Arizona 2006-2008 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Arizona 2007-2010 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Sonny Dykes* · Arizona 2007-2009 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Seth Littrell · Arizona 2009-2011 · him DC, Head coach, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Frank Scelfo · Arizona 2010-2011 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Position
- Greg Brown · Arizona 2010 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Ryan Walters · Arizona 2010-2011 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them GA, Position
- Joe Salave'a · Arizona 2011 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Position
- Robert Anae · Arizona 2011 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Other, Position
- Bob Stoops · Oklahoma 2012-2016 · him Position, them Head coach
- Cale Gundy · Oklahoma 2012-2018 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Jay Norvell · Oklahoma 2012-2014 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Jon Finley · Oklahoma 2012-2013 · him Position, them GA
- Josh Heupel*+ · Oklahoma 2012-2014 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Stoops · Oklahoma 2012-2018 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Ryan Walters · Oklahoma 2012 · him Position, them GA
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Oklahoma 2013-2018 · him Position, them OC, Position
- C. J. Ah You · Oklahoma 2015 · him Position, them Analyst
- Kerry Cooks · Oklahoma 2015-2018 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Lincoln Riley*+ · Oklahoma 2015-2018 · him Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Oklahoma 2016 · him Position, them Analyst
- Ruffin McNeill · Oklahoma 2017-2018 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Ty Darlington · Oklahoma 2017-2018 · him Position, them Analyst
- Bob Diaco · Oklahoma 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Shane Beamer*+ · Oklahoma 2018 · him Position, them Other, Position