Coaches
J.D. Brookhart
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
J.D. Brookhart
Played at BYU 1984, Colorado State 1985-1987
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-1996 | Denver Broncos (pro) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1997-1998 | Pittsburgh | Position | TE | Walt Harris |
| 1999 | Pittsburgh | Position | WR | Walt Harris |
| 2000-2003 | Pittsburgh | OC | OC/WR | Walt Harris |
| 2004-2009 | Akron | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2011-2012 | Colorado | ST coord. | PGC/TE/ST | Jon Embree |
| 2024- | Akron | Position | WR | Joe Moorhead* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Akron | 6-5 | 0 → 0 | 90 | 117 | -11.1 | 58% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Akron | 7-6 | 0 → 0 | 94 | 24 | -5.8 | 55% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Akron | 5-7 | 0 → 0 | 84 | 16 | -6.1 | 54% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Akron | 4-8 | 0 → 0 | 109 | 33 | -17.6 | 42% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Akron | 5-7 | 0 → 0 | 48 | 100 | -6.7 | 33% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Akron | 3-9 | 0 → 0 | 114 | 80 | -17.8 | 42% wins | 120 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Akron | FCS | 6-5 |
| 2005 | Akron | FCS | 7-6 |
Worked under
- Walt Harris · Pittsburgh 1997-2003 (OC, Position)
- Jon Embree · Colorado 2011-2012 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Joe Moorhead* · Akron 2024-2026 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 6
- Jim Fleming · Akron 2004-2009 (DC, Position)
- Joe Moorhead* · Akron 2004-2008 (OC, Other, Position)
- Jim Pry · Akron 2005 (OC)
- Luke Getsy · Akron 2007-2008 (GA)
- Shane Montgomery · Akron 2009 (OC, Position)
- Walt Harris · Akron 2009 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 14
- Andrew Breiner · Mississippi State 2018-2019 (Other, Position) · under Joe Moorhead
- Bob Shoop · Mississippi State 2018-2019 (DC, Position) · under Joe Moorhead
- Charles Huff* · Mississippi State 2018 (Position) · under Joe Moorhead
- Joey Jones · Mississippi State 2018-2019 (ST coord.) · under Joe Moorhead
- Mark Hudspeth · Mississippi State 2018 (Other, Position) · under Joe Moorhead
- Mark Powell · Mississippi State 2018 (GA) · under Joe Moorhead
- Tem Lukabu · Mississippi State 2018 (Position) · under Joe Moorhead
- Terrell Buckley · Mississippi State 2018-2019 (Position) · under Joe Moorhead
- Van Malone · Mississippi State 2018 (Analyst) · under Joe Moorhead
- Billy Fessler · Mississippi State 2019 (GA) · under Joe Moorhead
- Chris Marve · Mississippi State 2019 (Position) · under Joe Moorhead
- Mike Johnson · Mississippi State 2019 (Position) · under Joe Moorhead
- Taylor Housewright · Mississippi State 2019 (Analyst) · under Joe Moorhead
- Tim Tibesar · Akron 2022-2026 (DC, Position) · under Joe Moorhead
Level 3: on their staffs · 10
- Clint Trickett · Marshall 2021-2023 (OC, Other, Position) · under Charles Huff
- Lance Guidry · Marshall 2021-2022 (DC, Position) · under Charles Huff
- Tim Cramsey · Marshall 2021 (OC, Position) · under Charles Huff
- Jason Semore · Marshall 2023-2024 (DC) · under Charles Huff
- Seth Doege · Marshall 2024 (OC, Position) · under Charles Huff
- Blake Anderson* · Southern Miss 2025 (OC, Position) · under Charles Huff
- Joe Bolden · Southern Miss 2025 (ST coord.) · under Charles Huff
- Brad Salem · Memphis 2026 (Position) · under Charles Huff
- David Weeks · Memphis 2026 (OC) · under Charles Huff
- Kevin Decker · Memphis 2026 (OC) · under Charles Huff
Coached together
- Bill McGovern · Pittsburgh 1997-1999 · him Position, them Position
- Curt Cignetti*+ · Pittsburgh 1997-1999 · him Position, them Position
- Larry Coyer · Pittsburgh 1997-1999 · him Position, them DC
- Walt Harris · Pittsburgh 1997-2003 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Joe Moorhead* · Pittsburgh 1998-1999 · him Position, them GA
- David Blackwell · Pittsburgh 2000-2002 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Paul Rhoads · Pittsburgh 2000-2003 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Charlie Partridge · Pittsburgh 2003 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Dino Babers · Pittsburgh 2003 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jim Fleming · Akron 2004-2009 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Joe Moorhead* · Akron 2004-2026 · him Head coach, Position, them Head coach, OC, Other, Position
- Jim Pry · Akron 2005 · him Head coach, them OC
- Luke Getsy · Akron 2007-2008 · him Head coach, them GA
- Shane Montgomery · Akron 2009 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Walt Harris · Akron 2009 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bobby Kennedy · Colorado 2011-2012 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 2011-2012 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Eric Bieniemy · Colorado 2011-2012 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them OC
- Greg Brown · Colorado 2011-2012 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC
- Jon Embree · Colorado 2011-2012 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Tim Tibesar · Akron 2024-2026 · him Position, them DC, Position
Played together
- Robert Anae · BYU 1984