Coaches
Dave Aranda
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Dave Aranda*
Head coach, Baylor · alma mater (CFBD): Cal Lutheran
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Redlands HS (CA) (HS) | Other | JV | not known |
| 1996-1999 | Cal Lutheran | Position | LB | not known |
| 2000-2002 | Texas Tech | GA | GA | Mike Leach |
| 2003-2004 | Houston | Position | LB | Art Briles |
| 2005-2006 | Cal Lutheran | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2007 | Delta State | DC | co-DC/LB | not known |
| 2008-2009 | Hawai'i | Position | DL | Greg McMackin |
| 2010-2011 | Hawaii (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2010-2011 | Hawai'i | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Greg McMackin |
| 2012 | Utah State | DC | DC✓ | Gary Andersen |
| 2013-2015 | Wisconsin | DC | DC/ILB✓ | Gary Andersen (2013-2014), Paul Chryst (2015) |
| 2016-2019 | LSU | DC | AHC/DC/LB✓ | Ed Orgeron |
| 2020-2026 | Baylor | 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 | Utah State | Defensive coordinator | 17 | 7 | 31 | 37 | 124 |
| 2013 | Wisconsin | Defensive coordinator | 13 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 125 |
| 2014 | Wisconsin | Defensive coordinator | 21 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 128 |
| 2015 | Wisconsin | Defensive coordinator | 12 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 128 |
| 2016 | LSU | Defensive coordinator | 8 | 4 | 10 | 52 | 128 |
| 2017 | LSU | Defensive coordinator | 52 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 130 |
| 2018 | LSU | Defensive coordinator | 23 | 24 | 26 | 52 | 130 |
| 2019 | LSU | Defensive coordinator | 31 | 24 | 10 | 23 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Baylor | 2-7 | - → - | 113 | 49 | 1.3 | 79% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Baylor | 12-2 | - → 5 | 34 | 35 | 15.6 | 22% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Baylor | 6-7 | 10 → - | 50 | 83 | 11.7 | 86% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Baylor | 3-9 | - → - | 90 | 123 | -8.3 | 46% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Baylor | 8-5 | - → - | 45 | 75 | 8.4 | 25% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Baylor | 5-7 | - → - | 51 | 83 | 1.4 | 62% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Baylor | 4-3 (7 of 9) | - → - | 70 | 12 | 13.3 | 42% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Mike Leach · Texas Tech 2000-2002 (GA)
- Art Briles · Houston 2003-2004 (Position)
- Greg McMackin · Hawai'i 2008-2011 (DC, Position)
- Gary Andersen · Utah State 2012 (DC)
- Gary Andersen · Wisconsin 2013-2014 (DC, Position)
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2015 (DC, Position)
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2016-2019 (DC, Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 11
- Brian Stewart · Baylor 2020 (Position)
- Joey McGuire*+ · Baylor 2020-2021 (Other, Position)
- Jorge Munoz · Baylor 2020 (Other, Position)
- Larry Fedora · Baylor 2020 (OC, Position)
- Matt Powledge · Baylor 2020-2025 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
- Ron Roberts · Baylor 2020-2022 (DC, Position)
- Shawn Bell · Baylor 2020-2023 (Position)
- Jeff Grimes · Baylor 2021-2023 (OC, Position)
- Gary Patterson · Baylor 2024 (Analyst)
- Jake Spavital · Baylor 2024-2026 (OC, Position)
- Joe Klanderman · Baylor 2026 (DC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 9
- C. J. Ah You · Texas Tech 2022-2025 (DC, Position) · under Joey McGuire
- Kenny Perry · Texas Tech 2022-2026 (Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Joey McGuire
- Tim DeRuyter · Texas Tech 2022-2024 (DC) · under Joey McGuire
- Zach Kittley* · Texas Tech 2022-2024 (OC, Position) · under Joey McGuire
- Darcel McBath · Texas Tech 2024-2026 (Analyst, Position) · under Joey McGuire
- Justin Johnson · Texas Tech 2024 (OC) · under Joey McGuire
- Mack Leftwich · Texas Tech 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Joey McGuire
- Shiel Wood · Texas Tech 2025-2026 (DC) · under Joey McGuire
- Rob Greene · Texas Tech 2026 (DC) · under Joey McGuire
Level 3: on their staffs · 1
- Brett Dewhurst · Florida Atlantic 2025-2026 (DC) · under Zach Kittley
Coached together
- Danny Langsdorf · Cal Lutheran 1996 · him Position, them GA
- Art Briles · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him GA, them Position
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him GA, them GA
- Brian Norwood · Texas Tech 2000 · him GA, them Position
- Dana Holgorsen · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him GA, them Position
- Glenn Thomas · Texas Tech 2000 · him GA, them GA
- Greg McMackin · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him GA, them DC
- Mike Leach · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him GA, them Head coach
- Robert Anae · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him GA, them Position
- Ruffin McNeill · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him GA, them Position
- Sonny Dykes* · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him GA, them Position
- Art Briles · Houston 2003-2004 · him Position, them Head coach
- Derrick Odum · Houston 2003-2004 · him Position, them Position
- Philip Montgomery · Houston 2003-2004 · him Position, them Position
- Brian Smith · Cal Lutheran 2005 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ron Roberts · Delta State 2007 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Brian Smith · Hawai'i 2008-2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Cal Lee · Hawai'i 2008-2011 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Craig Stutzmann · Hawai'i 2008 · him Position, them GA
- Greg McMackin · Hawai'i 2008-2011 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Ikaika Malloe · Hawai'i 2008 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Nick Rolovich · Hawai'i 2008-2011 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Ron Lee · Hawai'i 2008-2009 · him Position, them OC
- Chris Tormey · Hawai'i 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Smith · Hawai'i 2009 · him Position, them Position
- Dick Tomey · Hawai'i 2011 · him DC, them ST coord.
- Bill Busch · Utah State 2012 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Frank Maile · Utah State 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Gary Andersen · Utah State 2012 · him DC, them Head coach
- Matt Wells · Utah State 2012 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Mike Sanford Sr. · Utah State 2012 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Andy Ludwig · Wisconsin 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Bill Busch · Wisconsin 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Chris Beatty · Wisconsin 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Gary Andersen · Wisconsin 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Genyk · Wisconsin 2013-2014 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jon Budmayr · Wisconsin 2013 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Thomas Hammock · Wisconsin 2013 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 2014 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Cory Hall · Wisconsin 2014 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Thomas Brown · Wisconsin 2014 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Daronte Jones · Wisconsin 2015 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Joe Rudolph · Wisconsin 2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2015 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Sam Siefkes · Wisconsin 2015 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Tim Tibesar · Wisconsin 2015 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bradley Dale Peveto · LSU 2016 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst, ST coord.
- Cam Cameron · LSU 2016 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Dameyune Craig · LSU 2016 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2016-2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach, Position
- Jeff Grimes · LSU 2016-2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Les Miles · LSU 2016 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Steve Ensminger · LSU 2016-2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Canada · LSU 2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Mickey Joseph · LSU 2017-2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Bill Busch · LSU 2018-2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Jorge Munoz · LSU 2018-2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Kevin Coyle · LSU 2018-2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Mark Criner · LSU 2018 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- DJ Mangas · LSU 2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Kevin Cosgrove · LSU 2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Mark Hutson · LSU 2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Brian Stewart · Baylor 2020 · him Head coach, them Position
- Joey McGuire*+ · Baylor 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Jorge Munoz · Baylor 2020 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Larry Fedora · Baylor 2020 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Matt Powledge · Baylor 2020-2025 · him Head coach, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Ron Roberts · Baylor 2020-2022 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Shawn Bell · Baylor 2020-2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jeff Grimes · Baylor 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Gary Patterson · Baylor 2024 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Jake Spavital · Baylor 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Joe Klanderman · Baylor 2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach, Position