Coaches
Bo Pelini
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Bo Pelini
Played at Ohio State 1987-1990
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Iowa | GA | GA/AWR | not known |
| 1993 | Cardinal Mooney HS (OH) (HS) | Position | QB | not known |
| 1994-1996 | San Francisco 49ers (pro) | Position | DB | not known |
| 1997-1999 | New England Patriots (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2000-2002 | Green Bay Packers (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2003 | Nebraska (unknown) | DC | DC | Frank Solich |
| 2003 | Nebraska (unknown) | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Frank Solich |
| 2004 | Oklahoma | DC | co-DC/DB | Bob Stoops |
| 2005-2007 | LSU | DC | DC✓ | Les Miles |
| 2008-2014 | Nebraska (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2015-2019 | Youngstown State | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2020 | LSU (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2020 | LSU | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Ed Orgeron |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | LSU | Defensive coordinator | 9 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 119 |
| 2006 | LSU | Defensive coordinator | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 119 |
| 2007 | LSU | Defensive coordinator | 2 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 119 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nebraska | 1-0 (1 of 13) | - → 19 | - | - | 14.7 | 50% wins | 117 |
| 2008 | Nebraska | 9-4 | - → - | 15 | 41 | 18.9 | 42% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Nebraska | 10-4 | 24 → 14 | 85 | 7 | 19.9 | 69% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Nebraska | 10-4 | 8 → 20 | 43 | 11 | 18.8 | 71% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Nebraska | 9-4 | 10 → 24 | 64 | 66 | 14.5 | 71% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Nebraska | 10-4 | 17 → 25 | 13 | 14 | 20.3 | 69% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Nebraska | 9-4 | 18 → - | 55 | 24 | 11.6 | 71% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Nebraska | 9-3 (12 of 13) | 22 → - | 51 | 34 | 13.1 | 69% wins | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Youngstown State | FCS | 5-6 |
| 2016 | Youngstown State | FCS | 12-4 |
| 2017 | Youngstown State | FCS | 6-5 |
| 2018 | Youngstown State | FCS | 4-7 |
| 2019 | Youngstown State | FCS | 6-6 |
Worked under
- Frank Solich · Nebraska 2003 (DC)
- Bob Stoops · Oklahoma 2004 (DC, Position)
- Les Miles · LSU 2005-2007 (DC)
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2020 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 11
- Barney Cotton · Nebraska 2008-2014 (Other, Position)
- Carl Pelini · Nebraska 2008-2011 (DC, Position)
- Chris Kiffin · Nebraska 2008-2009 (Analyst)
- John Papuchis · Nebraska 2008-2014 (DC, Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Marvin Sanders · Nebraska 2008-2011 (Position)
- Mike Ekeler · Nebraska 2008-2010 (Position)
- Shawn Watson · Nebraska 2008-2010 (OC, Position)
- Tim Beck · Nebraska 2008-2014 (OC, Position)
- Joe Moglia · Nebraska 2009-2010 (Other)
- Ross Els · Nebraska 2011-2014 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Charlton Warren · Nebraska 2014 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 6
- Brian Wright · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 (OC, Position) · under Carl Pelini
- Jimmy Rogers* · Florida Atlantic 2012 (GA) · under Carl Pelini
- Jovan Dewitt · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 (DC, Position) · under Carl Pelini
- Pete Rekstis · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 (DC) · under Carl Pelini
- Jamey Chadwell* · Coastal Carolina 2018 (OC, Other, Position) · under Joe Moglia
- Willy Korn · Coastal Carolina 2018 (Position) · under Joe Moglia
Level 3: on their staffs · 10
- Chad Staggs · Coastal Carolina 2019-2022 (DC, Position) · under Jamey Chadwell
- Newland Isaac · Coastal Carolina 2019-2022 (OC) · under Jamey Chadwell
- Kyle Krantz · Liberty 2023-2025 (DC) · under Jamey Chadwell
- Newland Isaac · Liberty 2023-2026 (OC) · under Jamey Chadwell
- Skylor Magee · Liberty 2023-2025 (DC) · under Jamey Chadwell
- Danny Freund · Washington State 2025 (OC) · under Jimmy Rogers
- Jesse Bobbit · Washington State 2025 (DC, Position) · under Jimmy Rogers
- Keith Heckendorf · Iowa State 2026 (Position) · under Jimmy Rogers
- Shawn Quinn · Liberty 2026 (DC) · under Jamey Chadwell
- Tyler Roehl · Iowa State 2026 (OC) · under Jimmy Rogers
Coached together
- Mark Stoops · Iowa 1991 · him GA, them GA
- Mike Stoops · Iowa 1991 · him GA, them Position
- Barney Cotton · Nebraska 2003-2014 · him DC, Head coach, them Head coach, OC, Other, Position
- Carl Pelini · Nebraska 2003-2011 · him DC, Head coach, them DC, GA, Position
- Frank Solich · Nebraska 2003 · him DC, Head coach, them Head coach
- Lance Leipold* · Nebraska 2003 · him DC, Head coach, them Other
- Marvin Sanders · Nebraska 2003-2011 · him DC, Head coach, them Position
- Tim Albin* · Nebraska 2003 · him DC, Head coach, them Other, Position
- Turner Gill · Nebraska 2003 · him DC, Head coach, them Other
- Bob Stoops · Oklahoma 2004 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Brandon Hall · Oklahoma 2004 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Brent Venables* · Oklahoma 2004 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Cale Gundy · Oklahoma 2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Chuck Long · Oklahoma 2004 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Lebby* · Oklahoma 2004 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Josh Heupel*+ · Oklahoma 2004 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Kevin Sumlin · Oklahoma 2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Kevin Wilson · Oklahoma 2004 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Ekeler · Oklahoma 2004 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Bradley Dale Peveto · LSU 2005-2007 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Doug Mallory · LSU 2005-2007 · him DC, them Position
- Jason Woodman · LSU 2005-2006 · him DC, them GA
- Jimbo Fisher · LSU 2005-2006 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Josh Henson · LSU 2005-2007 · him DC, them Position
- Larry Porter · LSU 2005-2007 · him DC, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Les Miles · LSU 2005-2007 · him DC, them Head coach
- Mike Ekeler · LSU 2005-2007 · him DC, them GA
- Todd Monken · LSU 2005-2006 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Gary Crowton · LSU 2007 · him DC, them OC
- Greg Studrawa · LSU 2007 · him DC, them Position
- Chris Kiffin · Nebraska 2008-2009 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- John Papuchis · Nebraska 2008-2014 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Mike Ekeler · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him Head coach, them Position
- Shawn Watson · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tim Beck · Nebraska 2008-2014 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Joe Moglia · Nebraska 2009-2010 · him Head coach, them Other
- Ross Els · Nebraska 2011-2014 · him Head coach, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Charlton Warren · Nebraska 2014 · him Head coach, them Position
- Carl Pelini · Youngstown State 2015-2019 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Shane Montgomery · Youngstown State 2015-2017 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Bill Busch · LSU 2020 · him DC, them Position
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2020 · him DC, them Head coach
- Kevin Coyle · LSU 2020 · him DC, them Analyst
- Manny Michel · LSU 2020 · him DC, them Analyst
- Mark Hutson · LSU 2020 · him DC, them Analyst
- Mickey Joseph · LSU 2020 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Russ Callaway · LSU 2020 · him DC, them Analyst
- Steve Ensminger · LSU 2020 · him DC, them OC, Position