Coaches
Paul Chryst
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Paul Chryst
Played at Wisconsin 1986-1988 · alma mater (CFBD): Wisconsin
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-1990 | West Virginia | GA | GA | Don Nehlen |
| 1991 | San Antonio Riders (unknown) | Position | WR/TE | not known |
| 1992 | San Antonio Riders (unknown) | Position | RB/TE | not known |
| 1993 | Edmonton Eskimos (pro) | Position | WR | not known |
| 1993 | Wisconsin Platteville | OC | OC/QB/WR | not known |
| 1994 | Ottawa Rough Riders (pro) | ST coord. | ST | not known |
| 1994 | Ottawa Rough Riders (pro) | Position | QB/RB/WR | not known |
| 1995 | Illinois State | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 1996 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (unknown) | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 1997-1998 | Oregon State | OC | OC/QB | Mike Riley |
| 1999-2001 | San Diego Chargers (pro) | Position | TE | not known |
| 2002 | Wisconsin | Position | TE | Barry Alvarez |
| 2003-2004 | Oregon State | OC | OC/QB | Mike Riley |
| 2005 | Wisconsin | OC | co-OC/TE✓ | Barry Alvarez |
| 2006-2011 | Wisconsin | OC | OC/QB✓ | Bret Bielema* |
| 2012-2014 | Pittsburgh | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2015-2022 | Wisconsin | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2023 | Texas | Analyst | OA/special asst. to HC | Steve Sarkisian*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Wisconsin | Co-offensive coordinator | 42 | 44 | 47 | 61 | 119 |
| 2006 | Wisconsin | Offensive coordinator | 44 | 59 | 41 | 42 | 119 |
| 2007 | Wisconsin | Offensive coordinator | 21 | 64 | 19 | 44 | 119 |
| 2008 | Wisconsin | Offensive coordinator | 17 | 70 | 21 | 21 | 120 |
| 2009 | Wisconsin | Offensive coordinator | 10 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 120 |
| 2010 | Wisconsin | Offensive coordinator | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 120 |
| 2011 | Wisconsin | Offensive coordinator | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pittsburgh | 6-7 | - → - | 12 | 29 | 5.7 | 46% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh | 7-6 | - → - | 31 | 41 | 9.4 | 46% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh | 6-6 (12 of 13) | - → - | 35 | 114 | 14.1 | 54% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Wisconsin | 10-3 | 20 → 21 | 88 | 12 | 15.1 | 79% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Wisconsin | 11-3 | - → 9 | 67 | 11 | 16.1 | 77% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Wisconsin | 13-1 | 9 → 7 | 39 | 1 | 26.8 | 79% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Wisconsin | 8-5 | 4 → - | 19 | 35 | 15.5 | 93% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Wisconsin | 10-4 | 19 → 11 | 19 | 10 | 20.3 | 62% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Wisconsin | 4-3 | 12 → - | 100 | 3 | 26.5 | 71% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Wisconsin | 9-4 | 12 → - | 95 | 2 | 20.1 | 57% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Wisconsin | 2-3 (5 of 13) | 18 → - | 65 | 20 | 8.3 | 69% wins | 131 |
Worked under
- Don Nehlen · West Virginia 1989-1990 (GA)
- Mike Riley · Oregon State 1997-2004 (OC, Position)
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 2002-2005 (OC, Position)
- Bret Bielema* · Wisconsin 2006-2011 (OC, Position)
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Texas 2023 (Analyst, Other)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 14
- Bobby Engram · Pittsburgh 2012-2013 (Position)
- Dave Huxtable · Pittsburgh 2012 (DC)
- Eddie Faulkner · Pittsburgh 2012 (Position)
- Joe Rudolph · Pittsburgh 2012-2014 (OC, Other)
- Matt House · Pittsburgh 2012-2014 (DC, Position)
- Jon Budmayr · Pittsburgh 2014 (GA)
- Mike Shanahan · Pittsburgh 2014 (Other)
- Daronte Jones · Wisconsin 2015 (Position)
- Dave Aranda* · Wisconsin 2015 (DC, Position)
- Sam Siefkes · Wisconsin 2015 (GA)
- Tim Tibesar · Wisconsin 2015-2017 (Other, Position)
- Jim Leonhard · Wisconsin 2016-2021 (DC, Position)
- Justin Wilcox · Wisconsin 2016 (DC)
- Bobby April III · Wisconsin 2018-2021 (DC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 30
- Beau Baldwin · California 2017-2019 (OC, Other, Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Charlie Ragle · California 2017-2021 (Position, ST coord.) · under Justin Wilcox
- Erik Meyer · California 2017-2019 (Analyst) · under Justin Wilcox
- Jerry Azzinaro · California 2017 (Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Marques Tuiasosopo · California 2017-2020 (Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Tim DeRuyter · California 2017-2020 (DC, Other, Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Peter Sirmon · California 2018-2024 (DC, Other, Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Bill Musgrave · California 2020-2022 (OC, Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Brian Stewart · Baylor 2020 (Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Joey McGuire*+ · Baylor 2020-2021 (Other, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Jorge Munoz · Baylor 2020 (Other, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Larry Fedora · Baylor 2020 (OC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Matt Powledge · Baylor 2020-2025 (DC, Position, ST coord.) · under Dave Aranda
- Ron Roberts · Baylor 2020-2022 (DC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Shawn Bell · Baylor 2020-2023 (Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Jeff Grimes · Baylor 2021-2023 (OC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Keith Heyward · California 2021-2025 (Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Kenny Hill · California 2022 (Analyst) · under Justin Wilcox
- Mark D'Onofrio · Wisconsin 2022 (Position) · under Jim Leonhard
- Vic So'oto · California 2022-2025 (DC, Position, ST coord.) · under Justin Wilcox
- Jake Spavital · California 2023 (OC, Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Tim Plough · California 2023 (Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Gary Patterson · Baylor 2024 (Analyst) · under Dave Aranda
- Mike Bloesch · California 2024 (OC) · under Justin Wilcox
- Sterlin Gilbert · California 2024 (Other, Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Bob Gregory · California 2025 (Analyst, Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Bryan Harsin · California 2025 (OC, Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Nick Rolovich · California 2025 (Analyst) · under Justin Wilcox
- Terrence Brown · California 2025 (DC) · under Justin Wilcox
- Joe Klanderman · Baylor 2026 (DC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
Level 3: on their staffs · 8
- 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
- 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
Coached together
- Doc Holliday · West Virginia 1989-1990 · him GA, them Position
- Rich Rodriguez* · West Virginia 1989 · him GA, them Position
- Steve Dunlap · West Virginia 1989-1990 · him GA, them Position
- Todd Fitch · West Virginia 1989 · him GA, them Other
- Jim Heacock · Illinois State 1995 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Danny Langsdorf · Oregon State 1997-1998 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mark Banker · Oregon State 1997-2004 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Mike Johnson · Oregon State 1997-1998 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mike Riley · Oregon State 1997-2004 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 2002-2005 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Brian White · Wisconsin 2002-2005 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Horton · Wisconsin 2002-2005 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Kevin Cosgrove · Wisconsin 2002 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Ron Cooper · Wisconsin 2002 · him Position, them Position
- Spence Nowinsky · Wisconsin 2002 · him Position, them GA
- Del Alexander · Oregon State 2003-2004 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jonathan Smith · Oregon State 2003 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Lee Hull · Oregon State 2003-2004 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Nigel Burton · Oregon State 2003-2004 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Bret Bielema* · Wisconsin 2005-2011 · him OC, Position, them DC, Head coach
- Dave Doeren* · Wisconsin 2006-2010 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Kerry Cooks · Wisconsin 2006-2009 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mike Hankwitz · Wisconsin 2006-2007 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Del Alexander · Wisconsin 2007-2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Charlie Partridge · Wisconsin 2008-2011 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Joe Rudolph · Wisconsin 2008-2021 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Kevin Kane · Wisconsin 2008-2010 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, GA
- Terrance Jamison · Wisconsin 2008-2011 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, GA
- Chris Ash · Wisconsin 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Dave Huxtable · Wisconsin 2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- DeMontie Cross · Wisconsin 2011 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Thomas Hammock · Wisconsin 2011 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Bobby Engram · Pittsburgh 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them Position
- Dave Huxtable · Pittsburgh 2012 · him Head coach, them DC
- Eddie Faulkner · Pittsburgh 2012 · him Head coach, them Position
- Joe Rudolph · Pittsburgh 2012-2014 · him Head coach, them Head coach, OC, Other
- Matt House · Pittsburgh 2012-2014 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Jon Budmayr · Pittsburgh 2014 · him Head coach, them GA
- Mike Shanahan · Pittsburgh 2014 · him Head coach, them Other
- Daronte Jones · Wisconsin 2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Dave Aranda* · Wisconsin 2015 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Sam Siefkes · Wisconsin 2015 · him Head coach, them GA
- Tim Tibesar · Wisconsin 2015-2017 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Jim Leonhard · Wisconsin 2016-2022 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Jon Budmayr · Wisconsin 2016-2020 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- Justin Wilcox · Wisconsin 2016 · him Head coach, them DC
- Bobby April III · Wisconsin 2018-2022 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Bobby Engram · Wisconsin 2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Luke Fickell* · Wisconsin 2022 · him Head coach, them Head coach
- Mark D'Onofrio · Wisconsin 2022 · him Head coach, them Position
- A. J. Milwee · Texas 2023 · him Analyst, Other, them OC, Position
- Blake Gideon · Texas 2023 · him Analyst, Other, them Position
- Jeff Banks · Texas 2023 · him Analyst, Other, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Jeff Choate* · Texas 2023 · him Analyst, Other, them DC, Position
- Kyle Flood · Texas 2023 · him Analyst, Other, them OC, Position
- Pete Kwiatkowski · Texas 2023 · him Analyst, Other, them DC
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Texas 2023 · him Analyst, Other, them Head coach