Coaches
Andy Avalos
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Andy Avalos
Played at Boise State 2001-2004 · alma mater (CFBD): Boise State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-2008 | Colorado | GA | GA | Dan Hawkins |
| 2009-2010 | Nebraska Kearney | Position | DL | not known |
| 2011 | Sacramento State | GA | GA | not known |
| 2012-2013 | Boise State | Position | DL | Chris Petersen |
| 2014-2015 | Boise State | Position | LB | Bryan Harsin |
| 2016-2018 | Boise State | DC | DC/LB✓ | Bryan Harsin |
| 2019-2020 | Oregon | DC | DC/ILB✓ | Mario Cristobal*+ |
| 2021-2023 | Boise State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024- | TCU | DC | DC✓ | Sonny Dykes* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Boise State | Defensive coordinator | 43 | 41 | 46 | 15 | 128 |
| 2017 | Boise State | Defensive coordinator | 43 | 40 | 55 | 43 | 130 |
| 2018 | Boise State | Defensive coordinator | 54 | 37 | 64 | 43 | 130 |
| 2019 | Oregon | Defensive coordinator | 9 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 130 |
| 2020 | Oregon | Defensive coordinator | 66 | 66 | 84 | 9 | 127 |
| 2024 | TCU | Defensive coordinator | 80 | 60 | 53 | 91 | 134 |
| 2025 | TCU | Defensive coordinator | 59 | 73 | 51 | 80 | 136 |
| 2026 | TCU | Defensive coordinator | 13 | 11 | 7 | 59 | 138 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Boise State | 7-5 | - → - | 79 | 25 | 9.4 | 71% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Boise State | 10-4 | - → - | 43 | 18 | 5.7 | 58% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Boise State | 5-5 (10 of 14) | - → - | 39 | 82 | 5.9 | 71% wins | 133 |
Worked under
- Dan Hawkins · Colorado 2006-2008 (GA)
- Chris Petersen · Boise State 2012-2013 (Position)
- Bryan Harsin · Boise State 2014-2018 (DC, Position)
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Oregon 2019-2020 (DC, Position)
- Sonny Dykes* · TCU 2024-2026 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 12
- Frank Maile · Boise State 2021-2022 (Other, Position)
- Kane Ioane · Boise State 2021-2023 (DC, Position)
- Matt Miller · Boise State 2021-2023 (Position)
- Spencer Danielson*+ · Boise State 2021-2023 (DC, Position)
- Stacy Collins · Boise State 2021 (Position, ST coord.)
- Tim Plough · Boise State 2021-2022 (OC, Position)
- Dirk Koetter · Boise State 2022 (Analyst, OC)
- Kelly Poppinga · Boise State 2022 (Position, ST coord.)
- Nate Potter · Boise State 2022-2023 (Other, Position)
- Bush Hamdan · Boise State 2023 (OC, Position)
- Erik Chinander · Boise State 2023 (Other, Position)
- Lance Anderson · Boise State 2023 (Analyst)
Level 2: on their staffs · 4
- Steve Cooper · Boise State 2024 (Analyst, Other, Position) · under Spencer Danielson
- Tyler Stockton · Boise State 2024-2025 (DC, Position) · under Spencer Danielson
- Zak Hill · Boise State 2025-2026 (OC, Other, Position) · under Spencer Danielson
- Terrence Brown · Boise State 2026 (DC) · under Spencer Danielson
Coached together
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 2006-2008 · him GA, them Position
- Dan Hawkins · Colorado 2006-2008 · him GA, them Head coach
- Eric Kiesau · Colorado 2006-2008 · him GA, them Position
- Greg Brown · Colorado 2006-2008 · him GA, them Position
- Mark Helfrich · Colorado 2006-2008 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Ron Collins · Colorado 2006-2008 · him GA, them DC
- Jeff Grimes · Colorado 2007-2008 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Lee Marks · Colorado 2007-2008 · him GA, them Strength
- Bush Hamdan · Sacramento State 2011 · him GA, them Position
- Conor Riley · Sacramento State 2011 · him GA, them Position
- Daniel Da Prato · Sacramento State 2011 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Bob Gregory · Boise State 2012-2013 · him Position, them Head coach, Position
- Chris Petersen · Boise State 2012-2013 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jimmy Lake · Boise State 2012-2013 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Jonathan Smith · Boise State 2012-2013 · him Position, them Position
- Pete Kwiatkowski · Boise State 2012-2013 · him Position, them DC
- Robert Prince · Boise State 2012-2013 · him Position, them OC
- Joel Filani · Boise State 2013-2014 · him Position, them GA
- Bryan Harsin · Boise State 2014-2018 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Boise State 2014-2015 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Junior Adams · Boise State 2014-2016 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Lee Marks · Boise State 2014-2018 · him DC, Position, them Position, Strength
- Marcel Yates · Boise State 2014-2015 · him Position, them DC
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Boise State 2014 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Nate Potter · Boise State 2014-2023 · him Head coach, Position, them Analyst, Other, Position
- Matt Miller · Boise State 2015-2023 · him Head coach, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Scott Huff · Boise State 2016 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Zak Hill · Boise State 2016-2018 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Eric Kiesau · Boise State 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Spencer Danielson*+ · Boise State 2017-2023 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them DC, GA, Head coach, Position
- Donte Williams · Oregon 2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Joe Salave'a · Oregon 2019-2020 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Keith Heyward · Oregon 2019-2020 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Marcus Arroyo · Oregon 2019 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Oregon 2019-2020 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Bryan McClendon · Oregon 2020 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Joe Moorhead* · Oregon 2020 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Ken Wilson · Oregon 2020 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Nate Dreiling · Oregon 2020 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Taylor Housewright · Oregon 2020 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Frank Maile · Boise State 2021-2022 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Kane Ioane · Boise State 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Stacy Collins · Boise State 2021 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Tim Plough · Boise State 2021-2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Dirk Koetter · Boise State 2022 · him Head coach, them Analyst, OC
- Kelly Poppinga · Boise State 2022 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Bush Hamdan · Boise State 2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Erik Chinander · Boise State 2023 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Lance Anderson · Boise State 2023 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- A. J. Ricker · TCU 2024-2026 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Dana Holgorsen · TCU 2024 · him DC, them Analyst
- Doug Meacham · TCU 2024 · him DC, them Position
- Ken Wilson · TCU 2024-2026 · him DC, them Position
- Kendal Briles · TCU 2024-2025 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
- Mark Cala · TCU 2024 · him DC, them Position
- Sonny Dykes* · TCU 2024-2026 · him DC, them Head coach
- Todd Graham · TCU 2024-2026 · him DC, them Analyst
- Brian Norwood · TCU 2025 · him DC, them Position
- Gordon Sammis · TCU 2026 · him DC, them OC
Played together
- Lee Marks · Boise State 2001-2004
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Boise State 2001-2004
- Bush Hamdan · Boise State 2004