Coaches
Jeff Quinn
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jeff Quinn
Played at Elmhurst 1980-1983
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-1986 | DePauw | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1986-1988 | Ohio Northern | Position | OL | not known |
| 1989-2003 | Grand Valley State | OC | OC/OL | not known |
| 2004-2006 | Central Michigan | OC | OC/OL✓ | Brian Kelly |
| 2006 | Central Michigan | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Brian Kelly |
| 2006-2009 | Cincinnati | OC | OC/OL✓ | Mark Dantonio (2006), Brian Kelly (2007-2009) |
| 2009 | Cincinnati | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Brian Kelly |
| 2010-2014 | Buffalo | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | Analyst | offensive analyst | Brian Kelly |
| 2016-2017 | Notre Dame | Strength | assistant S&C | Brian Kelly |
| 2018-2021 | Notre Dame | Position | OL | Brian Kelly |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Central Michigan | Offensive coordinator | 59 | 94 | 78 | 85 | 119 |
| 2006 | Central Michigan | Offensive coordinator | 37 | 33 | 87 | 59 | 119 |
| 2007 | Cincinnati | Offensive coordinator | 17 | 45 | 53 | 74 | 119 |
| 2008 | Cincinnati | Offensive coordinator | 38 | 68 | 48 | 17 | 120 |
| 2009 | Cincinnati | Offensive coordinator | 7 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Buffalo | 2-10 | - → - | 118 | 3 | -27.0 | 42% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Buffalo | 3-9 | - → - | 101 | 51 | -19.5 | 17% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Buffalo | 4-8 | - → - | 107 | 26 | -16.3 | 25% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Buffalo | 8-5 | - → - | 76 | 17 | -9.0 | 33% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Buffalo | 3-4 (7 of 11) | - → - | 29 | 104 | -7.7 | 62% wins | 128 |
Worked under
- Brian Kelly · Central Michigan 2004-2006 (OC, Position)
- Mark Dantonio · Cincinnati 2006 (OC, Position)
- Brian Kelly · Cincinnati 2007-2009 (OC, Position)
- Brian Kelly · Notre Dame 2015-2021 (Analyst, Position, Strength)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 6
- Greg Forest · Buffalo 2010 (OC)
- William Inge · Buffalo 2010-2011 (DC, Position)
- Alex Wood · Buffalo 2011-2014 (OC, Position)
- Lou Tepper · Buffalo 2012-2014 (DC, Position)
- Maurice Linguist · Buffalo 2012-2013 (Position)
- Chris Cosh · Buffalo 2013-2014 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 7
- Andy McCollum · Buffalo 2021-2022 (Analyst) · under Maurice Linguist
- Joe Cauthen · Buffalo 2021 (DC) · under Maurice Linguist
- Shane Montgomery · Buffalo 2021-2022 (OC, Position) · under Maurice Linguist
- Brandon Bailey · Buffalo 2022 (DC, Position) · under Maurice Linguist
- Greg Knox · Buffalo 2022 (Position) · under Maurice Linguist
- DJ Mangas · Buffalo 2023 (OC, Position) · under Maurice Linguist
- Robert Wright · Buffalo 2023 (DC) · under Maurice Linguist
Coached together
- Brian Kelly · Grand Valley State 1989-2003 · him OC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Other
- Brian VanGorder · Grand Valley State 1989-1991 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Todd Monken · Grand Valley State 1989-1990 · him OC, Position, them GA
- John Jancek · Grand Valley State 1991 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Mike Denbrock · Grand Valley State 1992-1998 · him OC, Position, them DC, OC, Position
- Willie Martinez · Grand Valley State 1992-1993 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Chuck Martin* · Grand Valley State 2000-2003 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Brian Kelly · Central Michigan 2004-2006 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Head coach
- Butch Jones* · Central Michigan 2004 · him OC, Position, them Position
- John Jancek · Central Michigan 2004 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Bob Diaco · Central Michigan 2005 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Brian Kelly · Cincinnati 2006-2009 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Head coach
- Charley Molnar · Central Michigan 2006 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Dan Roushar · Cincinnati 2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Don Treadwell · Cincinnati 2006 · him OC, Position, them OC
- Harlon Barnett · Cincinnati 2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Joe Tresey · Central Michigan 2006 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC
- Mark Dantonio · Cincinnati 2006 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Tressel · Cincinnati 2006 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Pat Narduzzi* · Cincinnati 2006 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Charley Molnar · Cincinnati 2007-2009 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jesse Minter · Cincinnati 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Joe Tresey · Cincinnati 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Kerry Coombs · Cincinnati 2007-2009 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- William Inge · Cincinnati 2008-2009 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Position
- Bob Diaco · Cincinnati 2009 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Greg Forest · Buffalo 2010 · him Head coach, them OC
- William Inge · Buffalo 2010-2011 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Alex Wood · Buffalo 2011-2014 · him Head coach, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Lou Tepper · Buffalo 2012-2014 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Maurice Linguist · Buffalo 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chris Cosh · Buffalo 2013-2014 · him Head coach, them Position
- Autry Denson · Notre Dame 2015-2018 · him Analyst, Position, Strength, them Position
- Brian Kelly · Notre Dame 2015-2021 · him Analyst, Position, Strength, them Head coach
- Brian VanGorder · Notre Dame 2015-2016 · him Analyst, Strength, them DC
- Keenan Bailey · Notre Dame 2015 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Maurice Crum Jr. · Notre Dame 2015 · him Analyst, them GA
- Mike Denbrock · Notre Dame 2015-2016 · him Analyst, Strength, them Other, Position
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Notre Dame 2015-2016 · him Analyst, Strength, them OC, Position
- Todd Lyght · Notre Dame 2015-2019 · him Analyst, Position, Strength, them Position
- Greg Hudson · Notre Dame 2016 · him Strength, them DC
- Jeff Burris · Notre Dame 2016 · him Strength, them Analyst
- Brian Polian · Notre Dame 2017-2021 · him Position, Strength, them Other, ST coord.
- Chip Long · Notre Dame 2017-2019 · him Position, Strength, them OC
- Clark Lea* · Notre Dame 2017-2020 · him Position, Strength, them DC, Position
- Del Alexander · Notre Dame 2017-2021 · him Position, Strength, them Position
- Mike Elko* · Notre Dame 2017 · him Strength, them DC
- Tommy Rees · Notre Dame 2017-2021 · him Position, Strength, them OC, Position
- Tyler Santucci · Notre Dame 2017 · him Strength, them Analyst
- Chris O'Leary · Notre Dame 2018-2021 · him Position, them Analyst, Position
- Lance Taylor* · Notre Dame 2019-2021 · him Position, them Other, Position
- John McNulty · Notre Dame 2020-2021 · him Position, them Position
- Kerry Cooks · Notre Dame 2020-2021 · him Position, them Analyst
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Notre Dame 2021 · him Position, them DC, Head coach, Position