Coaches
Gary Andersen
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Gary Andersen
Played at Ricks 1983-1984, Utah 1985-1986 · alma mater (CFBD): Utah
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Southeastern Louisiana | OC | AHC/OC | not known |
| 1989-1991 | Ricks | Position | OL | not known |
| 1992-1993 | Idaho State | Position | DL | not known |
| 1994 | Park City HS (UT) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1995-1996 | Northern Arizona | ST coord. | AHC/DL/ST | not known |
| 1997-2000 | Utah | Position | DT/SDE | Ron McBride |
| 2001-2002 | Utah | ST coord. | AHC/DT/ST | Ron McBride |
| 2003 | Southern Utah | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2004 | Utah | Position | DL | Urban Meyer |
| 2005-2008 | Utah | DC | AHC/DC/DL✓ | Kyle Whittingham* |
| 2009-2012 | Utah State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2013-2014 | Wisconsin | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2015-2017 | Oregon State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2018 | Utah | Analyst | AHC / defensive assistant | Kyle Whittingham* |
| 2019-2020 | Utah State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2021-2022 | Weber State | Analyst | analyst | not known |
| 2024- | BYU (unknown) | Analyst | analyst | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Utah | Defensive coordinator | 54 | 29 | 42 | 24 | 119 |
| 2006 | Utah | Defensive coordinator | 95 | 35 | 64 | 54 | 119 |
| 2007 | Utah | Defensive coordinator | 42 | 5 | 9 | 95 | 119 |
| 2008 | Utah | Defensive coordinator | 56 | 10 | 30 | 42 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Utah State | 4-8 | - → - | 46 | 114 | -12.7 | 25% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Utah State | 4-8 | - → - | 66 | 80 | -19.2 | 33% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Utah State | 7-6 | - → - | 20 | 37 | -0.9 | 33% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Utah State | 11-2 | - → 16 | 37 | 17 | 11.0 | 54% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Wisconsin | 9-4 | 23 → 22 | 21 | 13 | 22.4 | 57% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Wisconsin | 10-3 (13 of 14) | 14 → 13 | 26 | 21 | 20.8 | 69% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Oregon State | 2-10 | - → - | 106 | 115 | -10.1 | 42% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Oregon State | 4-8 | - → - | 101 | 47 | -4.6 | 17% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Oregon State | 1-5 (6 of 12) | - → - | 83 | 128 | -12.6 | 33% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Utah State | 7-6 | - → - | 89 | 71 | -4.3 | 85% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Utah State | 0-3 (3 of 6) | - → - | 123 | 114 | -16.7 | 54% wins | 127 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Southern Utah | FCS | 4-7 |
Worked under
- Ron McBride · Utah 1997-2002 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Urban Meyer · Utah 2004 (Position)
- Kyle Whittingham* · Utah 2005-2018 (Analyst, DC, Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 27
- Bill Busch · Utah State 2009-2012 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
- Dave Baldwin · Utah State 2009-2011 (OC, Position)
- Frank Maile · Utah State 2009-2020 (DC, GA, Other, Position)
- Ilaisa Tuiaki · Utah State 2009-2011 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Kevin McGiven · Utah State 2009 (Other, Position)
- Matt Wells · Utah State 2011-2012 (OC, Other, Position)
- Dave Aranda* · Utah State 2012 (DC)
- Mike Sanford Sr. · Utah State 2012-2019 (Analyst, Other, Position)
- Andy Ludwig · Wisconsin 2013-2014 (OC, Position)
- Chris Beatty · Wisconsin 2013-2014 (Other, Position)
- Jeff Genyk · Wisconsin 2013-2014 (Position, ST coord.)
- Jon Budmayr · Wisconsin 2013 (Other)
- Thomas Hammock · Wisconsin 2013 (Other, Position)
- Cory Hall · Wisconsin 2014 (GA)
- Thomas Brown · Wisconsin 2014 (Position)
- Brent Brennan*+ · Oregon State 2015-2016 (Position)
- Derrick Odum · Oregon State 2015-2016 (Position)
- Gary Crowton · Oregon State 2015 (Analyst)
- Kalani Sitake*+ · Oregon State 2015 (DC, Other)
- Kevin Clune · Oregon State 2016-2017 (DC)
- T. J. Woods · Oregon State 2016-2017 (OC)
- Eric Raisbeck · Utah State 2019 (Other)
- Justin Ena · Utah State 2019-2020 (DC, Position)
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Utah State 2019 (OC, Position)
- Stacy Collins · Utah State 2019-2020 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
- Bodie Reeder · Utah State 2020 (OC)
- Dave Schramm · Utah State 2020 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 57
- Todd Orlando · Utah State 2013-2014 (DC, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Ikaika Malloe · Utah State 2014-2015 (Position) · under Matt Wells
- Joey Halzle · Utah State 2015 (Analyst, Other) · under Matt Wells
- Josh Heupel*+ · Utah State 2015 (OC, Other, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Kevin Clune · Utah State 2015 (DC) · under Matt Wells
- Dave Kotulski · Utah State 2016 (Position) · under Matt Wells
- Ed Lamb · BYU 2016-2022 (Other, ST coord.) · under Kalani Sitake
- Jovon Bouknight · Utah State 2016 (OC) · under Matt Wells
- Kendrick Shaver · Utah State 2016-2017 (DC) · under Matt Wells
- Luke Wells · Utah State 2016 (OC) · under Matt Wells
- Mike Canales · Utah State 2016 (Other, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Ty Detmer · BYU 2016-2017 (OC, Position) · under Kalani Sitake
- Aaron Roderick · BYU 2017-2026 (Analyst, OC, Other, Position) · under Kalani Sitake
- Alonzo Carter* · San José State 2017-2023 (Other, Position) · under Brent Brennan
- Andrew Sowder · San José State 2017 (OC) · under Brent Brennan
- David Yost · Utah State 2017-2018 (OC, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Ryan Gunderson · San José State 2017-2020 (Other, Position) · under Brent Brennan
- Jeff Grimes · BYU 2018-2020 (OC) · under Kalani Sitake
- Keith Patterson · Utah State 2018 (DC) · under Matt Wells
- Ryan Pugh · BYU 2018 (Position) · under Kalani Sitake
- Derrick Jackson · Northern Illinois 2019-2023 (DC) · under Thomas Hammock
- Eric Eidsness · Northern Illinois 2019-2024 (OC, Position) · under Thomas Hammock
- Joel Filani · Texas Tech 2019-2021 (Position) · under Matt Wells
- Kerry Cooks · Texas Tech 2019 (Position) · under Matt Wells
- Paul Randolph · Texas Tech 2019-2021 (Position) · under Matt Wells
- Skyler Cassity · Texas Tech 2019 (GA) · under Matt Wells
- Brian Stewart · Baylor 2020 (Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Dan Jackson · Northern Illinois 2020-2021 (Position, ST coord.) · under Thomas Hammock
- Derek Jones · Texas Tech 2020-2021 (DC, Other, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Joey McGuire*+ · Baylor 2020-2021 (Other, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Jorge Munoz · Baylor 2020 (Other, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Kevin Cosgrove · Texas Tech 2020-2021 (Position) · under Matt Wells
- 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
- Nick Holt · Texas Tech 2021 (Analyst) · under Matt Wells
- Sonny Cumbie* · Texas Tech 2021 (OC, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 2022 (Position) · under Mike Sanford Jr.
- Chris Wilson · Colorado 2022 (DC, Position) · under Mike Sanford Jr.
- Clay Patterson · Colorado 2022 (OC, Position) · under Mike Sanford Jr.
- Gerald Chatman · Colorado 2022 (DC) · under Mike Sanford Jr.
- Nick Benedetto · Northern Illinois 2022-2024 (DC) · under Thomas Hammock
- Jay Hill · BYU 2023-2025 (DC, Other, Position) · under Kalani Sitake
- Kelly Poppinga · BYU 2023-2026 (DC, Position, ST coord.) · under Kalani Sitake
- Wesley Beschorner · Northern Illinois 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Thomas Hammock
- Chuck Cecil · Arizona 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Brent Brennan
- Danny Gonzales · Arizona 2024-2026 (DC, Position, ST coord.) · under Brent Brennan
- Dino Babers · Arizona 2024 (OC, Position) · under Brent Brennan
- Duane Akina · Arizona 2024 (DC) · under Brent Brennan
- Gary Patterson · Baylor 2024 (Analyst) · under Dave Aranda
- Jake Spavital · Baylor 2024-2026 (OC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Joe Salave'a · Arizona 2025-2026 (Other, Position) · under Brent Brennan
- Quinn Sanders · Northern Illinois 2025 (OC, Position) · under Thomas Hammock
- Rob Harley* · Northern Illinois 2025 (DC) · under Thomas Hammock
- Seth Doege · Arizona 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Brent Brennan
- Joe Klanderman · Baylor 2026 (DC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
Level 3: on their staffs · 42
- Anthony Tucker · UCF 2018-2020 (OC, Other, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Jeff Lebby* · UCF 2018-2019 (OC, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Randy Shannon · UCF 2018-2020 (DC, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Willie Martinez · UCF 2018-2020 (Other, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Alex Golesh* · UCF 2020 (OC, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Lanear Sampson · UCF 2020 (Analyst) · under Josh Heupel
- Chris Weinke · Tennessee 2021 (Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Jerry Mack* · Tennessee 2021-2023 (Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Kodi Burns · Tennessee 2021 (Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Mike Ekeler · Tennessee 2021-2024 (Position, ST coord.) · under Josh Heupel
- Tim Banks · Tennessee 2021-2025 (DC, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- C. J. Ah You · Texas Tech 2022-2025 (DC, Position) · under Joey McGuire
- Jake Brown · Louisiana Tech 2022-2023 (OC) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Kenny Perry · Texas Tech 2022-2026 (Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Joey McGuire
- Scott Parr · Louisiana Tech 2022-2024 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Scott Power · Louisiana Tech 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- 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
- Jeff Burris · Louisiana Tech 2024 (DC, Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Jeremiah Johnson · Louisiana Tech 2024 (DC) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Justin Johnson · Texas Tech 2024 (OC) · under Joey McGuire
- Nathan Young · Louisiana Tech 2024-2026 (OC) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Taver Johnson · Tennessee 2024 (Analyst) · under Josh Heupel
- William Inge · Tennessee 2024-2026 (Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Jim Chaney · Tennessee 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Josh Heupel
- John Bonamego · Tennessee 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Josh Heupel
- Luke Olson · Louisiana Tech 2025-2026 (DC) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Mack Leftwich · Texas Tech 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Joey McGuire
- Marion Hobby · Tennessee 2025 (Analyst) · under Josh Heupel
- Shiel Wood · Texas Tech 2025-2026 (DC) · under Joey McGuire
- Tony Franklin · Louisiana Tech 2025 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Adam Clark · Sacramento State 2026 (DC) · under Alonzo Carter
- Anthony Poindexter · Tennessee 2026 (DC, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Bobby Fresques · Sacramento State 2026 (Other, Position) · under Alonzo Carter
- Dexter McCoil · Louisiana Tech 2026 (Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Eric Kiesau · Sacramento State 2026 (OC) · under Alonzo Carter
- Eric Scott · Sacramento State 2026 (OC) · under Alonzo Carter
- Jim Knowles · Tennessee 2026 (DC) · under Josh Heupel
- Kenwick Thompson · Sacramento State 2026 (DC) · under Alonzo Carter
- Rob Greene · Texas Tech 2026 (DC) · under Joey McGuire
- Tony Petersen · Northern Illinois 2026 (OC, Position) · under Rob Harley
Coached together
- Bill Busch · Northern Arizona 1995-1996 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Brian Stewart · Northern Arizona 1995 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Robb Akey · Northern Arizona 1995 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them ST coord.
- Steve Axman · Northern Arizona 1995-1996 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Ron English · Northern Arizona 1996 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Derrick Odum · Utah 1997-2007 · him DC, Other, Position, them GA, Position
- Kyle Whittingham* · Utah 1997-2018 · him Analyst, DC, Other, Position, ST coord., them DC, Head coach, Position
- Tommy Lee · Utah 1997-2000 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Bill Busch · Utah 2001-2002 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Craig Ver Steeg · Utah 2001-2002 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Jay Hill · Utah 2001-2008 · him DC, Other, Position, ST coord., them GA, Position, ST coord.
- Derek Mason* · Utah 2002 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position, ST coord.
- Aaron Roderick · Southern Utah 2003 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Kalani Sitake*+ · Southern Utah 2003 · him Head coach, them Position
- Billy Gonzales · Utah 2004 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Chuck Heater · Utah 2004 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Dan Mullen* · Utah 2004 · him Position, them Position
- John Hevesy · Utah 2004 · him Position, them Position
- Kurt Barber · Utah 2004 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Sanford Sr. · Utah 2004 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Urban Meyer · Utah 2004 · him Position, them Head coach
- Aaron Roderick · Utah 2005-2008 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Andy Ludwig · Utah 2005-2008 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC
- Dave Schramm · Utah 2005-2008 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Kalani Sitake*+ · Utah 2005-2008 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Morgan Scalley*+ · Utah 2007-2018 · him Analyst, DC, Other, Position, them DC, GA, Position
- Ilaisa Tuiaki · Utah 2008 · him DC, Other, Position, them GA
- Bill Busch · Utah State 2009-2012 · him Head coach, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Dave Baldwin · Utah State 2009-2011 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Frank Maile · Utah State 2009-2020 · him Head coach, them DC, GA, Head coach, Other, Position
- Ilaisa Tuiaki · Utah State 2009-2011 · him Head coach, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Kevin McGiven · Utah State 2009 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Matt Wells · Utah State 2011-2012 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Dave Aranda* · Utah State 2012 · him Head coach, them DC
- Mike Sanford Sr. · Utah State 2012-2019 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Other, Position
- Andy Ludwig · Wisconsin 2013-2014 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Bill Busch · Wisconsin 2013-2014 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Chris Beatty · Wisconsin 2013-2014 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Dave Aranda* · Wisconsin 2013-2014 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Jeff Genyk · Wisconsin 2013-2014 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Jon Budmayr · Wisconsin 2013 · him Head coach, them Other
- Thomas Hammock · Wisconsin 2013 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 2014 · him Head coach, them Head coach
- Cory Hall · Wisconsin 2014 · him Head coach, them GA
- Thomas Brown · Wisconsin 2014 · him Head coach, them Position
- Brent Brennan*+ · Oregon State 2015-2016 · him Head coach, them Position
- Dave Baldwin · Oregon State 2015-2017 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Derrick Odum · Oregon State 2015-2016 · him Head coach, them Position
- Gary Crowton · Oregon State 2015 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Ilaisa Tuiaki · Oregon State 2015 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Kalani Sitake*+ · Oregon State 2015 · him Head coach, them DC, Other
- Kevin McGiven · Oregon State 2015-2017 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Cory Hall · Oregon State 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Position
- Kevin Clune · Oregon State 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them DC
- T. J. Woods · Oregon State 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them OC
- Jim Harding · Utah 2018 · him Analyst, Other, them Other, Position
- Justin Ena · Utah 2018 · him Analyst, Other, them Position, ST coord.
- Troy Taylor · Utah 2018 · him Analyst, Other, them OC, Position
- Eric Raisbeck · Utah State 2019 · him Head coach, them Other
- Justin Ena · Utah State 2019-2020 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Utah State 2019 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Stacy Collins · Utah State 2019-2020 · him Head coach, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Bodie Reeder · Utah State 2020 · him Head coach, them OC
- Dave Schramm · Utah State 2020 · him Head coach, them Position
- Grant Duff · Weber State 2021-2022 · him Analyst, them DC
- Jay Hill · Weber State 2021-2022 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Joe Dale · Weber State 2021-2022 · him Analyst, them DC
- Matt Hammer · Weber State 2021 · him Analyst, them OC
- Mickey Mental · Weber State 2022 · him Analyst, them OC