Coaches
Carl Pelini
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Carl Pelini
Played at Columbia 1983-1984 · alma mater (CFBD): Youngstown State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-1988 | Cardinal Mooney HS (OH) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1989-1990 | Kansas State | GA | GA | Bill Snyder |
| 1991 | Kansas State | Other | REC | Bill Snyder |
| 1993-1994 | Blue Valley HS (KS) (HS) | DC | DC | not known |
| 1995-1999 | Winnetonka HS (MO) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2000-2002 | Austintown Fitch HS (OH) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2003 | Nebraska | GA | GA | Frank Solich |
| 2004 | Minnesota State (unknown) | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 2005-2007 | Ohio | Position | DL | Frank Solich |
| 2008-2011 | Nebraska | DC | DC/DL✓ | Bo Pelini |
| 2012-2013 | Florida Atlantic | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2015-2017 | Youngstown State | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2018 | Bowling Green (unknown) | Head coachinterim | DC / interim HC | not known |
| 2018 | Bowling Green | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Mike Jinks |
| 2018 | Bowling Green | Head coachinterim | Head coach (interim) · season pages | Mike Jinks |
| 2019 | Youngstown State (unknown) | DC | DC | not known |
| 2020-2024 | Cardinal Mooney HS (OH) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Nebraska | Defensive coordinator | 41 | 73 | 29 | 108 | 120 |
| 2009 | Nebraska | Defensive coordinator | 7 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 120 |
| 2010 | Nebraska | Defensive coordinator | 11 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 120 |
| 2011 | Nebraska | Defensive coordinator | 66 | 49 | 35 | 11 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Florida Atlantic | 3-9 | - → - | 88 | 96 | -17.9 | 8% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Florida Atlantic | 2-6 (8 of 12) | - → - | 81 | 9 | -6.6 | 25% wins | 125 |
| 2018 | Bowling Green | 2-3 (5 of 12) | - → - | 100 | 123 | -22.0 | 17% wins | 130 |
Worked under
- Bill Snyder · Kansas State 1989-1990 (GA)
- Frank Solich · Nebraska 2003 (GA)
- Frank Solich · Ohio 2005-2007 (Position)
- Bo Pelini · Nebraska 2008-2011 (DC, Position)
- Mike Jinks · Bowling Green 2018 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 4
- Brian Wright · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 (OC, Position)
- Jimmy Rogers* · Florida Atlantic 2012 (GA)
- Jovan Dewitt · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 (DC, Position)
- Pete Rekstis · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 (DC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 4
- 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
- Tyler Roehl · Iowa State 2026 (OC) · under Jimmy Rogers
Coached together
- Bill Snyder · Kansas State 1989-1990 · him GA, them Head coach
- Bob Stoops · Kansas State 1989-1990 · him GA, them Position
- Dana Dimel · Kansas State 1989-1990 · him GA, them Position
- Del Miller · Kansas State 1989-1990 · him GA, them OC
- Nick Quartaro · Kansas State 1989-1990 · him GA, them Other
- Jim Leavitt · Kansas State 1990 · him GA, them Position
- Barney Cotton · Nebraska 2003-2011 · him DC, GA, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Bo Pelini · Nebraska 2003-2011 · him DC, GA, Position, them DC, Head coach
- Frank Solich · Nebraska 2003 · him GA, them Head coach
- Lance Leipold* · Nebraska 2003 · him GA, them Other
- Marvin Sanders · Nebraska 2003-2011 · him DC, GA, Position, them Position
- Tim Albin* · Nebraska 2003 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Turner Gill · Nebraska 2003 · him GA, them Other
- Joe Klanderman · Minnesota State 2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Spence Nowinsky · Minnesota State 2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bryan Nardo · Ohio 2005-2007 · him Position, them Other
- Derek Mason* · Ohio 2005-2006 · him Position, them Position
- Frank Solich · Ohio 2005-2007 · him Position, them Head coach
- Gerry Gdowski · Ohio 2005-2007 · him Position, them Position
- Jamar Cain · Ohio 2005 · him Position, them GA
- Jim Burrow · Ohio 2005-2007 · him Position, them DC
- Ross Els · Ohio 2005-2007 · him Position, them Position
- Tim Albin* · Ohio 2005-2007 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Kiffin · Nebraska 2008-2009 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- John Papuchis · Nebraska 2008-2011 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Mike Ekeler · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Shawn Watson · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Beck · Nebraska 2008-2011 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Moglia · Nebraska 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Ross Els · Nebraska 2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Brian Wright · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Jimmy Rogers* · Florida Atlantic 2012 · him Head coach, them GA
- Jovan Dewitt · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Pete Rekstis · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them DC
- Bo Pelini · Youngstown State 2015-2019 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Shane Montgomery · Youngstown State 2015-2017 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Andy Padron · Bowling Green 2018 · him DC, Head coach, them OC
- Kevin Kilmer · Bowling Green 2018 · him DC, Head coach, them OC
- Mike Jinks · Bowling Green 2018 · him DC, Head coach, them Head coach
- Seth Doege · Bowling Green 2018 · him DC, Head coach, them Position, ST coord.