Coaches
Tim Lappano
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tim Lappano
Played at Idaho 1975-1979 · alma mater (CFBD): Idaho
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Joel E. Ferris HS (WA) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1982-1985 | Idaho | Position | RB | not known |
| 1986 | Wyoming | Position | RB | Dennis Erickson |
| 1987-1990 | Washington State | Position | RB | Dennis Erickson (1987-1988), Mike Price (1989-1990) |
| 1991 | Washington State | OC | OC | Mike Price |
| 1992-1995 | California | Position | AHC/RB | Keith Gilbertson |
| 1996 | Wyoming | Position | WR | Joe Tiller |
| 1997 | Purdue | OC | co-OC/WR | Joe Tiller |
| 1998 | Seattle Seahawks (pro) | Position | RB | not known |
| 1999-2002 | Oregon State | OC | OC/QB | Dennis Erickson |
| 2003-2004 | San Francisco 49ers (pro) | Position | RB | not known |
| 2005-2008 | Washington | OC | OC/QB✓ | Tyrone Willingham |
| 2009-2011 | Detroit Lions (pro) | Position | TE | not known |
| 2012-2013 | Detroit Lions (pro) | Position | WR | not known |
| 2014-2016 | Georgia State | Position | WR | Trent Miles |
| 2016 | Georgia State | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Trent Miles |
| 2019 | Salt Lake Stallions (unknown) | OC | OC | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Washington | Offensive coordinator | 92 | 81 | 102 | 111 | 119 |
| 2006 | Washington | Offensive coordinator | 111 | 64 | 102 | 92 | 119 |
| 2007 | Washington | Offensive coordinator | 84 | 83 | 79 | 111 | 119 |
| 2008 | Washington | Offensive coordinator | 111 | 118 | 114 | 84 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Georgia State | 1-1 (2 of 12) | - → - | 98 | 32 | -12.1 | 46% wins | 128 |
Worked under
- Dennis Erickson · Wyoming 1986 (Position)
- Dennis Erickson · Washington State 1987-1988 (Position)
- Mike Price · Washington State 1989-1991 (OC, Position)
- Keith Gilbertson · California 1992-1995 (Other, Position)
- Joe Tiller · Wyoming 1996 (Position)
- Joe Tiller · Purdue 1997 (OC, Position)
- Dennis Erickson · Oregon State 1999-2002 (OC, Position)
- Tyrone Willingham · Washington 2005-2008 (OC, Position)
- Trent Miles · Georgia State 2014-2016 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Chris Tormey · Idaho 1982-1983 · him Position, them Position
- Dennis Erickson · Idaho 1982-1985 · him Position, them Head coach
- John Smith · Idaho 1982-1985 · him Position, them DC
- Alex Wood · Wyoming 1986 · him Position, them Position
- Dennis Erickson · Wyoming 1986 · him Position, them Head coach
- Alex Wood · Washington State 1987-1988 · him Position, them Position
- Dennis Erickson · Washington State 1987-1988 · him Position, them Head coach
- John Smith · Washington State 1987-1988 · him Position, them DC
- Bill Doba · Washington State 1989-1991 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Chris Ball · Washington State 1989-1990 · him Position, them GA
- Gerald Carr · Washington State 1989-1990 · him Position, them Position
- Joe Tiller · Washington State 1989-1990 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Kevin Sumlin · Washington State 1989-1990 · him Position, them GA
- Mike Price · Washington State 1989-1991 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Don Pellum · California 1992 · him Other, Position, them Other
- Tom Cable · California 1992-1995 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Curtis Johnson · California 1995 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Brock Spack · Wyoming 1996 · him Position, them DC
- Danny Hope · Wyoming 1996 · him Position, them Position
- Jim Chaney · Wyoming 1996 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Joe Tiller · Wyoming 1996 · him Position, them Head coach
- Danny Hope · Purdue 1997 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jim Chaney · Purdue 1997 · him OC, Position, them OC, Other
- Joe Tiller · Purdue 1997 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Dennis Erickson · Oregon State 1999-2002 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Jim Michalczik · Oregon State 1999-2001 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Matt Lubick · Oregon State 1999-2000 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mike Johnson · Oregon State 1999 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Willy Robinson · Oregon State 1999 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jonathan Smith · Oregon State 2002 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Noel Mazzone · Oregon State 2002 · him OC, Position, them OC
- Chris Tormey · Washington 2005-2008 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Kent Baer · Washington 2005-2007 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Mike Denbrock · Washington 2005-2008 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Steve Wilks · Washington 2005 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Trent Miles · Washington 2005-2007 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tyrone Willingham · Washington 2005-2008 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Luke Huard · Washington 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Brian White · Washington 2008 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Ed Donatell · Washington 2008 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Jeff Jagodzinski · Georgia State 2014-2016 · him Head coach, Position, them OC, Other
- Jesse Minter · Georgia State 2014-2016 · him Head coach, Position, them DC
- Luke Huard · Georgia State 2014-2016 · him Head coach, Position, them OC, Position
- Trent Miles · Georgia State 2014-2016 · him Head coach, Position, them Head coach
- Chris O'Leary · Georgia State 2015-2016 · him Head coach, Position, them GA
- Jess Simpson · Georgia State 2016 · him Head coach, Position, them Position
- Rick Minter · Georgia State 2016 · him Head coach, Position, them Position
Played together
- Chris Tormey · Idaho 1975-1977