THIRD AND DATA

Coaches

Lance Leipold

His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)

All coaches

Lance Leipold*

Head coach, Kansas · Played at Wisconsin Whitewater 1983-1986 · alma mater (CFBD): Wisconsin Whitewater

Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26

YearsTeamRoleTitleHead coach
1987Wisconsin WhitewaterPositionQBnot known
1988Wisconsin WhitewaterPositionWRnot known
1989DoanePositionQB/WRnot known
1990Wisconsin WhitewaterOtherassistantnot known
1991-1993WisconsinGAGABarry Alvarez
1994-1999Nebraska–OmahaPositionRBnot known
2000Nebraska–OmahaOCOC/RBnot known
2001-2003NebraskaOtherassistantFrank Solich
2004-2006Nebraska–OmahaOCAHC/OCnot known
2007-2014Wisconsin WhitewaterHead coachHead coachhimself
2015-2020BuffaloHead coachHead coach✓himself
2021-KansasHead coachHead coach✓himself

Record

Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings

SeasonTeamJobEPA/playPoints/poss.SuccessYear beforeTeams
SeasonHead coach atRecordAP before → afterOff EPA/playDef EPA/playSP+Team year beforeTeams
2015Buffalo5-7- → -7539-10.346% wins128
2016Buffalo2-10- → -11278-18.842% wins128
2017Buffalo6-6- → -3581-11.217% wins130
2018Buffalo10-4- → -5265-1.150% wins130
2019Buffalo8-5- → -5515-2.071% wins130
2020Buffalo6-1- → 255221.462% wins127
2021Kansas2-10- → -103130-19.70% wins130
2022Kansas6-7- → -71252.917% wins131
2023Kansas9-4- → 234909.946% wins133
2024Kansas5-722 → -71004.969% wins134
2025Kansas5-7- → -341174.142% wins136
2026Kansas3-6- → -66482.042% wins138
SeasonHead coach below FBSLevelRecord
2007Wisconsin–WhitewaterDivision III14-1
2008Wisconsin–WhitewaterDivision III13-2
2009Wisconsin–WhitewaterDivision III15-0
2010Wisconsin–WhitewaterDivision III15-0
2011Wisconsin–WhitewaterDivision III15-0
2012Wisconsin–WhitewaterDivision III7-3
2013Wisconsin–WhitewaterDivision III15-0
2014Wisconsin–WhitewaterDivision III15-0

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Coaches who were on his staffs

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On his staffs · 17

Coached together

  • Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 1991-1993 · him GA, them Head coach
  • Bill Callahan · Wisconsin 1991-1993 · him GA, them Position
  • Dan McCarney · Wisconsin 1991-1993 · him GA, them DC, Position
  • Jay Norvell · Wisconsin 1991-1993 · him GA, them Position
  • Kevin Cosgrove · Wisconsin 1991-1993 · him GA, them Position
  • Rob Ianello · Wisconsin 1991-1993 · him GA, them Other
  • Craig Bohl · Nebraska 2001-2002 · him Other, them DC, Position
  • Frank Solich · Nebraska 2001-2003 · him Other, them Head coach
  • Jim Burrow · Nebraska 2001-2002 · him Other, them GA
  • Tim Albin* · Nebraska 2001-2003 · him Other, them GA, Other, Position
  • Turner Gill · Nebraska 2001-2003 · him Other, them Other, Position
  • Barney Cotton · Nebraska 2003 · him Other, them OC, Position
  • Bo Pelini · Nebraska 2003 · him Other, them DC, Head coach
  • Carl Pelini · Nebraska 2003 · him Other, them GA
  • Marvin Sanders · Nebraska 2003 · him Other, them Position
  • Brian Borland · Wisconsin Whitewater 2007-2014 · him Head coach, them DC, Other
  • Jim Zebrowski · Wisconsin Whitewater 2007-2009 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
  • Andy Kotelnicki · Wisconsin Whitewater 2013-2014 · him Head coach, them OC
  • Andy Kotelnicki · Buffalo 2015-2020 · him Head coach, them OC
  • Brian Borland · Buffalo 2015-2020 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
  • Rob Ianello · Buffalo 2015-2020 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
  • Brad McCaslin · Buffalo 2016-2019 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
  • Jim Zebrowski · Buffalo 2017-2020 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
  • Jarod Dodson · Buffalo 2018 · him Head coach, them Analyst
  • Greg Colby · Buffalo 2019 · him Head coach, them Analyst
  • Chris Simpson · Buffalo 2020 · him Head coach, them DC
  • Andy Kotelnicki · Kansas 2021-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Other
  • Brian Borland · Kansas 2021-2024 · him Head coach, them DC
  • Jim Zebrowski · Kansas 2021-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
  • Jordan Peterson · Kansas 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
  • Mike DeBord · Kansas 2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
  • Travis Partridge · Kansas 2021 · him Head coach, them Analyst
  • Matt Lubick · Kansas 2022-2026 · him Head coach, them Analyst, OC, Position
  • Oscar Rodriguez · Kansas 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Analyst
  • Joe Dailey · Kansas 2023 · him Head coach, them Analyst
  • D. K. McDonald · Kansas 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
  • Jeff Grimes · Kansas 2024 · him Head coach, them OC, Other
  • John DeFilippo · Kansas 2026 · him Head coach, them Analyst

Played together