THIRD AND DATA

Coaches

Dana Holgorsen

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

All coaches

Dana Holgorsen

Played at St. Ambrose 1989, Iowa Wesleyan 1990-1992 · alma mater (CFBD): Iowa Wesleyan

Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26

YearsTeamRoleTitleHead coach
1993-1995Valdosta StateST coord.QB/WR/STnot known
1996-1998Mississippi CollegeST coord.QB/WR/STnot known
1999WingatePositionQB/WRnot known
2000-2004Texas TechPositionIWRMike Leach
2005-2006Texas TechOCco-OC/IWR✓Mike Leach
2007Texas TechOCOC/IWR✓Mike Leach
2008-2009HoustonOCOC/QB✓Kevin Sumlin
2010Oklahoma StateOCOC/QB✓Mike Gundy
2011-2018West VirginiaHead coachHead coach✓himself
2019-2023HoustonHead coachHead coach✓himself
2024TCUAnalystDASonny Dykes*
2024-NebraskaOCOC✓Matt Rhule*

Record

Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings

SeasonTeamJobEPA/playPoints/poss.SuccessYear beforeTeams
2005Texas TechCo-offensive coordinator22728119
2006Texas TechCo-offensive coordinator63582119
2007Texas TechOffensive coordinator21126119
2008HoustonOffensive coordinator29422120
2009HoustonOffensive coordinator2312120
2010Oklahoma StateOffensive coordinator711883120
2024NebraskaOffensive coordinator (interim)808445107134
2025NebraskaOffensive coordinator55401980136
2026NebraskaOffensive coordinator41505055138
SeasonHead coach atRecordAP before → afterOff EPA/playDef EPA/playSP+Team year beforeTeams
2011West Virginia10-324 → 17131716.869% wins120
2012West Virginia7-611 → -21988.177% wins124
2013West Virginia4-8- → -9958-0.954% wins125
2014West Virginia7-6- → -65358.433% wins128
2015West Virginia8-5- → -482612.954% wins128
2016West Virginia10-3- → 18384111.362% wins128
2017West Virginia7-622 → -23775.677% wins130
2018West Virginia8-417 → -118313.254% wins130
2019Houston4-8- → -77121-4.362% wins130
2020Houston3-5- → -70863.333% wins127
2021Houston12-2- → 1759710.938% wins130
2022Houston8-524 → -10974.586% wins131
2023Houston4-8- → -94116-7.862% wins133
2024Houston0-0 (0 of 12)- → -13140-8.233% wins134

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On his staffs · 19

Level 2: on their staffs · 9

  • Bob Stitt · Texas State 2019 (OC, Position) · under Jake Spavital
  • Tremaine Jackson · Texas State 2019 (Position) · under Jake Spavital
  • Zac Spavital · Texas State 2019-2022 (DC) · under Jake Spavital
  • Jacob Peeler · Texas State 2020-2021 (OC) · under Jake Spavital
  • Gunter Brewer · Marshall 2025-2026 (Position) · under Tony Gibson
  • Rod Smith · Marshall 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Tony Gibson
  • Shannon Morrison · Marshall 2025 (DC) · under Tony Gibson
  • Brad Lambert · Marshall 2026 (DC) · under Tony Gibson
  • Dean Hood · Marshall 2026 (Position) · under Tony Gibson

Coached together

  • Guy Morriss · Valdosta State 1993 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
  • Hal Mumme · Valdosta State 1993-1995 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
  • Mike Leach · Valdosta State 1993-1995 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
  • Art Briles · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him Position, them Position
  • Bill Bedenbaugh · Texas Tech 2000-2006 · him OC, Position, them GA, Position
  • Brian Norwood · Texas Tech 2000 · him Position, them Position
  • Dave Aranda* · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him Position, them GA
  • Glenn Thomas · Texas Tech 2000 · him Position, them GA
  • Greg McMackin · Texas Tech 2000-2002 · him Position, them DC
  • Mike Leach · Texas Tech 2000-2007 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
  • Robert Anae · Texas Tech 2000-2004 · him Position, them Position
  • Ruffin McNeill · Texas Tech 2000-2007 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position, ST coord.
  • Sonny Dykes* · Texas Tech 2000-2006 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
  • Lincoln Riley*+ · Texas Tech 2003-2007 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
  • Lyle Setencich · Texas Tech 2003-2007 · him OC, Position, them DC
  • Seth Littrell · Texas Tech 2005-2007 · him OC, Position, them Position
  • Brian Mitchell · Texas Tech 2006-2007 · him OC, Position, them Position
  • Clarence McKinney · Houston 2008-2009 · him OC, Position, them Position
  • Jason Phillips · Houston 2008 · him OC, Position, them OC
  • John Skladany · Houston 2008-2009 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
  • Kevin Sumlin · Houston 2008-2009 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
  • Kliff Kingsbury · Houston 2008-2009 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
  • Tony Levine · Houston 2008-2009 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
  • Jake Spavital · Houston 2009 · him OC, Position, them GA
  • Andrew Thacker · Oklahoma State 2010 · him OC, Position, them GA
  • Bill Young · Oklahoma State 2010 · him OC, Position, them DC
  • Doug Meacham · Oklahoma State 2010 · him OC, Position, them Position
  • Glenn Spencer · Oklahoma State 2010 · him OC, Position, them Position
  • Gunter Brewer · Oklahoma State 2010 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
  • Jake Spavital · Oklahoma State 2010 · him OC, Position, them GA
  • Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2010 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
  • Bill Bedenbaugh · West Virginia 2011-2012 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Jake Spavital · West Virginia 2011-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
  • Jeff Casteel · West Virginia 2011 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
  • Shannon Dawson · West Virginia 2011-2014 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
  • Steve Dunlap · West Virginia 2011-2012 · him Head coach, them Other
  • Joe DeForest · West Virginia 2012 · him Head coach, them DC
  • Keith Patterson · West Virginia 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
  • Brian Mitchell · West Virginia 2013-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Ja'Juan Seider · West Virginia 2013-2016 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Tony Gibson* · West Virginia 2013-2018 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
  • Tom Bradley · West Virginia 2014 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
  • Matt Caponi · West Virginia 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Doug Belk · West Virginia 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Marquel Blackwell · West Virginia 2018 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Blake Gideon · Houston 2019 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
  • Brandon Jones · Houston 2019-2022 · him Head coach, them OC
  • Doug Belk · Houston 2019-2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
  • Joe Cauthen · Houston 2019-2020 · him Head coach, them DC
  • Marquel Blackwell · Houston 2019-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
  • Shannon Dawson · Houston 2019-2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
  • Mike Jinks · Houston 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Eman Naghavi · Houston 2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
  • A. J. Ricker · TCU 2024 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
  • Andy Avalos · TCU 2024 · him Analyst, them DC
  • Doug Meacham · TCU 2024 · him Analyst, them Position
  • Ed Foley · Nebraska 2024 · him OC, them ST coord.
  • Glenn Thomas · Nebraska 2024-2026 · him OC, them OC, Position
  • John Butler · Nebraska 2024-2025 · him OC, them DC, Position
  • Ken Wilson · TCU 2024 · him Analyst, them Position
  • Kendal Briles · TCU 2024 · him Analyst, them OC, Other, Position
  • Marcus Satterfield · Nebraska 2024-2026 · him OC, them OC, Position
  • Mark Cala · TCU 2024 · him Analyst, them Position
  • Matt Rhule* · Nebraska 2024-2026 · him OC, them Head coach
  • Sonny Dykes* · TCU 2024 · him Analyst, them Head coach
  • Todd Graham · TCU 2024 · him Analyst, them Analyst
  • Tony White · Nebraska 2024 · him OC, them DC
  • Mike Ekeler · Nebraska 2025 · him OC, them ST coord.
  • Phil Snow · Nebraska 2025-2026 · him OC, them Other
  • Rob Aurich · Nebraska 2026 · him OC, them DC

Played together