Coaches
D.J. Durkin
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
D.J. Durkin
Played at Bowling Green 1997-2000 · alma mater (CFBD): Bowling Green
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2002 | Bowling Green | GA | GA | Urban Meyer |
| 2003-2004 | Notre Dame | GA | GA | Tyrone Willingham |
| 2005 | Bowling Green (DE) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2006 | Bowling Green | ST coord. | LB/ST | Gregg Brandon |
| 2007-2009 | Stanford | ST coord. | DE/ST | Jim Harbaugh |
| 2010-2012 | Florida | ST coord. | LB/ST | Urban Meyer (2010), Will Muschamp (2011-2012) |
| 2013-2014 | Florida | DC | DC/LB✓ | Will Muschamp |
| 2014 | Florida | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Will Muschamp |
| 2015 | Michigan | DC | DC/LB✓ | Jim Harbaugh |
| 2016-2018 | Maryland | Head coach | Head coach≠ | himself |
| 2019 | Atlanta Falcons (pro) | Analyst | consultant | not known |
| 2020-2021 | Ole Miss | DC | co-DC/LB✓ | Lane Kiffin*+ |
| 2022-2023 | Texas A&M | DC | DC/LB✓ | Jimbo Fisher |
| 2024- | Auburn | DC | DC/LB✓ | Hugh Freeze (2024-2025), Alex Golesh* (2026) |
| 2025 | Auburn | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Hugh Freeze |
| 2026 | Auburn (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Florida | Defensive coordinator | 30 | 48 | 28 | 22 | 125 |
| 2014 | Florida | Defensive coordinator | 7 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 128 |
| 2015 | Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 9 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 128 |
| 2020 | Ole Miss | Co-defensive coordinator | 117 | 122 | 123 | 83 | 127 |
| 2021 | Ole Miss | Co-defensive coordinator | 61 | 54 | 103 | 117 | 130 |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | Defensive coordinator | 34 | 23 | 48 | 3 | 131 |
| 2023 | Texas A&M | Defensive coordinator | 18 | 39 | 15 | 34 | 133 |
| 2024 | Auburn | Defensive coordinator | 18 | 27 | 14 | 53 | 134 |
| 2025 | Auburn | Defensive coordinator | 20 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 136 |
| 2026 | Auburn | Defensive coordinator | 80 | 80 | 86 | 20 | 138 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Florida | 1-0 (1 of 12) | - → - | 105 | 7 | 17.3 | 33% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Maryland | 6-7 | - → - | 82 | 65 | -0.6 | 25% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Maryland | 4-8 | - → - | 117 | 103 | -4.5 | 46% wins | 130 |
| 2025 | Auburn | 1-2 (3 of 12) | - → - | 63 | 20 | 11.6 | 42% wins | 136 |
Worked under
- Urban Meyer · Bowling Green 2001-2002 (GA)
- Tyrone Willingham · Notre Dame 2003-2004 (GA)
- Gregg Brandon · Bowling Green 2006 (Position, ST coord.)
- Jim Harbaugh · Stanford 2007-2009 (Position, ST coord.)
- Urban Meyer · Florida 2010 (Position, ST coord.)
- Will Muschamp · Florida 2011-2014 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
- Jim Harbaugh · Michigan 2015 (DC, Position)
- Lane Kiffin*+ · Ole Miss 2020-2021 (DC, Position)
- Jimbo Fisher · Texas A&M 2022-2023 (DC, Position)
- Hugh Freeze · Auburn 2024-2025 (DC, Position)
- Alex Golesh* · Auburn 2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 9
- Aazaar Abdul-Rahim · Maryland 2016-2017 (Position)
- Andy Buh · Maryland 2016-2017 (DC)
- Anthony Tucker · Maryland 2016-2017 (Position)
- Chris Beatty · Maryland 2016-2017 (Other, Position)
- Matt Barnes · Maryland 2016-2017 (Position, ST coord.)
- Mike London · Maryland 2016 (Other, Position)
- Pete Lembo* · Maryland 2016-2017 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Walt Bell · Maryland 2016-2017 (OC, Position)
- Tyler Bowen · Maryland 2017 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 7
- Tommy Restivo · Massachusetts 2019-2021 (DC, Position) · under Walt Bell
- Jim Reid · Massachusetts 2020-2021 (Analyst) · under Walt Bell
- Alex Miller · Massachusetts 2021 (Position) · under Walt Bell
- Dave Patenaude · Buffalo 2024-2025 (OC, Position) · under Pete Lembo
- Joe Bowen · Buffalo 2024-2025 (DC) · under Pete Lembo
- Brian Dougherty · Buffalo 2026 (DC) · under Pete Lembo
- Tony Tokarz · Buffalo 2026 (OC) · under Pete Lembo
Coached together
- Billy Gonzales · Bowling Green 2001-2002 · him GA, them Position
- Dan Mullen* · Bowling Green 2001-2002 · him GA, them Position
- Greg Studrawa · Bowling Green 2001-2006 · him GA, Position, ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- Gregg Brandon · Bowling Green 2001-2006 · him GA, Position, ST coord., them Head coach, OC, Other
- John Hevesy · Bowling Green 2001-2002 · him GA, them Position
- Tim Beckman · Bowling Green 2001-2002 · him GA, them DC, Other
- Tommy Thigpen · Bowling Green 2001-2002 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Urban Meyer · Bowling Green 2001-2002 · him GA, them Head coach
- Zach Azzanni · Bowling Green 2001-2006 · him GA, Position, ST coord., them GA, Position
- Greg Mattison · Notre Dame 2003-2004 · him GA, them Position
- Kent Baer · Notre Dame 2003-2004 · him GA, them DC, Head coach
- Mike Denbrock · Notre Dame 2003-2004 · him GA, them Position
- Trent Miles · Notre Dame 2003-2004 · him GA, them Position
- Tyrone Willingham · Notre Dame 2003-2004 · him GA, them Head coach
- Steve Wilks · Notre Dame 2004 · him GA, them Position
- John Lovett · Bowling Green 2006 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Clayton White · Stanford 2007-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- David Shaw · Stanford 2007-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Jim Harbaugh · Stanford 2007-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Lance Anderson · Stanford 2007-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Matt Weiss · Stanford 2007-2008 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Stanford 2007-2008 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Scott Shafer · Stanford 2007 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other
- Tim Drevno · Stanford 2007-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Willie Taggart · Stanford 2007-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Andy Buh · Stanford 2008-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Coleman Hutzler · Stanford 2008-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Nick Holz · Stanford 2008-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst, Position
- Peter Hansen · Stanford 2008-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst, Strength
- Ron Lynn · Stanford 2008-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Brian White · Florida 2010-2014 · him DC, Head coach, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Chuck Heater · Florida 2010 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Coleman Hutzler · Florida 2010-2014 · him DC, Head coach, Position, ST coord., them Position, ST coord.
- Dan McCarney · Florida 2010 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Justin Frye · Florida 2010 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Scot Loeffler · Florida 2010 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Stan Drayton · Florida 2010 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Steve Addazio · Florida 2010 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- Teryl Austin · Florida 2010 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Urban Meyer · Florida 2010 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Zach Azzanni · Florida 2010 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Charlie Weis · Florida 2011 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Charlie Weis Jr. · Florida 2011 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Dan Quinn · Florida 2011-2012 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Travaris Robinson · Florida 2011-2014 · him DC, Head coach, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Will Muschamp · Florida 2011-2014 · him DC, Head coach, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Brent Pease · Florida 2012-2013 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Bush Hamdan · Florida 2012 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Matt Barnes · Florida 2012-2014 · him DC, Head coach, Position, ST coord., them GA
- Jeff Choate* · Florida 2013 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Joker Phillips · Florida 2013 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Blake Gideon · Florida 2014 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Analyst
- Kurt Roper · Florida 2014 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them OC, Position
- Greg Mattison · Michigan 2015 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jay Harbaugh · Michigan 2015 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jedd Fisch* · Michigan 2015 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jim Harbaugh · Michigan 2015 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Matt Barnes · Michigan 2015 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- T. J. Weist · Michigan 2015 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Tim Drevno · Michigan 2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Tyrone Wheatley · Michigan 2015 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Aazaar Abdul-Rahim · Maryland 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Andy Buh · Maryland 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them DC
- Anthony Tucker · Maryland 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chris Beatty · Maryland 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Matt Barnes · Maryland 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike London · Maryland 2016 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Pete Lembo* · Maryland 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Walt Bell · Maryland 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tyler Bowen · Maryland 2017 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bryan Stinespring · Maryland 2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chuck Heater · Maryland 2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Matt Canada · Maryland 2018 · him Head coach, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Wesley Beschorner · Maryland 2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Blake Gideon · Ole Miss 2020 · him DC, Position, them ST coord.
- Chris Partridge · Ole Miss 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Derrick Nix · Ole Miss 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jeff Lebby* · Ole Miss 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Jon Finley · Ole Miss 2020 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Lane Kiffin*+ · Ole Miss 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Monte Kiffin · Ole Miss 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Terrell Buckley · Ole Miss 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Coleman Hutzler · Ole Miss 2021 · him DC, Position, them ST coord.
- John David Baker · Ole Miss 2021 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Dameyune Craig · Texas A&M 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Darrell Dickey · Texas A&M 2022 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Elijah Robinson · Texas A&M 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Other, Position
- James Coley · Texas A&M 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jimbo Fisher · Texas A&M 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Steve Addazio · Texas A&M 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tyler Santucci · Texas A&M 2022 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Bobby Petrino · Texas A&M 2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jim Chaney · Texas A&M 2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Marquel Blackwell · Texas A&M 2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Charles Kelly* · Auburn 2024 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Derrick Nix · Auburn 2024-2025 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them OC, Position
- Hugh Freeze · Auburn 2024-2025 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Head coach
- Kent Austin · Auburn 2024-2025 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Position
- Chad Lunsford · Auburn 2025 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them ST coord.
- Alex Golesh* · Auburn 2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Chris Kapilovic · Auburn 2026 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Coleman Hutzler · Auburn 2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Joel Gordon · Auburn 2026 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Kodi Burns · Auburn 2026 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Larry Porter · Auburn 2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Larry Scott · Auburn 2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tim Banks · Auburn 2026 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position