Coaches
Kefense Hynson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Kefense Hynson
Played at Willamette 1999-2002 · alma mater (CFBD): Willamette
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Willamette | Position | Assistant wide receivers coach | not known |
| 2003 | Quincy | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2005 | Minnesota State | Position | Running backs coach | not known |
| 2006 | Western Washington | Position | Wide receivers coach | not known |
| 2007-2008 | Western Washington | OC | Offensive coordinator | not known |
| 2009-2011 | Yale | OC | Co-offensive coordinator & wide receivers coach | not known |
| 2012 | Montana | ST coord. | Special teams coordinator & tight ends coach | not known |
| 2013-2014 | Montana | OC | Co-offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach | not known |
| 2015 | Norfolk State | Position | Wide receivers coach | not known |
| 2016-2017 | Hawai'i | Position | Wide receivers coach | Nick Rolovich |
| 2018-2023 | Oregon State | Position | Wide receivers coach & pass game coordinator | Jonathan Smith |
| 2023 | Oregon State | Head coachinterim | Interim head coach | Jonathan Smith |
| 2024 | Oregon State | Position | Wide receivers coach & pass game coordinator | Trent Bray |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (pro) | Other | Passing game coordinator | not known |
| 2026- | UCF | Other | Passing game coordinator | Scott Frost* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oregon State | 0-1 (1 of 13) | 18 → - | 13 | 38 | 12.6 | 77% wins | 133 |
Worked under
- Nick Rolovich · Hawai'i 2016-2017 (Position)
- Jonathan Smith · Oregon State 2018-2023 (Other, Position)
- Trent Bray · Oregon State 2024 (Other, Position)
- Scott Frost* · UCF 2026 (Other)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Todd Goebbel · Quincy 2003 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Klanderman · Minnesota State 2005 · him Position, them Position
- Luke Schleusner · Minnesota State 2005 · him Position, them Other, ST coord.
- Spence Nowinsky · Minnesota State 2005 · him Position, them Position
- Ikaika Malloe · Yale 2009-2011 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Yale 2009 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Timm Rosenbach · Montana 2012 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Abe Elimimian · Hawai'i 2016-2017 · him Position, them Position
- Brian Smith · Hawai'i 2016-2017 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Chris Naeole · Hawai'i 2016-2017 · him Position, them Position
- Craig Stutzmann · Hawai'i 2016-2017 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Kevin Lempa · Hawai'i 2016 · him Position, them DC
- Nick Rolovich · Hawai'i 2016-2017 · him Position, them Head coach
- Sean Duggan · Hawai'i 2016-2017 · him Position, them Position
- Jacob Yoro · Hawai'i 2017 · him Position, them Position
- Legi Suiaunoa · Hawai'i 2017 · him Position, them DC
- Brian Lindgren · Oregon State 2018-2023 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Jim Michalczik · Oregon State 2018-2023 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Jonathan Smith · Oregon State 2018-2023 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Riley · Oregon State 2018 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Tim Tibesar · Oregon State 2018-2021 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Trent Bray · Oregon State 2018-2024 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Ilaisa Tuiaki · Oregon State 2024 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Keith Heyward · Oregon State 2024 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Ryan Gunderson · Oregon State 2024 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Thomas Ford · Oregon State 2024 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Alex Grinch · UCF 2026 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Mark D'Onofrio · UCF 2026 · him Other, them Position
- Pete Alamar · UCF 2026 · him Other, them ST coord.
- Scott Frost* · UCF 2026 · him Other, them Head coach
- Steve Cooper · UCF 2026 · him Other, them OC