Coaches
Justin Wilcox
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Justin Wilcox
Played at Oregon 1996-1999 · alma mater (CFBD): Oregon
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2002 | Boise State | GA | GA | Dan Hawkins |
| 2003-2005 | California | Position | LB | Jeff Tedford |
| 2006-2009 | Boise State (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2006-2009 | Boise State | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Chris Petersen |
| 2010-2011 | Tennessee | DC | DC✓ | Derek Dooley |
| 2012-2013 | Washington | DC | DC✓ | Steve Sarkisian*+ |
| 2014-2015 | USC | DC | DC✓ | Steve Sarkisian*+ (2014), Clay Helton* (2015) |
| 2016 | Wisconsin | DC | DC✓ | Paul Chryst |
| 2017-2025 | California | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 51 | 50 | 64 | 47 | 120 |
| 2011 | Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 19 | 77 | 46 | 51 | 120 |
| 2012 | Washington | Defensive coordinator | 21 | 41 | 33 | 111 | 124 |
| 2013 | Washington | Defensive coordinator | 27 | 24 | 41 | 21 | 125 |
| 2014 | USC | Defensive coordinator | 50 | 36 | 66 | 11 | 128 |
| 2015 | USC | Defensive coordinator | 45 | 61 | 81 | 50 | 128 |
| 2016 | Wisconsin | Defensive coordinator | 11 | 5 | 29 | 12 | 128 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | California | 5-7 | - → - | 81 | 80 | -1.0 | 42% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | California | 7-6 | - → - | 123 | 8 | 3.9 | 42% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | California | 8-5 | - → - | 90 | 39 | -2.6 | 54% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | California | 1-3 | - → - | 112 | 52 | 2.4 | 62% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | California | 5-7 | - → - | 61 | 47 | 3.4 | 25% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | California | 4-8 | - → - | 61 | 94 | -3.0 | 42% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | California | 6-7 | - → - | 64 | 94 | -0.1 | 33% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | California | 6-7 | - → - | 76 | 58 | 4.0 | 46% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | California | 6-5 (11 of 13) | - → - | 93 | 75 | -3.2 | 46% wins | 136 |
Worked under
- Dan Hawkins · Boise State 2001-2002 (GA)
- Jeff Tedford · California 2003-2005 (Position)
- Chris Petersen · Boise State 2006-2009 (DC)
- Derek Dooley · Tennessee 2010-2011 (DC)
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Washington 2012-2013 (DC)
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · USC 2014 (DC)
- Clay Helton* · USC 2015 (DC)
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2016 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 19
- Beau Baldwin · California 2017-2019 (OC, Other, Position)
- Charlie Ragle · California 2017-2021 (Position, ST coord.)
- Erik Meyer · California 2017-2019 (Analyst)
- Jerry Azzinaro · California 2017 (Position)
- Marques Tuiasosopo · California 2017-2020 (Position)
- Tim DeRuyter · California 2017-2020 (DC, Other, Position)
- Peter Sirmon · California 2018-2024 (DC, Other, Position)
- Bill Musgrave · California 2020-2022 (OC, Position)
- Keith Heyward · California 2021-2025 (Position)
- Kenny Hill · California 2022 (Analyst)
- Vic So'oto · California 2022-2025 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
- Jake Spavital · California 2023 (OC, Position)
- Tim Plough · California 2023 (Position)
- Mike Bloesch · California 2024 (OC)
- Sterlin Gilbert · California 2024 (Other, Position)
- Bob Gregory · California 2025 (Analyst, Position)
- Bryan Harsin · California 2025 (OC, Position)
- Nick Rolovich · California 2025 (Analyst)
- Terrence Brown · California 2025 (DC)
Coached together
- Bob Gregory · Boise State 2001 · him GA, them DC
- Bryan Harsin · Boise State 2001-2009 · him DC, GA, them GA, OC, Position
- Chris Petersen · Boise State 2001-2009 · him DC, GA, them Head coach, OC
- Dan Hawkins · Boise State 2001-2002 · him GA, them Head coach
- Robert Prince · Boise State 2001-2002 · him GA, them Position
- Bob Gregory · California 2003-2025 · him Head coach, Position, them Analyst, DC, Position
- Eric Kiesau · California 2003-2005 · him Position, them Position
- Jeff Tedford · California 2003-2005 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jim Michalczik · California 2003-2005 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Pete Alamar · California 2003-2005 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Kevin Daft · California 2004-2005 · him Position, them GA
- George Cortez · California 2005 · him Position, them OC
- Brent Pease · Boise State 2006-2009 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Jeff Choate* · Boise State 2006-2009 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Pete Kwiatkowski · Boise State 2006-2009 · him DC, them Position
- Sean Kugler · Boise State 2006 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Darin Hinshaw · Tennessee 2010-2011 · him DC, them Position
- Derek Dooley · Tennessee 2010-2011 · him DC, them Head coach
- Jim Chaney · Tennessee 2010-2011 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Peter Sirmon · Tennessee 2010-2011 · him DC, them GA, Position
- Donte Williams · Washington 2012 · him DC, them GA
- Eric Kiesau · Washington 2012-2013 · him DC, them OC
- Jimmie Dougherty · Washington 2012 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Joel Thomas · Washington 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Johnny Nansen · Washington 2012-2013 · him DC, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Keith Heyward · Washington 2012-2013 · him DC, them Position
- Peter Sirmon · Washington 2012-2013 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Washington 2012-2013 · him DC, them Head coach
- Tosh Lupoi* · Washington 2012-2013 · him DC, them Position
- Jeff Choate* · Washington 2013 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Marques Tuiasosopo · Washington 2013 · him DC, them Head coach, Position
- Chris Wilson · USC 2014-2015 · him DC, them Position
- Clay Helton* · USC 2014-2015 · him DC, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Johnny Nansen · USC 2014-2015 · him DC, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Keith Heyward · USC 2014-2015 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Marques Tuiasosopo · USC 2014-2015 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Peter Sirmon · USC 2014-2015 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Ricky Brown · USC 2014-2015 · him DC, them Analyst
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · USC 2014-2015 · him DC, them Head coach
- Tee Martin · USC 2014-2015 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
- Tim Drevno · USC 2014 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Jim Leonhard · Wisconsin 2016 · him DC, them Position
- Joe Rudolph · Wisconsin 2016 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
- Jon Budmayr · Wisconsin 2016 · him DC, them Analyst
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2016 · him DC, them Head coach
- Tim Tibesar · Wisconsin 2016 · him DC, them Position
- Beau Baldwin · California 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Charlie Ragle · California 2017-2021 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Erik Meyer · California 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Jerry Azzinaro · California 2017 · him Head coach, them Position
- Marques Tuiasosopo · California 2017-2020 · him Head coach, them Position
- Tim DeRuyter · California 2017-2020 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Peter Sirmon · California 2018-2024 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Bill Musgrave · California 2020-2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Keith Heyward · California 2021-2025 · him Head coach, them Position
- Kenny Hill · California 2022 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Vic So'oto · California 2022-2025 · him Head coach, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Jake Spavital · California 2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tim Plough · California 2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mike Bloesch · California 2024 · him Head coach, them OC
- Sterlin Gilbert · California 2024 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Bryan Harsin · California 2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Nick Rolovich · California 2025 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Head coach
- Terrence Brown · California 2025 · him Head coach, them DC