Coaches
Kyle Whittingham
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Kyle Whittingham*
Head coach, Michigan · Played at BYU 1978-1981 · alma mater (CFBD): BYU
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-1986 | BYU | GA | GA | LaVell Edwards |
| 1987 | Eastern Utah (unknown) | DC | DC | not known |
| 1988-1991 | Idaho State | ST coord. | STC/LB | not known |
| 1992-1993 | Idaho State (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1994 | Utah | Position | DL | Ron McBride |
| 1995-1996 | Utah | DC | DC/S | Ron McBride |
| 1997 | Utah | DC | DC/LB | Ron McBride |
| 1998-2000 | Utah | DC | DC/S | Ron McBride |
| 2001-2004 | Utah | DC | DC/LB | Ron McBride (2001-2002), Urban Meyer (2003-2004) |
| 2005-2025 | Utah | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2026- | Michigan | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Utah | 1-0 (1 of 12) | 20 → 4 | 2 | 24 | 23.6 | 83% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Utah | 7-5 | - → - | 15 | 54 | 7.2 | 100% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Utah | 8-5 | - → - | 26 | 95 | 12.0 | 58% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Utah | 9-4 | - → - | 73 | 42 | 11.9 | 62% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Utah | 13-0 | - → 2 | 20 | 56 | 18.2 | 69% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Utah | 10-3 | 19 → 18 | 87 | 9 | 15.1 | 100% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Utah | 10-3 | - → - | 50 | 29 | 12.2 | 77% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Utah | 8-5 | - → - | 109 | 42 | 6.4 | 77% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Utah | 5-7 | - → - | 98 | 76 | 3.8 | 62% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Utah | 5-7 | - → - | 74 | 69 | 11.8 | 42% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Utah | 9-4 | - → 21 | 79 | 43 | 8.8 | 42% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Utah | 10-3 | - → 17 | 90 | 23 | 11.0 | 69% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Utah | 9-4 | - → 23 | 77 | 52 | 10.9 | 77% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Utah | 7-6 | - → - | 54 | 41 | 12.0 | 69% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Utah | 9-5 | - → - | 84 | 13 | 16.8 | 54% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Utah | 11-3 | 14 → 16 | 12 | 4 | 19.5 | 64% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Utah | 3-2 | 22 → - | 89 | 11 | 11.9 | 79% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Utah | 10-4 | 24 → 12 | 23 | 42 | 15.2 | 60% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Utah | 10-4 | 7 → 10 | 21 | 39 | 19.2 | 71% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Utah | 8-5 | 14 → - | 109 | 31 | 8.5 | 71% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Utah | 5-7 | 12 → - | 119 | 9 | 7.7 | 62% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Utah | 10-2 (12 of 13) | - → 14 | 3 | 24 | 22.2 | 42% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Michigan | 5-4 | - → - | 105 | 4 | 10.0 | 69% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- LaVell Edwards · BYU 1985-1986 (GA)
- Ron McBride · Utah 1994-2002 (DC, Position)
- Urban Meyer · Utah 2003-2004 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 25
- Aaron Roderick · Utah 2005-2016 (OC, Other, Position)
- Andy Ludwig · Utah 2005-2024 (OC)
- Dave Schramm · Utah 2005-2011 (OC, Other, Position)
- Derrick Odum · Utah 2005-2007 (Position)
- Gary Andersen · Utah 2005-2018 (Analyst, DC, Other, Position)
- Jay Hill · Utah 2005-2013 (Position, ST coord.)
- Kalani Sitake*+ · Utah 2005-2014 (DC, Other, Position)
- Morgan Scalley*+ · Utah 2007-2025 (DC, GA, Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Ilaisa Tuiaki · Utah 2008-2014 (GA, Position)
- John Pease · Utah 2009-2015 (DC, Other, Position)
- Brian Johnson · Utah 2010-2013 (OC, Position)
- Norm Chow · Utah 2011 (OC)
- Dennis Erickson · Utah 2013-2016 (OC, Other, Position)
- Dave Christensen · Utah 2014 (OC, Position)
- Jim Harding · Utah 2014-2025 (OC, Other, Position)
- Jim Harding · Utah 2015-2016 (OC)
- Justin Ena · Utah 2015-2018 (Position, ST coord.)
- Troy Taylor · Utah 2017-2018 (OC, Position)
- Colton Swan · Utah 2019-2025 (Position)
- Ryan Lindley · Utah 2020 (Analyst)
- Mike Bajakian · Utah 2024 (Analyst, OC, Position)
- Jason Beck · Utah 2025 (OC, Position)
- Brian Knorr · Michigan 2026 (Other)
- Kerry Coombs · Michigan 2026 (ST coord.)
- Tyler Stockton · Michigan 2026 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 39
- Bill Busch · Utah State 2009-2012 (DC, Position, ST coord.) · under Gary Andersen
- Dave Baldwin · Utah State 2009-2011 (OC, Position) · under Gary Andersen
- Frank Maile · Utah State 2009-2020 (DC, GA, Other, Position) · under Gary Andersen
- Kevin McGiven · Utah State 2009 (Other, Position) · under Gary Andersen
- Matt Wells · Utah State 2011-2012 (OC, Other, Position) · under Gary Andersen
- Daronte Jones · Hawai'i 2012-2014 (Other, Position) · under Norm Chow
- Dave Aranda* · Utah State 2012 (DC) · under Gary Andersen
- Mike Sanford Sr. · Utah State 2012-2019 (Analyst, Other, Position) · under Gary Andersen
- Thom Kaumeyer · Hawai'i 2012-2013 (DC) · under Norm Chow
- Tommy Lee · Hawai'i 2012 (OC, Position) · under Norm Chow
- Chris Beatty · Wisconsin 2013-2014 (Other, Position) · under Gary Andersen
- Chris Naeole · Hawai'i 2013-2015 (Position) · under Norm Chow
- Jeff Genyk · Wisconsin 2013-2014 (Position, ST coord.) · under Gary Andersen
- Jon Budmayr · Wisconsin 2013 (Other) · under Gary Andersen
- Thomas Hammock · Wisconsin 2013 (Other, Position) · under Gary Andersen
- Cory Hall · Wisconsin 2014 (GA) · under Gary Andersen
- Kevin Clune · Hawai'i 2014 (DC) · under Norm Chow
- Thomas Brown · Wisconsin 2014 (Position) · under Gary Andersen
- Abe Elimimian · Hawai'i 2015 (DC, Position) · under Norm Chow
- Brent Brennan*+ · Oregon State 2015-2016 (Position) · under Gary Andersen
- Don Bailey · Hawai'i 2015 (OC) · under Norm Chow
- Gary Crowton · Oregon State 2015 (Analyst) · under Gary Andersen
- Tom Mason · Hawai'i 2015 (DC, Position) · under Norm Chow
- Ed Lamb · BYU 2016-2022 (Other, ST coord.) · under Kalani Sitake
- Kevin Clune · Oregon State 2016-2017 (DC) · under Gary Andersen
- T. J. Woods · Oregon State 2016-2017 (OC) · under Gary Andersen
- Ty Detmer · BYU 2016-2017 (OC, Position) · under Kalani Sitake
- Jeff Grimes · BYU 2018-2020 (OC) · under Kalani Sitake
- Ryan Pugh · BYU 2018 (Position) · under Kalani Sitake
- Eric Raisbeck · Utah State 2019 (Other) · under Gary Andersen
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Utah State 2019 (OC, Position) · under Gary Andersen
- Stacy Collins · Utah State 2019-2020 (DC, Position, ST coord.) · under Gary Andersen
- Bodie Reeder · Utah State 2020 (OC) · under Gary Andersen
- Bob Gregory · Stanford 2023-2024 (Position, ST coord.) · under Troy Taylor
- Bobby April III · Stanford 2023-2024 (DC, Position) · under Troy Taylor
- Kelly Poppinga · BYU 2023-2026 (DC, Position, ST coord.) · under Kalani Sitake
- Mark D'Onofrio · Stanford 2023-2024 (Position) · under Troy Taylor
- Nate Byham · Stanford 2023-2024 (Position) · under Troy Taylor
- Ryan Gunderson · Utah 2026 (Position) · under Morgan Scalley
Level 3: on their staffs · 49
- Todd Orlando · Utah State 2013-2014 (DC, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Ikaika Malloe · Utah State 2014-2015 (Position) · under Matt Wells
- Joey Halzle · Utah State 2015 (Analyst, Other) · under Matt Wells
- Josh Heupel*+ · Utah State 2015 (OC, Other, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Kevin Clune · Utah State 2015 (DC) · under Matt Wells
- Dave Kotulski · Utah State 2016 (Position) · under Matt Wells
- Jovon Bouknight · Utah State 2016 (OC) · under Matt Wells
- Kendrick Shaver · Utah State 2016-2017 (DC) · under Matt Wells
- Luke Wells · Utah State 2016 (OC) · under Matt Wells
- Mike Canales · Utah State 2016 (Other, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Alonzo Carter* · San José State 2017-2023 (Other, Position) · under Brent Brennan
- Andrew Sowder · San José State 2017 (OC) · under Brent Brennan
- David Yost · Utah State 2017-2018 (OC, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Keith Patterson · Utah State 2018 (DC) · under Matt Wells
- Derrick Jackson · Northern Illinois 2019-2023 (DC) · under Thomas Hammock
- Eric Eidsness · Northern Illinois 2019-2024 (OC, Position) · under Thomas Hammock
- Joel Filani · Texas Tech 2019-2021 (Position) · under Matt Wells
- Kerry Cooks · Texas Tech 2019 (Position) · under Matt Wells
- Paul Randolph · Texas Tech 2019-2021 (Position) · under Matt Wells
- Skyler Cassity · Texas Tech 2019 (GA) · under Matt Wells
- Brian Stewart · Baylor 2020 (Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Dan Jackson · Northern Illinois 2020-2021 (Position, ST coord.) · under Thomas Hammock
- Derek Jones · Texas Tech 2020-2021 (DC, Other, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Joey McGuire*+ · Baylor 2020-2021 (Other, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Jorge Munoz · Baylor 2020 (Other, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Kevin Cosgrove · Texas Tech 2020-2021 (Position) · under Matt Wells
- Larry Fedora · Baylor 2020 (OC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Matt Powledge · Baylor 2020-2025 (DC, Position, ST coord.) · under Dave Aranda
- Ron Roberts · Baylor 2020-2022 (DC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Shawn Bell · Baylor 2020-2023 (Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Nick Holt · Texas Tech 2021 (Analyst) · under Matt Wells
- Sonny Cumbie* · Texas Tech 2021 (OC, Position) · under Matt Wells
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 2022 (Position) · under Mike Sanford Jr.
- Chris Wilson · Colorado 2022 (DC, Position) · under Mike Sanford Jr.
- Clay Patterson · Colorado 2022 (OC, Position) · under Mike Sanford Jr.
- Gerald Chatman · Colorado 2022 (DC) · under Mike Sanford Jr.
- Nick Benedetto · Northern Illinois 2022-2024 (DC) · under Thomas Hammock
- Wesley Beschorner · Northern Illinois 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Thomas Hammock
- Chuck Cecil · Arizona 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Brent Brennan
- Danny Gonzales · Arizona 2024-2026 (DC, Position, ST coord.) · under Brent Brennan
- Dino Babers · Arizona 2024 (OC, Position) · under Brent Brennan
- Duane Akina · Arizona 2024 (DC) · under Brent Brennan
- Gary Patterson · Baylor 2024 (Analyst) · under Dave Aranda
- Jake Spavital · Baylor 2024-2026 (OC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Joe Salave'a · Arizona 2025-2026 (Other, Position) · under Brent Brennan
- Quinn Sanders · Northern Illinois 2025 (OC, Position) · under Thomas Hammock
- Rob Harley* · Northern Illinois 2025 (DC) · under Thomas Hammock
- Seth Doege · Arizona 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Brent Brennan
- Joe Klanderman · Baylor 2026 (DC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
Coached together
- Mike Canales · BYU 1985-1986 · him GA, them GA
- Norm Chow · BYU 1985-1986 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Andy Ludwig · Idaho State 1989-1991 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Ken Karcher · Idaho State 1989 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Dave Christensen · Idaho State 1990-1991 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Derrick Odum · Utah 1995-2007 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them GA, Position
- Tommy Lee · Utah 1995-2000 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Gary Andersen · Utah 1997-2018 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Analyst, DC, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Bill Busch · Utah 2001-2003 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Craig Ver Steeg · Utah 2001-2002 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jay Hill · Utah 2001-2013 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them GA, Position, ST coord.
- Derek Mason* · Utah 2002 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Billy Gonzales · Utah 2003-2004 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Dan Mullen* · Utah 2003-2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- John Hevesy · Utah 2003-2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Kurt Barber · Utah 2003-2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mike Sanford Sr. · Utah 2003-2004 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Urban Meyer · Utah 2003-2004 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Chuck Heater · Utah 2004 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Aaron Roderick · Utah 2005-2016 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Andy Ludwig · Utah 2005-2024 · him Head coach, them OC
- Dave Schramm · Utah 2005-2011 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Kalani Sitake*+ · Utah 2005-2014 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Morgan Scalley*+ · Utah 2007-2025 · him Head coach, them DC, GA, Head coach, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Ilaisa Tuiaki · Utah 2008-2014 · him Head coach, them GA, Position
- John Pease · Utah 2009-2015 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Brian Johnson · Utah 2010-2013 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Norm Chow · Utah 2011 · him Head coach, them OC
- Dennis Erickson · Utah 2013-2016 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Dave Christensen · Utah 2014 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jim Harding · Utah 2014-2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Jim Harding · Utah 2015-2016 · him Head coach, them OC
- Justin Ena · Utah 2015-2018 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Troy Taylor · Utah 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Colton Swan · Utah 2019-2025 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ryan Lindley · Utah 2020 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Mike Bajakian · Utah 2024 · him Head coach, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Jason Beck · Utah 2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Brian Knorr · Michigan 2026 · him Head coach, them Other
- Jason Beck · Michigan 2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jay Hill · Michigan 2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Jim Harding · Michigan 2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Kerry Coombs · Michigan 2026 · him Head coach, them ST coord.
- Tyler Stockton · Michigan 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
Played together
- Robert Anae · BYU 1981