Coaches
Mike Elko
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Mike Elko*
Head coach, Texas A&M · Played at Pennsylvania 1995-1998 · alma mater (CFBD): Pennsylvania
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Stony Brook | GA | GA | not known |
| 2000 | Pennsylvania | Position | DB | not known |
| 2001 | Merchant Marine | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 2002-2003 | Fordham | DC | co-DC/LB | not known |
| 2004-2005 | Richmond | ST coord. | ST/LB | not known |
| 2006 | Hofstra | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 2007 | Hofstra | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2008 | Hofstra | DC | AHC/DC/LB | not known |
| 2009-2013 | Bowling Green | DC | DC/LB✓ | Dave Clawson |
| 2014-2016 | Wake Forest | DC | DC/S✓ | Dave Clawson |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | DC | DC✓ | Brian Kelly |
| 2018-2021 | Texas A&M | DC | DC/S✓ | Jimbo Fisher |
| 2022-2023 | Duke | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024- | Texas A&M | 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 | Bowling Green | Defensive coordinator | 91 | 99 | 113 | 93 | 120 |
| 2011 | Bowling Green | Defensive coordinator | 72 | 72 | 82 | 91 | 120 |
| 2012 | Bowling Green | Defensive coordinator | 5 | 9 | 6 | 72 | 124 |
| 2013 | Bowling Green | Defensive coordinator | 43 | 8 | 62 | 5 | 125 |
| 2014 | Wake Forest | Defensive coordinator | 31 | 61 | 26 | 23 | 128 |
| 2015 | Wake Forest | Defensive coordinator | 68 | 53 | 45 | 31 | 128 |
| 2016 | Wake Forest | Defensive coordinator | 30 | 18 | 43 | 68 | 128 |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | Defensive coordinator | 33 | 29 | 28 | 73 | 130 |
| 2018 | Texas A&M | Defensive coordinator | 68 | 54 | 25 | 69 | 130 |
| 2019 | Texas A&M | Defensive coordinator | 44 | 37 | 36 | 68 | 130 |
| 2020 | Texas A&M | Defensive coordinator | 40 | 39 | 31 | 44 | 127 |
| 2021 | Texas A&M | Defensive coordinator | 3 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Duke | 9-4 | - → - | 31 | 57 | 5.0 | 25% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Duke | 7-5 (12 of 13) | - → - | 62 | 44 | 9.4 | 69% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Texas A&M | 8-5 | 20 → - | 54 | 54 | 17.0 | 54% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Texas A&M | 11-2 | 19 → 8 | 29 | 55 | 20.7 | 62% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Texas A&M | 4-5 | - → - | 92 | 35 | 8.3 | 85% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Dave Clawson · Bowling Green 2009-2013 (DC, Position)
- Dave Clawson · Wake Forest 2014-2016 (DC, Position)
- Brian Kelly · Notre Dame 2017 (DC)
- Jimbo Fisher · Texas A&M 2018-2021 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 17
- Adam Cushing · Duke 2022-2023 (Position)
- Jess Simpson · Duke 2022-2023 (DC, Other, Position)
- Kevin Johns · Duke 2022-2023 (OC, Position)
- Lyle Hemphill · Duke 2022-2023 (DC, Position)
- Rich Skrosky · Duke 2022-2023 (Analyst)
- Robb Smith · Duke 2022 (DC, Position)
- Trooper Taylor · Duke 2022-2023 (Other, Position)
- Tyler Santucci · Duke 2023 (DC, Position)
- Collin Klein* · Texas A&M 2024-2025 (OC, Position)
- Holmon Wiggins · Texas A&M 2024-2026 (OC, Position)
- Jay Bateman · Texas A&M 2024-2025 (DC, Position)
- Jordan Peterson · Texas A&M 2024-2025 (DC, Position)
- Sean Spencer · Texas A&M 2024-2025 (Position)
- John Perry · Texas A&M 2025-2026 (Position)
- Elijah Robinson · Texas A&M 2026 (DC, Position)
- Joey Lynch · Texas A&M 2026 (Position)
- Travis Williams · Texas A&M 2026 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 3
- Jeremiah Johnson · Kansas State 2026 (Position) · under Collin Klein
- Sean Gleeson · Kansas State 2026 (OC) · under Collin Klein
- Tim DeRuyter · Kansas State 2026 (Other) · under Collin Klein
Coached together
- Kevin Morris · Stony Brook 1999 · him GA, them OC
- Al Bagnoli · Pennsylvania 2000 · him Position, them Head coach
- Kirk Ciarrocca · Pennsylvania 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Dave Clawson · Fordham 2002-2003 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Ed Foley · Fordham 2002-2003 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Mark Carney* · Fordham 2002-2003 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Ben Albert · Richmond 2004 · him Position, ST coord., them Position, ST coord.
- Dave Clawson · Richmond 2004-2005 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Jay Bateman · Richmond 2004 · him Position, ST coord., them Other
- Marcus Satterfield · Richmond 2004 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Mark Carney* · Richmond 2004-2005 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Russ Huesman · Richmond 2004-2005 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Dave Cohen · Hofstra 2006-2008 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Ed Foley · Hofstra 2006-2007 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- John Perry · Hofstra 2006 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Lyle Hemphill · Hofstra 2006-2008 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Sean Spencer · Hofstra 2006 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dave Patenaude · Hofstra 2007-2008 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Dave Clawson · Bowling Green 2009-2013 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Mark Carney* · Bowling Green 2009-2013 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Sean Spencer · Bowling Green 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Shannon Morrison · Bowling Green 2009 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Warren Ruggiero · Bowling Green 2009-2013 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Nick Monroe · Bowling Green 2010-2013 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Clark Lea* · Bowling Green 2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dave Clawson · Wake Forest 2014-2016 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Dave Cohen · Wake Forest 2014-2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tyler Santucci · Wake Forest 2014-2015 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Warren Ruggiero · Wake Forest 2014-2016 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Clark Lea* · Wake Forest 2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Autry Denson · Notre Dame 2017 · him DC, them Position
- Brian Kelly · Notre Dame 2017 · him DC, them Head coach
- Brian Polian · Notre Dame 2017 · him DC, them Other, ST coord.
- Chip Long · Notre Dame 2017 · him DC, them OC
- Clark Lea* · Notre Dame 2017 · him DC, them Position
- Del Alexander · Notre Dame 2017 · him DC, them Position
- Jeff Quinn · Notre Dame 2017 · him DC, them Strength
- Todd Lyght · Notre Dame 2017 · him DC, them Position
- Tommy Rees · Notre Dame 2017 · him DC, them Position
- Tyler Santucci · Notre Dame 2017 · him DC, them Analyst
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Texas A&M 2018-2019 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Dameyune Craig · Texas A&M 2018-2021 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Darrell Dickey · Texas A&M 2018-2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Elijah Robinson · Texas A&M 2018-2026 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them DC, Position
- Jimbo Fisher · Texas A&M 2018-2021 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Maurice Linguist · Texas A&M 2018-2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tim Brewster · Texas A&M 2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tyler Santucci · Texas A&M 2018-2021 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Brandon Bailey · Texas A&M 2019-2021 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, GA
- Joe Jon Finley · Texas A&M 2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Josh Henson · Texas A&M 2019-2021 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Luke Huard · Texas A&M 2019-2021 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Robb Smith · Texas A&M 2019 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- James Coley · Texas A&M 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Lawrence Dawsey · Texas A&M 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Adam Cushing · Duke 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jess Simpson · Duke 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Kevin Johns · Duke 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Lyle Hemphill · Duke 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Rich Skrosky · Duke 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Robb Smith · Duke 2022 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Trooper Taylor · Duke 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Tyler Santucci · Duke 2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Collin Klein* · Texas A&M 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Holmon Wiggins · Texas A&M 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jay Bateman · Texas A&M 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Jordan Peterson · Texas A&M 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Sean Spencer · Texas A&M 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them Position
- Trooper Taylor · Texas A&M 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- John Perry · Texas A&M 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Joey Lynch · Texas A&M 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Lyle Hemphill · Texas A&M 2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Travis Williams · Texas A&M 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
Played together
- Mark Fabish · Pennsylvania 1995-1996