Coaches
Karl Dorrell
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Karl Dorrell
Played at UCLA 1983-1986 · alma mater (CFBD): UCLA
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UCF | Position | WR | not known |
| 1990-1991 | Northern Arizona | Other | WR coach - promoted to OC/WR in 1991 | not known |
| 1992-1993 | Colorado | Position | WR | not known |
| 1994 | Arizona State | Position | WR | Bruce Snyder |
| 1995-1998 | Colorado | OC | OC/WR | Rick Neuheisel |
| 1999 | Washington | OC | OC/WR | Rick Neuheisel |
| 2000-2002 | Denver Broncos (pro) | Position | WR | not known |
| 2003-2007 | UCLA | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2008-2010 | Miami Dolphins (pro) | Position | WR | not known |
| 2011 | Miami Dolphins (pro) | Position | QB | not known |
| 2012-2013 | Houston Texans (pro) | Position | QB | not known |
| 2014 | Vanderbilt | OC | OC/QB✓ | Derek Mason* |
| 2015-2018 | New York Jets (pro) | Position | WR | not known |
| 2019 | Miami Dolphins (pro) | Position | AHC/WR | not known |
| 2020-2022 | Colorado | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Vanderbilt | Offensive coordinator | 127 | 119 | 114 | 52 | 128 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | UCLA | 6-7 | - → - | - | - | -1.4 | 62% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | UCLA | 6-6 | - → - | 39 | 77 | 10.0 | 46% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | UCLA | 10-2 | - → 16 | 28 | 114 | 8.7 | 50% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | UCLA | 7-6 | - → - | 92 | 26 | 8.8 | 83% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | UCLA | 6-6 (12 of 13) | 14 → - | 103 | 3 | 11.2 | 54% wins | 119 |
| 2020 | Colorado | 4-2 | - → - | 101 | 38 | -0.4 | 42% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Colorado | 4-8 | - → - | 117 | 93 | -10.0 | 67% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Colorado | 0-5 (5 of 12) | - → - | 124 | 131 | -20.4 | 33% wins | 131 |
Worked under
- Bruce Snyder · Arizona State 1994 (Position)
- Rick Neuheisel · Colorado 1995-1998 (OC, Position)
- Rick Neuheisel · Washington 1999 (OC, Position)
- Derek Mason* · Vanderbilt 2014 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 19
- Eric Bieniemy · UCLA 2003-2005 (Other, Position)
- Gary DeLoach · UCLA 2003-2007 (Other)
- Jon Embree · UCLA 2003-2005 (Other, Position)
- Steve Axman · UCLA 2003 (OC, Position)
- Dino Babers · UCLA 2004-2007 (Other, Position)
- Jim Svoboda · UCLA 2004-2006 (OC, Position)
- Tom Cable · UCLA 2004-2005 (OC)
- Larry Kerr · UCLA 2005 (DC)
- Chuck Bullough · UCLA 2006-2007 (Position)
- Clark Lea* · UCLA 2006 (GA)
- DeWayne Walker · UCLA 2006-2007 (DC)
- Jake Peetz · UCLA 2007 (Analyst)
- Jay Norvell · UCLA 2007 (OC, Position)
- Tony White · UCLA 2007 (GA)
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 2020-2021 (Position)
- Chris Wilson · Colorado 2020-2021 (DC, Position)
- Danny Langsdorf · Colorado 2020-2021 (Other, Position)
- Darrin Chiaverini · Colorado 2020-2021 (OC, Position)
- Tyson Summers · Colorado 2020 (DC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 43
- Dale Lindsey · New Mexico State 2009-2011 (DC, Other, Position) · under DeWayne Walker
- Timm Rosenbach · New Mexico State 2009 (OC) · under DeWayne Walker
- Mike Dunbar · New Mexico State 2010 (OC) · under DeWayne Walker
- Bobby Kennedy · Colorado 2011-2012 (Position) · under Jon Embree
- Doug Martin · New Mexico State 2011 (OC, Position) · under DeWayne Walker
- Greg Brown · Colorado 2011-2012 (DC) · under Jon Embree
- J.D. Brookhart · Colorado 2011-2012 (Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Jon Embree
- David Elson · New Mexico State 2012 (DC) · under DeWayne Walker
- Jerry McManus · New Mexico State 2012 (OC) · under DeWayne Walker
- Kim McCloud · Bowling Green 2014-2015 (DC, Other, Position) · under Dino Babers
- Matt Mattox · Bowling Green 2014 (OC, Position) · under Dino Babers
- Nick Monroe · Bowling Green 2014-2015 (Position) · under Dino Babers
- Sean Lewis* · Bowling Green 2014-2015 (OC, Position) · under Dino Babers
- Sterlin Gilbert · Bowling Green 2014 (OC, Position) · under Dino Babers
- Tom Kaufman · Bowling Green 2014-2015 (Position, ST coord.) · under Dino Babers
- Brian Ward · Bowling Green 2015 (DC) · under Dino Babers
- Mike Lynch · Bowling Green 2015 (OC) · under Dino Babers
- Adam Gristick · Syracuse 2016-2017 (Analyst, GA) · under Dino Babers
- Lanear Sampson · Syracuse 2016-2021 (Analyst, GA, Position) · under Dino Babers
- Mike Hart · Syracuse 2016 (Position) · under Dino Babers
- Mike Lynch · Syracuse 2016-2019 (OC) · under Dino Babers
- Jeff Casteel · Nevada 2017-2019 (DC, Position) · under Jay Norvell
- Matt Johnson · Syracuse 2017 (Analyst) · under Dino Babers
- Matt Mumme · Nevada 2017-2021 (OC, Position) · under Jay Norvell
- Steve Stanard · Syracuse 2017-2019 (DC, Position) · under Dino Babers
- Timmy Chang* · Nevada 2017-2021 (Position) · under Jay Norvell
- Vai Taua · Nevada 2017-2021 (Analyst, Position) · under Jay Norvell
- Jody Sears · Nevada 2019-2020 (DC, Position) · under Jay Norvell
- Freddie Banks · Nevada 2020 (Position) · under Jay Norvell
- David Raih · Vanderbilt 2021 (OC, Position) · under Clark Lea
- Jesse Minter · Vanderbilt 2021 (DC, Position) · under Clark Lea
- Joey Lynch · Vanderbilt 2021-2023 (OC, Other, Position) · under Clark Lea
- Dan Jackson · Vanderbilt 2022-2023 (Position) · under Clark Lea
- Jason Beck · Syracuse 2022-2023 (OC, Position) · under Dino Babers
- Mike Johnson · Syracuse 2022-2023 (Position) · under Dino Babers
- Nick Howell · Vanderbilt 2022-2023 (DC) · under Clark Lea
- Robert Anae · Syracuse 2022 (OC) · under Dino Babers
- Rocky Long · Syracuse 2023 (DC) · under Dino Babers
- Jerry Kill · Vanderbilt 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Clark Lea
- Steve Gregory · Vanderbilt 2024-2026 (Analyst, DC) · under Clark Lea
- Tim Beck · Vanderbilt 2024-2026 (OC) · under Clark Lea
- Bob Shoop · Vanderbilt 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Clark Lea
- John Jancek · Colorado State 2025 (Position) · under Jay Norvell
Level 3: on their staffs · 26
- Gregg Brandon · New Mexico State 2013-2014 (OC, Position) · under Doug Martin
- Larry Coyer · New Mexico State 2014 (DC) · under Doug Martin
- Walt Wells · New Mexico State 2014 (Position) · under Doug Martin
- Zane Vance · New Mexico State 2015 (DC) · under Doug Martin
- Frank Spaziani · New Mexico State 2016-2021 (DC) · under Doug Martin
- John Mumford · New Mexico State 2017-2021 (Position) · under Doug Martin
- Oliver Soukup · New Mexico State 2017-2021 (Other) · under Doug Martin
- Andrew Sowder · Kent State 2018-2022 (OC) · under Sean Lewis
- Will Windham · Kent State 2018-2020 (Position) · under Sean Lewis
- Abe Elimimian · Hawai'i 2022-2023 (Position) · under Timmy Chang
- Ian Shoemaker · Hawai'i 2022-2023 (OC, Position) · under Timmy Chang
- Jacob Yoro · Hawai'i 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Timmy Chang
- Jeremiah Johnson · Kent State 2022 (DC) · under Sean Lewis
- Craig Naivar · Coastal Carolina 2023-2024 (DC) · under Tim Beck
- Eti Ena · Hawai'i 2023 (DC) · under Timmy Chang
- Roman Sapolu · Hawai'i 2023 (OC) · under Timmy Chang
- Travis Trickett · Coastal Carolina 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Tim Beck
- Dan Morrison · Hawai'i 2024 (OC) · under Timmy Chang
- Dennis Thurman · Hawai'i 2024-2026 (DC, Position) · under Timmy Chang
- Eric Schmidt · San Diego State 2024 (DC, Position) · under Sean Lewis
- Rob Aurich · San Diego State 2024-2025 (DC, Position) · under Sean Lewis
- Ryan Lindley · San Diego State 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Sean Lewis
- Zac Barton · San Diego State 2024-2026 (Other) · under Sean Lewis
- Anthony Arceneaux · Hawai'i 2025-2026 (OC) · under Timmy Chang
- Drew Hollingshead · Coastal Carolina 2025 (OC) · under Tim Beck
- Demetrius Sumler · San Diego State 2026 (DC) · under Sean Lewis
Coached together
- Mark Snyder · UCF 1989 · him Position, them GA
- Mike Kruczek · UCF 1989 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 1992-2022 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Position
- Greg Brown · Colorado 1992-1993 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Hankwitz · Colorado 1992-1993 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Chuck Heater · Colorado 1993-1998 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jon Embree · Colorado 1993-1998 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Donnie Henderson · Arizona State 1994 · him Position, them Position
- Hue Jackson · Arizona State 1994 · him Position, them Position
- Kent Baer · Arizona State 1994 · him Position, them DC
- Phil Snow · Arizona State 1994 · him Position, them Position
- Ron English · Arizona State 1994 · him Position, them GA
- A. J. Christoff · Colorado 1995-1998 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Bobby Hauck · Colorado 1995-1998 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Rick Neuheisel · Colorado 1995-1998 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Troy Taylor · Colorado 1995 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Kennedy Polamalu · Colorado 1997 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tom Cable · Colorado 1998 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Bobby Hauck · Washington 1999 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Brent Brennan*+ · Washington 1999 · him OC, Position, them GA, Position
- Chuck Heater · Washington 1999 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Ikaika Malloe · Washington 1999 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Pete Kaligis · Washington 1999 · him OC, Position, them Strength
- Rick Neuheisel · Washington 1999 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Steve Axman · Washington 1999 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Eric Bieniemy · UCLA 2003-2005 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Gary DeLoach · UCLA 2003-2007 · him Head coach, them Other
- Jon Embree · UCLA 2003-2005 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Steve Axman · UCLA 2003 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Dino Babers · UCLA 2004-2007 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Jim Svoboda · UCLA 2004-2006 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tom Cable · UCLA 2004-2005 · him Head coach, them OC
- Larry Kerr · UCLA 2005 · him Head coach, them DC
- Chuck Bullough · UCLA 2006-2007 · him Head coach, them Position
- Clark Lea* · UCLA 2006 · him Head coach, them GA
- DeWayne Walker · UCLA 2006-2007 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach
- Jake Peetz · UCLA 2007 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Jay Norvell · UCLA 2007 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tony White · UCLA 2007 · him Head coach, them GA
- Chris Marve · Vanderbilt 2014 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Dave Kotulski · Vanderbilt 2014 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Derek Mason* · Vanderbilt 2014 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Frank Maile · Vanderbilt 2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Gerry Gdowski · Vanderbilt 2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Chris Wilson · Colorado 2020-2022 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Danny Langsdorf · Colorado 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Darrin Chiaverini · Colorado 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tyson Summers · Colorado 2020 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Clay Patterson · Colorado 2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Gerald Chatman · Colorado 2022 · him Head coach, them DC
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Colorado 2022 · him Head coach, them Head coach, OC, Position
Played together
- Rick Neuheisel · UCLA 1983
- Ron Caragher · UCLA 1986