Coaches
Morgan Scalley
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Morgan Scalley*+
Head coach, Utah · Played at Utah 2001-2004
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Utah | GA | GA | Kyle Whittingham* |
| 2008 | Utah | Position | S | Kyle Whittingham* |
| 2009-2014 | Utah | Position | S/RC | Kyle Whittingham* |
| 2015 | Utah | ST coord. | ST/S/RC | Kyle Whittingham* |
| 2016-2025 | Utah | DC | DC/S✓ | Kyle Whittingham* |
| 2025- | Utah | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Utah | Defensive coordinator | 52 | 30 | 36 | 23 | 128 |
| 2017 | Utah | Defensive coordinator | 41 | 39 | 44 | 52 | 130 |
| 2018 | Utah | Defensive coordinator | 13 | 16 | 8 | 41 | 130 |
| 2019 | Utah | Defensive coordinator | 4 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 130 |
| 2020 | Utah | Defensive coordinator | 11 | 36 | 17 | 4 | 127 |
| 2021 | Utah | Defensive coordinator | 42 | 51 | 47 | 11 | 130 |
| 2022 | Utah | Defensive coordinator | 39 | 38 | 30 | 42 | 131 |
| 2023 | Utah | Defensive coordinator | 31 | 22 | 11 | 39 | 133 |
| 2024 | Utah | Defensive coordinator | 9 | 13 | 4 | 31 | 134 |
| 2025 | Utah | Defensive coordinator | 24 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 136 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah | 1-0 (1 of 13) | - → 14 | 3 | 24 | 22.2 | 42% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Utah | 9-0 | - → - | 24 | 24 | 21.5 | 85% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Kyle Whittingham* · Utah 2007-2025 (DC, GA, Other, Position, ST coord.)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 4
- Colton Swan · Utah 2026 (DC, Position)
- Derrick Odum · Utah 2026 (Position)
- Kevin McGiven · Utah 2026 (OC)
- Ryan Gunderson · Utah 2026 (Position)
Coached together
- Aaron Roderick · Utah 2007-2016 · him DC, GA, Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- Andy Ludwig · Utah 2007-2024 · him DC, GA, Position, them OC
- Dave Schramm · Utah 2007-2011 · him GA, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Derrick Odum · Utah 2007-2026 · him GA, Head coach, them Position
- Gary Andersen · Utah 2007-2018 · him DC, GA, Position, them Analyst, DC, Other, Position
- Jay Hill · Utah 2007-2013 · him GA, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Kalani Sitake*+ · Utah 2007-2014 · him GA, Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Kyle Whittingham* · Utah 2007-2025 · him DC, GA, Head coach, Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Ilaisa Tuiaki · Utah 2008-2014 · him Other, Position, them GA, Position
- John Pease · Utah 2009-2015 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC, Other, Position
- Brian Johnson · Utah 2010-2013 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Norm Chow · Utah 2011 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Dennis Erickson · Utah 2013-2016 · him DC, Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- Dave Christensen · Utah 2014 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Jim Harding · Utah 2014-2025 · him DC, Head coach, Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- Jim Harding · Utah 2015-2016 · him DC, Other, Position, ST coord., them OC
- Justin Ena · Utah 2015-2018 · him DC, Other, Position, ST coord., them Position, ST coord.
- Troy Taylor · Utah 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Colton Swan · Utah 2019-2026 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them DC, Position
- Ryan Lindley · Utah 2020 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Mike Bajakian · Utah 2024 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Jason Beck · Utah 2025 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin McGiven · Utah 2026 · him Head coach, them OC
- Ryan Gunderson · Utah 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
Played together
- Brett Elliott · Utah 2002-2003
- Brian Johnson · Utah 2004