Coaches
Manny Diaz
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Manny Diaz*
Head coach, Duke · alma mater (CFBD): Florida State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-1999 | Florida State | GA | GA | Bobby Bowden |
| 2000-2001 | NC State | GA | GA | Chuck Amato |
| 2002-2003 | NC State | Position | LB | Chuck Amato |
| 2004-2005 | NC State | ST coord. | S/ST | Chuck Amato |
| 2006-2007 | Middle Tennessee | DC | DC/S✓ | Rick Stockstill |
| 2008-2009 | Middle Tennessee | DC | DC/LB✓ | Rick Stockstill |
| 2010 | Mississippi State | DC | DC/LB✓ | Dan Mullen* |
| 2011-2013 | Texas | DC | DC/LB✓ | Mack Brown |
| 2014 | Louisiana Tech | DC | DC/LB✓ | Skip Holtz |
| 2015 | Mississippi State | DC | DC/LB✓ | Dan Mullen* |
| 2016-2018 | Miami | DC | DC✓ | Mark Richt |
| 2019-2021 | Miami | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2022-2023 | Penn State | DC | DC/LB✓ | James Franklin* |
| 2024- | Duke | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Middle Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 112 | 106 | 112 | 43 | 119 |
| 2007 | Middle Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 94 | 74 | 74 | 112 | 119 |
| 2008 | Middle Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 53 | 66 | 53 | 94 | 120 |
| 2009 | Middle Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 14 | 19 | 13 | 53 | 120 |
| 2010 | Mississippi State | Defensive coordinator | 27 | 28 | 33 | 21 | 120 |
| 2011 | Texas | Defensive coordinator | 5 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 120 |
| 2012 | Texas | Defensive coordinator | 97 | 79 | 69 | 5 | 124 |
| 2014 | Louisiana Tech | Defensive coordinator | 16 | 42 | 14 | 34 | 128 |
| 2015 | Mississippi State | Defensive coordinator | 48 | 36 | 83 | 28 | 128 |
| 2016 | Miami | Defensive coordinator | 19 | 9 | 26 | 86 | 128 |
| 2017 | Miami | Defensive coordinator | 28 | 19 | 45 | 19 | 130 |
| 2018 | Miami | Defensive coordinator | 3 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 130 |
| 2022 | Penn State | Defensive coordinator | 9 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 131 |
| 2023 | Penn State | Defensive coordinator | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 133 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Miami | 6-7 | - → - | 92 | 22 | 9.6 | 54% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Miami | 8-3 | - → 22 | 31 | 70 | 12.8 | 46% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Miami | 7-5 | 14 → - | 40 | 63 | 10.8 | 73% wins | 130 |
| 2024 | Duke | 9-4 | - → - | 115 | 23 | 5.6 | 62% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Duke | 9-5 | - → - | 25 | 113 | 6.6 | 69% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Duke | 7-2 | - → - | 18 | 9 | 13.0 | 64% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Bobby Bowden · Florida State 1998-1999 (GA)
- Chuck Amato · NC State 2000-2005 (GA, Position, ST coord.)
- Rick Stockstill · Middle Tennessee 2006-2009 (DC, Position)
- Dan Mullen* · Mississippi State 2010-2015 (DC, Position)
- Mack Brown · Texas 2011-2013 (DC, Position)
- Skip Holtz · Louisiana Tech 2014 (DC, Position)
- Mark Richt · Miami 2016-2018 (DC)
- James Franklin* · Penn State 2022-2023 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 14
- Blake Baker · Miami 2019-2020 (DC, Position)
- Dan Enos · Miami 2019 (OC, Position)
- Ephraim Banda · Miami 2019-2020 (DC, Position)
- Todd Stroud · Miami 2019-2021 (Other, Position)
- Jonathan Brewer · Miami 2020-2021 (Analyst)
- Rhett Lashlee* · Miami 2020-2021 (OC, Position)
- Rob Likens · Miami 2020-2021 (Other, Position)
- Bob Shoop · Miami 2021 (Analyst)
- Jess Simpson · Miami 2021 (Other, Position)
- Travaris Robinson · Miami 2021 (Position)
- Jonathan Patke · Duke 2024-2026 (DC)
- Rich Skrosky · Duke 2024-2026 (Analyst)
- Scott Boone · Duke 2024-2026 (Analyst)
- Willie Simmons* · Duke 2024 (Other, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 9
- Casey Woods* · SMU 2022-2025 (OC, Position) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Garin Justice · SMU 2022-2026 (OC, Other, Position) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Scott Symons · SMU 2022-2025 (DC, Position) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Maurice Crum Jr. · SMU 2023-2026 (DC, Other, Position) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Rickey Hunley Jr. · SMU 2024-2026 (DC) · under Rhett Lashlee
- Frank Ponce · Florida International 2025-2026 (Other, Position) · under Willie Simmons
- Jovan Dewitt · Florida International 2025-2026 (DC) · under Willie Simmons
- Nick Coleman · Florida International 2025-2026 (OC) · under Willie Simmons
- Zac Roper · Florida International 2025-2026 (Position, ST coord.) · under Willie Simmons
Level 3: on their staffs · 2
- Jack Curtis · Missouri State 2026 (DC) · under Casey Woods
- Mark Cala · Missouri State 2026 (OC, Position) · under Casey Woods
Coached together
- Bobby Bowden · Florida State 1998-1999 · him GA, them Head coach
- Chuck Amato · Florida State 1998-1999 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Jeff Bowden · Florida State 1998-1999 · him GA, them Position
- Mark Richt · Florida State 1998-1999 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Mickey Andrews · Florida State 1998-1999 · him GA, them DC
- Odell Haggins · Florida State 1998-1999 · him GA, them Position
- Chuck Amato · NC State 2000-2005 · him GA, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Doc Holliday · NC State 2000-2004 · him GA, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Norm Chow · NC State 2000 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Pat Meyer · NC State 2000-2005 · him GA, Position, ST coord., them Strength
- Todd Stroud · NC State 2000-2005 · him GA, Position, ST coord., them Position, Strength
- Mike Canales · NC State 2001-2002 · him GA, Position, them Other, Position
- Noel Mazzone · NC State 2003-2004 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Grant Heard · NC State 2004 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Reggie Herring · NC State 2004 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Marc Trestman · NC State 2005 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Steve Dunlap · NC State 2005 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Art Kaufman · Middle Tennessee 2006-2007 · him DC, Position, them Position
- G. A. Mangus · Middle Tennessee 2006-2008 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Rick Stockstill · Middle Tennessee 2006-2009 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Willie Simmons* · Middle Tennessee 2007-2009 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tony Franklin · Middle Tennessee 2009 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Wilson · Mississippi State 2010 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Dan Mullen* · Mississippi State 2010-2015 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Greg Knox · Mississippi State 2010-2015 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- John Hevesy · Mississippi State 2010-2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Les Koenning · Mississippi State 2010 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Mark Hudspeth · Mississippi State 2010 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Blake Baker · Texas 2011-2012 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Bryan Harsin · Texas 2011-2012 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Duane Akina · Texas 2011-2013 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Mack Brown · Texas 2011-2013 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Major Applewhite* · Texas 2011-2013 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Tom Kaufman · Texas 2011 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Ephraim Banda · Texas 2012-2013 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Darrell Wyatt · Texas 2013 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Eman Naghavi · Texas 2013 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Greg Robinson · Texas 2013 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Larry Porter · Texas 2013 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Blake Baker · Louisiana Tech 2014 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Joe Sloan · Louisiana Tech 2014 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Ronnie Bradford · Louisiana Tech 2014 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Skip Holtz · Louisiana Tech 2014 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Tony Petersen · Louisiana Tech 2014 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Billy Gonzales · Mississippi State 2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Brian Johnson · Mississippi State 2015 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ephraim Banda · Mississippi State 2015 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Ephraim Banda · Miami 2016-2020 · him DC, Head coach, them DC, Position
- Mark Richt · Miami 2016-2018 · him DC, them Head coach
- Ron Dugans · Miami 2016-2018 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Thomas Brown · Miami 2016-2018 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Jess Simpson · Miami 2018-2021 · him DC, Head coach, them Other, Position
- Blake Baker · Miami 2019-2020 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Dan Enos · Miami 2019 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Todd Stroud · Miami 2019-2021 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Jonathan Brewer · Miami 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Rhett Lashlee* · Miami 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Rob Likens · Miami 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Bob Shoop · Miami 2021 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Travaris Robinson · Miami 2021 · him Head coach, them Position
- Anthony Poindexter · Penn State 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Charlie Frye · Penn State 2022 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Danny Rocco · Penn State 2022 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Eric Raisbeck · Penn State 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Ja'Juan Seider · Penn State 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- James Franklin* · Penn State 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- John Scott Jr. · Penn State 2022 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mike Yurcich · Penn State 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Stacy Collins · Penn State 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Terry Smith · Penn State 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Ty Howle · Penn State 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Robb Smith · Penn State 2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Jonathan Brewer · Duke 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jonathan Patke · Duke 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Rich Skrosky · Duke 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Scott Boone · Duke 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Willie Simmons* · Duke 2024 · him Head coach, them Other, Position