Coaches
Mike Canales
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Mike Canales
Played at Utah State 1981-1983
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-1986 | BYU | GA | GA | LaVell Edwards |
| 1987-1994 | Snow | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 1995 | Pacific | Position | QB | not known |
| 1996-2000 | South Florida | OC | OC/QB | Jim Leavitt (2000) |
| 2001-2002 | NC State | Position | PGC/QB | Chuck Amato |
| 2003 | New York Jets (pro) | Position | WR | not known |
| 2004-2005 | Arizona | OC | OC/QB✓ | Mike Stoops |
| 2006 | Arizona | OC | co-OC/QB✓ | Mike Stoops |
| 2007-2008 | South Florida | Position | PGC/WR | Jim Leavitt |
| 2009 | South Florida | OC | OC/QB✓ | Jim Leavitt |
| 2010 | North Texas | OC | OC/QB✓ | Todd Dodge |
| 2010 | North Texas | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Todd Dodge |
| 2011-2015 | North Texas | OC | AHC/OC/QB✓ | Dan McCarney |
| 2015 | North Texas | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Dan McCarney |
| 2016 | Utah State | Position | AHC/RB/TE | Matt Wells |
| 2017 | Tennessee | Position | QB | Butch Jones* |
| 2018-2020 | UTEP | OC | OC/QB✓ | Dana Dimel |
| 2021 | Maryland | Analyst | Analyst | Mike Locksley* |
| 2022 | Bethune-Cookman | OC | OC/QB✓ | not known |
| 2023-2025 | Southeastern | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2026- | Peru State | OC | OC/QB | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Arizona | Offensive coordinator | 50 | 78 | 68 | 67 | 119 |
| 2006 | Arizona | Offensive coordinator | 105 | 93 | 112 | 50 | 119 |
| 2009 | South Florida | Offensive coordinator | 40 | 55 | 93 | 26 | 120 |
| 2010 | North Texas | Offensive coordinator | 78 | 45 | 78 | 61 | 120 |
| 2011 | North Texas | Offensive coordinator | 113 | 84 | 105 | 78 | 120 |
| 2012 | North Texas | Offensive coordinator | 113 | 108 | 93 | 113 | 124 |
| 2013 | North Texas | Offensive coordinator | 80 | 49 | 64 | 113 | 125 |
| 2014 | North Texas | Offensive coordinator | 111 | 60 | 105 | 80 | 128 |
| 2015 | North Texas | Offensive coordinator | 126 | 122 | 108 | 111 | 128 |
| 2018 | UTEP | Offensive coordinator | 125 | 127 | 123 | 130 | 130 |
| 2019 | UTEP | Offensive coordinator | 95 | 104 | 105 | 125 | 130 |
| 2020 | UTEP | Offensive coordinator | 79 | 95 | 111 | 95 | 127 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | North Texas | 2-3 (5 of 12) | - → - | 78 | 70 | -15.6 | 17% wins | 120 |
Worked under
- LaVell Edwards · BYU 1985-1986 (GA)
- Jim Leavitt · South Florida 2000-2009 (OC, Other, Position)
- Chuck Amato · NC State 2001-2002 (Other, Position)
- Mike Stoops · Arizona 2004-2006 (OC, Position)
- Todd Dodge · North Texas 2010 (OC, Position)
- Dan McCarney · North Texas 2011-2015 (OC, Other, Position)
- Matt Wells · Utah State 2016 (Other, Position)
- Butch Jones* · Tennessee 2017 (Position)
- Dana Dimel · UTEP 2018-2020 (OC, Position)
- Mike Locksley* · Maryland 2021 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Kyle Whittingham* · BYU 1985-1986 · him GA, them GA
- Norm Chow · BYU 1985-1986 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Mike Locksley* · Pacific 1995 · him Position, them Position
- Calvin Magee · South Florida 1996-2000 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Kevin Patrick · South Florida 1996-2009 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mark Stoops · South Florida 1996 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jim Leavitt · South Florida 1997-2009 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Nigel Burton · South Florida 2000 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Chuck Amato · NC State 2001-2002 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Doc Holliday · NC State 2001-2002 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Manny Diaz* · NC State 2001-2002 · him Other, Position, them GA, Position
- Pat Meyer · NC State 2001-2002 · him Other, Position, them Strength
- Todd Stroud · NC State 2001-2002 · him Other, Position, them Strength
- Kasey Dunn · Arizona 2004-2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mark Stoops · Arizona 2004-2006 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Stoops · Arizona 2004-2006 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Arizona 2004 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Tim Kish · Arizona 2004-2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Josh Heupel*+ · Arizona 2005 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Dana Dimel · Arizona 2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Dan McCarney · South Florida 2007 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Greg Gregory · South Florida 2007-2008 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Larry Scott · South Florida 2007-2009 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Wally Burnham · South Florida 2007-2008 · him Other, Position, them DC
- David Blackwell · South Florida 2009 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Joe Tresey · South Florida 2009 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Marquel Blackwell · South Florida 2009 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Gary DeLoach · North Texas 2010 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC
- Nick Quartaro · North Texas 2010-2015 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Todd Dodge · North Texas 2010 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Head coach
- Clint Bowen · North Texas 2011 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Dan McCarney · North Texas 2011-2015 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- John Skladany · North Texas 2012-2014 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC
- Ryan Walters · North Texas 2013 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Kevin Patrick · North Texas 2014-2015 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Chris Cosh · North Texas 2015 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them DC
- Dave Kotulski · Utah State 2016 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Frank Maile · Utah State 2016 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Jovon Bouknight · Utah State 2016 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Kendrick Shaver · Utah State 2016 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Luke Wells · Utah State 2016 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Matt Wells · Utah State 2016 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Stacy Collins · Utah State 2016 · him Other, Position, them ST coord.
- Bob Shoop · Tennessee 2017 · him Position, them DC
- Brady Hoke · Tennessee 2017 · him Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Butch Jones* · Tennessee 2017 · him Position, them Head coach
- Charlton Warren · Tennessee 2017 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Larry Scott · Tennessee 2017 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Steve Stripling · Tennessee 2017 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Tommy Thigpen · Tennessee 2017 · him Position, them Position
- Walt Wells · Tennessee 2017 · him Position, them Position
- Dana Dimel · UTEP 2018-2020 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Keith Burns · UTEP 2018-2019 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Matt Rahl · UTEP 2018 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Mike Cox · UTEP 2018-2020 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Brian Stewart · Maryland 2021 · him Analyst, them DC
- Brian Williams · Maryland 2021 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Dan Enos · Maryland 2021 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Mike Locksley* · Maryland 2021 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Mike Miller · Maryland 2021 · him Analyst, them Position
- Ron Zook · Maryland 2021 · him Analyst, them Other, ST coord.
- Ted White · Maryland 2021 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Darrin Hayes · Bethune-Cookman 2022 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Terry Sims · Bethune-Cookman 2022 · him OC, Position, them Head coach