Coaches
Dan McCarney
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Dan McCarney
Played at Iowa 1972-1974
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-1978 | Iowa | GA | GA | not known |
| 1979-1989 | Iowa | Position | DL | not known |
| 1990-1994 | Wisconsin | DC | DC/DL | Barry Alvarez |
| 1995-2006 | Iowa State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2007 | South Florida | Position | AHC/DL | Jim Leavitt |
| 2008-2010 | Florida | Position | AHC/DL | Urban Meyer |
| 2011-2015 | North Texas | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Iowa State | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -10.0 | 0% wins | 108 |
| 1996 | Iowa State | 2-9 | - → - | - | - | -0.3 | 27% wins | 111 |
| 1997 | Iowa State | 1-10 | - → - | - | - | -15.6 | 18% wins | 112 |
| 1998 | Iowa State | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -4.5 | 9% wins | 112 |
| 1999 | Iowa State | 4-7 | - → - | - | - | -1.0 | 27% wins | 114 |
| 2000 | Iowa State | 9-3 | - → 25 | - | - | 8.3 | 36% wins | 116 |
| 2001 | Iowa State | 7-5 | - → - | - | - | 4.4 | 75% wins | 117 |
| 2002 | Iowa State | 7-7 | - → - | - | - | 14.5 | 58% wins | 117 |
| 2003 | Iowa State | 2-10 | - → - | - | - | -9.6 | 50% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | Iowa State | 7-5 | - → - | 68 | 11 | 3.9 | 17% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Iowa State | 7-5 | - → - | 57 | 72 | 13.0 | 58% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Iowa State | 4-8 | - → - | 57 | 114 | -6.7 | 58% wins | 119 |
| 2011 | North Texas | 5-7 | - → - | 113 | 82 | -18.1 | 25% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | North Texas | 4-8 | - → - | 113 | 75 | -14.4 | 42% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | North Texas | 9-4 | - → - | 80 | 37 | 1.0 | 33% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | North Texas | 4-8 | - → - | 111 | 65 | -9.4 | 69% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | North Texas | 0-5 (5 of 12) | - → - | 126 | 119 | -25.0 | 33% wins | 128 |
Worked under
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 1990-1994 (DC, Position)
- Jim Leavitt · South Florida 2007 (Other, Position)
- Urban Meyer · Florida 2008-2010 (Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 16
- Jay Norvell · Iowa State 1995-1997 (Position)
- Jody Sears · Iowa State 1995-1996 (GA)
- Paul Rhoads · Iowa State 1995-1999 (Position)
- John Skladany · Iowa State 1997-2006 (DC)
- Charlie Partridge · Iowa State 1998-1999 (GA)
- Nick Quartaro · Iowa State 1998-2001 (Other, Position)
- Chris Ash · Iowa State 2000-2006 (GA, Other, Position)
- DeMontie Cross · Iowa State 2001-2005 (Position)
- Barney Cotton · Iowa State 2004-2006 (OC, Position)
- Todd Fitch · Iowa State 2004-2006 (Position)
- Wayne Bolt · Iowa State 2006 (DC)
- Clint Bowen · North Texas 2011 (DC, Position)
- Mike Canales · North Texas 2011-2015 (OC, Other, Position)
- Ryan Walters · North Texas 2013 (Position)
- Kevin Patrick · North Texas 2014-2015 (Position)
- Chris Cosh · North Texas 2015 (DC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 33
- Courtney Messingham · Iowa State 2009-2013 (OC, Position) · under Paul Rhoads
- Tom Herman · Iowa State 2009-2011 (OC, Position) · under Paul Rhoads
- Wally Burnham · Iowa State 2009-2015 (DC) · under Paul Rhoads
- Drew Mehringer · Iowa State 2010-2011 (GA) · under Paul Rhoads
- Todd Sturdy · Iowa State 2012-2015 (OC, Position) · under Paul Rhoads
- Brian Wright · Florida Atlantic 2014-2015 (OC, Other, Position) · under Charlie Partridge
- Mark Mangino · Iowa State 2014-2015 (OC, Position) · under Paul Rhoads
- Maurice Linguist · Iowa State 2014-2015 (Position) · under Paul Rhoads
- Roc Bellantoni · Florida Atlantic 2014-2016 (DC) · under Charlie Partridge
- Terrance Jamison · Florida Atlantic 2014-2016 (Position) · under Charlie Partridge
- Aaron Henry · Rutgers 2016 (Position) · under Chris Ash
- Bill Busch · Rutgers 2016-2017 (DC, Position) · under Chris Ash
- Garin Justice · Florida Atlantic 2016 (Position) · under Charlie Partridge
- Jay Niemann · Rutgers 2016-2018 (DC, Position) · under Chris Ash
- Mark Cala · Florida Atlantic 2016 (Analyst) · under Charlie Partridge
- Travis Trickett · Florida Atlantic 2016 (OC, Position) · under Charlie Partridge
- Zak Kuhr · Rutgers 2016 (Position) · under Chris Ash
- Jeff Casteel · Nevada 2017-2019 (DC, Position) · under Jay Norvell
- Jerry Kill · Rutgers 2017 (OC, Position) · under Chris Ash
- Matt Mumme · Nevada 2017-2021 (OC, Position) · under Jay Norvell
- Timmy Chang* · Nevada 2017-2021 (Position) · under Jay Norvell
- Vai Taua · Nevada 2017-2021 (Analyst, Position) · under Jay Norvell
- John McNulty · Rutgers 2018 (OC, Position) · under Chris Ash
- Nunzio Campanile · Rutgers 2018 (Position) · under Chris Ash
- Brian Ward · Nevada 2020-2021 (DC) · under Jay Norvell
- Freddie Banks · Nevada 2020 (Position) · under Jay Norvell
- Graham Harrell · Purdue 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Kevin Kane · Purdue 2023-2024 (DC, Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Matt Mattox · Purdue 2023 (Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Seth Doege · Purdue 2023 (Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Jason Simmons · Purdue 2024 (OC) · under Ryan Walters
- John Jancek · Colorado State 2025 (Position) · under Jay Norvell
- Tyson Summers · Colorado State 2025 (DC) · under Jay Norvell
Level 3: on their staffs · 46
- Craig Naivar · Houston 2015-2016 (DC) · under Tom Herman
- Jason Washington · Houston 2015-2016 (Position, ST coord.) · under Tom Herman
- Kenny Guiton · Houston 2015-2016 (GA) · under Tom Herman
- Major Applewhite* · Houston 2015-2016 (OC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Todd Orlando · Houston 2015-2016 (DC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- A. J. Ricker · Houston 2016 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Stan Drayton · Texas 2017-2020 (Other, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Tim Beck · Texas 2017-2019 (OC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Will Stein*+ · Texas 2017 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Herb Hand · Texas 2018-2020 (OC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Andre Coleman · Texas 2019-2020 (Analyst, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Andy Buh · Rutgers 2019 (DC) · under Nunzio Campanile
- Craig Naivar · Texas 2019 (DC) · under Tom Herman
- David Beaty · Texas 2019 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Kolby Smith · Rutgers 2019 (Position) · under Nunzio Campanile
- Larry Fedora · Texas 2019 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Noah Joseph · Rutgers 2019 (DC) · under Nunzio Campanile
- Peter Rossomando · Rutgers 2019 (Position) · under Nunzio Campanile
- Coleman Hutzler · Texas 2020 (DC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Dave Huxtable · Texas 2020 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Everett Withers · Texas 2020 (Analyst) · under Tom Herman
- Mike Yurcich · Texas 2020 (OC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Andy McCollum · Buffalo 2021-2022 (Analyst) · under Maurice Linguist
- Joe Cauthen · Buffalo 2021 (DC) · under Maurice Linguist
- Shane Montgomery · Buffalo 2021-2022 (OC, Position) · under Maurice Linguist
- Abe Elimimian · Hawai'i 2022-2023 (Position) · under Timmy Chang
- Brandon Bailey · Buffalo 2022 (DC, Position) · under Maurice Linguist
- Greg Knox · Buffalo 2022 (Position) · under Maurice Linguist
- Ian Shoemaker · Hawai'i 2022-2023 (OC, Position) · under Timmy Chang
- Jacob Yoro · Hawai'i 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Timmy Chang
- John Mumford · New Mexico State 2022 (Position) · under Jerry Kill
- Melvin Rice · New Mexico State 2022-2023 (DC) · under Jerry Kill
- Nate Dreiling · New Mexico State 2022-2023 (DC) · under Jerry Kill
- Tim Beck · New Mexico State 2022-2023 (OC, Position) · under Jerry Kill
- Tony Sanchez* · New Mexico State 2022-2023 (Position) · under Jerry Kill
- Brandon Harris · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (DC, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Chad Lunsford · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Tom Herman
- Charlie Frye · Florida Atlantic 2023-2024 (OC) · under Tom Herman
- DJ Mangas · Buffalo 2023 (OC, Position) · under Maurice Linguist
- Ed Warinner · Florida Atlantic 2023 (Other, Position) · under Tom Herman
- Eti Ena · Hawai'i 2023 (DC) · under Timmy Chang
- Robert Wright · Buffalo 2023 (DC) · under Maurice Linguist
- Roman Sapolu · Hawai'i 2023 (OC) · under Timmy Chang
- Dan Morrison · Hawai'i 2024 (OC) · under Timmy Chang
- Dennis Thurman · Hawai'i 2024-2026 (DC, Position) · under Timmy Chang
- Anthony Arceneaux · Hawai'i 2025-2026 (OC) · under Timmy Chang
Coached together
- Larry Coyer · Iowa 1977 · him GA, them DC
- Tom Hayes · Iowa 1977-1978 · him GA, them Position
- Alex Wood · Iowa 1978 · him GA, them GA
- Del Miller · Iowa 1978-1988 · him GA, Position, them Other
- Barry Alvarez · Iowa 1979-1986 · him Position, them Position
- Bill Snyder · Iowa 1979-1988 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Kirk Ferentz*+ · Iowa 1981-1989 · him Position, them Position
- Bob Stoops · Iowa 1983-1987 · him Position, them GA, Other
- Jay Norvell · Iowa 1986-1987 · him Position, them GA
- Mike Stoops · Iowa 1986-1987 · him Position, them GA
- Jim Leavitt · Iowa 1988 · him Position, them GA
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 1990-1994 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Bill Callahan · Wisconsin 1990-1994 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jay Norvell · Wisconsin 1990-1994 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Kevin Cosgrove · Wisconsin 1990-1994 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Rob Ianello · Wisconsin 1990-1993 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Lance Leipold* · Wisconsin 1991-1993 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Bill Busch · Wisconsin 1994 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Jay Norvell · Iowa State 1995-1997 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jody Sears · Iowa State 1995-1996 · him Head coach, them GA
- Paul Rhoads · Iowa State 1995-1999 · him Head coach, them Position
- John Skladany · Iowa State 1997-2006 · him Head coach, them DC
- Charlie Partridge · Iowa State 1998-1999 · him Head coach, them GA
- Nick Quartaro · Iowa State 1998-2001 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Chris Ash · Iowa State 2000-2006 · him Head coach, them GA, Other, Position
- DeMontie Cross · Iowa State 2001-2005 · him Head coach, them Position
- Barney Cotton · Iowa State 2004-2006 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Todd Fitch · Iowa State 2004-2006 · him Head coach, them Position
- Wayne Bolt · Iowa State 2006 · him Head coach, them DC
- Greg Gregory · South Florida 2007 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Jim Leavitt · South Florida 2007 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Larry Scott · South Florida 2007 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Mike Canales · South Florida 2007 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Wally Burnham · South Florida 2007 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Billy Gonzales · Florida 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Charlie Strong · Florida 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Chuck Heater · Florida 2008-2010 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Dan Mullen* · Florida 2008 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- John Hevesy · Florida 2008 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Steve Addazio · Florida 2008-2010 · him Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Tommy Restivo · Florida 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Urban Meyer · Florida 2008-2010 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Vance Bedford · Florida 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Brian White · Florida 2009-2010 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Justin Frye · Florida 2009-2010 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Scot Loeffler · Florida 2009-2010 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Coleman Hutzler · Florida 2010 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- D.J. Durkin · Florida 2010 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Stan Drayton · Florida 2010 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Teryl Austin · Florida 2010 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Zach Azzanni · Florida 2010 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Clint Bowen · North Texas 2011 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Mike Canales · North Texas 2011-2015 · him Head coach, them Head coach, OC, Other, Position
- Nick Quartaro · North Texas 2011-2015 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- John Skladany · North Texas 2012-2014 · him Head coach, them DC
- Ryan Walters · North Texas 2013 · him Head coach, them Position
- Kevin Patrick · North Texas 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chris Cosh · North Texas 2015 · him Head coach, them DC