Coaches

Frank Solich

His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)

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Frank Solich

Played at Nebraska 1963-1965 · alma mater (CFBD): Nebraska

Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26

Years	Team	Role	Title	Head coach
1966-1967	Omaha Holy Name HS (NE) (HS)	Head coach	Head coach	himself
1968-1978	Lincoln Southeast HS (NE) (HS)	Head coach	Head coach	himself
1979-1982	Nebraska	Other	freshmen	not known
1983-1997	Nebraska	Position	RB	not known
1998-2003	Nebraska	Head coach	Head coach✓	himself
2005-2020	Ohio	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
1998	Nebraska	9-4	4 → 19	-	-	22.7	100% wins	112
1999	Nebraska	12-1	6 → 3	-	-	30.1	69% wins	114
2000	Nebraska	10-2	1 → 8	-	-	24.9	92% wins	116
2001	Nebraska	11-2	4 → 8	-	-	23.0	83% wins	117
2002	Nebraska	7-7	10 → -	-	-	8.2	85% wins	117
2003	Nebraska	9-3 (12 of 13)	- → 19	-	-	14.7	50% wins	117
2005	Ohio	4-7	- → -	89	80	-20.8	36% wins	119
2006	Ohio	9-5	- → -	112	30	-9.5	36% wins	119
2007	Ohio	6-6	- → -	81	56	-11.3	64% wins	119
2008	Ohio	4-8	- → -	66	42	-9.3	50% wins	120
2009	Ohio	9-5	- → -	110	54	-8.6	33% wins	120
2010	Ohio	8-5	- → -	76	42	-6.6	64% wins	120
2011	Ohio	10-4	- → -	37	61	0.9	62% wins	120
2012	Ohio	9-4	- → -	43	63	-8.0	71% wins	124
2013	Ohio	7-6	- → -	93	96	-11.4	69% wins	125
2014	Ohio	6-6	- → -	102	79	-11.7	54% wins	128
2015	Ohio	8-5	- → -	82	49	-0.5	50% wins	128
2016	Ohio	8-6	- → -	84	25	-2.1	62% wins	128
2017	Ohio	9-4	- → -	14	37	3.3	57% wins	130
2018	Ohio	9-4	- → -	6	101	4.0	69% wins	130
2019	Ohio	7-6	- → -	14	102	3.7	69% wins	130
2020	Ohio	2-1	- → -	45	29	-3.2	54% wins	127

Worked under

None found (his assistant years may be outside the FBS seasons we hold).

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On his staffs · 19

Craig Bohl · Nebraska 1998-2002 (DC, Position)
Turner Gill · Nebraska 1998-2003 (Other, Position)
Tim Albin* · Nebraska 2000-2003 (GA, Other, Position)
Jim Burrow · Nebraska 2001-2002 (GA)
Lance Leipold* · Nebraska 2001-2003 (Other)
Barney Cotton · Nebraska 2003 (OC, Position)
Bo Pelini · Nebraska 2003 (DC)
Carl Pelini · Nebraska 2003 (GA)
Marvin Sanders · Nebraska 2003 (Position)
Bryan Nardo · Ohio 2005-2008 (Other)
Derek Mason* · Ohio 2005-2006 (Position)
Gerry Gdowski · Ohio 2005-2013 (OC, Other, Position)
Jamar Cain · Ohio 2005 (GA)
Ross Els · Ohio 2005-2010 (Position)
Steve Stanard · Ohio 2008 (Position)
Scott Isphording · Ohio 2009-2020 (Other, Position)
Ron Collins · Ohio 2017-2020 (DC)
Allen Rudolph · Ohio 2019-2020 (Position)
Pete Germano · Ohio 2019-2020 (DC)

Level 2: on their staffs · 75

Gerald Carr · Buffalo 2006-2007 (OC, Position) · under Turner Gill
Matt House · Buffalo 2006-2007 (Other, Position) · under Turner Gill
Danny Barrett · Buffalo 2007-2009 (Other, Position) · under Turner Gill
Chris Kiffin · Nebraska 2008-2009 (Analyst) · under Bo Pelini
Joe Dailey · Buffalo 2008-2009 (GA, Position) · under Turner Gill
John Papuchis · Nebraska 2008-2014 (DC, Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Bo Pelini
Mike Ekeler · Nebraska 2008-2010 (Position) · under Bo Pelini
Shawn Watson · Nebraska 2008-2010 (OC, Position) · under Bo Pelini
Tim Beck · Nebraska 2008-2014 (OC, Position) · under Bo Pelini
Vantz Singletary · Buffalo 2008 (Position) · under Turner Gill
Fred Reed · Buffalo 2009 (DC) · under Turner Gill
Jarod Dodson · Buffalo 2009 (Position, ST coord.) · under Turner Gill
Joe Moglia · Nebraska 2009-2010 (Other) · under Bo Pelini
Carl Torbush · Kansas 2010-2011 (DC) · under Turner Gill
Chuck Long · Kansas 2010-2011 (OC) · under Turner Gill
Tom Kaufman · Kansas 2010 (Analyst) · under Turner Gill
Vic Shealy · Kansas 2010-2011 (DC, Position) · under Turner Gill
David Beaty · Kansas 2011 (OC, Position) · under Turner Gill
Brian Wright · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 (OC, Position) · under Carl Pelini
Jimmy Rogers* · Florida Atlantic 2012 (GA) · under Carl Pelini
Jovan Dewitt · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 (DC, Position) · under Carl Pelini
Pete Rekstis · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 (DC) · under Carl Pelini
Brent Vigen · Wyoming 2014-2020 (OC, Other, Position) · under Craig Bohl
Charlton Warren · Nebraska 2014 (Position) · under Bo Pelini
Chris Marve · Vanderbilt 2014-2018 (Analyst, Position) · under Derek Mason
Dave Kotulski · Vanderbilt 2014 (DC, Position) · under Derek Mason
Frank Maile · Vanderbilt 2014-2015 (Position) · under Derek Mason
Karl Dorrell · Vanderbilt 2014 (OC, Position) · under Derek Mason
Kenni Burns · Wyoming 2014-2015 (Position) · under Craig Bohl
Mike Bath · Wyoming 2014-2018 (Position, ST coord.) · under Craig Bohl
Pete Kaligis · Wyoming 2014-2021 (Other, Position) · under Craig Bohl
Andy Kotelnicki · Buffalo 2015-2020 (OC) · under Lance Leipold
Andy Ludwig · Vanderbilt 2015-2018 (OC, Position) · under Derek Mason
Brian Borland · Buffalo 2015-2020 (DC, Position) · under Lance Leipold
Cortez Hankton · Vanderbilt 2015-2017 (Position) · under Derek Mason
Curt Mallory · Wyoming 2015-2016 (Position) · under Craig Bohl
Rob Ianello · Buffalo 2015-2020 (Other, Position) · under Lance Leipold
Brad McCaslin · Buffalo 2016-2019 (Analyst, Position) · under Lance Leipold
C. J. Ah You · Vanderbilt 2016-2018 (Position) · under Derek Mason
Jeff Genyk · Vanderbilt 2016-2017 (Position, ST coord.) · under Derek Mason
Osia Lewis · Vanderbilt 2016-2020 (Position) · under Derek Mason
Aaron Bohl · Wyoming 2017-2023 (GA, Position) · under Craig Bohl
Jake Dickert*+ · Wyoming 2017-2019 (DC, Position) · under Craig Bohl
Jarren Horton · Vanderbilt 2017 (Analyst) · under Derek Mason
Jim Zebrowski · Buffalo 2017-2020 (OC, Position) · under Lance Leipold
Scottie Hazelton · Wyoming 2017-2018 (DC, Position) · under Craig Bohl
Jason Tarver · Vanderbilt 2018-2019 (DC, Position) · under Derek Mason
Robert Wimberly · Liberty 2018 (DC) · under Turner Gill
Taylor Housewright · Wyoming 2018 (GA) · under Craig Bohl
Greg Colby · Buffalo 2019 (Analyst) · under Lance Leipold
Jay Niemann · Wyoming 2019 (Position) · under Craig Bohl
Aaron Henry · Vanderbilt 2020 (Position) · under Derek Mason
Chris Simpson · Buffalo 2020 (DC) · under Lance Leipold
Jay Sawvel* · Wyoming 2020-2023 (DC, Position) · under Craig Bohl
Peter Rossomando · Vanderbilt 2020 (Position) · under Derek Mason
Ted Roof · Vanderbilt 2020 (DC) · under Derek Mason
Todd Fitch · Vanderbilt 2020 (OC, Position) · under Derek Mason
Jordan Peterson · Kansas 2021-2023 (Analyst, Position) · under Lance Leipold
Mike DeBord · Kansas 2021 (OC, Position) · under Lance Leipold
Tim Polasek* · Wyoming 2021-2023 (OC, Position) · under Craig Bohl
Travis Partridge · Kansas 2021 (Analyst) · under Lance Leipold
Brian Smith · Ohio 2022-2024 (OC, Other, Position) · under Tim Albin
John Hauser* · Ohio 2022-2024 (DC, Position) · under Tim Albin
Matt Lubick · Kansas 2022-2026 (Analyst, OC, Position) · under Lance Leipold
Oscar Rodriguez · Kansas 2022-2023 (Analyst) · under Lance Leipold
Spence Nowinsky · Ohio 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Tim Albin
Bodie Reeder · Middle Tennessee 2024-2025 (OC) · under Derek Mason
Brian Stewart · Middle Tennessee 2024-2026 (DC) · under Derek Mason
D. K. McDonald · Kansas 2024-2026 (DC, Position) · under Lance Leipold
Jeff Grimes · Kansas 2024 (OC, Other) · under Lance Leipold
Kurt Mattix · Ohio 2024 (Position) · under Tim Albin
Nate Faanes · Ohio 2024 (DC) · under Tim Albin
Nate Faanes · Charlotte 2025-2026 (DC) · under Tim Albin
Anthony Scelfo · Middle Tennessee 2026 (OC) · under Derek Mason
John DeFilippo · Kansas 2026 (Analyst) · under Lance Leipold

Level 3: on their staffs · 50

Clint Bowen · Kansas 2015-2018 (DC, Other, Position) · under David Beaty
Dave Campo · Kansas 2015 (DC, Other, Position) · under David Beaty
Kenny Perry · Kansas 2015-2018 (DC, Other, Position, ST coord.) · under David Beaty
Kevin Kane · Kansas 2015 (Position) · under David Beaty
Nate Dreiling · Kansas 2015-2016 (GA) · under David Beaty
Rob Likens · Kansas 2015-2016 (OC, Position) · under David Beaty
Garrett Riley · Kansas 2016-2018 (Analyst, Position) · under David Beaty
Doug Meacham · Kansas 2017-2018 (OC, Position) · under David Beaty
A. J. Ricker · Kansas 2018 (Position) · under David Beaty
Bill Miller · Kansas 2018 (Position) · under David Beaty
Jamey Chadwell* · Coastal Carolina 2018 (OC, Other, Position) · under Joe Moglia
Willy Korn · Coastal Carolina 2018 (Position) · under Joe Moglia
Bodie Reeder · Utah State 2020 (OC) · under Frank Maile
Brian Cabral · Colorado 2020-2021 (Position) · under Karl Dorrell
Chris Wilson · Colorado 2020-2021 (DC, Position) · under Karl Dorrell
Danny Langsdorf · Colorado 2020-2021 (Other, Position) · under Karl Dorrell
Darrin Chiaverini · Colorado 2020-2021 (OC, Position) · under Karl Dorrell
Dave Schramm · Utah State 2020 (Position) · under Frank Maile
Justin Ena · Utah State 2020 (Position) · under Frank Maile
Stacy Collins · Utah State 2020 (DC, Position) · under Frank Maile
Tyson Summers · Colorado 2020 (DC, Position) · under Karl Dorrell
Brian Ward · Washington State 2022 (DC) · under Jake Dickert
Eric Morris*+ · Washington State 2022 (OC, Position) · under Jake Dickert
Jordan Davis · Washington State 2022 (Analyst) · under Jake Dickert
Sean Brophy · Washington State 2022 (GA) · under Jake Dickert
Ben Arbuckle · Washington State 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Jake Dickert
David Duggan · Kent State 2023 (DC, Position) · under Kenni Burns
Jeff Schmedding · Washington State 2023-2024 (DC) · under Jake Dickert
Mark Carney* · Kent State 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Kenni Burns
Matt Johnson · Kent State 2023 (OC, Position) · under Kenni Burns
Matt Limegrover · Kent State 2023-2024 (OC, Other, Position) · under Kenni Burns
Clay Patterson · Kent State 2024 (OC, Position) · under Kenni Burns
Jay Johnson · Wyoming 2024-2025 (OC, Position) · under Jay Sawvel
Kody Morgan · Kent State 2024 (DC) · under Kenni Burns
Connell Maynor · Wake Forest 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Jake Dickert
Dan Enos · Wake Forest 2025-2026 (Position) · under Jake Dickert
Danny Freund · Washington State 2025 (OC) · under Jimmy Rogers
Dave Cohen · Wake Forest 2025 (Other, Position) · under Jake Dickert
Freddie Banks · Wake Forest 2025-2026 (Other, Position) · under Jake Dickert
Jesse Bobbit · Washington State 2025 (DC, Position) · under Jimmy Rogers
Jovon Bouknight · Wyoming 2025 (OC) · under Jay Sawvel
Rob Ezell · Wake Forest 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Jake Dickert
Wesley Beschorner · Wake Forest 2025-2026 (Position) · under Jake Dickert
Chris Woods · Ohio 2026 (Position) · under John Hauser
Christian Taylor · Wyoming 2026 (OC, Position) · under Jay Sawvel
Colin Johnson · Ohio 2026 (Position) · under John Hauser
Dan Larson · North Dakota State 2026 (OC, Position) · under Tim Polasek
Grant Olson · North Dakota State 2026 (DC) · under Tim Polasek
Keith Heckendorf · Iowa State 2026 (Position) · under Jimmy Rogers
Tyler Roehl · Iowa State 2026 (OC) · under Jimmy Rogers

Coached together

Craig Bohl · Nebraska 1983-2002 · him Head coach, Position, them DC, GA, Position
Steve Stanard · Nebraska 1988 · him Position, them Other
Dave Schramm · Nebraska 1989 · him Position, them GA
Kevin Steele · Nebraska 1989-1994 · him Position, them Position
Turner Gill · Nebraska 1989-2003 · him Head coach, Position, them GA, Other, Position
Bill Busch · Nebraska 1990-1993 · him Position, them GA
Gerry Gdowski · Nebraska 1991-1993 · him Position, them GA
Ryan Held · Nebraska 1997 · him Position, them Other
Tim Albin* · Nebraska 2000-2003 · him Head coach, them GA, Other, Position
Jim Burrow · Nebraska 2001-2002 · him Head coach, them GA
Lance Leipold* · Nebraska 2001-2003 · him Head coach, them Other
Barney Cotton · Nebraska 2003 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
Bo Pelini · Nebraska 2003 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach
Carl Pelini · Nebraska 2003 · him Head coach, them GA
Marvin Sanders · Nebraska 2003 · him Head coach, them Position
Bryan Nardo · Ohio 2005-2008 · him Head coach, them Other
Carl Pelini · Ohio 2005-2007 · him Head coach, them Position
Derek Mason* · Ohio 2005-2006 · him Head coach, them Position
Gerry Gdowski · Ohio 2005-2013 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
Jamar Cain · Ohio 2005 · him Head coach, them GA
Jim Burrow · Ohio 2005-2018 · him Head coach, them DC, Other
Ross Els · Ohio 2005-2010 · him Head coach, them Position
Tim Albin* · Ohio 2005-2020 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
Steve Stanard · Ohio 2008 · him Head coach, them Position
Scott Isphording · Ohio 2009-2020 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
Ron Collins · Ohio 2017-2020 · him Head coach, them DC
Allen Rudolph · Ohio 2019-2020 · him Head coach, them Position
Pete Germano · Ohio 2019-2020 · him Head coach, them DC

Played together

Monte Kiffin · Nebraska 1963
Barry Alvarez · Nebraska 1965