Coaches
Kirk Ferentz
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Kirk Ferentz*+
Head coach, Iowa · Played at UConn 1974-1976 · alma mater (CFBD): UConn
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | UConn | GA | GA | not known |
| 1978-1979 | Worcester Academy (MA) (unknown) | DC | OL/DC | not known |
| 1980 | Pittsburgh | GA | GA | Jackie Sherrill |
| 1981-1989 | Iowa | Position | OL | not known |
| 1990-1992 | Maine | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1993-1995 | Cleveland Browns (pro) | Position | OL | not known |
| 1996 | Baltimore Ravens (pro) | Position | OL | not known |
| 1997-1998 | Baltimore Ravens (pro) | Position | AHC/OL | not known |
| 1999- | Iowa | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Iowa | 1-10 | - → - | - | - | -6.7 | 27% wins | 114 |
| 2000 | Iowa | 3-9 | - → - | - | - | 1.9 | 9% wins | 116 |
| 2001 | Iowa | 7-5 | - → - | - | - | 14.9 | 25% wins | 117 |
| 2002 | Iowa | 11-2 | - → 8 | - | - | 20.7 | 58% wins | 117 |
| 2003 | Iowa | 10-3 | - → 8 | - | - | 21.2 | 85% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | Iowa | 10-2 | 19 → 8 | 74 | 12 | 20.0 | 77% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Iowa | 7-5 | 11 → - | 25 | 73 | 20.9 | 83% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Iowa | 6-7 | 16 → - | 20 | 55 | 13.4 | 58% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Iowa | 6-6 | - → - | 86 | 45 | 6.5 | 46% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Iowa | 9-4 | - → 20 | 63 | 14 | 25.5 | 50% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Iowa | 11-2 | 22 → 7 | 105 | 10 | 17.3 | 69% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Iowa | 8-5 | 9 → - | 14 | 79 | 17.0 | 85% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Iowa | 7-6 | - → - | 21 | 76 | 12.8 | 62% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Iowa | 4-8 | - → - | 112 | 69 | 0.5 | 54% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Iowa | 8-5 | - → - | 90 | 8 | 17.3 | 33% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Iowa | 7-6 | - → - | 61 | 42 | 6.8 | 62% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Iowa | 12-2 | - → 9 | 40 | 21 | 9.3 | 54% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Iowa | 8-5 | 17 → - | 100 | 34 | 10.3 | 86% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Iowa | 8-5 | - → - | 89 | 16 | 9.8 | 62% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Iowa | 9-4 | - → - | 54 | 12 | 13.3 | 62% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Iowa | 10-3 | 20 → 15 | 83 | 18 | 16.7 | 69% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Iowa | 6-2 | 24 → 16 | 69 | 5 | 16.3 | 77% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Iowa | 10-4 | 18 → 23 | 125 | 13 | 11.4 | 75% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Iowa | 8-5 | - → - | 130 | 2 | 12.7 | 71% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Iowa | 10-4 | 25 → 24 | 133 | 4 | 5.8 | 62% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Iowa | 8-5 | 25 → - | 95 | 28 | 15.8 | 71% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Iowa | 9-4 | - → 17 | 80 | 18 | 19.7 | 62% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Iowa | 7-2 | - → - | 86 | 14 | 16.4 | 69% wins | 138 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Maine | FCS | 3-8 |
| 1991 | Maine | FCS | 3-8 |
| 1992 | Maine | FCS | 6-5 |
Worked under
- Jackie Sherrill · Pittsburgh 1980 (GA)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 19
- Bret Bielema* · Iowa 1999-2001 (Position)
- Chuck Long · Iowa 1999 (Position)
- Ken O'Keefe · Iowa 1999-2021 (OC, Position)
- Norm Parker · Iowa 1999-2011 (DC, Position)
- Phil Parker · Iowa 1999-2026 (DC, Position)
- Robb Smith · Iowa 1999-2001 (Analyst, GA)
- William Inge · Iowa 1999-2000 (GA, Other)
- Darrell Wilson · Iowa 2002-2012 (Position, ST coord.)
- David Raih · Iowa 2010-2012 (GA)
- Brian Ferentz · Iowa 2012-2023 (OC, Other, Position)
- Greg Davis · Iowa 2012-2016 (OC, Position)
- Bobby Kennedy · Iowa 2013-2016 (Position)
- Jim Reid · Iowa 2013-2015 (Position)
- Tim Polasek* · Iowa 2017-2020 (Position)
- Jay Niemann · Iowa 2019-2026 (Other)
- Jon Budmayr · Iowa 2022-2026 (Analyst, Position)
- Tim Lester · Iowa 2024-2026 (OC)
- Warren Ruggiero · Iowa 2025 (Analyst)
- Jay Norvell · Iowa 2026 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 45
- Bob Elliott · San Diego State 2006-2008 (DC) · under Chuck Long
- Dave Doeren* · Wisconsin 2006-2010 (DC, Other, Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Del Miller · San Diego State 2006-2008 (OC, Position) · under Chuck Long
- Kerry Cooks · Wisconsin 2006-2009 (Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Mike Hankwitz · Wisconsin 2006-2007 (DC) · under Bret Bielema
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2006-2011 (OC, Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Thom Kaumeyer · San Diego State 2006 (DC, Position) · under Chuck Long
- Chris Ash · San Diego State 2007 (Other, Position) · under Chuck Long
- Del Alexander · Wisconsin 2007-2011 (Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Charlie Partridge · Wisconsin 2008-2012 (DC, Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Bret Bielema
- Joe Rudolph · Wisconsin 2008-2011 (Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Kevin Kane · Wisconsin 2008-2010 (Analyst, GA) · under Bret Bielema
- Terrance Jamison · Wisconsin 2008-2012 (Analyst, GA) · under Bret Bielema
- Dave Huxtable · Wisconsin 2011 (Position) · under Bret Bielema
- DeMontie Cross · Wisconsin 2011 (Position, ST coord.) · under Bret Bielema
- Thomas Hammock · Wisconsin 2011-2012 (Other, Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Eddie Faulkner · Wisconsin 2012 (Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Matt Canada · Wisconsin 2012 (OC, Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Zach Azzanni · Wisconsin 2012 (Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Barry Lunney Jr. · Arkansas 2013-2017 (Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Jim Chaney · Arkansas 2013-2014 (OC, Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Joel Thomas · Arkansas 2013-2014 (Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Randy Shannon · Arkansas 2013-2014 (Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Sam Pittman · Arkansas 2013-2015 (Other, Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Taver Johnson · Arkansas 2013 (Other, Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Aaron Henry · Arkansas 2014-2015 (GA) · under Bret Bielema
- Carl Reese · Arkansas 2015 (Analyst) · under Bret Bielema
- Dan Enos · Arkansas 2015-2017 (OC, Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Paul Rhoads · Arkansas 2016-2017 (DC, Position) · under Bret Bielema
- John Scott Jr. · Arkansas 2017 (Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Morris Watts · Arkansas 2017 (Analyst) · under Bret Bielema
- George McDonald · Illinois 2021-2023 (Other, Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Ryan Walters · Illinois 2021-2022 (DC) · under Bret Bielema
- Tony Petersen · Illinois 2021 (OC, Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Courtney Messingham · Illinois 2022 (Analyst) · under Bret Bielema
- Jim Leonhard · Illinois 2023 (Analyst) · under Bret Bielema
- Dana Dimel · Illinois 2024 (Analyst) · under Bret Bielema
- Myers Hendrickson · Illinois 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Bret Bielema
- Mark Farley · Illinois 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Bret Bielema
- Mike Neu · Illinois 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Bret Bielema
- Bobby Hauck · Illinois 2026 (DC) · under Bret Bielema
- Dan Larson · North Dakota State 2026 (OC, Position) · under Tim Polasek
- Grant Olson · North Dakota State 2026 (DC) · under Tim Polasek
- Jared Elliott · Illinois 2026 (Position) · under Bret Bielema
- Tyrone Wheatley · Illinois 2026 (Position) · under Bret Bielema
Level 3: on their staffs · 74
- Rod Carey · Northern Illinois 2011-2012 (OC, Position) · under Dave Doeren
- Ryan Nielsen · Northern Illinois 2011-2012 (DC, Other, Position) · under Dave Doeren
- Tom Matukewicz · Northern Illinois 2011 (Position) · under Dave Doeren
- Bobby Engram · Pittsburgh 2012-2013 (Position) · under Paul Chryst
- Matt House · Pittsburgh 2012-2014 (DC, Position) · under Paul Chryst
- Mike Dunbar · Northern Illinois 2012 (OC) · under Dave Doeren
- Mike Uremovich* · Northern Illinois 2012 (Position, ST coord.) · under Dave Doeren
- Clayton White · NC State 2013-2016 (Position, ST coord.) · under Dave Doeren
- Desmond Kitchings · NC State 2013-2019 (OC, Other, Position) · under Dave Doeren
- Brian Wright · Florida Atlantic 2014-2015 (OC, Other, Position) · under Charlie Partridge
- Mike Shanahan · Pittsburgh 2014 (Other) · under Paul Chryst
- Roc Bellantoni · Florida Atlantic 2014-2016 (DC) · under Charlie Partridge
- Ty Howle · NC State 2014-2015 (GA) · under Dave Doeren
- Daronte Jones · Wisconsin 2015 (Position) · under Paul Chryst
- Dave Aranda* · Wisconsin 2015 (DC, Position) · under Paul Chryst
- Sam Siefkes · Wisconsin 2015 (GA) · under Paul Chryst
- Tim Tibesar · Wisconsin 2015-2017 (Other, Position) · under Paul Chryst
- Bill Busch · Rutgers 2016-2017 (DC, Position) · under Chris Ash
- Drew Mehringer · Rutgers 2016 (OC, Position) · under Chris Ash
- Dwayne Ledford · NC State 2016-2018 (Position) · under Dave Doeren
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · NC State 2016-2018 (OC, Position) · under Dave Doeren
- Garin Justice · Florida Atlantic 2016 (Position) · under Charlie Partridge
- Justin Wilcox · Wisconsin 2016 (DC) · under Paul Chryst
- 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
- Jerry Kill · Rutgers 2017 (OC, Position) · under Chris Ash
- Kevin Patrick · NC State 2017-2019 (Position) · under Dave Doeren
- Nathan Burton · NC State 2017 (Analyst) · under Dave Doeren
- Aazaar Abdul-Rahim · Maryland 2018 (Position) · under Matt Canada
- Andy Buh · Maryland 2018 (DC) · under Matt Canada
- Bobby April III · Wisconsin 2018-2021 (DC, Position) · under Paul Chryst
- Bryan Stinespring · Maryland 2018 (Position) · under Matt Canada
- Chris Beatty · Maryland 2018 (OC, Other, Position) · under Matt Canada
- Chuck Heater · Maryland 2018 (Position) · under Matt Canada
- Joe Scelfo · NC State 2018 (GA) · under Dave Doeren
- John McNulty · Rutgers 2018 (OC, Position) · under Chris Ash
- Matt Barnes · Maryland 2018 (Position, ST coord.) · under Matt Canada
- Nunzio Campanile · Rutgers 2018 (Position) · under Chris Ash
- Ted Roof · NC State 2018 (DC, Other, Position) · under Dave Doeren
- Wesley Beschorner · Maryland 2018 (Position) · under Matt Canada
- Derrick Jackson · Northern Illinois 2019-2023 (DC) · under Thomas Hammock
- Eric Eidsness · Northern Illinois 2019-2024 (OC, Position) · under Thomas Hammock
- Kurt Roper · NC State 2019-2026 (OC, Position) · under Dave Doeren
- Todd Goebbel · NC State 2019-2026 (Position, ST coord.) · under Dave Doeren
- Tony Gibson* · NC State 2019-2024 (DC, Position) · under Dave Doeren
- Barry Odom* · Arkansas 2020-2022 (DC, Other, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Brad Davis · Arkansas 2020 (Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Brian Mitchell · NC State 2020-2026 (Position) · under Dave Doeren
- Dan Jackson · Northern Illinois 2020-2021 (Position, ST coord.) · under Thomas Hammock
- Kendal Briles · Arkansas 2020-2022 (OC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Michael Scherer · Arkansas 2020-2022 (Analyst, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Ruffin McNeill · NC State 2020-2026 (Other) · under Dave Doeren
- Tim Beck · NC State 2020-2022 (OC, Position) · under Dave Doeren
- Dowell Loggains* · Arkansas 2021-2022 (Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Joker Phillips · NC State 2021-2026 (Other, Position) · under Dave Doeren
- Kenny Guiton · Arkansas 2021-2023 (OC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Scott Boone · NC State 2021 (Analyst) · under Dave Doeren
- Nick Benedetto · Northern Illinois 2022-2024 (DC) · under Thomas Hammock
- Zac Roper · NC State 2022 (Analyst) · under Dave Doeren
- Graham Harrell · Purdue 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Marcus Woodson · Arkansas 2023-2024 (DC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Matt Mattox · Purdue 2023 (Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Robert Anae · NC State 2023-2024 (OC) · under Dave Doeren
- Seth Doege · Purdue 2023 (Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Travis Williams · Arkansas 2023-2024 (DC) · under Sam Pittman
- Bobby Petrino · Arkansas 2024 (OC, Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay · NC State 2024 (DC) · under Dave Doeren
- Jason Simmons · Purdue 2024 (OC) · under Ryan Walters
- Kolby Smith · Arkansas 2024 (Position) · under Sam Pittman
- Charlton Warren · NC State 2025-2026 (DC, Position) · under Dave Doeren
- D. J. Eliot · NC State 2025-2026 (DC, Position) · under Dave Doeren
- Quinn Sanders · Northern Illinois 2025 (OC, Position) · under Thomas Hammock
- Rob Harley* · Northern Illinois 2025 (DC) · under Thomas Hammock
Coached together
- Bob Davie · Pittsburgh 1980 · him GA, them Position
- Barry Alvarez · Iowa 1981-1986 · him Position, them Position
- Bill Snyder · Iowa 1981-1988 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Dan McCarney · Iowa 1981-1989 · him Position, them Position
- Del Miller · Iowa 1981-1988 · him Position, them Other
- Bob Stoops · Iowa 1983-1987 · him Position, them GA, Other
- Jay Norvell · Iowa 1986-2026 · him Head coach, Position, them GA, Position
- Mike Stoops · Iowa 1986-1987 · him Position, them GA
- Jim Leavitt · Iowa 1988 · him Position, them GA
- Bobby Wilder · Maine 1990-1992 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- John Bonamego · Maine 1990-1991 · him Head coach, them Position
- Rich Nagy · Maine 1990-1991 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chuck Bresnahan · Maine 1992 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Bret Bielema* · Iowa 1999-2001 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chuck Long · Iowa 1999 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ken O'Keefe · Iowa 1999-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Norm Parker · Iowa 1999-2011 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Phil Parker · Iowa 1999-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Robb Smith · Iowa 1999-2001 · him Head coach, them Analyst, GA
- William Inge · Iowa 1999-2000 · him Head coach, them GA, Other
- Darrell Wilson · Iowa 2002-2012 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- David Raih · Iowa 2010-2012 · him Head coach, them GA
- Brian Ferentz · Iowa 2012-2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Greg Davis · Iowa 2012-2016 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Bobby Kennedy · Iowa 2013-2016 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jim Reid · Iowa 2013-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Tim Polasek* · Iowa 2017-2020 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jay Niemann · Iowa 2019-2026 · him Head coach, them Other
- Jon Budmayr · Iowa 2022-2026 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- Tim Lester · Iowa 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them OC
- Warren Ruggiero · Iowa 2025 · him Head coach, them Analyst
Played together
- Darrell Wilson · UConn 1976