Coaches
Erik Chinander
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Erik Chinander
Played at Iowa 1998-2002
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Ellsworth | Position | OL/DL | not known |
| 2004-2009 | Northern Iowa | Position | TE/RC | not known |
| 2010-2012 | Oregon | GA | GA | Chip Kelly |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Eagles (pro) | Other | asst. DL | not known |
| 2014-2015 | Oregon | Position | OLB | Mark Helfrich |
| 2016-2017 | UCF | DC | DC✓ | Scott Frost* |
| 2018-2022 | Nebraska | DC | DC✓ | Scott Frost* (2018-2021), Mickey Joseph (2022) |
| 2023 | Boise State | Position | AHC/DRGC/DL | Andy Avalos |
| 2024- | Boise State | DC | DC/DL✓ | Spencer Danielson*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UCF | Defensive coordinator | 5 | 24 | 8 | 117 | 128 |
| 2017 | UCF | Defensive coordinator | 51 | 43 | 26 | 5 | 130 |
| 2018 | Nebraska | Defensive coordinator | 71 | 87 | 94 | 119 | 130 |
| 2019 | Nebraska | Defensive coordinator | 51 | 55 | 70 | 71 | 130 |
| 2020 | Nebraska | Defensive coordinator | 73 | 78 | 59 | 51 | 127 |
| 2021 | Nebraska | Defensive coordinator | 53 | 32 | 84 | 73 | 130 |
| 2022 | Nebraska | Defensive coordinator | 91 | 73 | 123 | 53 | 131 |
| 2024 | Boise State | Defensive coordinator | 68 | 42 | 32 | 82 | 134 |
| 2025 | Boise State | Defensive coordinator | 42 | 46 | 8 | 68 | 136 |
| 2026 | Boise State | Defensive coordinator | 78 | 88 | 28 | 42 | 138 |
Worked under
- Chip Kelly · Oregon 2010-2012 (GA)
- Mark Helfrich · Oregon 2014-2015 (Position)
- Scott Frost* · UCF 2016-2017 (DC)
- Scott Frost* · Nebraska 2018-2021 (DC)
- Mickey Joseph · Nebraska 2022 (DC)
- Andy Avalos · Boise State 2023 (Other, Position)
- Spencer Danielson*+ · Boise State 2024-2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Mark Farley · Northern Iowa 2004-2009 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- William Inge · Northern Iowa 2004 · him Other, Position, them DC, ST coord.
- Brandon Hall · Northern Iowa 2006 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Chris Klieman · Northern Iowa 2006-2009 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Scott Frost* · Northern Iowa 2007-2008 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Jeremiah Johnson · Northern Iowa 2009 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Jovan Dewitt · Northern Iowa 2009 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Chip Kelly · Oregon 2010-2012 · him GA, them Head coach
- Don Pellum · Oregon 2010-2015 · him GA, Position, them DC, Position
- Mark Helfrich · Oregon 2010-2015 · him GA, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Nick Aliotti · Oregon 2010-2012 · him GA, them DC
- Scott Frost* · Oregon 2010-2015 · him GA, Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Lubick · Oregon 2014-2015 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Chuck Bresnahan · UCF 2016 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Jovan Dewitt · UCF 2016-2017 · him DC, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Ryan Held · UCF 2016-2017 · him DC, them Position
- Scott Frost* · UCF 2016-2017 · him DC, them Head coach
- Troy Walters · UCF 2016-2017 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Jovan Dewitt · Nebraska 2018-2019 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Ryan Held · Nebraska 2018-2021 · him DC, them Position
- Scott Frost* · Nebraska 2018-2022 · him DC, them Head coach
- Steve Cooper · Nebraska 2018-2021 · him DC, them Analyst, Position
- Troy Walters · Nebraska 2018-2019 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Bill McGovern · Nebraska 2020 · him DC, them Analyst
- Matt Lubick · Nebraska 2020-2021 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Bill Busch · Nebraska 2021-2022 · him DC, them Analyst, DC, ST coord.
- Mark Whipple · Nebraska 2022 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Mickey Joseph · Nebraska 2022 · him DC, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Andy Avalos · Boise State 2023 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Bush Hamdan · Boise State 2023 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Kane Ioane · Boise State 2023 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Lance Anderson · Boise State 2023 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Matt Miller · Boise State 2023-2025 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Nate Potter · Boise State 2023-2026 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Spencer Danielson*+ · Boise State 2023-2026 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Dirk Koetter · Boise State 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Stacy Collins · Boise State 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Steve Cooper · Boise State 2024 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, Other, Position
- Tyler Stockton · Boise State 2024-2025 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Frank Maile · Boise State 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Zak Hill · Boise State 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Terrence Brown · Boise State 2026 · him DC, Position, them DC
Played together
- David Raih · Iowa 1999-2002
- Matt Drinkall* · Iowa 2001
- Brian Ferentz · Iowa 2002