Coaches
Mike Denbrock
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Mike Denbrock
Played at Grand Valley State 1982-1985
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-1987 | Grand Valley State | GA | GA | not known |
| 1988-1989 | Michigan State | GA | GA | not known |
| 1990-1991 | Illinois State | Position | OT/TE | not known |
| 1992-1995 | Grand Valley State | OC | OC/QB/WR | not known |
| 1996-1998 | Grand Valley State | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 1999-2000 | Buffalo Destroyers (unknown) | DC | AHC/DC/OL/DL | not known |
| 2001 | Stanford | Position | OT/TE | Tyrone Willingham |
| 2002-2004 | Notre Dame | Position | OT/TE | Tyrone Willingham |
| 2005-2008 | Washington | Position | OL | Tyrone Willingham |
| 2009 | Indiana State | ST coord. | AHC/ST/LB | not known |
| 2010-2011 | Notre Dame | Position | TE | Brian Kelly |
| 2012-2013 | Notre Dame | Position | WR | Brian Kelly |
| 2014 | Notre Dame | OC | OC/WR✓ | Brian Kelly |
| 2015-2016 | Notre Dame | Position | AHC/WR | Brian Kelly |
| 2017 | Cincinnati | OC | OC/QB✓ | Luke Fickell* |
| 2018-2021 | Cincinnati | OC | OC/TE✓ | Luke Fickell* |
| 2022-2023 | LSU | OC | OC/TE✓ | Brian Kelly |
| 2024- | Notre Dame | OC | OC/TE✓ | Marcus Freeman*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Notre Dame | Offensive coordinator | 58 | 43 | 42 | 71 | 128 |
| 2017 | Cincinnati | Offensive coordinator | 86 | 109 | 98 | 116 | 130 |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | Offensive coordinator | 22 | 33 | 46 | 86 | 130 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | Offensive coordinator | 69 | 63 | 59 | 22 | 130 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | Offensive coordinator | 19 | 16 | 28 | 69 | 127 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | Offensive coordinator | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 130 |
| 2022 | LSU | Offensive coordinator | 16 | 17 | 8 | 84 | 131 |
| 2023 | LSU | Offensive coordinator | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 133 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | Offensive coordinator | 12 | 7 | 31 | 6 | 134 |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | Offensive coordinator | 6 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 136 |
| 2026 | Notre Dame | Offensive coordinator | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 138 |
Worked under
- Tyrone Willingham · Stanford 2001 (Position)
- Tyrone Willingham · Notre Dame 2002-2004 (Position)
- Tyrone Willingham · Washington 2005-2008 (Position)
- Brian Kelly · Notre Dame 2010-2016 (OC, Other, Position)
- Luke Fickell* · Cincinnati 2017-2021 (OC, Position)
- Brian Kelly · LSU 2022-2023 (OC, Position)
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Notre Dame 2024-2026 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Brian Kelly · Grand Valley State 1987-1998 · him DC, GA, OC, Position, them GA, Head coach, Position
- Morris Watts · Michigan State 1988-1989 · him GA, them OC
- Norm Parker · Michigan State 1988-1989 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Pat Shurmur · Michigan State 1988-1989 · him GA, them GA
- Charley Molnar · Illinois State 1990-1991 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jim Heacock · Illinois State 1990-1991 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tim Beck · Illinois State 1990 · him Position, them Position
- Jeff Quinn · Grand Valley State 1992-1998 · him DC, OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Willie Martinez · Grand Valley State 1992-1993 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Trent Miles · Stanford 2001 · him Position, them Position
- Tyrone Willingham · Stanford 2001 · him Position, them Head coach
- Greg Mattison · Notre Dame 2002-2004 · him Position, them Position
- John DeFilippo · Notre Dame 2002 · him Position, them GA
- Kent Baer · Notre Dame 2002-2004 · him Position, them DC, Head coach
- Trent Miles · Notre Dame 2002-2026 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Tyrone Willingham · Notre Dame 2002-2004 · him Position, them Head coach
- D.J. Durkin · Notre Dame 2003-2004 · him Position, them GA
- Steve Wilks · Notre Dame 2004 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Tormey · Washington 2005-2008 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Kent Baer · Washington 2005-2007 · him Position, them DC
- Steve Wilks · Washington 2005 · him Position, them Position
- Tim Lappano · Washington 2005-2008 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Trent Miles · Washington 2005-2007 · him Position, them Position
- Tyrone Willingham · Washington 2005-2008 · him Position, them Head coach
- Luke Huard · Washington 2007-2008 · him Position, them GA
- Brian White · Washington 2008 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Ed Donatell · Washington 2008 · him Position, them DC
- Jesse Minter · Indiana State 2009 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Troy Walters · Indiana State 2009 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Bob Diaco · Notre Dame 2010-2013 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Brian Kelly · Notre Dame 2010-2016 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Charley Molnar · Notre Dame 2010-2011 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Chuck Martin* · Notre Dame 2010-2013 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Ed Warinner · Notre Dame 2010-2011 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Kerry Cooks · Notre Dame 2010-2014 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Brian VanGorder · Notre Dame 2014-2016 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Keenan Bailey · Notre Dame 2014-2015 · him OC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Autry Denson · Notre Dame 2015-2016 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Jeff Quinn · Notre Dame 2015-2016 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, Strength
- Maurice Crum Jr. · Notre Dame 2015 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Notre Dame 2015-2016 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Todd Lyght · Notre Dame 2015-2016 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Greg Hudson · Notre Dame 2016 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Jeff Burris · Notre Dame 2016 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Doug Phillips · Cincinnati 2017-2019 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Gino Guidugli · Cincinnati 2017-2021 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Joker Phillips · Cincinnati 2017-2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jon Tenuta · Cincinnati 2017-2020 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Luke Fickell* · Cincinnati 2017-2021 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Cincinnati 2017-2020 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Willie Martinez · Cincinnati 2017 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Colin Hitschler · Cincinnati 2018-2021 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Steve Stripling · Cincinnati 2018-2019 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Chad Wilt · Cincinnati 2019 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Max Bullough · Cincinnati 2019 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Dan Enos · Cincinnati 2020 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Perry Eliano · Cincinnati 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mike Tressel · Cincinnati 2021 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Brad Davis · LSU 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Brian Kelly · LSU 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Brian Polian · LSU 2022 · him OC, Position, them Other, ST coord.
- Chuck Bullough · LSU 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Cortez Hankton · LSU 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Frank Wilson · LSU 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jamar Cain · LSU 2022 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Joe Sloan · LSU 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Kerry Cooks · LSU 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Matt House · LSU 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Trent Miles · LSU 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Bob Diaco · LSU 2023 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Al Golden · Notre Dame 2024 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Gino Guidugli · Notre Dame 2024-2026 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Joe Rudolph · Notre Dame 2024-2026 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Notre Dame 2024-2026 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Max Bullough · Notre Dame 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Chris Ash · Notre Dame 2025-2026 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Ja'Juan Seider · Notre Dame 2025-2026 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Aaron Henry · Notre Dame 2026 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Charlie Partridge · Notre Dame 2026 · him OC, Position, them Position