Coaches
Kalen DeBoer
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Kalen DeBoer*+
Head coach, Alabama · Played at Western Washington 1992, Sioux Falls 1993-1996 · alma mater (CFBD): Sioux Falls
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Sioux Falls | Position | WR | not known |
| 1998-1999 | Washington HS (SD) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 2000-2004 | Sioux Falls | OC | OC | not known |
| 2000-2004 | Sioux Falls (unknown) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 2005-2009 | Sioux Falls | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2010-2013 | Southern Illinois | OC | OC/WR | not known |
| 2014-2016 | Eastern Michigan | OC | OC/QB✓ | Chris Creighton* |
| 2017-2018 | Fresno State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Jeff Tedford |
| 2019 | Indiana | OC | OC/QB✓ | Tom Allen |
| 2020-2021 | Fresno State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2022-2023 | Washington | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024- | Alabama | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Eastern Michigan | Offensive coordinator | 124 | 125 | 122 | 103 | 128 |
| 2015 | Eastern Michigan | Offensive coordinator | 74 | 89 | 76 | 124 | 128 |
| 2016 | Eastern Michigan | Offensive coordinator | 58 | 65 | 34 | 74 | 128 |
| 2017 | Fresno State | Offensive coordinator | 56 | 67 | 34 | 119 | 130 |
| 2018 | Fresno State | Offensive coordinator | 25 | 24 | 22 | 56 | 130 |
| 2019 | Indiana | Offensive coordinator | 60 | 39 | 27 | 92 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fresno State | 3-3 | - → - | 39 | 75 | -5.5 | 33% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Fresno State | 9-3 (12 of 13) | - → - | 52 | 12 | 10.8 | 50% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Washington | 11-2 | - → 8 | 4 | 106 | 15.7 | 33% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Washington | 14-1 | 10 → 2 | 9 | 85 | 16.4 | 85% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Alabama | 9-4 | 5 → 17 | 26 | 6 | 25.0 | 86% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Alabama | 11-4 | 8 → 9 | 38 | 28 | 14.8 | 69% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Alabama | 7-2 | - → - | 20 | 17 | 22.7 | 73% wins | 138 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sioux Falls | NAIA | 11-2 |
| 2006 | Sioux Falls | NAIA | 14-0 |
| 2007 | Sioux Falls | NAIA | 13-1 |
| 2008 | Sioux Falls | NAIA | 14-0 |
| 2009 | Sioux Falls | NAIA | 15-0 |
Worked under
- Chris Creighton* · Eastern Michigan 2014-2016 (OC, Position)
- Jeff Tedford · Fresno State 2017-2018 (OC, Position)
- Tom Allen · Indiana 2019 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 15
- Eric Schmidt · Fresno State 2020-2021 (Position, ST coord.)
- Kirby Moore* · Fresno State 2020-2021 (Other, Position)
- Lee Marks · Fresno State 2020-2021 (Other, Position)
- Ryan Grubb · Fresno State 2020-2021 (OC, Other, Position)
- William Inge · Fresno State 2020-2021 (DC, Position)
- Chuck Morrell · Washington 2022-2023 (DC, Position)
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Washington 2022-2023 (Other, Position)
- Nick Sheridan · Washington 2022-2023 (Position)
- Bryan Ellis · Alabama 2024-2026 (Position)
- Chris Kapilovic · Alabama 2024-2025 (Position)
- Colin Hitschler · Alabama 2024 (DC, Position)
- John McNulty · Alabama 2024 (Analyst)
- Kane Wommack · Alabama 2024-2026 (DC)
- Maurice Linguist · Alabama 2024-2026 (DC, Position)
- Derrick Nix · Alabama 2026 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 8
- Cort Dennison · Oregon State 2026 (DC) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Derek Sage · Washington State 2026 (Position, ST coord.) · under Kirby Moore
- Mark Criner · Oregon State 2026 (Analyst) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Matt Miller · Washington State 2026 (OC, Position) · under Kirby Moore
- Mike MacIntyre · Oregon State 2026 (DC, Position) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Mitch Dahlen · Oregon State 2026 (OC) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Ryan Wallace · Oregon State 2026 (OC) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Trent Bray · Washington State 2026 (DC, Position) · under Kirby Moore
Coached together
- Ryan Grubb · Sioux Falls 2007-2009 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bubba Schweigert · Southern Illinois 2010-2013 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Eric Schmidt · Southern Illinois 2010-2013 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Aaron Keen · Eastern Michigan 2014-2016 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Brad McCaslin · Eastern Michigan 2014-2015 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Chris Creighton* · Eastern Michigan 2014-2016 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Ryan Grubb · Eastern Michigan 2014-2016 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Chuck Bullough · Eastern Michigan 2016 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Neal Neathery · Eastern Michigan 2016 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Jamar Cain · Fresno State 2017-2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jeff Tedford · Fresno State 2017-2018 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Kirby Moore* · Fresno State 2017-2021 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Orlondo Steinauer · Fresno State 2017 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Ryan Grubb · Fresno State 2017-2021 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Bert Watts · Fresno State 2018 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Grant Heard · Indiana 2019 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Kane Wommack · Indiana 2019 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Hart · Indiana 2019 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Nick Sheridan · Indiana 2019 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tom Allen · Indiana 2019 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- William Inge · Indiana 2019 · him OC, Position, them ST coord.
- Eric Schmidt · Fresno State 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Lee Marks · Fresno State 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Other, Position
- William Inge · Fresno State 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Chuck Morrell · Washington 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Eric Schmidt · Washington 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Washington 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Lee Marks · Washington 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Nick Sheridan · Washington 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ryan Grubb · Washington 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- William Inge · Washington 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Bryan Ellis · Alabama 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chris Kapilovic · Alabama 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chuck Morrell · Alabama 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- Colin Hitschler · Alabama 2024 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Alabama 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- John McNulty · Alabama 2024 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Kane Wommack · Alabama 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Maurice Linguist · Alabama 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Nick Sheridan · Alabama 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Ryan Grubb · Alabama 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them OC
- Derrick Nix · Alabama 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
Played together
- Chuck Morrell · Sioux Falls 1995-1996