Coaches
John Bonamego
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
John Bonamego
Played at Central Michigan · alma mater (CFBD): Central Michigan
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Mount Pleasant HS (MI) (HS) | Position | Assistant coach | not known |
| 1988-1991 | Maine | Position | Assistant coach | not known |
| 1992 | Lehigh | Position | Assistant coach | not known |
| 1993-1998 | Army | Position | Assistant coach | not known |
| 1999-2001 | Jacksonville Jaguars (pro) | Position | Assistant special teams coach | not known |
| 2002 | Jacksonville Jaguars (pro) | ST coord. | Special teams coordinator | not known |
| 2003-2005 | Green Bay Packers (pro) | ST coord. | Special teams coordinator | not known |
| 2006-2007 | New Orleans Saints (pro) | ST coord. | Special teams coordinator | not known |
| 2008-2010 | Miami Dolphins (pro) | ST coord. | Special teams coordinator | not known |
| 2011 | New Orleans Saints (pro) | Position | Assistant special teams coach | not known |
| 2012 | Jacksonville Jaguars (pro) | ST coord. | Special teams coordinator | not known |
| 2013-2014 | Detroit Lions (pro) | ST coord. | Special teams coordinator | not known |
| 2015-2018 | Central Michigan | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2019 | Detroit Lions (pro) | ST coord. | Special teams coordinator | not known |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Rams (pro) | ST coord. | Special teams coordinator | not known |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Rams (pro) | Other | Senior coaching assistant | not known |
| 2022-2023 | Iowa State | Analyst | Senior special teams assistant | Matt Campbell* |
| 2025- | Tennessee | Analyst | Special teams assistant | Josh Heupel*+ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Central Michigan | 7-6 | - → - | 67 | 44 | -3.1 | 54% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Central Michigan | 6-7 | - → - | 73 | 56 | -6.1 | 54% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Central Michigan | 8-5 | - → - | 108 | 25 | -8.6 | 46% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 1-11 | - → - | 129 | 24 | -20.0 | 62% wins | 130 |
Worked under
- Matt Campbell* · Iowa State 2022-2023 (Analyst)
- Josh Heupel*+ · Tennessee 2025-2026 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 6
- Gino Guidugli · Central Michigan 2015-2016 (Position)
- Greg Colby · Central Michigan 2015-2018 (DC)
- Morris Watts · Central Michigan 2015-2016 (OC, Position)
- Sherrone Moore · Central Michigan 2015-2017 (Other, Position)
- Chris Ostrowsky · Central Michigan 2017-2018 (OC, Position)
- Cory Hall · Central Michigan 2018 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 6
- Don Martindale · Michigan 2024-2025 (DC) · under Sherrone Moore
- Kirk Campbell · Michigan 2024 (OC, Position) · under Sherrone Moore
- Lou Esposito · Michigan 2024-2025 (Position) · under Sherrone Moore
- Steve Casula · Michigan 2024-2025 (OC, Position) · under Sherrone Moore
- Chip Lindsey · Michigan 2025 (OC, Position) · under Sherrone Moore
- Kerry Coombs · Michigan 2025 (ST coord.) · under Sherrone Moore
Coached together
- Bill Sheridan · Maine 1988 · him Position, them Position
- John Lovett · Maine 1988 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Tim Murphy · Maine 1988 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bobby Wilder · Maine 1990-1991 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Kirk Ferentz*+ · Maine 1990-1991 · him Position, them Head coach
- Rich Nagy · Maine 1990-1991 · him Position, them Position
- Bill Sheridan · Army 1993-1997 · him Position, them Position
- Ed Warinner · Army 1993-1998 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Locksley* · Army 1996 · him Position, them Position
- Darrell Hazell · Army 1997-1998 · him Position, them Position
- Bob Shoop · Army 1998 · him Position, them Position
- Gino Guidugli · Central Michigan 2015-2016 · him Head coach, them Position
- Greg Colby · Central Michigan 2015-2018 · him Head coach, them DC
- Morris Watts · Central Michigan 2015-2016 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Sherrone Moore · Central Michigan 2015-2017 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Chris Ostrowsky · Central Michigan 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Cory Hall · Central Michigan 2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Joel Gordon · Iowa State 2022 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Jon Heacock · Iowa State 2022-2023 · him Analyst, them DC
- Matt Campbell* · Iowa State 2022-2023 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Matt Caponi · Iowa State 2022 · him Analyst, them Position
- Nathan Scheelhaase · Iowa State 2022-2023 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Taylor Mouser · Iowa State 2022-2023 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Tom Manning · Iowa State 2022 · him Analyst, them OC
- Tyson Veidt · Iowa State 2022-2023 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Jim Chaney · Tennessee 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Joey Halzle · Tennessee 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Josh Heupel*+ · Tennessee 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Marion Hobby · Tennessee 2025 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Tim Banks · Tennessee 2025 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- William Inge · Tennessee 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Willie Martinez · Tennessee 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Anthony Poindexter · Tennessee 2026 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Derek Jones · Tennessee 2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Jim Knowles · Tennessee 2026 · him Analyst, them DC