Coaches
Kelly Poppinga
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Kelly Poppinga
Played at Utah State 2003-2004, BYU 2006-2007
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | BYU | GA | intern | Bronco Mendenhall* |
| 2010 | BYU (GA) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2011-2012 | BYU | Position | LB | Bronco Mendenhall* |
| 2013-2015 | BYU | ST coord. | ST/LB | Bronco Mendenhall* |
| 2016-2017 | Virginia | ST coord. | ST/OLB | Bronco Mendenhall* |
| 2018-2020 | Virginia | DC | co-DC/OLB✓ | Bronco Mendenhall* |
| 2021 | Virginia | DC | co-DC/LB✓ | Bronco Mendenhall* |
| 2022 | Boise State | ST coord. | co-ST/Edge | Andy Avalos |
| 2023-2025 | BYU | ST coord. | ST/DE | Kalani Sitake*+ |
| 2026- | BYU | DC | DC/ILB✓ | Kalani Sitake*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Virginia | Co-defensive coordinator | 49 | 31 | 23 | 57 | 130 |
| 2019 | Virginia | Co-defensive coordinator | 78 | 73 | 40 | 49 | 130 |
| 2020 | Virginia | Co-defensive coordinator | 64 | 62 | 41 | 78 | 127 |
| 2021 | Virginia | Co-defensive coordinator | 114 | 97 | 111 | 64 | 130 |
| 2026 | BYU | Defensive coordinator | 42 | 37 | 49 | 22 | 138 |
Worked under
- Bronco Mendenhall* · BYU 2009-2015 (GA, Position, ST coord.)
- Bronco Mendenhall* · Virginia 2016-2021 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
- Andy Avalos · Boise State 2022 (Position, ST coord.)
- Kalani Sitake*+ · BYU 2023-2026 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Bronco Mendenhall* · BYU 2009-2015 · him GA, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Jaime Hill · BYU 2009 · him GA, them DC
- Patrick Higgins · BYU 2009 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Robert Anae · BYU 2009-2015 · him GA, Position, ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- Shaun Nua · BYU 2009-2011 · him GA, Position, them GA
- Brandon Doman · BYU 2011-2012 · him Position, them OC
- Nick Howell · BYU 2011-2015 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Jason Beck · BYU 2013-2015 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Vic So'oto · BYU 2015 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Bronco Mendenhall* · Virginia 2016-2021 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Jason Beck · Virginia 2016-2021 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Nick Howell · Virginia 2016-2021 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Patrick Higgins · Virginia 2016-2017 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Robert Anae · Virginia 2016-2021 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Ruffin McNeill · Virginia 2016 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Vic So'oto · Virginia 2016-2019 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them GA, Position
- Rod Smith · Virginia 2021 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Andy Avalos · Boise State 2022 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Dirk Koetter · Boise State 2022 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst, OC
- Frank Maile · Boise State 2022 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Kane Ioane · Boise State 2022 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Matt Miller · Boise State 2022 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Nate Potter · Boise State 2022 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Spencer Danielson*+ · Boise State 2022 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Tim Plough · Boise State 2022 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Aaron Roderick · BYU 2023-2026 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Jay Hill · BYU 2023-2025 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other, Position
- Justin Ena · BYU 2023-2026 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Position, ST coord.
- Kalani Sitake*+ · BYU 2023-2026 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
Played together
- Frank Maile · Utah State 2004
- Jason Beck · BYU 2006