Coaches
Mike Tressel
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Mike Tressel
Played at Cornell (IA) 1992-1995
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-1997 | South Dakota | GA | GA | not known |
| 1998-2000 | Wartburg | Position | OL | not known |
| 2001 | Wartburg | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2002-2003 | Ohio State | GA | GA | Jim Tressel |
| 2004-2006 | Cincinnati | ST coord. | LB/ST | Mark Dantonio |
| 2007-2014 | Michigan State | ST coord. | LB/ST | Mark Dantonio |
| 2015-2017 | Michigan State | DC | co-DC/LB✓ | Mark Dantonio |
| 2018-2019 | Michigan State | DC | DC/LB✓ | Mark Dantonio |
| 2020 | Michigan State | Position | S | Mel Tucker |
| 2021-2022 | Cincinnati | DC | DC/LB✓ | Luke Fickell* |
| 2023-2025 | Wisconsin | DC | DC/ILB✓ | Luke Fickell* |
| 2026- | Wisconsin (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2026 | Wisconsin | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Luke Fickell* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Michigan State | Co-defensive coordinator | 46 | 37 | 56 | 25 | 128 |
| 2016 | Michigan State | Co-defensive coordinator | 59 | 71 | 50 | 46 | 128 |
| 2017 | Michigan State | Co-defensive coordinator | 34 | 25 | 22 | 59 | 130 |
| 2018 | Michigan State | Defensive coordinator | 11 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 130 |
| 2019 | Michigan State | Defensive coordinator | 28 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 130 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | Defensive coordinator | 8 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 130 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | Defensive coordinator | 13 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 131 |
| 2023 | Wisconsin | Defensive coordinator | 28 | 20 | 60 | 20 | 133 |
| 2024 | Wisconsin | Defensive coordinator | 83 | 47 | 90 | 28 | 134 |
| 2025 | Wisconsin | Defensive coordinator | 82 | 51 | 115 | 83 | 136 |
Worked under
- Jim Tressel · Ohio State 2002-2003 (GA)
- Mark Dantonio · Cincinnati 2004-2006 (Position, ST coord.)
- Mark Dantonio · Michigan State 2007-2019 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
- Mel Tucker · Michigan State 2020 (Position)
- Luke Fickell* · Cincinnati 2021-2022 (DC, Position)
- Luke Fickell* · Wisconsin 2023-2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Steve Stanard · South Dakota 1996 · him GA, them DC
- Rich Nagy · South Dakota 1997 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Jim Bollman · Ohio State 2002-2003 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Jim Heacock · Ohio State 2002-2003 · him GA, them Position
- Jim Tressel · Ohio State 2002-2003 · him GA, them Head coach
- Luke Fickell* · Ohio State 2002-2003 · him GA, them ST coord.
- Mark Snyder · Ohio State 2002-2003 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Mel Tucker · Ohio State 2002-2003 · him GA, them Position
- Dan Enos · Cincinnati 2004-2005 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Don Treadwell · Cincinnati 2004-2006 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Harlon Barnett · Cincinnati 2004-2006 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Mark Dantonio · Cincinnati 2004-2006 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Pat Narduzzi* · Cincinnati 2004-2006 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Dan Roushar · Cincinnati 2005-2006 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Brian Kelly · Cincinnati 2006 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Jeff Quinn · Cincinnati 2006 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Dan Enos · Michigan State 2007-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Dan Roushar · Michigan State 2007-2012 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Don Treadwell · Michigan State 2007-2019 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach, OC, Position, ST coord.
- Harlon Barnett · Michigan State 2007-2020 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them DC, Other, Position
- Mark Dantonio · Michigan State 2007-2019 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Pat Narduzzi* · Michigan State 2007-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Brad Salem · Michigan State 2010-2019 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- Rob Harley* · Michigan State 2012-2013 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Dave Warner · Michigan State 2013-2018 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them OC
- Jim Bollman · Michigan State 2013-2019 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Mark Snyder · Michigan State 2015-2017 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Paul Haynes · Michigan State 2018-2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Chuck Bullough · Michigan State 2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Chris Kapilovic · Michigan State 2020 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Jay Johnson · Michigan State 2020 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mel Tucker · Michigan State 2020 · him Position, them Head coach
- Ross Els · Michigan State 2020 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Scottie Hazelton · Michigan State 2020 · him Position, them DC
- Colin Hitschler · Cincinnati 2021-2022 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Gino Guidugli · Cincinnati 2021-2022 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Luke Fickell* · Cincinnati 2021-2022 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Denbrock · Cincinnati 2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Perry Eliano · Cincinnati 2021 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Kerry Coombs · Cincinnati 2022 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, Position, ST coord.
- Ricky Brown · Cincinnati 2022 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Colin Hitschler · Wisconsin 2023 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jack Bicknell · Wisconsin 2023-2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Luke Fickell* · Wisconsin 2023-2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Paul Haynes · Wisconsin 2023-2025 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Phil Longo* · Wisconsin 2023-2024 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Alex Grinch · Wisconsin 2024 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Eric Raisbeck · Wisconsin 2024 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Kenny Guiton · Wisconsin 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jeff Grimes · Wisconsin 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Scott Power · Wisconsin 2025 · him DC, Position, them Other