Coaches
Jim Leavitt
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jim Leavitt
Played at Missouri 1974-1977 · alma mater (CFBD): Missouri
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-1979 | Missouri | GA | GA | not known |
| 1980-1981 | Dubuque | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 1982 | Morningside | ST coord. | ST | not known |
| 1983-1987 | Morningside (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1988 | Iowa | GA | intern | not known |
| 1989 | Iowa (GA) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1990-1991 | Kansas State | Position | LB | Bill Snyder |
| 1992-1995 | Kansas State | DC | co-DC/LB | Bill Snyder |
| 1997-2009 | South Florida | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2011-2014 | San Francisco 49ers (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2015-2016 | Colorado | DC | DC/LB✓ | Mike MacIntyre |
| 2017-2018 | Oregon | DC | DC/LB✓ | Willie Taggart (2017), Mario Cristobal*+ (2018) |
| 2019 | Florida State | Analyst | analyst | Willie Taggart |
| 2020 | Florida Atlantic | DC | DC✓ | Willie Taggart |
| 2021 | SMU | DC | DC✓ | Sonny Dykes* |
| 2021 | SMU | Head coachinterim | Head coach (interim) · season pages | Sonny Dykes* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Colorado | Defensive coordinator | 80 | 83 | 88 | 108 | 128 |
| 2016 | Colorado | Defensive coordinator | 12 | 19 | 28 | 80 | 128 |
| 2017 | Oregon | Defensive coordinator | 23 | 62 | 19 | 126 | 130 |
| 2018 | Oregon | Defensive coordinator | 39 | 41 | 51 | 23 | 130 |
| 2020 | Florida Atlantic | Defensive coordinator | 17 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 127 |
| 2021 | SMU | Defensive coordinator | 99 | 71 | 37 | 84 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | South Florida (FCS) | 0-1 | - → - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | South Florida | 7-4 | - → - | - | - | -35.3 | 0% wins | 116 |
| 2001 | South Florida | 8-3 | - → - | - | - | 2.2 | 64% wins | 117 |
| 2002 | South Florida | 9-2 | - → - | - | - | 15.2 | 73% wins | 117 |
| 2003 | South Florida | 7-4 | - → - | - | - | -5.6 | 82% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | South Florida | 4-7 | - → - | 107 | 111 | -9.7 | 64% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | South Florida | 6-6 | - → - | 74 | 17 | 2.3 | 36% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | South Florida | 9-4 | - → - | 48 | 27 | 10.7 | 50% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | South Florida | 9-4 | - → - | 54 | 7 | 15.8 | 69% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | South Florida | 8-5 | 19 → - | 26 | 13 | 8.0 | 69% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | South Florida | 8-5 | - → - | 40 | 25 | 2.8 | 62% wins | 120 |
| 2021 | SMU | 0-0 (0 of 12) | - → - | 8 | 99 | 8.9 | 70% wins | 130 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | South Florida | FCS | 5-6 |
| 1998 | South Florida | FCS | 8-3 |
| 2000 | South Florida | FCS | 7-4 |
Worked under
- Bill Snyder · Kansas State 1990-1995 (DC, Position)
- Mike MacIntyre · Colorado 2015-2016 (DC, Position)
- Willie Taggart · Oregon 2017 (DC, Position)
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Oregon 2018 (DC, Position)
- Willie Taggart · Florida State 2019 (Analyst)
- Willie Taggart · Florida Atlantic 2020 (DC)
- Sonny Dykes* · SMU 2021 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 15
- Calvin Magee · South Florida 2000 (Other, Position)
- Mike Canales · South Florida 2000-2009 (OC, Other, Position)
- Nigel Burton · South Florida 2000 (GA)
- Rod Smith · South Florida 2001-2006 (OC, Other, Position)
- Lawrence Dawsey · South Florida 2004-2006 (Position)
- Rick Kravitz · South Florida 2005 (DC)
- Wally Burnham · South Florida 2005-2008 (DC)
- Bernard Clark · South Florida 2006 (Position)
- Larry Scott · South Florida 2006-2009 (GA, Position)
- Dan McCarney · South Florida 2007 (Other, Position)
- Greg Gregory · South Florida 2007-2008 (OC)
- David Blackwell · South Florida 2009 (DC, Position)
- Joe Tresey · South Florida 2009 (DC)
- Kevin Patrick · South Florida 2009 (Position)
- Marquel Blackwell · South Florida 2009 (Analyst)
Level 2: on their staffs · 5
- Clint Bowen · North Texas 2011 (DC, Position) · under Dan McCarney
- Nick Quartaro · North Texas 2011-2015 (Other, Position) · under Dan McCarney
- John Skladany · North Texas 2012-2014 (DC) · under Dan McCarney
- Ryan Walters · North Texas 2013 (Position) · under Dan McCarney
- Chris Cosh · North Texas 2015 (DC) · under Dan McCarney
Level 3: on their staffs · 5
- Graham Harrell · Purdue 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Kevin Kane · Purdue 2023-2024 (DC, Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Matt Mattox · Purdue 2023 (Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Seth Doege · Purdue 2023 (Position) · under Ryan Walters
- Jason Simmons · Purdue 2024 (OC) · under Ryan Walters
Coached together
- Mike Price · Missouri 1978-1979 · him GA, them Position
- Bill Snyder · Iowa 1988 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Dan McCarney · Iowa 1988 · him GA, them Position
- Del Miller · Iowa 1988 · him GA, them Other
- Kirk Ferentz*+ · Iowa 1988 · him GA, them Position
- Bill Snyder · Kansas State 1990-1995 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Bob Stoops · Kansas State 1990-1995 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Carl Pelini · Kansas State 1990 · him Position, them GA
- Dana Dimel · Kansas State 1990-1995 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Del Miller · Kansas State 1990-1994 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other
- Nick Quartaro · Kansas State 1990-1993 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Mark Mangino · Kansas State 1991-1995 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Tim Beck · Kansas State 1991-1992 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Mike Stoops · Kansas State 1992-1995 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Brent Venables* · Kansas State 1993-1995 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Calvin Magee · South Florida 1997-2000 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Kevin Patrick · South Florida 1997-2009 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mike Canales · South Florida 1997-2009 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Nigel Burton · South Florida 2000 · him Head coach, them GA
- Rod Smith · South Florida 2001-2006 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Lawrence Dawsey · South Florida 2004-2006 · him Head coach, them Position
- Rick Kravitz · South Florida 2005 · him Head coach, them DC
- Wally Burnham · South Florida 2005-2008 · him Head coach, them DC
- Bernard Clark · South Florida 2006 · him Head coach, them Position
- Larry Scott · South Florida 2006-2009 · him Head coach, them GA, Position
- Dan McCarney · South Florida 2007 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Greg Gregory · South Florida 2007-2008 · him Head coach, them OC
- David Blackwell · South Florida 2009 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Joe Tresey · South Florida 2009 · him Head coach, them DC
- Marquel Blackwell · South Florida 2009 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Brian Lindgren · Colorado 2015-2016 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Mike MacIntyre · Colorado 2015-2016 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Troy Walters · Colorado 2015 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Daniel Da Prato · Colorado 2016 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Darrin Chiaverini · Colorado 2016 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Alonzo Hampton · Oregon 2017 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Joe Salave'a · Oregon 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Keith Heyward · Oregon 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Marcus Arroyo · Oregon 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Oregon 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Mike Johnson · Oregon 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Raymond Woodie Jr. · Oregon 2017 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Willie Taggart · Oregon 2017 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Danny Langsdorf · Oregon 2018 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Donte Williams · Oregon 2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Harlon Barnett · Florida State 2019 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Kendal Briles · Florida State 2019 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Mark Cala · Florida State 2019 · him Analyst, them GA
- Mark Snyder · Florida State 2019 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- Odell Haggins · Florida State 2019 · him Analyst, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Raymond Woodie Jr. · Florida State 2019 · him Analyst, them Position
- Ron Dugans · Florida State 2019 · him Analyst, them Position
- Willie Taggart · Florida State 2019 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Clint Trickett · Florida Atlantic 2020 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Drew Mehringer · Florida Atlantic 2020 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Kevin Patrick · Florida Atlantic 2020 · him DC, them Position
- Lance Guidry · Florida Atlantic 2020 · him DC, them Position
- Raymond Woodie Jr. · Florida Atlantic 2020 · him DC, them Position
- Willie Taggart · Florida Atlantic 2020 · him DC, them Head coach
- A. J. Ricker · SMU 2021 · him DC, Head coach, them OC
- Garrett Riley · SMU 2021 · him DC, Head coach, them OC, Position
- Kenny Perry · SMU 2021 · him DC, Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Sonny Dykes* · SMU 2021 · him DC, Head coach, them Head coach