Coaches
Jovan Dewitt
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jovan Dewitt
Played at Northern Michigan 1993-1996
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Northern Michigan | Other | SA | not known |
| 2000-2001 | Northern Michigan (GA) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2002 | Fort Scott | ST coord. | STC/RB | not known |
| 2003 | Fairmont State | ST coord. | STC/RB | not known |
| 2004-2005 | Northern Michigan (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2006-2008 | St. Norbert | DC | DC | not known |
| 2009-2010 | Northern Iowa | Position | LB | not known |
| 2011 | Northern Iowa | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2012-2013 | Florida Atlantic | Position | LB | Carl Pelini |
| 2013 | Florida Atlantic | DCinterim | Defensive coordinator (interim) · season pages | Carl Pelini |
| 2014-2015 | Army | ST coord. | STC/OLB | Jeff Monken* |
| 2016-2017 | UCF | ST coord. | AHC/STC/LB | Scott Frost* |
| 2018-2019 | Nebraska | ST coord. | STC/OLB | Scott Frost* |
| 2020-2021 | North Carolina | ST coord. | STC/OLB | Mack Brown |
| 2022- | Florida International | DC | DC✓ | Mike MacIntyre (2022-2024), Willie Simmons* (2025-2026) |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Florida International | Defensive coordinator | 118 | 125 | 119 | 126 | 131 |
| 2023 | Florida International | Defensive coordinator | 71 | 99 | 54 | 118 | 133 |
| 2024 | Florida International | Defensive coordinator | 43 | 54 | 72 | 71 | 134 |
| 2025 | Florida International | Defensive coordinator | 66 | 78 | 75 | 43 | 136 |
| 2026 | Florida International | Defensive coordinator | 45 | 47 | 52 | 66 | 138 |
Worked under
- Carl Pelini · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 (DC, Position)
- Jeff Monken* · Army 2014-2015 (Position, ST coord.)
- Scott Frost* · UCF 2016-2017 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Scott Frost* · Nebraska 2018-2019 (Position, ST coord.)
- Mack Brown · North Carolina 2020-2021 (Position, ST coord.)
- Mike MacIntyre · Florida International 2022-2024 (DC)
- Willie Simmons* · Florida International 2025-2026 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Chris Klieman · Northern Iowa 2009-2010 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Erik Chinander · Northern Iowa 2009 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Jeremiah Johnson · Northern Iowa 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mark Farley · Northern Iowa 2009-2011 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Matt Entz* · Northern Iowa 2010-2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Brian Wright · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Carl Pelini · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Jimmy Rogers* · Florida Atlantic 2012 · him Position, them GA
- Pete Rekstis · Florida Atlantic 2012-2013 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Brent Davis · Army 2014-2015 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Danny Verpaele · Army 2014-2015 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst, Position
- Jay Bateman · Army 2014-2015 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Jeff Monken* · Army 2014-2015 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Chuck Bresnahan · UCF 2016 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Erik Chinander · UCF 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC
- Ryan Held · UCF 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Scott Frost* · UCF 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Troy Walters · UCF 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Erik Chinander · Nebraska 2018-2019 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Ryan Held · Nebraska 2018-2019 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Scott Frost* · Nebraska 2018-2019 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Steve Cooper · Nebraska 2018-2019 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Troy Walters · Nebraska 2018-2019 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Jay Bateman · North Carolina 2020-2021 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Mack Brown · North Carolina 2020-2021 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Phil Longo* · North Carolina 2020-2021 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Tommy Thigpen · North Carolina 2020-2021 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Larry Porter · North Carolina 2021 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- David Yost · Florida International 2022-2024 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Mike MacIntyre · Florida International 2022-2024 · him DC, them Head coach
- Zac Roper · Florida International 2023-2026 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Myers Hendrickson · Florida International 2024 · him DC, them Analyst
- Frank Ponce · Florida International 2025-2026 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Nick Coleman · Florida International 2025-2026 · him DC, them OC
- Willie Simmons* · Florida International 2025-2026 · him DC, them Head coach