Coaches
Phil Parker
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Phil Parker
Played at Michigan State 1982-1985
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Michigan State | GA | GA | not known |
| 1988-1998 | Toledo | Position | DB | Nick Saban (1990), Gary Pinkel (1991-1998) |
| 1999-2011 | Iowa | Position | DB | Kirk Ferentz*+ |
| 2012 | Iowa (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2012 | Iowa | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Kirk Ferentz*+ |
| 2013- | Iowa | DC | DC/DB✓ | Kirk Ferentz*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Iowa | Defensive coordinator | 8 | 10 | 24 | 69 | 125 |
| 2014 | Iowa | Defensive coordinator | 42 | 55 | 62 | 8 | 128 |
| 2015 | Iowa | Defensive coordinator | 21 | 27 | 50 | 42 | 128 |
| 2016 | Iowa | Defensive coordinator | 34 | 13 | 37 | 21 | 128 |
| 2017 | Iowa | Defensive coordinator | 16 | 18 | 66 | 34 | 130 |
| 2018 | Iowa | Defensive coordinator | 12 | 8 | 49 | 16 | 130 |
| 2019 | Iowa | Defensive coordinator | 18 | 5 | 37 | 12 | 130 |
| 2020 | Iowa | Defensive coordinator | 5 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 127 |
| 2021 | Iowa | Defensive coordinator | 13 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 130 |
| 2022 | Iowa | Defensive coordinator | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 131 |
| 2023 | Iowa | Defensive coordinator | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 133 |
| 2024 | Iowa | Defensive coordinator | 28 | 11 | 73 | 4 | 134 |
| 2025 | Iowa | Defensive coordinator | 18 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 136 |
| 2026 | Iowa | Defensive coordinator | 14 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 138 |
Worked under
- Nick Saban · Toledo 1990 (Position)
- Gary Pinkel · Toledo 1991-1998 (Position)
- Kirk Ferentz*+ · Iowa 1999-2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Greg Colby · Michigan State 1987 · him GA, them GA
- Morris Watts · Michigan State 1987 · him GA, them OC
- Nick Saban · Michigan State 1987 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Norm Parker · Michigan State 1987 · him GA, them Position
- Brady Hoke · Toledo 1988 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Nick Saban · Toledo 1990 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tom Amstutz · Toledo 1990-1998 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Gary Pinkel · Toledo 1991-1998 · him Position, them Head coach
- Dave Christensen · Toledo 1992-1998 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Dave Steckel · Toledo 1992-1995 · him Position, them Position
- Matt Eberflus · Toledo 1992-1998 · him Position, them GA, Other, Position
- Mike Dunbar · Toledo 1992-1996 · him Position, them OC, Other
- David Yost · Toledo 1996-1998 · him Position, them Position
- Bret Bielema* · Iowa 1999-2001 · him Position, them Position
- Chuck Long · Iowa 1999 · him Position, them Position
- Ken O'Keefe · Iowa 1999-2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Kirk Ferentz*+ · Iowa 1999-2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Norm Parker · Iowa 1999-2011 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Robb Smith · Iowa 1999-2001 · him Position, them Analyst, GA
- William Inge · Iowa 1999-2000 · him Position, them GA, Other
- Darrell Wilson · Iowa 2002-2012 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- David Raih · Iowa 2010-2012 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Brian Ferentz · Iowa 2012-2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Greg Davis · Iowa 2012-2016 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Bobby Kennedy · Iowa 2013-2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jim Reid · Iowa 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Tim Polasek* · Iowa 2017-2020 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jay Niemann · Iowa 2019-2026 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Jon Budmayr · Iowa 2022-2026 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Tim Lester · Iowa 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Warren Ruggiero · Iowa 2025 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Jay Norvell · Iowa 2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
Played together
- Pat Shurmur · Michigan State 1983-1985