Coaches
Tony Petersen
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tony Petersen
Played at Marshall 1986-1987
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Kentucky | GA | GA | not known |
| 1991 | Marshall | Position | RB | not known |
| 1992 | Marshall | Position | WR | not known |
| 1993-1995 | Marshall | Position | QB | not known |
| 1996 | Marshall | Position | TE | not known |
| 1997 | Marshall | Position | QB | Bob Pruett |
| 1998 | Marshall | OC | OC/QB | Bob Pruett |
| 1999 | Minnesota | Position | QB | Glen Mason |
| 2000-2006 | Minnesota | OC | co-OC/QB✓ | Glen Mason |
| 2007-2008 | Iowa State | Position | QB | Gene Chizik |
| 2009 | South Dakota | Position | AHC/WR | not known |
| 2010-2012 | Marshall | OC | AHC/co-OC/QB✓ | Doc Holliday |
| 2013-2015 | Louisiana Tech | OC | OC/QB✓ | Skip Holtz |
| 2016-2018 | East Carolina | OC | OC/QB✓ | Scottie Montgomery |
| 2019 | Missouri | Analyst | offensive analyst | Barry Odom* |
| 2020 | App State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Shawn Clark |
| 2021 | Illinois | OC | OC/QB✓ | Bret Bielema* |
| 2022 | Illinois State | OC | OC/WR✓ | not known |
| 2023-2025 | Illinois State | OC | OC/QB✓ | not known |
| 2026- | Northern Illinois | OC | OC/QB✓ | Rob Harley* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Minnesota | Co-offensive coordinator | 45 | 36 | 17 | 14 | 119 |
| 2006 | Minnesota | Co-offensive coordinator | 27 | 47 | 26 | 45 | 119 |
| 2010 | Marshall | Co-offensive coordinator | 111 | 103 | 119 | 79 | 120 |
| 2011 | Marshall | Co-offensive coordinator | 110 | 88 | 107 | 111 | 120 |
| 2012 | Marshall | Co-offensive coordinator | 15 | 14 | 27 | 110 | 124 |
| 2013 | Louisiana Tech | Offensive coordinator | 82 | 113 | 95 | 14 | 125 |
| 2014 | Louisiana Tech | Offensive coordinator | 32 | 18 | 62 | 82 | 128 |
| 2015 | Louisiana Tech | Offensive coordinator | 28 | 18 | 19 | 32 | 128 |
| 2016 | East Carolina | Offensive coordinator | 60 | 85 | 66 | 60 | 128 |
| 2017 | East Carolina | Offensive coordinator | 93 | 100 | 89 | 60 | 130 |
| 2018 | East Carolina | Offensive coordinator | 115 | 118 | 122 | 93 | 130 |
| 2020 | App State | Offensive coordinator | 32 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 127 |
| 2021 | Illinois | Offensive coordinator | 115 | 117 | 112 | 88 | 130 |
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | Co-offensive coordinator | 131 | 132 | 103 | 125 | 138 |
Worked under
- Bob Pruett · Marshall 1997-1998 (OC, Position)
- Glen Mason · Minnesota 1999-2006 (OC, Position)
- Gene Chizik · Iowa State 2007-2008 (Position)
- Doc Holliday · Marshall 2010-2012 (OC, Other, Position)
- Skip Holtz · Louisiana Tech 2013-2015 (OC, Position)
- Scottie Montgomery · East Carolina 2016-2018 (OC, Position)
- Barry Odom* · Missouri 2019 (Analyst)
- Shawn Clark · App State 2020 (OC, Position)
- Bret Bielema* · Illinois 2021 (OC, Position)
- Rob Harley* · Northern Illinois 2026 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Joker Phillips · Kentucky 1990 · him GA, them Other
- Rick Smith · Kentucky 1990 · him GA, them Position
- Tommy Bowden · Kentucky 1990 · him GA, them OC
- Brad Lambert · Marshall 1991-1995 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Scelfo · Marshall 1991-1995 · him Position, them OC, Position
- George Barlow · Marshall 1991-1993 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Greg Adkins · Marshall 1991-1995 · him Position, them Position
- Mickey Matthews · Marshall 1991-1995 · him Position, them DC
- Tim Billings · Marshall 1991-1998 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Bob Pruett · Marshall 1996-1998 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Gunter Brewer · Marshall 1996-1998 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jay Hopson · Marshall 1996-1998 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Kevin Kelly · Marshall 1996-1998 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- David Gibbs · Minnesota 1999-2000 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Glen Mason · Minnesota 1999-2006 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Joker Phillips · Minnesota 1999-2000 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mark Snyder · Minnesota 1999-2000 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Rod Carey · Minnesota 1999 · him Position, them GA
- Steve Stripling · Minnesota 1999-2000 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Greg Hudson · Minnesota 2001-2004 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Ben McDaniels · Minnesota 2004-2005 · him OC, Position, them GA
- David Lockwood · Minnesota 2005-2006 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Kerry Cooks · Minnesota 2005 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mitch Browning · Minnesota 2005-2006 · him OC, Position, them OC
- Mark Criner · Minnesota 2006 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Gene Chizik · Iowa State 2007-2008 · him Position, them Head coach
- Robert McFarland · Iowa State 2007-2008 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Wayne Bolt · Iowa State 2007-2008 · him Position, them DC
- Wesley Beschorner · South Dakota 2009 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Bill Legg · Marshall 2010-2012 · him OC, Other, Position, them OC
- Chris Rippon · Marshall 2010-2012 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Doc Holliday · Marshall 2010-2012 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Ja'Juan Seider · Marshall 2010-2012 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Gerad Parker* · Marshall 2011-2012 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- J.C. Price · Marshall 2012 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Joe Sloan · Louisiana Tech 2013-2015 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Kim Dameron · Louisiana Tech 2013 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Ronnie Bradford · Louisiana Tech 2013-2015 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Skip Holtz · Louisiana Tech 2013-2015 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Blake Baker · Louisiana Tech 2014-2015 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Manny Diaz* · Louisiana Tech 2014 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Robert McFarland · Louisiana Tech 2015 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Kenwick Thompson · East Carolina 2016-2017 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Rick Smith · East Carolina 2016 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Scottie Montgomery · East Carolina 2016-2018 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Robert Prunty · East Carolina 2017 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- David Blackwell · East Carolina 2018 · him OC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Barry Odom* · Missouri 2019 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Brad Davis · Missouri 2019 · him Analyst, them Position
- David Gibbs · Missouri 2019 · him Analyst, them Position
- Derek Dooley · Missouri 2019 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Garrick McGee · Missouri 2019 · him Analyst, them Position
- Michael Scherer · Missouri 2019 · him Analyst, them GA
- Ryan Walters · Missouri 2019 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Dale Jones · App State 2020 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Shawn Clark · App State 2020 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Aaron Henry · Illinois 2021 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Bret Bielema* · Illinois 2021 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- George McDonald · Illinois 2021 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Kevin Kane · Illinois 2021 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Ryan Walters · Illinois 2021 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Terrance Jamison · Illinois 2021 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Brock Spack · Illinois State 2022-2025 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Travis Niekamp · Illinois State 2022-2025 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Quinn Sanders · Northern Illinois 2026 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Rob Harley* · Northern Illinois 2026 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
Played together
- George Barlow · Marshall 1986-1989
- Greg Adkins · Marshall 1986-1989
- Mark Snyder · Marshall 1986-1988