Coaches
Kevin Kane
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Kevin Kane
Played at Kansas 2002-2005
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-2007 | Kansas | Other | SA | Mark Mangino |
| 2008-2009 | Wisconsin | GA | GA | Bret Bielema* |
| 2010 | Wisconsin | Analyst | DQC | Bret Bielema* |
| 2011 | Northern Illinois | Position | TE/FB | Dave Doeren* |
| 2012 | Northern Illinois | Position | LB | Dave Doeren* |
| 2013-2014 | Northern Illinois | ST coord. | ST/LB | Rod Carey |
| 2015 | Kansas | Position | LB | David Beaty |
| 2016-2017 | Northern Illinois | DC | DC/S✓ | Rod Carey |
| 2018-2020 | SMU | DC | DC/LB✓ | Sonny Dykes* |
| 2021-2022 | Illinois | Position | assoc. HC/OLB | Bret Bielema* |
| 2023-2024 | Purdue | DC | DC/LB✓ | Ryan Walters |
| 2025 | Minnesota | Position | OLB/nickels | P.J. Fleck* |
| 2026- | Purdue (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2026 | Purdue | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Barry Odom* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | Defensive coordinator | 94 | 76 | 79 | 27 | 128 |
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | Defensive coordinator | 5 | 13 | 7 | 94 | 130 |
| 2018 | SMU | Defensive coordinator | 81 | 108 | 83 | 109 | 130 |
| 2019 | SMU | Defensive coordinator | 69 | 83 | 54 | 81 | 130 |
| 2020 | SMU | Defensive coordinator | 84 | 70 | 56 | 69 | 127 |
| 2023 | Purdue | Defensive coordinator | 81 | 81 | 47 | 38 | 133 |
| 2024 | Purdue | Defensive coordinator | 134 | 132 | 126 | 81 | 134 |
Worked under
- Mark Mangino · Kansas 2006-2007 (Other)
- Bret Bielema* · Wisconsin 2008-2010 (Analyst, GA)
- Dave Doeren* · Northern Illinois 2011-2012 (Position)
- Rod Carey · Northern Illinois 2013-2017 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
- David Beaty · Kansas 2015 (Position)
- Sonny Dykes* · SMU 2018-2020 (DC, Position)
- Bret Bielema* · Illinois 2021-2022 (Other, Position)
- Ryan Walters · Purdue 2023-2024 (DC, Position)
- P.J. Fleck* · Minnesota 2025 (Position)
- Barry Odom* · Purdue 2026 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Bill Young · Kansas 2006-2007 · him Other, them DC
- Clint Bowen · Kansas 2006-2015 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Mark Mangino · Kansas 2006-2007 · him Other, them Head coach
- Mike Mallory · Kansas 2006 · him Other, them Position
- Nick Quartaro · Kansas 2006 · him Other, them OC
- Tim Beck · Kansas 2006-2007 · him Other, them Other, Position
- Ed Warinner · Kansas 2007 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Bret Bielema* · Wisconsin 2008-2010 · him Analyst, GA, them Head coach
- Charlie Partridge · Wisconsin 2008-2010 · him Analyst, GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Dave Doeren* · Wisconsin 2008-2010 · him Analyst, GA, them DC, Position
- Del Alexander · Wisconsin 2008-2010 · him Analyst, GA, them Position
- Joe Rudolph · Wisconsin 2008-2010 · him Analyst, GA, them Position
- Kerry Cooks · Wisconsin 2008-2009 · him GA, them Position
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2008-2010 · him Analyst, GA, them OC, Position
- Terrance Jamison · Wisconsin 2008-2009 · him GA, them GA
- Chris Ash · Wisconsin 2010 · him Analyst, them Position
- Dave Doeren* · Northern Illinois 2011-2012 · him Position, them Head coach
- Eddie Faulkner · Northern Illinois 2011 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jay Niemann · Northern Illinois 2011-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Matt Canada · Northern Illinois 2011 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Rod Carey · Northern Illinois 2011-2017 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach, OC, Position
- Ryan Nielsen · Northern Illinois 2011-2012 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Tom Matukewicz · Northern Illinois 2011 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Dunbar · Northern Illinois 2012 · him Position, them OC
- Mike Uremovich* · Northern Illinois 2012-2017 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Bob Cole · Northern Illinois 2013-2014 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Tim Polasek* · Northern Illinois 2013 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Dave Campo · Kansas 2015 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- David Beaty · Kansas 2015 · him Position, them Head coach
- Kenny Perry · Kansas 2015 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Nate Dreiling · Kansas 2015 · him Position, them GA
- Rob Likens · Kansas 2015 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jonathan Brewer · SMU 2018-2019 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Rhett Lashlee* · SMU 2018-2019 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Sonny Dykes* · SMU 2018-2020 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- A. J. Ricker · SMU 2019-2020 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Garrett Riley · SMU 2020 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Aaron Henry · Illinois 2021-2022 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Bret Bielema* · Illinois 2021-2022 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- George McDonald · Illinois 2021-2022 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Ryan Walters · Illinois 2021-2022 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Terrance Jamison · Illinois 2021-2022 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Tony Petersen · Illinois 2021 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Barry Lunney Jr. · Illinois 2022 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Courtney Messingham · Illinois 2022 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Graham Harrell · Purdue 2023-2024 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Mattox · Purdue 2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ryan Walters · Purdue 2023-2024 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Seth Doege · Purdue 2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jason Simmons · Purdue 2024 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Danny Collins · Minnesota 2025 · him Position, them DC
- Eric Koehler · Minnesota 2025 · him Position, them Position
- Greg Harbaugh Jr. · Minnesota 2025 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Limegrover · Minnesota 2025 · him Position, them Other
- Matt Simon · Minnesota 2025 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Nick Monroe · Minnesota 2025 · him Position, them DC, Position
- P.J. Fleck* · Minnesota 2025 · him Position, them Head coach
- Barry Odom* · Purdue 2026 · him DC, them Head coach
- Darin Hinshaw · Purdue 2026 · him DC, them Position
- Dave Steckel · Purdue 2026 · him DC, them Analyst
- Josh Henson · Purdue 2026 · him DC, them OC, Position