Coaches
Brian Lindgren
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Brian Lindgren
Played at Idaho 2001-2003
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Redlands (unknown) | Position | QB | not known |
| 2006 | Northern Arizona | Position | WR | not known |
| 2007 | Northern Arizona | Position | RB | not known |
| 2008 | Northern Arizona | Position | PGC/QB | not known |
| 2009-2011 | Northern Arizona | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2012 | San José State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Mike MacIntyre |
| 2013-2015 | Colorado | OC | OC/QB✓ | Mike MacIntyre |
| 2016-2017 | Colorado | OC | co-OC/QB✓ | Mike MacIntyre |
| 2018-2023 | Oregon State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Jonathan Smith |
| 2024-2025 | Michigan State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Jonathan Smith |
| 2026- | Stanford | Position | PGC/QB | Tavita Pritchard* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | San José State | Offensive coordinator | 34 | 33 | 33 | 77 | 124 |
| 2013 | Colorado | Offensive coordinator | 118 | 90 | 86 | 122 | 125 |
| 2014 | Colorado | Offensive coordinator | 69 | 90 | 59 | 118 | 128 |
| 2015 | Colorado | Offensive coordinator | 76 | 86 | 63 | 69 | 128 |
| 2016 | Colorado | Co-offensive coordinator | 71 | 57 | 57 | 76 | 128 |
| 2017 | Colorado | Co-offensive coordinator | 75 | 75 | 47 | 71 | 130 |
| 2018 | Oregon State | Offensive coordinator | 86 | 93 | 94 | 83 | 130 |
| 2019 | Oregon State | Offensive coordinator | 25 | 38 | 44 | 86 | 130 |
| 2020 | Oregon State | Offensive coordinator | 36 | 43 | 27 | 25 | 127 |
| 2021 | Oregon State | Offensive coordinator | 7 | 20 | 6 | 36 | 130 |
| 2022 | Oregon State | Offensive coordinator | 33 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 131 |
| 2023 | Oregon State | Offensive coordinator | 13 | 19 | 10 | 33 | 133 |
| 2024 | Michigan State | Offensive coordinator | 100 | 119 | 75 | 132 | 134 |
| 2025 | Michigan State | Offensive coordinator | 90 | 87 | 72 | 100 | 136 |
Worked under
- Mike MacIntyre · San José State 2012 (OC, Position)
- Mike MacIntyre · Colorado 2013-2017 (OC, Position)
- Jonathan Smith · Oregon State 2018-2023 (OC, Position)
- Jonathan Smith · Michigan State 2024-2025 (OC, Position)
- Tavita Pritchard* · Stanford 2026 (Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Andy Thompson · Northern Arizona 2006-2008 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Corey Batoon · Northern Arizona 2006-2008 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, Other
- Kent Baer · San José State 2012 · him OC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Mike MacIntyre · San José State 2012 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Kent Baer · Colorado 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Mike MacIntyre · Colorado 2013-2017 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Troy Walters · Colorado 2013-2015 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jim Leavitt · Colorado 2015-2016 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Daniel Da Prato · Colorado 2016-2017 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Darrin Chiaverini · Colorado 2016-2017 · him OC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- D. J. Eliot · Colorado 2017 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Ross Els · Colorado 2017 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jim Michalczik · Oregon State 2018-2023 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jonathan Smith · Oregon State 2018-2023 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Kefense Hynson · Oregon State 2018-2023 · him OC, Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Mike Riley · Oregon State 2018 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Tim Tibesar · Oregon State 2018-2021 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Trent Bray · Oregon State 2018-2023 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Chad Wilt · Michigan State 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jim Michalczik · Michigan State 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Joe Rossi · Michigan State 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jonathan Smith · Michigan State 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Andy Thompson · Stanford 2026 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Kris Richard · Stanford 2026 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Nate Byham · Stanford 2026 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Nate Kaczor · Stanford 2026 · him Other, Position, them ST coord.
- Tavita Pritchard* · Stanford 2026 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Terry Heffernan · Stanford 2026 · him Other, Position, them OC