Coaches
Don Martindale
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Don Martindale
Played at Defiance College
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-1987 | Defiance College | DC | DC | not known |
| 1994-1995 | Notre Dame | Other | assistant | Lou Holtz |
| 1996-1998 | Cincinnati | ST coord. | STC/LB | Rick Minter |
| 1999 | Western Illinois | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2000-2003 | Western Kentucky | DC | DC/ILB | not known |
| 2004-2008 | Oakland Raiders (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2009 | Denver Broncos (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2010 | Denver Broncos (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2012-2017 | Baltimore Ravens (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2018-2021 | Baltimore Ravens (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2022-2023 | New York Giants (pro) | DC | DC | not known |
| 2024-2025 | Michigan | DC | DC✓ | Sherrone Moore |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 42 | 26 | 31 | 2 | 134 |
| 2025 | Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 52 | 41 | 70 | 42 | 136 |
Worked under
- Lou Holtz · Notre Dame 1994-1995 (Other)
- Rick Minter · Cincinnati 1996-1998 (Position, ST coord.)
- Sherrone Moore · Michigan 2024-2025 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Bob Davie · Notre Dame 1994-1995 · him Other, them DC
- Charlie Strong · Notre Dame 1995 · him Other, them Position
- Kim Dameron · Cincinnati 1996-1997 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Rick Minter · Cincinnati 1996-1998 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Sam Pittman · Cincinnati 1996 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Greg Hudson · Cincinnati 1997-1998 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Joker Phillips · Cincinnati 1997-1998 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Bob Diaco · Western Illinois 1999 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- David Elson · Western Kentucky 2000-2003 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, Position
- Jim Harbaugh · Western Kentucky 2000-2001 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Willie Taggart · Western Kentucky 2000-2003 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- T. J. Weist · Western Kentucky 2002-2003 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other
- Walt Wells · Western Kentucky 2003 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Kirk Campbell · Michigan 2024 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Lou Esposito · Michigan 2024-2025 · him DC, them Position
- Sherrone Moore · Michigan 2024-2025 · him DC, them Head coach
- Steve Casula · Michigan 2024-2025 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Biff Poggi · Michigan 2025 · him DC, them Head coach
- Chip Lindsey · Michigan 2025 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Kerry Coombs · Michigan 2025 · him DC, them ST coord.