Coaches
Randy Bates
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Randy Bates
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Muskingum (unknown) | Position | OL | not known |
| 1983 | Miami (OH) | GA | GA | Tim Rose |
| 1984-1988 | Saint Joseph's (IN) | DC | DC | not known |
| 1989-1991 | Navy | Position | LB/DB | not known |
| 1992-1997 | New Hampshire | Position | LB | not known |
| 1998-1999 | Kent State | Position | LB | Dean Pees |
| 2000-2004 | Louisiana Tech | Position | DB/LB | Jack Bicknell |
| 2005 | Louisiana Tech | DC | DC/DB✓ | Jack Bicknell |
| 2006-2017 | Northwestern | Position | LB | Pat Fitzgerald* |
| 2018-2025 | Pittsburgh | DC | DC✓ | Pat Narduzzi* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Louisiana Tech | Defensive coordinator | 71 | 107 | 46 | 103 | 119 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh | Defensive coordinator | 60 | 75 | 72 | 68 | 130 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | Defensive coordinator | 11 | 29 | 9 | 60 | 130 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | Defensive coordinator | 25 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 127 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | Defensive coordinator | 11 | 22 | 30 | 25 | 130 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | Defensive coordinator | 11 | 40 | 14 | 11 | 131 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | Defensive coordinator | 30 | 75 | 37 | 11 | 133 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | Defensive coordinator | 31 | 73 | 26 | 30 | 134 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | Defensive coordinator | 27 | 40 | 11 | 31 | 136 |
Worked under
- Tim Rose · Miami (OH) 1983 (GA)
- Dean Pees · Kent State 1998-1999 (Position)
- Jack Bicknell · Louisiana Tech 2000-2005 (DC, Position)
- Pat Fitzgerald* · Northwestern 2006-2017 (Position)
- Pat Narduzzi* · Pittsburgh 2018-2025 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Dave Steckel · Miami (OH) 1983 · him GA, them GA
- Tim Rose · Miami (OH) 1983 · him GA, them Head coach
- Carl Reese · Navy 1989-1990 · him Position, them DC
- Kevin Rogers · Navy 1989-1990 · him Position, them Position
- Tom Amstutz · Navy 1989 · him Position, them Position
- Chip Kelly · New Hampshire 1992-1997 · him Position, them Position
- Jack Bicknell · New Hampshire 1992-1996 · him Position, them Position
- Sean McDonnell · New Hampshire 1992-1997 · him Position, them OC, Position
- John Perry · New Hampshire 1997 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Billy Gonzales · Kent State 1998-1999 · him Position, them Position
- Charley Molnar · Kent State 1998-1999 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Greg Colby · Kent State 1998-1999 · him Position, them DC
- Paul Haynes · Kent State 1999 · him Position, them Position
- Jack Bicknell · Louisiana Tech 2000-2005 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Rob Spence · Louisiana Tech 2000 · him Position, them OC
- Todd Monken · Louisiana Tech 2000-2001 · him Position, them Position
- Tom Masella · Louisiana Tech 2000-2001 · him Position, them DC
- Rick Smith · Louisiana Tech 2002-2003 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Tony Levine · Louisiana Tech 2002 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Patrick Higgins · Louisiana Tech 2004 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Tim Rose · Louisiana Tech 2004 · him Position, them DC
- Conroy Hines · Louisiana Tech 2005 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Adam Cushing · Northwestern 2006-2017 · him Position, them Position
- Garrick McGee · Northwestern 2006-2007 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Greg Colby · Northwestern 2006-2007 · him Position, them DC
- Kevin Johns · Northwestern 2006-2010 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Pat Fitzgerald* · Northwestern 2006-2017 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mick McCall · Northwestern 2008-2017 · him Position, them OC
- Mike Hankwitz · Northwestern 2008-2017 · him Position, them DC
- Tim McGarigle · Northwestern 2011 · him Position, them GA
- Tim Tibesar · Northwestern 2014 · him Position, them Analyst
- Jeff Genyk · Northwestern 2015 · him Position, them Analyst
- Tommy Rees · Northwestern 2015 · him Position, them GA
- Charlie Partridge · Pittsburgh 2018-2023 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Cory Sanders · Pittsburgh 2018-2025 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Pat Narduzzi* · Pittsburgh 2018-2025 · him DC, them Head coach
- Rob Harley* · Pittsburgh 2018-2020 · him DC, them Position
- Shawn Watson · Pittsburgh 2018 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Chris Beatty · Pittsburgh 2019-2020 · him DC, them Position
- Mark Whipple · Pittsburgh 2019-2021 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Brennan Marion · Pittsburgh 2021 · him DC, them Position
- Ryan Manalac · Pittsburgh 2021 · him DC, them Position
- Frank Cignetti Jr. · Pittsburgh 2022-2023 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Kade Bell · Pittsburgh 2024-2025 · him DC, them OC, Position