Coaches
Johnny Nansen
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Johnny Nansen
Played at Washington State 1992-1996
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Cabrillo HS (CA) (HS) | DC | DC | not known |
| 1999 | Louisville | GA | GA | John Smith |
| 2000 | Montana State | Position | RB | not known |
| 2001-2002 | Idaho State | Position | CB | not known |
| 2003 | Idaho State | Position | DB | not known |
| 2004-2006 | Idaho | ST coord. | ST/LB | Nick Holt (2004-2005), Dennis Erickson (2006) |
| 2007-2008 | Idaho | ST coord. | ST/DL | not known |
| 2009-2011 | Washington | ST coord. | ST/DL | Steve Sarkisian*+ |
| 2012-2013 | Washington | ST coord. | AHC/ST/RB | Steve Sarkisian*+ |
| 2014-2015 | USC | ST coord. | AHC/ST/RB | Steve Sarkisian*+ (2014), Clay Helton* (2015) |
| 2016-2018 | USC | Position | AHC/LB | Clay Helton* |
| 2019 | USC | Position | ILB | Clay Helton* |
| 2020-2021 | UCLA | Position | DL | Chip Kelly |
| 2022-2023 | Arizona | DC | DC/ILB✓ | Jedd Fisch* |
| 2024- | Texas | DC | co-DC/ILB✓ | Steve Sarkisian*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Arizona | Defensive coordinator | 128 | 128 | 130 | 92 | 131 |
| 2023 | Arizona | Defensive coordinator | 45 | 34 | 55 | 128 | 133 |
| 2024 | Texas | Co-defensive coordinator | 4 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 134 |
| 2025 | Texas | Co-defensive coordinator | 40 | 25 | 43 | 4 | 136 |
Worked under
- John Smith · Louisville 1999 (GA)
- Nick Holt · Idaho 2004-2005 (Position, ST coord.)
- Dennis Erickson · Idaho 2006 (Position, ST coord.)
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Washington 2009-2013 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · USC 2014 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Clay Helton* · USC 2015-2019 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Chip Kelly · UCLA 2020-2021 (Position)
- Jedd Fisch* · Arizona 2022-2023 (DC, Position)
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Texas 2024-2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- John Smith · Louisville 1999 · him GA, them Head coach
- Mike Cox · Louisville 1999 · him GA, them Position
- Nick Holt · Louisville 1999 · him GA, them Position
- Paul Petrino · Louisville 1999 · him GA, them Position
- Pete Kwiatkowski · Montana State 2000 · him Position, them DC
- Bruce Barnum · Idaho State 2001-2003 · him Position, them OC
- Jeff Banks · Idaho State 2001-2003 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jason Eck* · Idaho 2004-2006 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Jeff Mills · Idaho 2004-2006 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other, Position
- Joel Thomas · Idaho 2004-2005 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Jonathan Smith · Idaho 2004-2008 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Nate Kaczor · Idaho 2004-2005 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Nick Holt · Idaho 2004-2005 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Chris Kiffin · Idaho 2005-2006 · him Position, ST coord., them Other
- Dan Cozzetto · Idaho 2006 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Dennis Erickson · Idaho 2006 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Mark Criner · Idaho 2007-2008 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other
- Robb Akey · Idaho 2007-2008 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Steve Axman · Idaho 2007-2008 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Doug Nussmeier · Washington 2009-2011 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Jeff Mills · Washington 2009-2011 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Jimmie Dougherty · Washington 2009-2012 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Joel Thomas · Washington 2009-2012 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Marques Tuiasosopo · Washington 2009-2013 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach, Position, Strength
- Mike Cox · Washington 2009-2011 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Nick Holt · Washington 2009-2011 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Washington 2009-2013 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Donte Williams · Washington 2011-2012 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them GA
- Eric Kiesau · Washington 2012-2013 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them OC
- Justin Wilcox · Washington 2012-2013 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC
- Keith Heyward · Washington 2012-2013 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Peter Sirmon · Washington 2012-2013 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Tosh Lupoi* · Washington 2012-2013 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Jeff Choate* · Washington 2013 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position, ST coord.
- Chris Wilson · USC 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Clay Helton* · USC 2014-2019 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach, OC, Position
- Justin Wilcox · USC 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC
- Keith Heyward · USC 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Marques Tuiasosopo · USC 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Peter Sirmon · USC 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Ricky Brown · USC 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · USC 2014-2015 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Tee Martin · USC 2014-2018 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- Tim Drevno · USC 2014-2019 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Clancy Pendergast · USC 2016-2019 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Neil Callaway · USC 2016-2018 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Ronnie Bradford · USC 2016-2018 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Tyson Helton* · USC 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Bryan Ellis · USC 2017-2018 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Dave Campo · USC 2018-2019 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Michael Hutchings · USC 2018-2019 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Graham Harrell · USC 2019 · him Position, them OC, Position
- John David Baker · USC 2019 · him Position, them Analyst
- Mike Jinks · USC 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Seth Doege · USC 2019 · him Position, them Analyst
- Brian Norwood · UCLA 2020-2021 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Chip Kelly · UCLA 2020-2021 · him Position, them Head coach
- Dana Bible · UCLA 2020 · him Position, them Position
- DeShaun Foster · UCLA 2020-2021 · him Position, them Position
- Derek Sage · UCLA 2020-2021 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Don Pellum · UCLA 2020-2021 · him Position, them Position
- Jerry Azzinaro · UCLA 2020-2021 · him Position, them DC
- Jerry Neuheisel · UCLA 2020-2021 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Jimmie Dougherty · UCLA 2020 · him Position, them Position
- Justin Frye · UCLA 2020-2021 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Clancy Pendergast · UCLA 2021 · him Position, them Analyst
- Ryan Gunderson · UCLA 2021 · him Position, them Position
- Tim Drevno · UCLA 2021 · him Position, them Analyst
- Brennan Carroll · Arizona 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Chuck Cecil · Arizona 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- DeWayne Walker · Arizona 2022 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jedd Fisch* · Arizona 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Jimmie Dougherty · Arizona 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Duane Akina · Arizona 2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- A. J. Milwee · Texas 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Blake Gideon · Texas 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jeff Banks · Texas 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Kyle Flood · Texas 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Pete Kwiatkowski · Texas 2024-2025 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Texas 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Chad Scott · Texas 2025 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Neal Brown* · Texas 2025 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Tim Drevno · Texas 2025 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Mark Stoops · Texas 2026 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Steve Casula · Texas 2026 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, Other
- Will Muschamp · Texas 2026 · him DC, Position, them DC
Played together
- Jeff Banks · Washington State 1996