Last on staff as Head Coach, SMU, through 2021.
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Drawing the tree…
| Coach | Where | Seasons |
|---|
| Sonny Dykes | SMU | 2021 |
| Willie Taggart | Florida Atlantic | 2020 |
| Odell Haggins | Florida State | 2019 |
| Willie Taggart | Florida State | 2019 |
| Mario Cristobal | Oregon | 2018 |
| Willie Taggart | Oregon | 2017 |
| Mike MacIntyre | Colorado | 2015–2016 |
| Jim Harbaugh | San Francisco 49ers | 2011–2014 |
| Bill Snyder | Kansas State | 1990–1995 |
| Hayden Fry | Iowa | 1988 |
| Tim McGuire | Morningside | 1982 |
| Warren Powers | Missouri | 1978–1979 |
| Coach | Where | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| AJ Ricker | SMU | 2021 |
| Chidera Uzo-Diribe | SMU | 2021 |
| David Gru | SMU | 2021 |
| Garrett Riley | SMU | 2021 |
| Josh Martin | SMU | 2021 |
| Kenny Perry | SMU | 2021 |
| Ra'Shaad Samples | SMU | 2021 |
| Stefan McClure | SMU | 2021 |
| Trey Haverty | SMU | 2021 |
| David Blackwell | South Florida | 2009 |
| Coach | Where | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kane | SMU | 2021 |
| Sonny Dykes | SMU | 2021 |
| Glenn Spencer | Florida Atlantic | 2020 |
| Brady Hoke | Oregon | 2017 |
| Brian Lindgren | Colorado | 2016 |
| Charles Clark | Colorado | 2016 |
| Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | 2016 |
| Corey Edsall | Colorado | 2016 |
| Darian Hagan | Colorado | 2016 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | Colorado |
| Coach | Where | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Rhett Lashlee | SMU | 2022 |
| Scott Symons | SMU | 2022 |
| Mike Stoops | Florida Atlantic | 2021 |
| Andy Avalos | Oregon | 2019 |
| Keith Heyward | Oregon | 2018 |
| Brian Lindgren | Colorado | 2016 |
| Charles Clark | Colorado | 2016 |
| Chidera Uzo-Diribe | Colorado | 2016 |
| Corey Edsall | Colorado | 2016 |
| Daniel Da Prato | Colorado |
| Coach | Where | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Dervich | Iowa | 1989 |
| Joe Tresey |
| South Florida |
| 2009 |
| Kevin Patrick | South Florida | 2009 |
| Marquel Blackwell | South Florida | 2009 |
| Phil McGeoghan | South Florida | 2009 |
| Steve Bird | South Florida | 2009 |
| John Hendrick | South Florida | 2008–2009 |
| Dan McCarney | South Florida | 2007 |
| Greg Gregory | South Florida | 2007–2008 |
| Mike Canales | South Florida | 2007–2009 |
| Bernard Clark | South Florida | 2006 |
| Mike Simmonds | South Florida | 2006–2009 |
| Larry Scott | South Florida | 2005–2009 |
| Carl Franks | South Florida | 2004–2009 |
| Lawrence Dawsey | South Florida | 2004–2006 |
| Mike Hobbie | South Florida | 2003–2004 |
| Rick Kravitz | South Florida | 2003–2005 |
| Wally Burnham | South Florida | 2003–2008 |
| Rod Smith | South Florida | 2001–2006 |
| Calvin Magee | South Florida | 2000 |
| Mike Canales | South Florida | 2000 |
| Nigel Burton | South Florida | 2000 |
| Tom Pajic | South Florida | 2000–2003 |
| Bernie Wyatt | Iowa | 1989 |
| Bill Brashier | Iowa | 1989 |
| Carl Jackson | Iowa | 1989 |
| Dan McCarney | Iowa | 1989 |
| Dave Triplett | Iowa | 1989 |
| Don Patterson | Iowa | 1989 |
| Kirk Ferentz | Iowa | 1989 |
| 2016 |
| Gary Bernardi | Colorado | 2016 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | Colorado | 2016 |
| Joe Tumpkin | Colorado | 2016 |
| John Hughes | Colorado | 2016 |
| Klayton Adams | Colorado | 2016 |
| Matt Thompson | Colorado | 2016 |
| Nate Taye | Colorado | 2016 |
| Peter Tuitupou | Colorado | 2016 |
| Kent Baer | Colorado | 2015 |
| Vantz Singletary | San Francisco 49ers | 2011 |
| 2016 |
| Darian Hagan | Colorado | 2016 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | Colorado | 2016 |
| Gary Bernardi | Colorado | 2016 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | Colorado | 2016 |
| Joe Tumpkin | Colorado | 2016 |
| John Hughes | Colorado | 2016 |
| Klayton Adams | Colorado | 2016 |
| Matt Thompson | Colorado | 2016 |
| Nate Taye | Colorado | 2016 |
| Peter Tuitupou | Colorado | 2016 |
| Clancy Pendergast | San Francisco 49ers | 2015 |
| Jason Tarver | San Francisco 49ers | 2015 |
| Skip Holtz | South Florida | 2010 |
| Bob Cope | Kansas State | 1996 |
| Mike Stoops | Kansas State | 1996 |