Not currently on a staff.
Drawing the tree…
Nothing on the wire for Lovie Smith. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.
7 of 15 coordinators became head coaches
| Coach | Link | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Coached under 101 | ||
| Curtis Fuller | Mentored at Houston Texans | 2022 |
| DeNarius McGhee | Mentored at Houston Texans | 2022 |
| Hal Hunter | Mentored at Houston Texans | 2022 |
| Pep Hamilton | Mentored at Houston Texans | 2022 |
| Ted White | Mentored at Houston Texans | 2022 |
| David Culley | Coached under at Houston Texans | 2021 |
| Al Davis | Mentored at Illinois | 2020 |
| Jimmy Lindsey | Mentored at Illinois | 2020 |
| 93 more, most recent shown first. | ||
| Succeeded 16 | ||
| Bill Lazor | Succeeded by at Houston Texans | 2023 |
| David Culley | Succeeded at Houston Texans | 2022 |
| Bret Bielema | Succeeded by at Illinois | 2021 |
| Rod Smith | Succeeded at Illinois | 2020 |
| Rod Smith | Succeeded by at Illinois | 2020 |
| Bill Cubit | Succeeded at Illinois | 2016 |
| Dirk Koetter | Succeeded by at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| 2016 |
| Greg Schiano | Succeeded at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2014 |
| 8 more, most recent shown first. |
42 seasons, longest first