Greg Colby
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- Seasons coached
- 38
- First season
- 1974
- Teams
- 9
Career
13 stints
1970s
- 1974IllinoisGraduate Assistant
- 1979–1981Schlarman Academy (IL)Head Coach
1980s
- 1982–1986Naperville Central HS (IL)Head Coach
- 1987Michigan StateHead Coach
- 1988–1994IllinoisAssistant Coach
1990s
- 1995–1997Michigan StateAssistant Coach
- 1998–2001Kent StateDefensive Coordinator
2000s
- 2005NorthwesternDefensive Coordinator
- 2007NorthwesternDefensive Coordinator
- 2008–2012MillersvilleHead Coach
2010s
- 2013–2014IllinoisDefensive Line
- 2015–2018Central MichiganDefensive Coordinator
- 2019BuffaloDefensive Analyst
Coaching tree
10 mentors, 6 protégés, 2 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
16
- 2019Lance LeipoldCoached under · Buffalo
- 2015–2018John BonamegoCoached under · Central Michigan
- 2013–2014Tim BeckmanCoached under · Illinois
- 2007Pat FitzgeraldCoached under · Northwestern
- 2005Randy WalkerCoached under · Northwestern
- 1998–2001Dean PeesCoached under · Kent State
- 1995–1997Nick SabanCoached under · Michigan State
- 1992–1994Lou TepperCoached under · Illinois
- 1988–1991John MackovicCoached under · Illinois
- 1987Charlie BaggettMentored · Michigan State
- 1987Morris WattsMentored · Michigan State
- 1987Nick SabanMentored · Michigan State
- 1987Norm ParkerMentored · Michigan State
- 1987Pat MorrisMentored · Michigan State
- 1987Phil ParkerMentored · Michigan State
1 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
7
- 2019Robb AkeySucceeded by · Central Michigan
- 2015Joe TumpkinSucceeded · Central Michigan
- 2013Keith GilmoreSucceeded · Illinois
- 2008Mike HankwitzSucceeded by · Northwestern
- 1995Glenn PiresSucceeded · Michigan State
- 1988Mike DenbrockSucceeded by · Michigan State
- 1975Stan McGarveySucceeded by · Illinois
Tenure
38 seasons
- IllinoisPosition coach · 1988–20149
- MillersvilleHead coach · 2008–20125
- Naperville Central HS (IL)Head coach · 1982–19865
- Central MichiganCoordinator · 2015–20184
- Kent StateCoordinator · 1998–20014
- Michigan StatePosition coach · 1995–19973
- Schlarman Academy (IL)Head coach · 1979–19813
- NorthwesternCoordinator · 2005–20072
- BuffaloAnalyst · 20191
- Michigan StateHead coach · 19871
- IllinoisAnalyst · 19741
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Greg Colby. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.