Jim Caldwell
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- Seasons coached
- 45
- First season
- 1977
- Teams
- 13
Career
15 stints
1970s
- 1977IowaGraduate Assistant
- 1978–1980Southern IllinoisWide Receivers
1980s
- 1981NorthwesternOffensive Assistant
- 1982–1984ColoradoWide Receivers
- 1985LouisvilleWide Receivers
- 1986–1992Penn StateAssistant Coach
1990s
- 1993–2000Wake ForestHead Coach
2000s
- 2001Tampa Bay BuccaneersQuarterbacks
- 2002–2008Indianapolis ColtsAssistant Head CoachQuarterbacks
- 2009–2011Indianapolis ColtsHead Coach
2010s
- 2012–2013Baltimore RavensOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacksInterim
- 2012Baltimore RavensQuarterbacks
- 2014–2017Detroit LionsHead Coach
- 2019Miami DolphinsAssistant Head CoachQuarterbacks
2020s
- 2023–2025Carolina PanthersAssistant Coach
Coaching tree
12 mentors, 31 protégés, 11 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
46
- 2023Chris TaborCoached under · Carolina Panthers
- 2023Frank ReichCoached under · Carolina Panthers
- 2017George GodseyMentored · Detroit Lions
- 2017Michael GhobrialMentored · Detroit Lions
- 2016–2017Brian CallahanMentored · Detroit Lions
- 2016–2017David WalkerMentored · Detroit Lions
- 2016Randy EdsallMentored · Detroit Lions
- 2015Ryan SilverfieldMentored · Detroit Lions
- 2014–2017Bill SheridanMentored · Detroit Lions
- 2014–2015Curtis ModkinsMentored · Detroit Lions
- 2014–2016Gunther CunninghamMentored · Detroit Lions
- 2014John BonamegoMentored · Detroit Lions
- 2014–2017Robert PrinceMentored · Detroit Lions
- 2014–2017Ron PrinceMentored · Detroit Lions
- 2014–2017Teryl AustinMentored · Detroit Lions
31 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
21
- 2026Carl SmithSucceeded by · Carolina Panthers
- 2023Ed FoleySucceeded · Carolina Panthers
- 2023Jeff NixonSucceeded · Carolina Panthers
- 2019Karl DorrellSucceeded by · Miami Dolphins
- 2019Karl DorrellSucceeded · Miami Dolphins
- 2018Matt PatriciaSucceeded by · Detroit Lions
- 2012Bruce AriansSucceeded by · Indianapolis Colts
- 2012Cam CameronSucceeded · Baltimore Ravens
- 2012Chuck PaganoSucceeded by · Indianapolis Colts
- 2012Craig Ver SteegSucceeded · Baltimore Ravens
- 2008Clyde ChristensenSucceeded by · Indianapolis Colts
- 2002Stan ParrishSucceeded by · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- 2001Clyde ChristensenSucceeded · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- 2001Jim GrobeSucceeded by · Wake Forest
- 1993Bill DooleySucceeded · Wake Forest
6 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
45 seasons
- Wake ForestHead coach · 1993–20008
- Indianapolis ColtsCoordinator · 2002–20087
- Penn StatePosition coach · 1986–19927
- Detroit LionsHead coach · 2014–20174
- Carolina PanthersPosition coach · 2023–20253
- Indianapolis ColtsHead coach · 2009–20113
- ColoradoPosition coach · 1982–19843
- Southern IllinoisPosition coach · 1978–19803
- Baltimore RavensCoordinator · 2012–20132
- Miami DolphinsCoordinator · 20191
- Baltimore RavensPosition coach · 20121
- Tampa Bay BuccaneersPosition coach · 20011
- LouisvillePosition coach · 19851
- NorthwesternAnalyst · 19811
- IowaAnalyst · 19771
Pipeline
6 of 14 coordinators
- 2 seasonsRon Princeunder at Detroit Lions 2014 · head coach at Howard2019
- 1 seasonJohn Bonamegounder at Detroit Lions 2014 · head coach at Central Michigan2015
- 3 seasonsJames Bellunder at Wake Forest 1996 · head coach at Chávez HS (TX)2002
- 1 seasonTheo Lemonunder at Wake Forest 1996 · head coach at DuPage2001
- 1 seasonJan Quarlessunder at Wake Forest 1995 · head coach at Southern Illinois1997
- 1 seasonAlex Woodunder at Wake Forest 1993 · head coach at James Madison1995
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Jim Caldwell. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.