John Mackovic
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- Seasons coached
- 40
- First season
- 1969
- Teams
- 10
Career
11 stints
- 1969–1970San José StateAssistant Coach
- 1973–1976ArizonaAssistant Coach
- 1977PurdueAssistant Head CoachOffensive Coordinator
- 1978–1980Wake ForestHead Coach
- 1981–1982Dallas CowboysQuarterbacks
- 1983–1986Kansas City ChiefsHead Coach
- 1988–1991IllinoisHead Coach
- 1992–1997TexasHead Coach
- 2001–2003ArizonaHead Coach
- 2007United States national teamHead Coach
- 2014–2023Italy national teamHead Coach
Coaching tree
3 mentors, 34 protégés, 20 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
42
- 2003Jeff HecklinskiMentored · Arizona
- 2003Mike DealMentored · Arizona
- 2003Mike HankwitzMentored · Arizona
- 2003Mose RisonMentored · Arizona
- 2001–2003Jay BoulwareMentored · Arizona
- 2001–2002Jeff RodgersMentored · Arizona
- 2001–2002Larry Mac DuffMentored · Arizona
- 2001–2002Rick DykesMentored · Arizona
- 2001–2002Rob IanelloMentored · Arizona
- 2001–2002Scott PelluerMentored · Arizona
- 1997Gene DahlquistMentored · Texas
- 1997John ButlerMentored · Texas
- 1997Ron AikenMentored · Texas
- 1996–1997Rusty WhittMentored · Texas
- 1994–1997Danny RoccoMentored · Texas
27 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
15
- 2004Mike StoopsSucceeded by · Arizona
- 2003Mike HankwitzSucceeded by · Arizona
- 2001Brent BrennanSucceeded · Arizona
- 2001Dick TomeySucceeded · Arizona
- 1998Mack BrownSucceeded by · Texas
- 1992David McWilliamsSucceeded · Texas
- 1992Lou TepperSucceeded by · Illinois
- 1988Mike WhiteSucceeded · Illinois
- 1987Frank GanszSucceeded by · Kansas City Chiefs
- 1983Jim ShofnerSucceeded by · Dallas Cowboys
- 1981Al GrohSucceeded by · Wake Forest
- 1978Chuck MillsSucceeded · Wake Forest
- 1977Bob ValesenteSucceeded by · Arizona
- 1977Tom RoggemanSucceeded by · Arizona
- 1971Dwain PainterSucceeded by · San José State
Tenure
40 seasons
- Italy national teamHead coach · 2014–202310
- TexasHead coach · 1992–19976
- IllinoisHead coach · 1988–19914
- Kansas City ChiefsHead coach · 1983–19864
- ArizonaPosition coach · 1973–19764
- ArizonaHead coach · 2001–20033
- Wake ForestHead coach · 1978–19803
- Dallas CowboysPosition coach · 1981–19822
- San José StatePosition coach · 1969–19702
- United States national teamHead coach · 20071
- PurdueCoordinator · 19771
Pipeline
10 of 16 coordinators
- 9 seasonsDanny Roccounder at Texas 1994 · head coach at Liberty2006
- 0 seasonsMike Hankwitzunder at Arizona 2003 · head coach at Arizona2003
- 10 seasonsGene Dahlquistunder at Illinois 1988 · head coach at Scottish Claymores2001
- 4 seasonsGene Dahlquistunder at Texas 1997 · head coach at Scottish Claymores2001
- 1 seasonGary Darnellunder at Texas 1992 · head coach at Western Michigan1997
- 2 seasonsLeon Fullerunder at Texas 1992 · head coach at Llano HS (TX)1995
- 14 seasonsEd Zaunbrecherunder at Wake Forest 1980 · head coach at UL Monroe1994
- 1 seasonLou Tepperunder at Illinois 1988 · head coach at Illinois1992
- 6 seasonsBud Carsonunder at Kansas City Chiefs 1983 · head coach at Cleveland Browns1989
- 1 seasonFrank Ganszunder at Kansas City Chiefs 1986 · head coach at Kansas City Chiefs1987
- 1 seasonMike Workingunder at Wake Forest 1978 · head coach at App State1980
Moves
Nothing on the wire for John Mackovic. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.