Mike Dunbar
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- Seasons coached
- 34
- First season
- 1976
- Teams
- 10
Career
14 stints
1970s
- 1976–1978Pacific LutheranAssistant Coach
1980s
- 1980–1982Central WashingtonAssistant Coach
- 1983Central WashingtonHead Coach
- 1984–1986MassachusettsAssistant Coach
- 1987–1991Central WashingtonHead Coach
1990s
- 1992–1996ToledoOffensive Coordinator
- 1994–1996ToledoAssistant Head CoachOffensive Coordinator
- 1997–2000Northern IowaHead Coach
2000s
- 2001NorthwesternSpecial Teams CoordinatorTight Ends
- 2002–2005NorthwesternOffensive Coordinator
- 2006CaliforniaOffensive Coordinator
- 2007–2008MinnesotaOffensive Coordinator
2010s
- 2010New Mexico StateOffensive Coordinator
- 2012Northern IllinoisOffensive Coordinator
Coaching tree
9 mentors, 6 protégés, 4 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
15
- 2012Dave DoerenCoached under · Northern Illinois
- 2012Rod CareyCoached under · Northern Illinois
- 2010DeWayne WalkerCoached under · New Mexico State
- 2007–2008Tim BrewsterCoached under · Minnesota
- 2006Jeff TedfordCoached under · California
- 2001–2005Randy WalkerCoached under · Northwestern
- 1999Garrick McGeeMentored · Northern Iowa
- 1997–1999Bret IngallsMentored · Northern Iowa
- 1997–2000Jay NiemannMentored · Northern Iowa
- 1997–1998Paul HaynesMentored · Northern Iowa
- 1997Tom MasonMentored · Northern Iowa
- 1992–1996Gary PinkelCoached under · Toledo
- 1990–1991Greg OlsonMentored · Central Washington
- 1986Jim ReidCoached under · Massachusetts
- 1984–1985Bob StullCoached under · Massachusetts
Succeeded
11
- 2013Bob ColeSucceeded by · Northern Illinois
- 2012Matt CanadaSucceeded · Northern Illinois
- 2011Doug MartinSucceeded by · New Mexico State
- 2010Timm RosenbachSucceeded · New Mexico State
- 2009Jedd FischSucceeded by · Minnesota
- 2007Jim MichalczikSucceeded by · California
- 2006Garrick McGeeSucceeded by · Northwestern
- 2006George CortezSucceeded · California
- 1997Dave ChristensenSucceeded by · Toledo
- 1997Terry AllenSucceeded · Northern Iowa
- 1992Greg MeyerSucceeded · Toledo
Tenure
34 seasons
- Central WashingtonHead coach · 1983–19916
- NorthwesternCoordinator · 2001–20055
- ToledoCoordinator · 1992–19965
- Northern IowaHead coach · 1997–20004
- MassachusettsPosition coach · 1984–19863
- Central WashingtonPosition coach · 1980–19823
- Pacific LutheranPosition coach · 1976–19783
- MinnesotaCoordinator · 2007–20082
- Northern IllinoisCoordinator · 20121
- New Mexico StateCoordinator · 20101
- CaliforniaCoordinator · 20061
Pipeline
2 of 4 coordinators
- 17 seasonsTom Masonunder at Northern Iowa 1997 · head coach at SMU2014
- 2 seasonsJay Niemannunder at Northern Iowa 1997 · head coach at Simpson (IA)2002
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Mike Dunbar. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.