Nick Saban
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- Seasons coached
- 49
- First season
- 1973
- Teams
- 12
Career
16 stints
1970s
- 1973–1974Kent StateGraduate Assistant
- 1975–1976Kent StateLinebackers
- 1977SyracuseOutside Linebackers
- 1978–1979West VirginiaAssistant Coach
1980s
- 1980–1981Ohio StateDefensive Backs
- 1982NavyAssistant Coach
- 1985–1986Michigan StateDefensive Coordinator
- 1986–1987Michigan StateAssistant Coach
- 1987Michigan StateAssistant Coach
- 1988–1989Houston OilersDefensive Backs
1990s
- 1990ToledoHead Coach
- 1991–1994Cleveland Brownsdc
- 1995–1999Michigan StateHead Coach
2000s
- 2000–2004LSUHead Coach
- 2005–2006Miami DolphinsHead Coach
- 2007–2023AlabamaHead Coach
Coaching tree
10 mentors, 207 protégés, 58 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 · Capped at 500 people
Relationships
Coached under
274
- 2023Charlie StrongMentored · Alabama
- 2023John McNultyMentored · Alabama
- 2023Kevin SteeleMentored · Alabama
- 2023Robert BalaMentored · Alabama
- 2023Tommy ReesMentored · Alabama
- 2022–2023Coleman HutzlerMentored · Alabama
- 2022–2023Derek DooleyMentored · Alabama
- 2022–2023Eric WolfordMentored · Alabama
- 2022–2023Joe CoxMentored · Alabama
- 2022Todd GranthamMentored · Alabama
- 2022–2023Travaris RobinsonMentored · Alabama
- 2021–2022Bill O'BrienMentored · Alabama
- 2021–2022Dave HuxtableMentored · Alabama
- 2021Doug MarroneMentored · Alabama
- 2021–2022Drew SvobodaMentored · Alabama
259 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
20
- 2024Kalen DeBoerSucceeded by · Alabama
- 2007Cam CameronSucceeded by · Miami Dolphins
- 2007Joe KinesSucceeded · Alabama
- 2007Mike ShulaSucceeded · Alabama
- 2007Travis TrickettSucceeded · Alabama
- 2005Dave WannstedtSucceeded · Miami Dolphins
- 2005Jim BatesSucceeded · Miami Dolphins
- 2005John WozniakSucceeded by · LSU
- 2005Les MilesSucceeded by · LSU
- 2000Bobby WilliamsSucceeded by · Michigan State
- 2000Gerry DiNardoSucceeded · LSU
- 1995George PerlesSucceeded · Michigan State
- 1995Rick VenturiSucceeded by · Cleveland Browns
- 1991Gary PinkelSucceeded by · Toledo
- 1990Dan SimrellSucceeded · Toledo
5 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
49 seasons
- AlabamaHead coach · 2007–202317
- LSUHead coach · 2000–20045
- Michigan StateHead coach · 1995–19995
- Cleveland BrownsCoordinator · 1991–19944
- Miami DolphinsHead coach · 2005–20062
- Houston OilersPosition coach · 1988–19892
- Michigan StatePosition coach · 1986–19872
- Michigan StateCoordinator · 1985–19862
- Ohio StatePosition coach · 1980–19812
- West VirginiaPosition coach · 1978–19792
- Kent StatePosition coach · 1975–19762
- Kent StateAnalyst · 1973–19742
- ToledoHead coach · 19901
- NavyPosition coach · 19821
- SyracusePosition coach · 19771
Pipeline
23 of 50 coordinators
- 8 seasonsTosh Lupoiunder at Alabama 2014 · head coach at California2026
- 3 seasonsCharles Kellyunder at Alabama 2019 · head coach at Jacksonville State2025
- 3 seasonsDrew Svobodaunder at Alabama 2021 · head coach at North Texas2025
- 3 seasonsPete Goldingunder at Alabama 2018 · head coach at Ole Miss2025
- 2 seasonsBill O'Brienunder at Alabama 2021 · head coach at Boston College2024
- 5 seasonsBrian Dabollunder at Alabama 2017 · head coach at New York Giants2022
- 1 seasonCharles Huffunder at Alabama 2019 · head coach at Marshall2021
- 1 seasonSteve Sarkisianunder at Alabama 2019 · head coach at Texas2021
- 4 seasonsMel Tuckerunder at Alabama 2015 · head coach at Colorado2019
- 1 seasonMike Locksleyunder at Alabama 2016 · head coach at Maryland2019
- 1 seasonJeremy Pruittunder at Alabama 2016 · head coach at Tennessee2018
- 2 seasonsMario Cristobalunder at Alabama 2013 · head coach at Oregon2018
- 1 seasonLane Kiffinunder at Alabama 2014 · head coach at Florida Atlantic2017
- 1 seasonKirby Smartunder at Alabama 2007 · head coach at Georgia2016
- 9 seasonsMajor Applewhiteunder at Alabama 2007 · head coach at Houston2016
- 1 seasonJim McElwainunder at Alabama 2008 · head coach at Colorado State2012
- 14 seasonsPat Shurmurunder at Michigan State 1995 · head coach at Cleveland Browns2011
- 7 seasonsWill Muschampunder at LSU 2001 · head coach at Florida2011
- 6 seasonsWill Muschampunder at Miami Dolphins 2005 · head coach at Florida2011
- 6 seasonsJimbo Fisherunder at LSU 2002 · head coach at Florida State2010
- 3 seasonsDerek Dooleyunder at LSU 2002 · head coach at Louisiana Tech2007
- 1 seasonScott Linehanunder at Miami Dolphins 2005 · head coach at St. Louis Rams2006
- 3 seasonsMorris Wattsunder at Michigan State 1999 · head coach at Michigan State2002
- 8 seasonsDean Peesunder at Toledo 1990 · head coach at Kent State1998
- 1 seasonDean Peesunder at Michigan State 1995 · head coach at Kent State1998
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Nick Saban. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.