Tyrone Willingham
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- Seasons coached
- 32
- First season
- 1977
- Teams
- 8
Career
11 stints
- 1977Michigan StateGraduate Assistant
- 1978–1979Central MichiganDefensive Backs
- 1980–1982Michigan StateSpecial Teams CoordinatorDefensive Backs
- 1983–1985NC StateSpecial Teams CoordinatorDefensive Backs
- 1986–1988RiceSpecial Teams CoordinatorWide Receivers
- 1989–1991StanfordRunning Backs
- 1992–1994Minnesota VikingsRunning Backs
- 1995–2001StanfordHead Coach
- 1997–1998StanfordAssistant Coach
- 2002–2004Notre DameHead Coach
- 2005–2008WashingtonHead Coach
Coaching tree
6 mentors, 38 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
53
- 2008Brian WhiteMentored · Washington
- 2008Ed DonatellMentored · Washington
- 2008Randy HartMentored · Washington
- 2008Steve GervaisMentored · Washington
- 2007–2008Charlie BaggettMentored · Washington
- 2007–2008Luke HuardMentored · Washington
- 2006–2008James WilliamsMentored · Washington
- 2005–2007Bob SimmonsMentored · Washington
- 2005–2008Chris TormeyMentored · Washington
- 2005–2006Eric YarberMentored · Washington
- 2005–2007Kent BaerMentored · Washington
- 2005–2008Mike DenbrockMentored · Washington
- 2005Steve WilksMentored · Washington
- 2005–2008Tim LappanoMentored · Washington
- 2005–2007Trent MilesMentored · Washington
38 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
13
- 2009Steve SarkisianSucceeded by · Washington
- 2005Charlie WeisSucceeded by · Notre Dame
- 2005Keith GilbertsonSucceeded · Washington
- 2004Kent BaerSucceeded by · Notre Dame
- 2002Bob DavieSucceeded · Notre Dame
- 2002Buddy TeevensSucceeded by · Stanford
- 1999Chuck MollerSucceeded by · Stanford
- 1999Dave TiptonSucceeded by · Stanford
- 1999Mose RisonSucceeded by · Stanford
- 1995Bill WalshSucceeded · Stanford
- 1992Bill RingSucceeded by · Stanford
- 1989Gary GagnonSucceeded · Stanford
- 1986Scott O'BrienSucceeded · Rice
Tenure
32 seasons
- StanfordHead coach · 1995–20017
- StanfordPosition coach · 1989–19985
- WashingtonHead coach · 2005–20084
- Notre DameHead coach · 2002–20043
- Minnesota VikingsPosition coach · 1992–19943
- RiceCoordinator · 1986–19883
- NC StateCoordinator · 1983–19853
- Michigan StateCoordinator · 1980–19823
- Central MichiganPosition coach · 1978–19792
- Michigan StateAnalyst · 19771
Pipeline
3 of 9 coordinators
- 8 seasonsTim Lappanounder at Washington 2005 · head coach at Georgia State2016
- 6 seasonsBob Simmonsunder at Washington 2005 · head coach at Boulder HS (CO)2013
- 5 seasonsKent Baerunder at Washington 2005 · head coach at San José State2012
- 3 seasonsKent Baerunder at Stanford 1995 · head coach at Notre Dame2004
- 0 seasonsKent Baerunder at Notre Dame 2004 · head coach at Notre Dame2004
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Tyrone Willingham. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.