- Record
- 112-103
- Win percentage
- .521
- Games
- 215
- Seasons
- 182006–2026
Season history
Every season the coach has run a program.
| Season | Team | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Michigan State | 2-2 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 7.1 | SP+ 0.3 | Offense 25.3 | Defense 24.9 |
| 2022 |  Northwestern | 1-11 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -7.2 | SP+ -13.4 | Offense 17.0 | Defense 28.6 |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 3-9 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -7.2 | SP+ -11.1 | Offense 19.4 | Defense 27.3 |
| 2020 | Northwestern | 7-2 | AP preseason — | AP final #10 | SRS 12.2 | SP+ 9.0 | Offense 24.0 | Defense 15.2 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 3-9 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -3.2 | SP+ -5.5 | Offense 16.5 | Defense 20.0 |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 9-5 | AP preseason — | AP final #21 | SRS 6.3 | SP+ 1.9 | Offense 25.5 | Defense 21.6 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 10-3 | AP preseason — | AP final #17 | SRS 13.1 | SP+ 11.2 | Offense 28.8 | Defense 17.4 |
| 2016 | Northwestern | 7-6 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 9.9 | SP+ 2.9 | Offense 27.9 | Defense 23.5 |
| 2015 | Northwestern | 10-3 | AP preseason — | AP final #23 | SRS 3.0 | SP+ 0.2 | Offense 16.8 | Defense 15.0 |
| 2014 | Northwestern | 5-7 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -0.3 | SP+ 1.5 | Offense 23.7 | Defense 21.6 |
| 2013 | Northwestern | 5-7 | AP preseason #22 | AP final — | SRS 1.5 | SP+ 4.2 | Offense 29.4 | Defense 25.9 |
| 2012 | Northwestern | 10-3 | AP preseason — | AP final #17 | SRS 8.8 | SP+ 7.2 | Offense 30.6 | Defense 24.3 |
| 2011 | Northwestern | 6-7 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 1.2 | SP+ 0.6 | Offense 33.3 | Defense 31.2 |
| 2010 | Northwestern | 7-6 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -5.8 | SP+ -1.1 | Offense 30.9 | Defense 32.8 |
| 2009 | Northwestern | 8-5 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -3.1 | SP+ -4.0 | Offense 24.4 | Defense 27.4 |
| 2008 | Northwestern | 9-4 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 3.9 | SP+ 7.3 | Offense 26.7 | Defense 19.3 |
| 2007 | Northwestern | 6-6 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -6.4 | SP+ -2.4 | Offense 30.1 | Defense 31.7 |
| 2006 | Northwestern | 4-8 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -5.2 | SP+ -4.9 | Offense 21.3 | Defense 25.0 |
Coaching history
Every job, not only the years spent running a program.
| Years | Team | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025– | Michigan State | Head Coach |
| 2006–2023 | Northwestern | Head Coach |
| 2001–2005 | Northwestern | Linebackers Coach |
| 2000 | Idaho | Linebackers Coach |
| 1999 | Colorado | Assistant Coach |
| 1998 | Maryland | Assistant Coach (under Ron Vanderlinden) |
Notable staff
Assistants who went on to run a program of their own.
| Years | Coach | Role | Head coach at |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2024 | Kurt Anderson | Offensive Line Coach | Head coach at UMass 2025 |
| 2004–2018 | Adam Cushing | Offensive Line Coach, Recruiting Coordinator, Tight Ends Coach | Head coach at Eastern Illinois 2019–2021 |
| 2006–2007 | Garrick McGee | Offensive Coordinator | Head coach at UAB 2012–2014 |