- Record
- 110-71
- Win percentage
- .608
- Games
- 181
- Seasons
- 162011–2026
Season history
Every season the coach has run a program.
| Season | Team | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Penn State | 3-1 | AP preseason #18 | AP final — | SRS 7.7 | SP+ 16.9 | Offense 32.7 | Defense 16.1 |
| 2025 |  Iowa State | 8-4 | AP preseason #22 | AP final — | SRS 9.6 | SP+ 9.9 | Offense 28.1 | Defense 19.5 |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 11-3 | AP preseason — | AP final #15 | SRS 11.2 | SP+ 10.3 | Offense 30.8 | Defense 20.2 |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 7-6 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 9.0 | SP+ 7.5 | Offense 26.4 | Defense 20.1 |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 4-8 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 8.0 | SP+ 5.3 | Offense 17.7 | Defense 10.6 |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 7-6 | AP preseason #7 | AP final — | SRS 10.6 | SP+ 14.3 | Offense 33.8 | Defense 20.2 |
| 2020 | Iowa State | 9-3 | AP preseason #23 | AP final #9 | SRS 14.2 | SP+ 13.3 | Offense 34.5 | Defense 21.1 |
| 2019 | Iowa State | 7-6 | AP preseason #21 | AP final — | SRS 13.6 | SP+ 12.6 | Offense 31.8 | Defense 19.5 |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 8-5 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 11.4 | SP+ 7.9 | Offense 29.9 | Defense 21.5 |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 8-5 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 14.3 | SP+ 7.5 | Offense 38.2 | Defense 30.7 |
| 2016 | Iowa State | 3-9 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -1.7 | SP+ 0.7 | Offense 27.0 | Defense 28.5 |
| 2015 |  Toledo | 9-2 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 10.2 | SP+ 7.7 | Offense 30.4 | Defense 21.8 |
| 2014 | Toledo | 9-4 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -4.1 | SP+ 2.3 | Offense 38.0 | Defense 35.2 |
| 2013 | Toledo | 7-5 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 0.2 | SP+ 4.7 | Offense 35.8 | Defense 33.4 |
| 2012 | Toledo | 9-4 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -2.7 | SP+ -4.0 | Offense 30.1 | Defense 35.5 |
| 2011 | Toledo | 1-0 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 6.3 | SP+ 6.2 | Offense 36.0 | Defense 30.0 |
Coaching history
Every job, not only the years spent running a program.
| Years | Team | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025– | Penn State | Head Coach |
| 2015–2025 | Iowa State | Head Coach |
| 2012–2015 | Toledo | Head Coach |
| 2009–2011 | Toledo | Offensive Coordinator (under Tim Beckman) |
| 2007–2008 | Bowling Green | Assistant Coach (under Gregg Brandon) |
| 2005–2006 | Mount Union | Offensive Coordinator |
| 2003–2004 | Bowling Green | Graduate Assistant (under Gregg Brandon) |
Notable staff
Assistants who went on to run a program of their own.
| Years | Coach | Role | Head coach at |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ryan Silverfield | Analyst | Head coach at Arkansas 2026– |
| 2015–2019 | Alex Golesh | Recruiting Coordinator, Tight Ends Coach | Head coach at Auburn 2025– |
| 2012–2015 | Jason Candle | Offensive Coordinator | Head coach at UConn 2025– |