- Record
- 85-64
- Win percentage
- .570
- Games
- 149
- Seasons
- 122015–2026
Season history
Every season the coach has run a program.
| Season | Team | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Pittsburgh | 5-3 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 6.5 | SP+ 10.5 | Offense 29.7 | Defense 19.4 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 8-5 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 10.0 | SP+ 8.4 | Offense 31.6 | Defense 23.5 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 7-6 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 4.5 | SP+ 4.9 | Offense 29.3 | Defense 26.3 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 3-9 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -3.3 | SP+ -7.3 | Offense 19.3 | Defense 26.0 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 9-4 | AP preseason #17 | AP final #22 | SRS 6.3 | SP+ 8.6 | Offense 32.8 | Defense 24.7 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 11-3 | AP preseason — | AP final #13 | SRS 10.8 | SP+ 17.6 | Offense 38.2 | Defense 21.4 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 6-5 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS — | SP+ 6.0 | Offense 24.7 | Defense 18.9 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | 8-5 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -0.5 | SP+ 4.1 | Offense 20.4 | Defense 16.0 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh | 7-7 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 5.8 | SP+ 2.7 | Offense 29.0 | Defense 26.6 |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 5-7 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 3.9 | SP+ 6.0 | Offense 31.4 | Defense 25.0 |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 8-5 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 10.6 | SP+ 13.1 | Offense 43.0 | Defense 29.4 |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | 8-5 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 8.9 | SP+ 11.1 | Offense 33.9 | Defense 22.4 |
Coaching history
Dated coaching jobs from published histories and school biographies.
| Years | Team | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014– | Pittsburgh | Head Coach |
| 2007–2014 | Michigan State | Defensive Coordinator (under Mark Dantonio) |
| 2004–2006 | Cincinnati | Defensive Coordinator (under Mark Dantonio) |
| 2003 | Miami (OH) | Defensive Coordinator (under Terry Hoeppner) |
| 2000–2002 | Northern Illinois | Linebackers Coach (under Joe Novak) |
| 1993–1999 | Rhode Island | Coach |
| 1992 | Miami (OH) | Wide Receivers Coach (under Randy Walker) |
Notable staff
Assistants who went on to run a program of their own.
| Years | Coach | Role | Head coach at |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Brennan Marion | Wide Receivers Coach | Head coach at Sacramento State 2025 |