Danny Gonzales
Defensive Coordinator at Arizona since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 26
- First season
- 1999
- Teams
- 4
Career
10 stints
- 1999–2002New MexicoGraduate Assistant
- 2003–2005New MexicoVideo Coordinator
- 2006–2008New MexicoSpecial Teams CoordinatorSafeties
- 2011–2016San Diego StateAssistant Safeties
- 2017San Diego StateDefensive Coordinator
- 2018–2019Arizona StateDefensive Coordinator
- 2020–2023New MexicoHead Coach
- 2020–2021New MexicoAssistant Coach
- 2024ArizonaSpecial Teams CoordinatorLinebackers
- 2025–presentArizonaDefensive Coordinator
Coaching tree
5 mentors, 31 protégés, 2 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
37
- 2024–2026Brent BrennanCoached under · Arizona
- 2023Bryant VincentMentored · New Mexico
- 2023Joe ScelfoMentored · New Mexico
- 2023Troy ReffettMentored · New Mexico
- 2022Derek WarehimeMentored · New Mexico
- 2021Dante Caro (New Mexico)Mentored · New Mexico
- 2021Drew MehringerMentored · New Mexico
- 2021RiceMentored · New Mexico
- 2021Tara Arrieta (New Mexico)Mentored · New Mexico
- 2020–2021Arizona StateMentored · New Mexico
- 2020Ben Grant (Arizona State)Mentored · New Mexico
- 2020–2021BucknellMentored · New Mexico
- 2020–2021CincinnatiMentored · New Mexico
- 2020–2021Eastern KentuckyMentored · New Mexico
- 2020–2021Fresno StateMentored · New Mexico
22 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
8
- 2025Craig NaivarSucceeded by · Arizona
- 2025Duane AkinaSucceeded · Arizona
- 2024Bronco MendenhallSucceeded by · New Mexico
- 2024Jordan PaopaoSucceeded · Arizona
- 2020Ben Grant (Arizona State)Succeeded · New Mexico
- 2020Bob DavieSucceeded · New Mexico
- 2018Phil BennettSucceeded · Arizona State
- 2018Zach ArnettSucceeded by · San Diego State
Tenure
26 seasons
- San Diego StatePosition coach · 2011–20166
- New MexicoHead coach · 2020–20234
- New MexicoAnalyst · 1999–20024
- ArizonaCoordinator · 2024–2026 · current3
- New MexicoCoordinator · 2006–20083
- New MexicoOperations · 2003–20053
- New MexicoPosition coach · 2020–20212
- Arizona StateCoordinator · 2018–20192
- San Diego StateCoordinator · 20171
Pipeline
2 of 8 coordinators
- 4 seasonsRocky Longunder at New Mexico 2020 · head coach at Bayfield HS (CO)2026
- 1 seasonBryant Vincentunder at New Mexico 2023 · head coach at UL Monroe2024
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Danny Gonzales. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.