Kyle Whittingham

Head Coach at Michigan since 2026.

Seasons coached: 37
First season: 1985
Teams: 5

Career

10 stints

1985–1986BYUGraduate Assistant
1987Eastern Utahdc
1988–1991Idaho StateSpecial Teams CoordinatorLinebackers
1992–1993Idaho Statedc
1994UtahDefensive Line
1995UtahDefensive Coordinator
1997–1998UtahDefensive Coordinator
2003–2004UtahDefensive Coordinator
2004–2025UtahHead Coach
2026–presentMichiganHead Coach

Coaching tree

5 mentors, 107 protégés, 15 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 · Capped at 500 people

Relationships

Coached under

134

119 more, most recent shown first.

Succeeded

8

Tenure

37 seasons

UtahHead coach · 2004–202522
Idaho StateCoordinator · 1988–19936
UtahCoordinator · 1995–20045
BYUAnalyst · 1985–19862
MichiganHead coach · 2026 · current1
UtahPosition coach · 19941
Eastern UtahCoordinator · 19871

Pipeline

9 of 24 coordinators

21 seasonsBilly Gonzalesunder at Utah 2004 · head coach at Florida2025
0 seasonsMorgan Scalleyunder at Utah 2006 · head coach at Utah2025
8 seasonsDave Christensenunder at Utah 2014 · head coach at Panthers Wrocław2022
3 seasonsDennis Ericksonunder at Utah 2013 · head coach at Salt Lake Stallions2019
1 seasonGary Andersenunder at Utah 2004 · head coach at Utah State2019
1 seasonTroy Taylorunder at Utah 2017 · head coach at Sacramento State2019
2 seasonsKalani Sitakeunder at Utah 2005 · head coach at BYU2016
1 seasonNorm Chowunder at Utah 2011 · head coach at Hawai'i2012
1 seasonMike Sanford Sr.under at Utah 2004 · head coach at UNLV2005

Moves

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