Lance Leipold
Head Coach at Kansas since 2021.
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- Seasons coached
- 40
- First season
- 1987
- Teams
- 7
Career
12 stints
- 1987Wisconsin–WhitewaterQuarterbacks
- 1988Wisconsin–WhitewaterWide Receivers
- 1989DoaneQuarterbacksWide Receivers
- 1990Wisconsin–WhitewaterAssistant Coach
- 1991–1993WisconsinGraduate Assistant
- 1994–1999Nebraska–OmahaRunning Backs
- 2000Nebraska–OmahaOffensive CoordinatorRunning Backs
- 2001–2003NebraskaAssistant Coach
- 2004–2006Nebraska–OmahaAssistant Head CoachOffensive Coordinator
- 2007–2014Wisconsin–WhitewaterHead Coach
- 2015–2020BuffaloHead Coach
- 2021–presentKansasHead Coach
Coaching tree
6 mentors, 60 protégés, 3 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
83
- 2026Andy KotelnickiMentored · Kansas
- 2026Brandon ShelbyMentored · Kansas
- 2026Chris SimpsonMentored · Kansas
- 2026Daryl AgpalsaMentored · Kansas
- 2026Duane AkinaMentored · Kansas
- 2026Joe DineenMentored · Kansas
- 2026Joe Dineen DEMentored · Kansas
- 2026John DeFilippoMentored · Kansas
- 2026Jonathan WallaceMentored · Kansas
- 2026Taiwo OnatoluMentored · Kansas
- 2026Taiwo Onatolu STMentored · Kansas
- 2026Terrence SamuelMentored · Kansas
- 2025–2026Brandon Shelby DBMentored · Kansas
- 2025–2026Matt LubickMentored · Kansas
- 2024–2026Chris Simpson LBMentored · Kansas
68 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
8
- 2021Les MilesSucceeded · Kansas
- 2021Maurice LinguistSucceeded by · Buffalo
- 2015Alex WoodSucceeded · Buffalo
- 2015Jeff QuinnSucceeded · Buffalo
- 2007Brad McCaslinSucceeded by · Nebraska–Omaha
- 2004Michael ChristiansonSucceeded by · Nebraska
- 2004Phil ElmassianSucceeded by · Nebraska
- 2003Marvin SandersSucceeded by · Nebraska
Tenure
40 seasons
- Wisconsin–WhitewaterHead coach · 2007–20148
- KansasHead coach · 2021–2026 · current6
- BuffaloHead coach · 2015–20206
- Nebraska–OmahaPosition coach · 1994–19996
- Nebraska–OmahaCoordinator · 2000–20064
- NebraskaPosition coach · 2001–20033
- WisconsinAnalyst · 1991–19933
- Wisconsin–WhitewaterPosition coach · 1987–19903
- DoanePosition coach · 19891
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Lance Leipold. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.