Sonny Dykes
Head Coach at TCU since 2022.
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- Seasons coached
- 33
- First season
- 1994
- Teams
- 10
Career
14 stints
1990s
2000s
- 2000–2004Texas TechWide Receivers
- 2005–2006Texas TechCo-Offensive CoordinatorWide Receivers
- 2007–2009ArizonaOffensive Coordinator
2010s
- 2010–2012Louisiana TechHead Coach
- 2013–2016CaliforniaHead Coach
- 2017TCUOffensive Analyst
- 2018–2021SMUHead Coach
2020s
- 2022–presentTCUHead Coach
Coaching tree
7 mentors, 120 protégés, 7 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
137
- 2026Aaron GreenMentored · TCU
- 2026Aja HoganMentored · TCU
- 2026Andrea RobertsMentored · TCU
- 2026Antonio WilcoxMentored · TCU
- 2026Barry HeldMentored · TCU
- 2026Bella PitzoMentored · TCU
- 2026Benny BoydMentored · TCU
- 2026Bob WagerMentored · TCU
- 2026Brad RobbinsMentored · TCU
- 2026Brett CumnockMentored · TCU
- 2026Cal CrinerMentored · TCU
- 2026Carter FosterMentored · TCU
- 2026Casey PetreeMentored · TCU
- 2026Charles "Rev" Simmons IIIMentored · TCU
- 2026Chris OwensMentored · TCU
122 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
14
- 2022Gary PattersonSucceeded · TCU
- 2022Jerry KillSucceeded · TCU
- 2022Rhett LashleeSucceeded by · SMU
- 2021Jim LeavittSucceeded by · SMU
- 2018Chad MorrisSucceeded · SMU
- 2017Justin WilcoxSucceeded by · California
- 2013Jeff TedfordSucceeded · California
- 2013Skip HoltzSucceeded by · Louisiana Tech
- 2010Bill BedenbaughSucceeded by · Arizona
- 2010Derek DooleySucceeded · Louisiana Tech
- 2007Mike CanalesSucceeded · Arizona
- 2000Dan LounsburySucceeded by · Kentucky
- 1998Garret ChachereSucceeded by · UL Monroe
- 1998Garret ChachereSucceeded · UL Monroe
Tenure
33 seasons
- TCUHead coach · 2022–2026 · current5
- Texas TechPosition coach · 2000–20045
- SMUHead coach · 2018–20214
- CaliforniaHead coach · 2013–20164
- Louisiana TechHead coach · 2010–20123
- ArizonaCoordinator · 2007–20093
- Texas TechCoordinator · 2005–20062
- TCUAnalyst · 20171
- KentuckyCoordinator · 19991
- UL MonroePosition coach · 19981
- KentuckyAnalyst · 19971
- NavarroCoordinator · 19961
- NavarroPosition coach · 19951
- J. J. Pearce HS (TX)Position coach · 19941
Pipeline
5 of 28 coordinators
- 1 seasonJoe Gillespieunder at TCU 2022 · head coach at Midway HS (TX)2024
- 3 seasonsRhett Lashleeunder at SMU 2018 · head coach at SMU2022
- 0 seasonsJim Leavittunder at SMU 2021 · head coach at SMU2021
- 3 seasonsJake Spavitalunder at California 2016 · head coach at Texas State2019
- 5 seasonsTommy Spanglerunder at Louisiana Tech 2010 · head coach at Presbyterian2017
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Sonny Dykes. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.