Mike Hankwitz
Mike Hankwitz went 1–7 as a head coach in the games on file: 2003 at Arizona (interim, final seven games) and 2005 at Colorado (interim, bowl game). His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 1–7 games on file
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2003 2–10
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Arizona interim, final seven games | 1–6 | |||
| 2004: not a college head coach | |||||
| 2005 | Colorado interim, bowl game | 0–1 | Champs Sports Bowl L | ||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Conference games | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| At home | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| On the road | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 8 | 1–7 | 13% |
His own eight games on file, 2003–2005, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Washingtonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Californiaseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| UCLAseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| USCseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Washington Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Michigan | Junior varsity coach | |
| 1971–72 | Michigan | Graduate assistant | |
| 1973 | Arizona | Outside linebackers coach | |
| 1974–75 | Arizona | Outside linebackers and defensive backs coach | |
| 1976 | Arizona | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1977–81 | Purdue | Outside linebackers and punters coach | |
| 1982–84 | Western Michigan | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs and punters coach | |
| 1985–87 | Colorado | Outside linebackers and punters coach | |
| 1988 | Colorado | Defensive coordinator and inside linebackers and punters coach | |
| 1989 | Colorado | Defensive coordinator and punters coach | |
| 1990 | Colorado | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs and punters coach | |
| 1991 | Colorado | Defensive coordinator and punters coach | |
| 1992–94 | Colorado | Defensive coordinator and outside linebackers and punters coach | |
| 1995–96 | Kansas | Defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach | |
| 1997–2002 | Texas A&M | Defensive coordinator and linebackers and punters coach | |
| 2003 | Arizona | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2003 | Arizona | Interim head coach | |
| 2004–05 | Colorado | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2005 | Colorado | Interim head coach | |
| 2006–07 | Wisconsin | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2008–20 | Northwestern | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bo SchembechlerMichigan
- Jim YoungArizona, Purdue
- Jack HarbaughWestern Michigan
- Bill McCartneyColorado
- Glen MasonKansas
- R.C. SlocumTexas A&M
- John MackovicArizona
- Gary BarnettColorado
- Bret BielemaWisconsin
- Pat FitzgeraldNorthwestern
Assistants who became head coaches
- Brian CabralColorado
- Shawn WatsonWofford, Southern Illinois
Worked under (10)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Schembechler | Michigan | 1970–72 | 1970: junior varsity coach; 1971–72: graduate assistant | |
| Jim Young | Arizona | 1973–76 | 1973: outside linebackers coach; 1974–75: outside linebackers and defensive backs coach; 1976: defensive coordinator | |
| Jim Young | Purdue | 1977–81 | Outside linebackers and punters coach | |
| Jack Harbaugh | Western Michigan | 1982–84 | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs and punters coach | |
| Bill McCartney | Colorado | 1985–94 | 1985–87: outside linebackers and punters coach; 1988: defensive coordinator and inside linebackers and punters coach; 1989–91: defensive coordinator and punters coach; 1990: defensive coordinator and defensive backs and punters coach; 1992–94: defensive coordinator and outside linebackers and punters coach | |
| Glen Mason | Kansas | 1995–96 | Defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach | |
| R.C. Slocum | Texas A&M | 1997–2002 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers and punters coach | |
| John Mackovic | Arizona | 2003 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Gary Barnett | Colorado | 2004–05 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Bret Bielema | Wisconsin | 2006–07 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Pat Fitzgerald | Northwestern | 2008–20 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cabral | Colorado, 2005: inside linebackers coach | Colorado | |
| Shawn Watson | Colorado, 2005: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Wofford, Southern Illinois |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hecklinski | Arizona, 2003: quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator | |
| Mike Deal | Arizona, 2003: offensive coordinator | |
| Greg Brown | Colorado, 2005: defensive backs coach | |
| William Inge | Colorado, 2005: defensive line coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.