Years at BYU
2003-2015
Coaching Experience
Brigham Young (2003-2015)
- Head coach (2005-2015)
- Defensive Coordinator (2003-04)
New Mexico (1998-2002)
- Assistant Head Coach (2002)
- Defensive Coordinator; Secondary (1998-2002)
Louisiana Tech (1997)
- Secondary
Oregon State (1995-96)
- Defensive Coordinator; Secondary (1996)
- Defensive Line (1995)
Northern Arizona (1993-94)
- Co-Defensive Coordinator; Secondary (1994)
- Secondary (1993)
Snow College (1991-92)
- Defensive Coordinator; Secondary
Oregon State (1989-90)
- Graduate Assistant; Defensive Line
Career Highlights
- Guided BYU to 10 straight bowl invitations
- Won two outright conference championships and led the way into BYU football independence
- Coached BYU to four consecutive bowl wins (2009-12), and has coached the Cougars to bowl wins against Oregon, UCLA, Oregon State, UTEP, San Diego State and Tulsa
- Achieved a 39-9 record in the Mountain West Conference
Playing Career
- Two-year starter at Oregon State (1986-87)
- Played safety and linebacker; Team Captain ('87)
- Leo Gribkoff Memorial Award ('87) given to the most inspirational player
- Played at Snow College JC (1984-85) and was a Gridwire All-American
- Team Captain
- NJCAA National Champions (11-0)
- Played at American Fork H.S. (1980-83)
Education
- American Fork High School (1984)
- Oregon State (1988; B.S., Phys. Ed.)
- Oregon State (1990; Master's of Education, Exercise Physiology)
Hometown
Alpine, Utah
Personal/Family
- Married to Holly Johnston of Missoula, Mont.
- Has three sons
- Older brother, Mat, played football at BYU from 1975-79, before spending four years in the NFL with the Washington Redskins
- Another brother, Marty, was a former Mr. Utah bodybuilder
- Father, Paul, was a defensive end at BYU from 1953-54