Northwestern Wildcats
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2026 Record
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Northwestern Wildcats Football Coaching Staff
2026 Northwestern Coaching Staff
19 on-field coaches
17 new in 2026
2 retained
Offense
8 coaches
OC
Chip Kelly
Offensive Coordinator
QB
Jerry Neuheisel
Quarterbacks Coach
RB
Aristotle Thompson
Assistant Head Coach / Running Backs Coach
WR
Armon Binns
Wide Receivers Coach
TE
Zach Martin
Assistant Tight Ends & Running Backs Coach
TE
Bob Bicknell
Tight Ends Coach
OL
Paul Grattan
Assistant Offensive Line Coach
OL
Tim Drevno
Offensive Line Coach
Defense
8 coaches
DC
Tim McGarigle
Defensive Coordinator (Linebackers)
DL
D. J. Vokolek
Assistant Defensive Line Coach (Defensive Ends)
DL
Ross Kolodziej
Defensive Line Coach
LB
Jacob White
Assistant Linebackers Coach
DB
Maurice Fleming
Assistant Defensive Backs Coach
DB
LaMarcus Hicks
Defensive Backs Coach
DB
Drew Gray
Safeties Coach
DB
Jeff Copp
Senior Defensive Assistant/Nickels Coach
Special Teams
2 coaches
ST
Paul Creighton
Special Teams Coordinator
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Joe Seymour
Special Teams Assistant