Complex sentence: His college coaching career began in 1985 as the offensive coordinator at San Francisco State, then to UTEP (1986--88), Missouri (1989--93), Boston College (1994--95), and Oregon (1996--97).
Split into simpler sentences: His college coaching career began in 1985 as the offensive coordinator at San Francisco State University. He then coached at UTEP (1986--1988), Missouri (1989--1993), Boston College (1994--1995), and Oregon (1996--1997).