Coaches
Lance Anderson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Lance Anderson
Played at Idaho State 1993-1994
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Idaho State | Position | RB | not known |
| 1998 | Idaho State | Position | TE/OT | not known |
| 1999 | Mobile Admirals (unknown) | Position | RB | not known |
| 1999 | Bucknell | Position | TE/OT | not known |
| 2000-2002 | Bucknell | Position | DL/RC | not known |
| 2003 | Saint Mary's | DC | co-DC/DL | not known |
| 2004 | Utah State | Position | OLB | Mick Dennehy |
| 2005-2006 | San Diego | Position | DL/RC | not known |
| 2007-2009 | Stanford | Position | DT/RC | Jim Harbaugh |
| 2010-2013 | Stanford | Position | OLB/RC | Jim Harbaugh (2010), David Shaw (2011-2013) |
| 2014-2017 | Stanford | DC | DC/OLB✓ | David Shaw |
| 2018-2022 | Stanford | DC | AHC/DC/OLB✓ | David Shaw |
| 2023 | Boise State | Analyst | senior analyst | Andy Avalos |
| 2024- | Utah Tech | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | 11 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 128 |
| 2015 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | 73 | 52 | 66 | 11 | 128 |
| 2016 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | 62 | 26 | 42 | 73 | 128 |
| 2017 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | 83 | 51 | 92 | 62 | 130 |
| 2018 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | 66 | 45 | 86 | 83 | 130 |
| 2019 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | 104 | 101 | 122 | 66 | 130 |
| 2020 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | 118 | 115 | 120 | 104 | 127 |
| 2021 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | 118 | 99 | 127 | 118 | 130 |
| 2022 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | 124 | 116 | 122 | 118 | 131 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Utah Tech (FCS) | 1-11 | - → - | 105 | 119 | - | 18% wins | 129 |
| 2025 | Utah Tech (FCS) | 2-10 | - → - | 108 | 77 | - | 8% wins | 129 |
| 2026 | Utah Tech (FCS) | 1-9 | - → - | 82 | 117 | - | 17% wins | 128 |
Worked under
- Mick Dennehy · Utah State 2004 (Position)
- Jim Harbaugh · Stanford 2007-2010 (Other, Position)
- David Shaw · Stanford 2011-2022 (DC, Other, Position)
- Andy Avalos · Boise State 2023 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Derek Mason* · Idaho State 1997-1998 · him Position, them Position
- Bruce Barnum · Idaho State 1998 · him Position, them Position
- Dave Kotulski · Bucknell 1999-2002 · him Other, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Derek Mason* · Bucknell 1999-2001 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Dave Kotulski · Utah State 2004 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Jeff Choate* · Utah State 2004 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Del Alexander · San Diego 2005-2006 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Ed Lamb · San Diego 2005-2006 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jim Harbaugh · San Diego 2005-2006 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Jimmie Dougherty · San Diego 2005-2006 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Tim Drevno · San Diego 2005-2006 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Coleman Hutzler · San Diego 2006 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- David Shaw · San Diego 2006 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Clayton White · Stanford 2007-2009 · him Other, Position, them Position
- D.J. Durkin · Stanford 2007-2009 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- David Shaw · Stanford 2007-2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Jim Harbaugh · Stanford 2007-2010 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Matt Weiss · Stanford 2007-2008 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Stanford 2007-2013 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, Other, Position
- Scott Shafer · Stanford 2007 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other
- Tim Drevno · Stanford 2007-2010 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Willie Taggart · Stanford 2007-2009 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Andy Buh · Stanford 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Coleman Hutzler · Stanford 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Nick Holz · Stanford 2008-2011 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Peter Hansen · Stanford 2008-2019 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst, Position, Strength
- Ron Lynn · Stanford 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Brian Polian · Stanford 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Derek Mason* · Stanford 2010-2013 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Pep Hamilton · Stanford 2010-2012 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Vic Fangio · Stanford 2010 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Jason Tarver · Stanford 2011 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Bloomgren · Stanford 2011-2017 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Tavita Pritchard* · Stanford 2011-2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Dave Kotulski · Stanford 2012-2013 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Pete Alamar · Stanford 2012-2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Duane Akina · Stanford 2014-2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Lance Taylor* · Stanford 2014-2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Eric Sanders · Stanford 2015-2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Bobby Kennedy · Stanford 2018-2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Andy Avalos · Boise State 2023 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Bush Hamdan · Boise State 2023 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Erik Chinander · Boise State 2023 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Kane Ioane · Boise State 2023 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Matt Miller · Boise State 2023 · him Analyst, them Position
- Nate Potter · Boise State 2023 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Spencer Danielson*+ · Boise State 2023 · him Analyst, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Greg Stevens · Utah Tech 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them OC
- Patrick Moynahan · Utah Tech 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them DC
- Ray Clark · Utah Tech 2026 · him Head coach, them DC