Coaches
Brian VanGorder
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Brian VanGorder
Played at Wayne State (MI) 1977-1980
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | West Bloomfield HS (MI) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1982-1983 | Boca Raton Academy (FL) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1984-1987 | American Heritage School (FL) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1988 | Boca Raton Community HS (FL) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1989-1990 | Grand Valley State | Position | LB | not known |
| 1991 | Grand Valley State | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 1992-1994 | Wayne State (MI) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1995-1996 | UCF | ST coord. | LB/ST | not known |
| 1997 | UCF | DC | AHC/DC | not known |
| 1998-1999 | Central Michigan | DC | DC | not known |
| 2000 | Western Illinois | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2001-2004 | Georgia | DC | DC/LB | Mark Richt |
| 2005 | Jacksonville Jaguars (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2006 | Georgia Southern | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2007 | Atlanta Falcons (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2008-2011 | Atlanta Falcons (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2012 | Auburn | DC | DC✓ | Gene Chizik |
| 2013 | New York Jets (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2014 | Notre Dame | DC | DC/ILB✓ | Brian Kelly |
| 2015-2016 | Notre Dame (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2015-2016 | Notre Dame | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Brian Kelly |
| 2016 | Georgia | Analyst | DA | Kirby Smart*+ |
| 2017 | Oklahoma State | Analyst | DA | Mike Gundy |
| 2018 | Louisville | DC | DC✓ | Lorenzo Ward |
| 2019-2020 | Bowling Green | DC | DC✓ | Scot Loeffler |
| 2021 | Gulf Shores HS (HS) | DC | DC | not known |
| 2022 | American Heritage School (FL) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2023- | Gulf Shores HS (HS) | DC | DC | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Auburn | Defensive coordinator | 108 | 64 | 107 | 102 | 124 |
| 2014 | Notre Dame | Defensive coordinator | 94 | 78 | 91 | 51 | 128 |
| 2018 | Louisville | Defensive coordinator | 127 | 128 | 129 | 61 | 130 |
| 2019 | Bowling Green | Defensive coordinator | 126 | 122 | 116 | 123 | 130 |
| 2020 | Bowling Green | Defensive coordinator | 125 | 127 | 108 | 126 | 127 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Wayne State | Division II | 4-7 |
| 1993 | Wayne State | Division II | 6-5 |
| 1994 | Wayne State | Division II | 6-5 |
| 2006 | Georgia Southern | FCS | 3-8 |
Worked under
- Mark Richt · Georgia 2001-2004 (DC, Position)
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2012 (DC)
- Brian Kelly · Notre Dame 2014-2016 (DC, Position)
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 2016 (Analyst)
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2017 (Analyst)
- Lorenzo Ward · Louisville 2018 (DC)
- Scot Loeffler · Bowling Green 2019-2020 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Brian Kelly · Grand Valley State 1989-1991 · him DC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Other
- Jeff Quinn · Grand Valley State 1989-1991 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Todd Monken · Grand Valley State 1989-1990 · him Position, them GA
- John Jancek · Grand Valley State 1991 · him DC, Position, them GA
- John Jancek · Wayne State (MI) 1992-1994 · him Head coach, them DC
- Mike Kruczek · UCF 1995-1997 · him DC, Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Willie Martinez · UCF 1995-1996 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Chris Hatcher · UCF 1996 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Central Michigan 1998 · him DC, them GA
- Butch Jones* · Central Michigan 1998-1999 · him DC, them Position
- Willie Martinez · Central Michigan 1998-1999 · him DC, them Position
- Bob Diaco · Western Illinois 2000 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Mark Richt · Georgia 2001-2004 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Bobo · Georgia 2001-2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Neil Callaway · Georgia 2001-2004 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Scot Sloan · Georgia 2001 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Willie Martinez · Georgia 2001-2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Darin Hinshaw · Georgia Southern 2006 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tyson Summers · Georgia Southern 2006 · him Head coach, them Position
- Curtis Luper · Auburn 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2012 · him DC, them Head coach
- Jeff Grimes · Auburn 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Myers Hendrickson · Auburn 2012 · him DC, them Analyst
- Ryan Pugh · Auburn 2012 · him DC, them GA
- Scot Loeffler · Auburn 2012 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Tommy Thigpen · Auburn 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Trooper Taylor · Auburn 2012 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Willie Martinez · Auburn 2012 · him DC, them Position
- Brian Kelly · Notre Dame 2014-2016 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Keenan Bailey · Notre Dame 2014-2015 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Kerry Cooks · Notre Dame 2014 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Denbrock · Notre Dame 2014-2016 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Autry Denson · Notre Dame 2015-2016 · him DC, them Position
- Jeff Quinn · Notre Dame 2015-2016 · him DC, them Analyst, Strength
- Maurice Crum Jr. · Notre Dame 2015 · him DC, them GA
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Notre Dame 2015-2016 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Todd Lyght · Notre Dame 2015-2016 · him DC, them Position
- Dell McGee* · Georgia 2016 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Glenn Schumann · Georgia 2016 · him Analyst, them Position
- Greg Hudson · Notre Dame 2016 · him DC, them DC
- James Coley · Georgia 2016 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Jeff Burris · Notre Dame 2016 · him DC, them Analyst
- Jim Chaney · Georgia 2016 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Kevin Sherrer · Georgia 2016 · him Analyst, them Position
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 2016 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Mel Tucker · Georgia 2016 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Sam Pittman · Georgia 2016 · him Analyst, them Position
- Shane Beamer*+ · Georgia 2016 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- Will Windham · Georgia 2016 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- A. J. Ricker · Oklahoma State 2017 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Glenn Spencer · Oklahoma State 2017 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Josh Henson · Oklahoma State 2017 · him Analyst, them Position
- Kasey Dunn · Oklahoma State 2017 · him Analyst, them Position
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2017 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Mike Yurcich · Oklahoma State 2017 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Bobby Petrino · Louisville 2018 · him DC, them Head coach
- Grady Brown · Louisville 2018 · him DC, them Position
- Kolby Smith · Louisville 2018 · him DC, them Position
- Lonnie Galloway · Louisville 2018 · him DC, them OC
- Lorenzo Ward · Louisville 2018 · him DC, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Mike Summers · Louisville 2018 · him DC, them OC
- Nick Petrino · Louisville 2018 · him DC, them Position
- Ryan Beard* · Louisville 2018 · him DC, them Other
- Jim Herrmann · Bowling Green 2019 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Scot Loeffler · Bowling Green 2019-2020 · him DC, them Head coach
- Steve Morrison · Bowling Green 2019-2020 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Terry Malone · Bowling Green 2019-2020 · him DC, them OC, Position