Coaches
Derek Mason
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Derek Mason*
Head coach, Middle Tennessee · Played at Northern Arizona 1989-1992
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Mesa (AZ) | Position | WR | not known |
| 1995-1996 | Weber State | Position | WR | not known |
| 1997-1998 | Idaho State | Position | RB | not known |
| 1999-2001 | Bucknell | Position | DB | not known |
| 2002 | Utah | ST coord. | WR/ST | Ron McBride |
| 2003 | Saint Mary's | DC | AHC/co-DC | not known |
| 2004 | New Mexico State | Position | WR | Tony Samuel |
| 2005-2006 | Ohio | Position | WR | Frank Solich |
| 2007-2009 | Minnesota Vikings (pro) | Other | asst. DB | not known |
| 2010 | Stanford | Position | DB | Jim Harbaugh |
| 2011 | Stanford | DC | AHC/co-DC/DB✓ | David Shaw |
| 2012-2013 | Stanford | DC | AHC/DC✓ | David Shaw |
| 2014-2020 | Vanderbilt | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2021 | Auburn | DC | DC✓ | Bryan Harsin |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | DC | DC✓ | Mike Gundy |
| 2024- | Middle Tennessee | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | 43 | 38 | 22 | 44 | 120 |
| 2012 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | 32 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 124 |
| 2013 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | 40 | 17 | 38 | 32 | 125 |
| 2021 | Auburn | Defensive coordinator | 19 | 21 | 49 | 83 | 130 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | Defensive coordinator | 79 | 39 | 38 | 4 | 131 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Vanderbilt | 3-9 | - → - | 127 | 92 | -4.3 | 69% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Vanderbilt | 4-8 | - → - | 122 | 11 | -1.6 | 25% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | 6-7 | - → - | 92 | 45 | -1.2 | 33% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 5-7 | - → - | 59 | 95 | 0.6 | 46% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Vanderbilt | 6-7 | - → - | 29 | 112 | 7.6 | 42% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt | 3-9 | - → - | 119 | 95 | -10.4 | 46% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Vanderbilt | 0-8 (8 of 9) | - → - | 114 | 127 | -16.8 | 25% wins | 127 |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 3-9 | - → - | 108 | 129 | -24.4 | 33% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 3-9 | - → - | 85 | 111 | -16.0 | 25% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 5-4 | - → - | 73 | 123 | -14.5 | 25% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Ron McBride · Utah 2002 (Position, ST coord.)
- Tony Samuel · New Mexico State 2004 (Position)
- Frank Solich · Ohio 2005-2006 (Position)
- Jim Harbaugh · Stanford 2010 (Position)
- David Shaw · Stanford 2011-2013 (DC, Other, Position)
- Bryan Harsin · Auburn 2021 (DC)
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2022 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 19
- Chris Marve · Vanderbilt 2014-2018 (Analyst, Position)
- Dave Kotulski · Vanderbilt 2014 (DC, Position)
- Frank Maile · Vanderbilt 2014-2015 (Position)
- Gerry Gdowski · Vanderbilt 2014-2019 (OC, Position)
- Karl Dorrell · Vanderbilt 2014 (OC, Position)
- Andy Ludwig · Vanderbilt 2015-2018 (OC, Position)
- Cortez Hankton · Vanderbilt 2015-2017 (Position)
- C. J. Ah You · Vanderbilt 2016-2018 (Position)
- Jeff Genyk · Vanderbilt 2016-2017 (Position, ST coord.)
- Osia Lewis · Vanderbilt 2016-2020 (Position)
- Jarren Horton · Vanderbilt 2017 (Analyst)
- Jason Tarver · Vanderbilt 2018-2019 (DC, Position)
- Aaron Henry · Vanderbilt 2020 (Position)
- Peter Rossomando · Vanderbilt 2020 (Position)
- Ted Roof · Vanderbilt 2020 (DC)
- Todd Fitch · Vanderbilt 2020 (OC, Position)
- Bodie Reeder · Middle Tennessee 2024-2025 (OC)
- Brian Stewart · Middle Tennessee 2024-2026 (DC)
- Anthony Scelfo · Middle Tennessee 2026 (OC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 9
- Bodie Reeder · Utah State 2020 (OC) · under Frank Maile
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 2020-2021 (Position) · under Karl Dorrell
- Chris Wilson · Colorado 2020-2021 (DC, Position) · under Karl Dorrell
- Danny Langsdorf · Colorado 2020-2021 (Other, Position) · under Karl Dorrell
- Darrin Chiaverini · Colorado 2020-2021 (OC, Position) · under Karl Dorrell
- Dave Schramm · Utah State 2020 (Position) · under Frank Maile
- Justin Ena · Utah State 2020 (Position) · under Frank Maile
- Stacy Collins · Utah State 2020 (DC, Position) · under Frank Maile
- Tyson Summers · Colorado 2020 (DC, Position) · under Karl Dorrell
Coached together
- Lance Anderson · Idaho State 1997-1998 · him Position, them Position
- Bruce Barnum · Idaho State 1998 · him Position, them Position
- Dave Kotulski · Bucknell 1999-2001 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Lance Anderson · Bucknell 1999-2001 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Bill Busch · Utah 2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Craig Ver Steeg · Utah 2002 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Gary Andersen · Utah 2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Jay Hill · Utah 2002 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Kyle Whittingham* · Utah 2002 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Gerry Gdowski · New Mexico State 2004 · him Position, them OC, Other
- Ross Els · New Mexico State 2004 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Bryan Nardo · Ohio 2005-2006 · him Position, them Other
- Carl Pelini · Ohio 2005-2006 · him Position, them Position
- Frank Solich · Ohio 2005-2006 · him Position, them Head coach
- Gerry Gdowski · Ohio 2005-2006 · him Position, them Position
- Jamar Cain · Ohio 2005 · him Position, them GA
- Jim Burrow · Ohio 2005-2006 · him Position, them DC
- Ross Els · Ohio 2005-2006 · him Position, them Position
- Tim Albin* · Ohio 2005-2006 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Brian Polian · Stanford 2010-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- David Shaw · Stanford 2010-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Jim Harbaugh · Stanford 2010 · him Position, them Head coach
- Lance Anderson · Stanford 2010-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Nick Holz · Stanford 2010-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Pep Hamilton · Stanford 2010-2012 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Peter Hansen · Stanford 2010 · him Position, them Analyst
- Tim Drevno · Stanford 2010 · him Position, them Position
- Vic Fangio · Stanford 2010 · him Position, them DC
- Jason Tarver · Stanford 2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Bloomgren · Stanford 2011-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Stanford 2011-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Tavita Pritchard* · Stanford 2011-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Dave Kotulski · Stanford 2012-2013 · him DC, Other, them Position
- Pete Alamar · Stanford 2012-2013 · him DC, Other, them Position, ST coord.
- Chris Marve · Vanderbilt 2014-2018 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- Dave Kotulski · Vanderbilt 2014 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Frank Maile · Vanderbilt 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Gerry Gdowski · Vanderbilt 2014-2019 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Karl Dorrell · Vanderbilt 2014 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Andy Ludwig · Vanderbilt 2015-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Cortez Hankton · Vanderbilt 2015-2017 · him Head coach, them Position
- C. J. Ah You · Vanderbilt 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jeff Genyk · Vanderbilt 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Osia Lewis · Vanderbilt 2016-2020 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jarren Horton · Vanderbilt 2017 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Jason Tarver · Vanderbilt 2018-2019 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Aaron Henry · Vanderbilt 2020 · him Head coach, them Position
- Peter Rossomando · Vanderbilt 2020 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ted Roof · Vanderbilt 2020 · him Head coach, them DC
- Todd Fitch · Vanderbilt 2020 · him Head coach, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Bryan Harsin · Auburn 2021 · him DC, them Head coach
- Cadillac Williams · Auburn 2021 · him DC, them Position
- Eric Kiesau · Auburn 2021 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Jeff Schmedding · Auburn 2021 · him DC, them Position
- Mike Bobo · Auburn 2021 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Nick Eason · Auburn 2021 · him DC, them Position
- Chris Thurmond · Oklahoma State 2022 · him DC, them Analyst
- Kasey Dunn · Oklahoma State 2022 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2022 · him DC, them Head coach
- Bodie Reeder · Middle Tennessee 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them OC
- Brian Stewart · Middle Tennessee 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Anthony Scelfo · Middle Tennessee 2026 · him Head coach, them OC
Played together
- Brad Salem · Northern Arizona 1989