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David Shaw

His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)

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David Shaw

Played at Stanford 1991-1994 · alma mater (CFBD): Stanford

Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26

Years	Team	Role	Title	Head coach
1995	Western Washington	Position	Outside linebackers coach	not known
1996	Western Washington	Position	Tight ends coach	not known
1997	Philadelphia Eagles (pro)	Analyst	Offensive quality control coach	not known
1998-2000	Oakland Raiders (pro)	Analyst	Offensive quality control coach	not known
2001	Oakland Raiders (pro)	Position	Quarterbacks coach	not known
2002-2004	Baltimore Ravens (pro)	Position	Quarterbacks & wide receivers coach	not known
2005	Baltimore Ravens (pro)	Position	Wide receivers coach	not known
2006	San Diego	Position	Passing game coordinator & wide receivers coach	not known
2007-2009	Stanford	OC	Offensive coordinator & wide receivers coach✓	Jim Harbaugh
2010	Stanford	OC	Offensive coordinator & running backs coach✓	Jim Harbaugh
2011-2022	Stanford	Head coach	Head coach✓	himself
2025	Detroit Lions (pro)	Other	Passing game coordinator	not known
2026-	Detroit Lions (pro)	Other	Passing game specialist	not known

Record

Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings

Season	Team	Job	EPA/play	Points/poss.	Success	Year before	Teams
2007	Stanford	Offensive coordinator	107	108	113	103	119
2008	Stanford	Offensive coordinator	53	61	46	107	120
2009	Stanford	Offensive coordinator	6	1	12	53	120
2010	Stanford	Offensive coordinator	9	4	7	6	120

Season	Head coach at	Record	AP before → after	Off EPA/play	Def EPA/play	SP+	Team year before	Teams
2011	Stanford	11-2	7 → 7	2	43	20.0	92% wins	120
2012	Stanford	12-2	21 → 7	72	32	15.3	85% wins	124
2013	Stanford	11-3	4 → 11	59	40	21.7	86% wins	125
2014	Stanford	8-5	11 → -	52	11	21.4	79% wins	128
2015	Stanford	12-2	21 → 3	10	73	22.8	62% wins	128
2016	Stanford	10-3	8 → 12	69	62	16.4	86% wins	128
2017	Stanford	9-5	14 → 20	20	83	15.8	77% wins	130
2018	Stanford	9-4	13 → -	45	66	13.0	64% wins	130
2019	Stanford	4-8	25 → -	76	104	-4.7	69% wins	130
2020	Stanford	4-2	- → -	21	118	1.6	33% wins	127
2021	Stanford	3-9	- → -	102	118	-10.2	67% wins	130
2022	Stanford	3-9	- → -	94	124	-7.2	25% wins	131

Worked under

Jim Harbaugh · Stanford 2007-2010 (OC, Position)

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On his staffs · 16

Brian Polian · Stanford 2011 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
Derek Mason* · Stanford 2011-2013 (DC, Other, Position)
Jason Tarver · Stanford 2011 (DC, Position)
Lance Anderson · Stanford 2011-2022 (DC, Other, Position)
Mike Bloomgren · Stanford 2011-2017 (OC, Other, Position)
Mike Sanford Jr. · Stanford 2011-2013 (Other, Position)
Nick Holz · Stanford 2011 (Analyst, Position)
Pep Hamilton · Stanford 2011-2012 (OC, Position)
Tavita Pritchard* · Stanford 2011-2022 (Analyst, OC, Position)
Dave Kotulski · Stanford 2012-2013 (Position)
Pete Alamar · Stanford 2012-2022 (Position, ST coord.)
Duane Akina · Stanford 2014-2022 (Position)
Lance Taylor* · Stanford 2014-2016 (Position)
Peter Hansen · Stanford 2014-2019 (Position)
Eric Sanders · Stanford 2015-2022 (Analyst, Position)
Bobby Kennedy · Stanford 2018-2022 (Position)

Level 2: on their staffs · 54

Bill Teerlinck · Nevada 2013-2016 (DC) · under Brian Polian
Jeff Genyk · Nevada 2013 (Position, ST coord.) · under Brian Polian
Jim Hofher · Nevada 2013-2015 (Other, Position) · under Brian Polian
Nick Rolovich · Nevada 2013-2015 (OC, Position) · under Brian Polian
Scottie Hazelton · Nevada 2013 (DC) · under Brian Polian
Chris Marve · Vanderbilt 2014-2018 (Analyst, Position) · under Derek Mason
Frank Maile · Vanderbilt 2014-2015 (Position) · under Derek Mason
Gerry Gdowski · Vanderbilt 2014-2019 (OC, Position) · under Derek Mason
Karl Dorrell · Vanderbilt 2014 (OC, Position) · under Derek Mason
Scott Boone · Nevada 2014-2016 (DC, Position) · under Brian Polian
Andy Ludwig · Vanderbilt 2015-2018 (OC, Position) · under Derek Mason
Cortez Hankton · Vanderbilt 2015-2017 (Position) · under Derek Mason
C. J. Ah You · Vanderbilt 2016-2018 (Position) · under Derek Mason
Osia Lewis · Vanderbilt 2016-2020 (Position) · under Derek Mason
Tim Cramsey · Nevada 2016 (OC, Position) · under Brian Polian
Clayton White · Western Kentucky 2017-2018 (DC, Position) · under Mike Sanford Jr.
Jarren Horton · Vanderbilt 2017 (Analyst) · under Derek Mason
Junior Adams · Western Kentucky 2017-2018 (OC, Position) · under Mike Sanford Jr.
Maurice Crum Jr. · Western Kentucky 2017-2018 (Position) · under Mike Sanford Jr.
Mike Sanford Sr. · Western Kentucky 2017-2018 (Position, ST coord.) · under Mike Sanford Jr.
Steve Spurrier Jr. · Western Kentucky 2017 (Other, Position) · under Mike Sanford Jr.
Brian Smith · Rice 2018-2024 (DC, Position) · under Mike Bloomgren
Drew Svoboda · Rice 2018-2020 (Position, ST coord.) · under Mike Bloomgren
Jerry Mack* · Rice 2018-2020 (OC, Other, Position) · under Mike Bloomgren
Pete Lembo* · Rice 2018 (Other, ST coord.) · under Mike Bloomgren
Aaron Henry · Vanderbilt 2020 (Position) · under Derek Mason
Peter Rossomando · Vanderbilt 2020 (Position) · under Derek Mason
Ted Roof · Vanderbilt 2020 (DC) · under Derek Mason
Todd Fitch · Vanderbilt 2020 (OC, Position) · under Derek Mason
Marques Tuiasosopo · Rice 2021-2024 (OC, Position) · under Mike Bloomgren
Brian Cabral · Colorado 2022 (Position) · under Mike Sanford Jr.
Chris Wilson · Colorado 2022 (DC, Position) · under Mike Sanford Jr.
Clay Patterson · Colorado 2022 (OC, Position) · under Mike Sanford Jr.
Gerald Chatman · Colorado 2022 (DC) · under Mike Sanford Jr.
Billy Cosh · Western Michigan 2023 (OC, Position) · under Lance Taylor
Chris Cosh · Western Michigan 2023 (Analyst) · under Lance Taylor
Lou Esposito · Western Michigan 2023 (DC, Position) · under Lance Taylor
Bodie Reeder · Middle Tennessee 2024-2025 (OC) · under Derek Mason
Brian Stewart · Middle Tennessee 2024-2026 (DC) · under Derek Mason
Granville Eastman · Rice 2024 (Other) · under Mike Bloomgren
Kerry Cooks · Rice 2024 (Analyst) · under Mike Bloomgren
Mike Minter · Western Michigan 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Lance Taylor
Scott Power · Western Michigan 2024 (DC, Position) · under Lance Taylor
Walt Bell · Western Michigan 2024-2026 (OC, Position) · under Lance Taylor
Chris O'Leary · Western Michigan 2025 (DC, Position) · under Lance Taylor
Andy Thompson · Stanford 2026 (Position) · under Tavita Pritchard
Anthony Scelfo · Middle Tennessee 2026 (OC) · under Derek Mason
Brian Lindgren · Stanford 2026 (Other, Position) · under Tavita Pritchard
Duane Vaughn · Western Michigan 2026 (DC) · under Lance Taylor
Greer Martini · Western Michigan 2026 (DC) · under Lance Taylor
Kris Richard · Stanford 2026 (DC, Position) · under Tavita Pritchard
Nate Byham · Stanford 2026 (Position) · under Tavita Pritchard
Nate Kaczor · Stanford 2026 (ST coord.) · under Tavita Pritchard
Terry Heffernan · Stanford 2026 (OC) · under Tavita Pritchard

Level 3: on their staffs · 30

Abe Elimimian · Hawai'i 2016-2019 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
Brian Smith · Hawai'i 2016-2019 (OC, Other, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
Chris Naeole · Hawai'i 2016-2017 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
Craig Stutzmann · Hawai'i 2016-2019 (Other, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
Kefense Hynson · Hawai'i 2016-2017 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
Kevin Lempa · Hawai'i 2016 (DC) · under Nick Rolovich
Sean Duggan · Hawai'i 2016-2017 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
Jacob Yoro · Hawai'i 2017-2019 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
Legi Suiaunoa · Hawai'i 2017 (DC) · under Nick Rolovich
Corey Batoon · Hawai'i 2018-2019 (DC, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
Mark Banker · Hawai'i 2018-2019 (Other, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
Bodie Reeder · Utah State 2020 (OC) · under Frank Maile
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
Jake Dickert*+ · Washington State 2020-2021 (DC, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
Jesse Bobbit · Washington State 2020-2021 (GA) · under Nick Rolovich
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
Dave Patenaude · Buffalo 2024-2025 (OC, Position) · under Pete Lembo
Joe Bowen · Buffalo 2024-2025 (DC) · under Pete Lembo
Chris Woods · Ohio 2025 (Position) · under Brian Smith
John Hauser* · Ohio 2025 (DC, Other, Position) · under Brian Smith
Jon Bradley · Kennesaw State 2025-2026 (Position) · under Jerry Mack
Marc Mattioli · Kennesaw State 2025-2026 (DC) · under Jerry Mack
Mitch Militello · Kennesaw State 2025-2026 (OC) · under Jerry Mack
Scott Isphording · Ohio 2025 (OC, Other, Position) · under Brian Smith
Brian Dougherty · Buffalo 2026 (DC) · under Pete Lembo
Tony Tokarz · Buffalo 2026 (OC) · under Pete Lembo

Coached together

Coleman Hutzler · San Diego 2006 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
Del Alexander · San Diego 2006 · him Other, Position, them Position
Ed Lamb · San Diego 2006 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
Jim Harbaugh · San Diego 2006 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
Jimmie Dougherty · San Diego 2006 · him Other, Position, them Position
Lance Anderson · San Diego 2006 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
Tim Drevno · San Diego 2006 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
Clayton White · Stanford 2007-2009 · him OC, Position, them Position
D.J. Durkin · Stanford 2007-2009 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
Jim Harbaugh · Stanford 2007-2010 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
Lance Anderson · Stanford 2007-2022 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
Matt Weiss · Stanford 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them GA
Mike Sanford Jr. · Stanford 2007-2013 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Analyst, Other, Position
Scott Shafer · Stanford 2007 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other
Tim Drevno · Stanford 2007-2010 · him OC, Position, them Position
Willie Taggart · Stanford 2007-2009 · him OC, Position, them Position
Andy Buh · Stanford 2008-2009 · him OC, Position, them DC
Coleman Hutzler · Stanford 2008-2009 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
Nick Holz · Stanford 2008-2011 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Analyst, Position
Peter Hansen · Stanford 2008-2019 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Analyst, Position, Strength
Ron Lynn · Stanford 2008-2009 · him OC, Position, them DC
Brian Polian · Stanford 2010-2011 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
Derek Mason* · Stanford 2010-2013 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
Pep Hamilton · Stanford 2010-2012 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them OC, Position
Vic Fangio · Stanford 2010 · him OC, Position, them DC
Jason Tarver · Stanford 2011 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
Mike Bloomgren · Stanford 2011-2017 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
Tavita Pritchard* · Stanford 2011-2022 · him Head coach, them Analyst, OC, Position
Dave Kotulski · Stanford 2012-2013 · him Head coach, them Position
Pete Alamar · Stanford 2012-2022 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
Duane Akina · Stanford 2014-2022 · him Head coach, them Position
Lance Taylor* · Stanford 2014-2016 · him Head coach, them Position
Eric Sanders · Stanford 2015-2022 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
Bobby Kennedy · Stanford 2018-2022 · him Head coach, them Position

Played together

Scott Frost* · Stanford 1993-1994