THIRD AND DATA

Coaches

Woody Widenhofer

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

All coaches

Woody Widenhofer

Played at Missouri 1961-1964

Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26

YearsTeamRoleTitleHead coach
1969-1970Michigan StatePositionDLnot known
1971Eastern MichiganPositionLBnot known
1972MinnesotaPositionLBnot known
1973-1978Pittsburgh Steelers (pro)PositionLBnot known
1979-1983Pittsburgh Steelers (DC) (unknown)Head coachHead coachhimself
1984Oklahoma Outlaws (unknown)Head coachHead coachhimself
1985-1988MissouriHead coachHead coach✓himself
1989-1992Detroit Lions (pro)DCDCnot known
1993-1994Cleveland Browns (pro)PositionLBnot known
1995-1996VanderbiltDCDCnot known
1997-2001VanderbiltHead coachHead coach✓himself
2003-2004Southeastern LouisianaDCDCnot known
2005-2007New Mexico StateDCDC✓Hal Mumme

Record

Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings

SeasonTeamJobEPA/playPoints/poss.SuccessYear beforeTeams
2005New Mexico StateDefensive coordinator107113110112119
2006New Mexico StateDefensive coordinator11711795107119
2007New Mexico StateDefensive coordinator8710188117119
SeasonHead coach atRecordAP before → afterOff EPA/playDef EPA/playSP+Team year beforeTeams
1985Missouri1-10- → ----15.827% wins106
1986Missouri3-8- → ----11.19% wins105
1987Missouri5-6- → ---5.427% wins104
1988Missouri3-7-1- → ----1.146% wins104
1997Vanderbilt3-8- → ----3.818% wins112
1998Vanderbilt2-9- → ----16.927% wins112
1999Vanderbilt5-6- → ----1.018% wins114
2000Vanderbilt3-8- → ----8.146% wins116
2001Vanderbilt2-9- → ----9.027% wins117

Worked under

His tree

Coaches who were on his staffs

On his staffs · 4

Level 2: on their staffs · 8

  • Akeem Davis · Southern Miss 2020 (Position) · under Tim Billings
  • Cedric Thomas · Southern Miss 2020 (Position) · under Tim Billings
  • Matt Kubik · Southern Miss 2020 (OC) · under Tim Billings
  • Reed Stringer · Southern Miss 2020 (Position, ST coord.) · under Tim Billings
  • Rick Minter · Southern Miss 2020 (Analyst) · under Tim Billings
  • Ryan Stanchek · Southern Miss 2020 (Position) · under Tim Billings
  • Scotty Walden* · Southern Miss 2020 (OC, Position) · under Tim Billings
  • Tony Pecoraro · Southern Miss 2020 (DC) · under Tim Billings

Level 3: on their staffs · 8

Coached together

  • Norm Parker · Minnesota 1972 · him Position, them Position
  • Jerry Partridge · Missouri 1986-1987 · him Head coach, them GA
  • Tim Billings · Missouri 1987-1988 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Norm Parker · Vanderbilt 1995-1998 · him DC, Head coach, them DC, Position
  • Ted Cain · Vanderbilt 2001 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
  • Gary Goff · New Mexico State 2005-2007 · him DC, them OC, Position
  • Hal Mumme · New Mexico State 2005-2007 · him DC, them Head coach
  • Matt Mumme · New Mexico State 2005-2007 · him DC, them OC
  • Shannon Dawson · New Mexico State 2005 · him DC, them GA

Played together