Coaches
Woody Widenhofer
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Woody Widenhofer
Played at Missouri 1961-1964
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-1970 | Michigan State | Position | DL | not known |
| 1971 | Eastern Michigan | Position | LB | not known |
| 1972 | Minnesota | Position | LB | not known |
| 1973-1978 | Pittsburgh Steelers (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
| 1979-1983 | Pittsburgh Steelers (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1984 | Oklahoma Outlaws (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1985-1988 | Missouri | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 1989-1992 | Detroit Lions (pro) | DC | DC | not known |
| 1993-1994 | Cleveland Browns (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
| 1995-1996 | Vanderbilt | DC | DC | not known |
| 1997-2001 | Vanderbilt | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2003-2004 | Southeastern Louisiana | DC | DC | not known |
| 2005-2007 | New Mexico State | DC | DC✓ | Hal Mumme |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | New Mexico State | Defensive coordinator | 107 | 113 | 110 | 112 | 119 |
| 2006 | New Mexico State | Defensive coordinator | 117 | 117 | 95 | 107 | 119 |
| 2007 | New Mexico State | Defensive coordinator | 87 | 101 | 88 | 117 | 119 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Missouri | 1-10 | - → - | - | - | -15.8 | 27% wins | 106 |
| 1986 | Missouri | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -11.1 | 9% wins | 105 |
| 1987 | Missouri | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | 5.4 | 27% wins | 104 |
| 1988 | Missouri | 3-7-1 | - → - | - | - | -1.1 | 46% wins | 104 |
| 1997 | Vanderbilt | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -3.8 | 18% wins | 112 |
| 1998 | Vanderbilt | 2-9 | - → - | - | - | -16.9 | 27% wins | 112 |
| 1999 | Vanderbilt | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | -1.0 | 18% wins | 114 |
| 2000 | Vanderbilt | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -8.1 | 46% wins | 116 |
| 2001 | Vanderbilt | 2-9 | - → - | - | - | -9.0 | 27% wins | 117 |
Worked under
- Hal Mumme · New Mexico State 2005-2007 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 4
- Jerry Partridge · Missouri 1986-1987 (GA)
- Tim Billings · Missouri 1987-1988 (Position)
- Norm Parker · Vanderbilt 1997-1998 (DC, Position)
- Ted Cain · Vanderbilt 2001 (OC, Position)
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
- J. J. Clark · UTEP 2024 (DC) · under Scotty Walden
- Jake Brown · UTEP 2024 (OC) · under Scotty Walden
- Kelvin Sigler · UTEP 2024-2026 (DC) · under Scotty Walden
- Bobby Daly · UTEP 2025 (DC) · under Scotty Walden
- Mark Cala · UTEP 2025 (OC, Position) · under Scotty Walden
- Joe Pappalardo · UTEP 2026 (OC) · under Scotty Walden
- Kyle Beyer · UTEP 2026 (DC) · under Scotty Walden
- Lanear Sampson · UTEP 2026 (OC, Position) · under Scotty Walden
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
- Carl Reese · Missouri 1963-1964
- Lloyd Carr · Missouri 1964