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Lance Guidry
Lance Guidry went 22–13 as a head coach, 2010–2018, at Miami (OH), Western Kentucky and McNeese State. Share
Three seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 2016–18 at McNeese State. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 22–13 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2010 10–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Miami (OH) interim, bowl game | 1–0 | GoDaddy.com Bowl W | |||
| 2011: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2012 | Western Kentucky interim, bowl game | 0–1 | Little Caesars Bowl L | |||
| 2013–15: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2016 | McNeese State * | 6–5 | T–4th | |||
| 2017 | McNeese State * | 9–2 | T–3rd | 22 | ||
| 2018 | McNeese State * | 6–5 | T–4th | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
His own two games on file, 2010–2012, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennesseeseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Central Michiganseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | McNeese State | Graduate assistant | |
| 1995–96 | Leesville HS (LA) high school | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1997–99 | Carencro HS (LA) high school | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2000–01 | McNeese State | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2002–03 | McNeese State | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| 2005–07 | Carencro HS (LA) high school | Head coach | |
| 2008 | McNeese State | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2009–10 | Miami (OH) | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2010 | Miami (OH) | Interim head coach | |
| 2011–12 | Western Kentucky | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2012 | Western Kentucky | Interim head coach | |
| 2013–15 | McNeese State | Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| 2016–18 | McNeese State | Head coach | |
| 2019 | Southeastern Louisiana | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2020 | Florida Atlantic | Safeties coach | |
| 2021–22 | Marshall | Defensive coordinator and safeties coach | |
| 2023–24 | Miami (FL) | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2025 | LSU | Defensive assistant | |
| 2026–present | Memphis | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Matt ViatorMcNeese
- Michael HaywoodMiami (OH)
- Willie TaggartWestern Kentucky, Florida Atlantic
- Frank ScelfoSE Louisiana
- Charles HuffMarshall, Memphis
- Mario CristobalMiami
- Brian KellyLSU
- Frank WilsonLSU
Assistants who became head coaches
- Alex WoodBuffalo, James Madison, Florida A&M
- Jared ElliottWestern Illinois
- KiJuan WareAugsburg
- Morris WattsMichigan State
- Tom AnthonyPittsburg State
- JaMarcus ShephardOregon State
- Raymond Woodie Jr.Bethune-Cookman
- Ryan BeardMissouri State, Coastal Carolina
- Walt WellsEastern Kentucky
Worked under (8)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Viator | McNeese | 2008–15 | 2008: defensive backs coach; 2013–15: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| Michael Haywood | Miami (OH) | 2009–10 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Willie Taggart | Western Kentucky | 2011–12 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Frank Scelfo | SE Louisiana | 2019 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Willie Taggart | Florida Atlantic | 2020 | Safeties coach | |
| Charles Huff | Marshall | 2021–22 | Defensive coordinator and safeties coach | |
| Mario Cristobal | Miami | 2023–24 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Brian Kelly | LSU | 2025 | Defensive assistant | |
| Frank Wilson | LSU | 2025 | Defensive assistant | |
| Charles Huff | Memphis | 2026 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (9)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Wood | Miami (OH), 2010: wide receivers coach | Buffalo, James Madison, Florida A&M | |
| Jared Elliott | Miami (OH), 2010: graduate assistant | Western Illinois | |
| KiJuan Ware | Miami (OH), 2010: running backs coach | Augsburg | |
| Morris Watts | Miami (OH), 2010: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Michigan State | |
| Tom Anthony | Miami (OH), 2010: graduate assistant | Pittsburg State | |
| JaMarcus Shephard | Western Kentucky, 2012: defensive assistant | Oregon State | |
| Raymond Woodie Jr. | Western Kentucky, 2012: linebackers coach | Bethune-Cookman | |
| Ryan Beard | Western Kentucky, 2012: defensive graduate assistant | Missouri State, Coastal Carolina | |
| Walt Wells | Western Kentucky, 2012: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | Eastern Kentucky |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Reese | Miami (OH), 2010: defensive coordinator | |
| Marquel Blackwell | Western Kentucky, 2012: running backs coach | |
| Nick Sheridan | Western Kentucky, 2012: passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.