Lorenzo Ward
Lorenzo Ward went 0–2 as a head coach, 2018, at Louisville. Share
- Record
- 0–2 career
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Apr 26, 1967
- Alma mater
- Alabama 1991
- Best season
- 2018 2–10
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Louisville interim, remainder of season | 0–2 | 7th |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Conference games | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| At home | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
His own two games on file, 2018, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kentuckyseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| NC Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Alabama | Graduate assistant | |
| 1994–98 | Chattanooga | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1999–2005 | Virginia Tech | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2006–07 | Oakland Raiders NFL | Special teams coach and assistant defensive backs | |
| 2008 | Arkansas | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2009–10 | South Carolina | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2011 | South Carolina | Cornerbacks coach | |
| 2012–15 | South Carolina | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2016 | Fresno State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2017–18 | Louisville | Assistant head coach and defensive backs coach | |
| 2018 | Louisville | Interim head coach | |
| 2019–23 | Chattanooga | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2024–present | Clemson | Special assistant |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Gene StallingsAlabama
- Buddy GreenChattanooga
- Frank BeamerVirginia Tech
- Lane KiffinOakland Raiders
- Bobby PetrinoArkansas, Louisville
- Steve SpurrierSouth Carolina
- Shawn ElliottSouth Carolina
- Tim DeRuyterFresno State
- Eric KiesauFresno State
- Dabo SwinneyClemson
Assistants who became head coaches
- Brian VanGorderWayne State (MI), Georgia Southern
- Nick PetrinoMissouri State
- Ryan BeardMissouri State, Coastal Carolina
Worked under (10)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Stallings | Alabama | 1991 | Graduate assistant | |
| Buddy Green | Chattanooga | 1994–98 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Frank Beamer | Virginia Tech | 1999–2005 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Lane Kiffin | Oakland Raiders NFL | 2007 | Special teams coach and assistant defensive backs | |
| Bobby Petrino | Arkansas | 2008 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Steve Spurrier | South Carolina | 2009–15 | 2009–10: defensive backs coach; 2011: cornerbacks coach; 2012–15: defensive coordinator | |
| Shawn Elliott | South Carolina | 2015 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Tim DeRuyter | Fresno State | 2016 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Eric Kiesau | Fresno State | 2016 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Bobby Petrino | Louisville | 2017–18 | Assistant head coach and defensive backs coach | |
| Dabo Swinney | Clemson | 2024–26 | Special assistant |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian VanGorder | Louisville, 2018: defensive coordinator | Wayne State (MI), Georgia Southern | |
| Nick Petrino | Louisville, 2018: quarterbacks coach | Missouri State | |
| Ryan Beard | Louisville, 2018: assistant coach | Missouri State, Coastal Carolina |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Grady Brown | Louisville, 2018: cornerbacks coach | |
| Kolby Smith | Louisville, 2018: running backs coach | |
| Lonnie Galloway | Louisville, 2018: co-offensive coordinator | |
| Mike Summers | Louisville, 2018: co-offensive coordinator |
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.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Fresno State | defensive coordinator | $86,892 USA Today | |
| 2015 | South Carolina | co-defensive coordinatorbonuses up to $130,555 | $752,400 USA Today | |
| 2014 | South Carolina | defensive coordinatorbonuses up to $130,555 | $755,450 USA Today |
USA Today’s coaches salary database (2014–17, from public-records requests to the schools; Rachel Ehlers’ copy): the season’s contract pay, school pay plus outside money, before bonuses.
Pay of public employees in their public job only: head coaches, and assistants in the seasons our records name them a coordinator, at public universities.