Woody Widenhofer
Woody Widenhofer went 27–71–1 as a head coach, 1985–2001, at Missouri and Vanderbilt. Share
- Record
- 27–71–1 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1987 5–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Missouri | 1–10 | T–7th | |||
| 1986 | Missouri | 3–8 | 6th | |||
| 1987 | Missouri | 5–6 | 5th | |||
| 1988 | Missouri | 3–7–1 | 6th | |||
| 1989–96: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1997 | Vanderbilt | 3–8 | 6th (Eastern) | |||
| 1998 | Vanderbilt | 2–9 | 5th (Eastern) | |||
| 1999 | Vanderbilt | 5–6 | 5th (Eastern) | |||
| 2000 | Vanderbilt | 3–8 | 5th (Eastern) | |||
| 2001 | Vanderbilt | 2–9 | 6th (Eastern) | |||
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.
Players he coached
John ClayConsensus All‑American, 1986
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 34 | 0–34 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 18 | 0–18 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 42 | 10–32 | 24% |
| Conference games | 68 | 12–56 | 18% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 35 | 10–24–1 | 30% |
| At home | 55 | 15–39–1 | 28% |
| On the road | 43 | 12–31 | 28% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 26 | 17–9 | 65% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 73 | 10–62–1 | 14% |
His own 99 games on file, 1985–2001, 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.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Fulmer 1997–2001 | 0–5 | Tennessee | 5 | |
| Steve Spurrier 1997–2001 | 0–5 | Florida | 5 | |
| Hal Mumme 1997–2000 | 1–3 | Kentucky | 4 | |
| Barry Switzer 1985–1988 | 0–4 | Oklahoma | 4 | |
| Bill Mallory 1985–1988 | 0–3–1 | Indiana | 4 | |
| Bill McCartney 1985–1988 | 0–4 | Colorado | 4 | |
| Pat Jones 1985–1988 | 0–4 | Oklahoma State | 4 | |
| Tom Osborne 1985–1988 | 0–4 | Nebraska | 4 | |
| Jim Donnan 1997–2000 | 0–4 | Georgia | 4 | |
| Mike DuBose 1997–2000 | 0–4 | Alabama | 4 |
Woody Widenhofer’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolinaseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Kentuckyseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Ole Missseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Floridaseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Georgiaseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Alabamaseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Tennesseeseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Dukeseries | 4 | 4–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–70 | Michigan State | Defensive line coach | |
| 1971 | Eastern Michigan | Linebackers coach | |
| 1972 | Minnesota | Linebackers coach | |
| 1973–78 | Pittsburgh Steelers NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 1979–83 | Pittsburgh Steelers NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1984 | Oklahoma Outlaws USFL | Head coach | |
| 1985–88 | Missouri | Head coach | |
| 1989–92 | Detroit Lions NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1993–94 | Cleveland Browns NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 1995–96 | Vanderbilt | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1997–2001 | Vanderbilt | Head coach | |
| 2003–04 | Southeastern Louisiana | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2005–07 | New Mexico State | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Duffy DaughertyMichigan State
- Cal StollMinnesota
- Bill BelichickCleveland Browns
- Ron DowhowerVanderbilt
- Hal MummeSE Louisiana, New Mexico State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jim JohnsonMissouri Southern
- Jim McKinleyCentral State, North Carolina A&T, Prairie View A&M
- Ralph StaubCincinnati
- Wright AndersonElon
- Jerry PartridgeMissouri Western, Northwestern Oklahoma State
- Tim BillingsSouthern Miss, Southeast Missouri State
- Herb PaterraCharlotte Hornets
- Ted CainVMI
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duffy Daugherty | Michigan State | 1969–70 | Defensive line coach | |
| Cal Stoll | Minnesota | 1972 | Linebackers coach | |
| Bill Belichick | Cleveland Browns NFL | 1993–94 | Linebackers coach | |
| Ron Dowhower | Vanderbilt | 1995–96 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Hal Mumme | SE Louisiana | 2003–04 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Hal Mumme | New Mexico State | 2005–07 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (8)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Johnson | Oklahoma Outlaws, 1984: defensive coordinator | Missouri Southern | |
| Jim McKinley | Oklahoma Outlaws, 1984: defensive line coach; Missouri, 1985–86: defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach | Central State, North Carolina A&T, Prairie View A&M | |
| Ralph Staub | Oklahoma Outlaws, 1984: assistant coach | Cincinnati | |
| Wright Anderson | Missouri, 1985–86: quarterbacks coach; 1987–88: offensive coordinator | Elon | |
| Jerry Partridge | Missouri, 1986–87: graduate assistant | Missouri Western, Northwestern Oklahoma State | |
| Tim Billings | Missouri, 1987–88: tight ends coach | Southern Miss, Southeast Missouri State | |
| Herb Paterra | Vanderbilt, 1999–2001: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Charlotte Hornets | |
| Ted Cain | Vanderbilt, 2001: offensive coordinator and tight ends coach | VMI |
Other assistants under him (7)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Meyers | Missouri, 1985–86: offensive coordinator | |
| Carl Reese | Missouri, 1986–88: defensive coordinator | |
| Ed Lambert | Vanderbilt, 1997: offensive coordinator | |
| Norm Parker | Vanderbilt, 1997–98: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Steve Crosby | Vanderbilt, 1998–2001: offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| Dino Folino | Vanderbilt, 1999: defensive coordinator | |
| Bill Laveroni | Vanderbilt, 2001: offensive line 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.