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Vanderbilt Football Coaches
Career records, seasons, ranked finishes, quality scores, and profile links for coaches connected to Vanderbilt.
- Indexed coaches
- 23
- Coach seasons
- 218
- Wins leader
- Dan McGugin
Coach record table
Sorted by career wins among coaches with at least one indexed game and one indexed season.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Top-10 Finishes | Peak SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan McGugin Longevity Coach | 1904-1934 · 30 seasons | 197-55-19 | 76.2% | 0 | 25.4 |
| Ray Morrison Longevity Coach | 1916-1948 · 29 seasons | 142-99-33 | 57.9% | 0 | 25.4 |
| James Franklin Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 2011-2025 · 15 seasons | 132-63 | 67.7% | 5 | 25.6 |
| Red Sanders Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1940-1957 · 15 seasons | 102-41-3 | 70.9% | 4 | 24.7 |
| Arthur Guepe Longevity Coach | 1946-1962 · 17 seasons | 86-71-9 | 54.5% | 0 | 17.0 |
| Watson Brown Longevity Coach, Journeyman | 1983-2006 · 19 seasons | 75-137-1 | 35.4% | 0 | 0.0 |
| Steve Sloan Longevity Coach, Journeyman | 1973-1986 · 14 seasons | 68-86-3 | 44.3% | 0 | 15.9 |
| Gerry DiNardo Longevity Coach, Offense-First | 1991-2004 · 12 seasons | 59-77-1 | 43.4% | 0 | 16.2 |
| Fred Pancoast Defense-First | 1972-1978 · 7 seasons | 33-43-1 | 43.5% | 0 | 5.8 |
| Derek Mason Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 2014-2025 · 9 seasons | 33-73 | 31.1% | 0 | 9.9 |
| Bobby Johnson Defense-First | 2002-2009 · 8 seasons | 29-66 | 30.5% | 0 | 4.4 |
| Woody Widenhofer Longevity Coach | 1985-2001 · 9 seasons | 27-71-1 | 27.8% | 0 | 4.3 |
| Clark Lea Volatile Builder, Offense-First | 2021-2025 · 5 seasons | 26-36 | 41.9% | 0 | 16.0 |
| George MacIntyre Offense-First | 1979-1985 · 7 seasons | 25-52-1 | 32.7% | 0 | 8.7 |
| Bill Pace Defense-First | 1967-1972 · 6 seasons | 22-38-3 | 37.3% | 0 | 5.4 |
| Bill Edwards Balanced | 1949-1952 · 4 seasons | 21-19-2 | 52.4% | 0 | 7.9 |
| Ron Dowhower Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 1979-1996 · 3 seasons | 9-23-1 | 28.8% | 0 | 6.7 |
| WH Watkins Balanced | 1902-1902 · 1 seasons | 8-1 | 88.9% | 0 | 4.4 |
| Jack Green Balanced | 1963-1966 · 4 seasons | 7-29-4 | 22.5% | 0 | 1.9 |
| JH Henry Balanced | 1903-1903 · 1 seasons | 6-1-1 | 81.3% | 0 | 3.4 |
| Doby Bartling Balanced | 1945-1945 · 1 seasons | 3-6 | 33.3% | 0 | -5.6 |
| Robbie Caldwell Defense-First | 2010-2010 · 1 seasons | 2-10 | 16.7% | 0 | -11.0 |
| Todd Fitch Defense-First | 2020-2020 · 1 seasons | 0-1 | 0.0% | 0 | -14.4 |