Dave Wannstedt
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- Seasons coached
- 39
- First season
- 1975
- Teams
- 9
Career
16 stints
1970s
- 1975–1978PittsburghGraduate Assistant
- 1976PittsburghGraduate Assistant
- 1977PittsburghAssistant Coach
- 1978PittsburghWide Receivers
- 1979–1982Oklahoma StateDefensive Line
1980s
- 1983–1985USCDefensive Line
- 1986MiamidcLinebackers
- 1987–1988MiamiDefensive CoordinatorLinebackers
- 1989–1992Dallas CowboysDefensive Coordinator
1990s
- 1993–1998Chicago BearsHead Coach
- 1999Miami DolphinsAssociate Head Coach
2000s
- 2000–2004Miami DolphinsHead Coach
- 2005–2010PittsburghHead Coach
2010s
- 2011–2012Buffalo BillsAssociate Head CoachLinebackers
- 2012Buffalo BillsDefensive Coordinator
- 2013Tampa Bay BuccaneersSpecial Teams Coordinator
Coaching tree
9 mentors, 58 protégés, 16 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
78
- 2013Greg SchianoCoached under · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- 2013Jeff HafleyCoached under · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- 2011–2012Chan GaileyCoached under · Buffalo Bills
- 2010Bernard Clark, Jr.Mentored · Pittsburgh
- 2010Eric ThatcherMentored · Pittsburgh
- 2010Luke GetsyMentored · Pittsburgh
- 2010Matt DudekMentored · Pittsburgh
- 2009Chad LeeMentored · Pittsburgh
- 2009–2010Frank Cignetti Jr.Mentored · Pittsburgh
- 2009Rod RutherfordMentored · Pittsburgh
- 2008–2009Bryan BossardMentored · Pittsburgh
- 2008Greg WilliamsMentored · Pittsburgh
- 2008–2009Joe TumpkinMentored · Pittsburgh
- 2008–2009Mike AntonoplosMentored · Pittsburgh
- 2008–2010Phil BennettMentored · Pittsburgh
63 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
33
- 2013Bob LigasheskySucceeded · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- 2013Mike PettineSucceeded by · Buffalo Bills
- 2011Todd GrahamSucceeded by · Pittsburgh
- 2010Phil BennettSucceeded by · Pittsburgh
- 2005Nick SabanSucceeded by · Miami Dolphins
- 2005Walt HarrisSucceeded · Pittsburgh
- 2004Jim BatesSucceeded by · Miami Dolphins
- 2000Jimmy JohnsonSucceeded · Miami Dolphins
- 1989Sonny LubickSucceeded by · Miami
- 1983George WalstadSucceeded by · Oklahoma State
- 1979Jerry LeithSucceeded by · Pittsburgh
- 1979Nick GasparatoSucceeded by · Pittsburgh
- 1979Nick RaponeSucceeded by · Pittsburgh
- 1979Pete JenkinsSucceeded · Oklahoma State
- 1978Alex KramerSucceeded by · Pittsburgh
18 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
39 seasons
- PittsburghHead coach · 2005–20106
- Chicago BearsHead coach · 1993–19986
- Miami DolphinsHead coach · 2000–20045
- Dallas CowboysCoordinator · 1989–19924
- Oklahoma StatePosition coach · 1979–19824
- PittsburghAnalyst · 1975–19784
- MiamiCoordinator · 1986–19883
- USCPosition coach · 1983–19853
- Buffalo BillsCoordinator · 2011–20122
- PittsburghPosition coach · 1977–19782
- Tampa Bay BuccaneersCoordinator · 20131
- Miami DolphinsCoordinator · 19991
Pipeline
8 of 15 coordinators
- 4 seasonsGreg Gattusounder at Pittsburgh 2005 · head coach at Albany2014
- 0 seasonsPhil Bennettunder at Pittsburgh 2008 · head coach at Pittsburgh2010
- 2 seasonsPaul Rhoadsunder at Pittsburgh 2005 · head coach at Iowa State2009
- 4 seasonsMarc Trestmanunder at Miami Dolphins 2004 · head coach at Montreal Alouettes2008
- 1 seasonCharlie Taaffeunder at Pittsburgh 2006 · head coach at Hamilton Tiger-Cats2007
- 0 seasonsJim Batesunder at Miami Dolphins 2000 · head coach at Miami Dolphins2004
- 1 seasonChan Gaileyunder at Miami Dolphins 2000 · head coach at Georgia Tech2002
- 1 seasonRon Turnerunder at Chicago Bears 1993 · head coach at Illinois1997
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Dave Wannstedt. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.