Vance Bedford
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- Seasons coached
- 30
- First season
- 1985
- Teams
- 9
Career
14 stints
1980s
- 1985Forest Brook (TX) HSAssistant Coach
- 1986NavarroAssistant Coach
- 1987–1992Colorado StateDefensive Backs
1990s
- 1993–1994Oklahoma StateDefensive Backs
- 1995–1996MichiganAssistant Coach
- 1997MichiganDefensive Backs
- 1999–2004Chicago BearsDefensive Backs
2000s
- 2005Oklahoma StateDefensive Coordinator
- 2006Oklahoma StateAssistant Coach
- 2007MichiganDefensive Backs
- 2008–2009FloridaCornerbacks
2010s
- 2010–2013LouisvilleDefensive Coordinator
- 2014TexasDefensive CoordinatorDefensive Backs
- 2015TexasAssistant Coach
Coaching tree
11 mentors, 0 protégés, 0 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
Mentors
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
13
- 2014–2015Charlie StrongCoached under · Texas
- 2013Will SteinCoached under · Louisville
- 2011–2012Justin BurkeCoached under · Louisville
- 2010–2013Charlie StrongCoached under · Louisville
- 2008–2009Urban MeyerCoached under · Florida
- 2007Lloyd CarrCoached under · Michigan
- 2005–2006Mike GundyCoached under · Oklahoma State
- 2004Lovie SmithCoached under · Chicago Bears
- 1995–1996Brady HokeCoached under · Michigan
- 1995–1997Lloyd CarrCoached under · Michigan
- 1993–1994Pat JonesCoached under · Oklahoma State
- 1989–1992Earle BruceCoached under · Colorado State
- 1987–1988Leon FullerCoached under · Colorado State
Succeeded
35
- 2016Bednarik AwardSucceeded by · Texas
- 2016Bronko Nagurski TrophySucceeded by · Texas
- 2016Butkus AwardSucceeded by · Texas
- 2016Doak Walker AwardSucceeded by · Texas
- 2016Outland TrophySucceeded by · Texas
- 2016Walter Camp AwardSucceeded by · Texas
- 2015Brian Jean-MarySucceeded by · Texas
- 2015Brian Jean-MarySucceeded · Texas
- 2015Brick HaleySucceeded by · Texas
- 2015Chris VaughnSucceeded by · Texas
- 2015Chris VaughnSucceeded · Texas
- 2015Eman NaghaviSucceeded · Texas
- 2015Jay NorvellSucceeded · Texas
- 2015Jay NorvellSucceeded by · Texas
- 2015Jeff TraylorSucceeded by · Texas
20 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
30 seasons
- Chicago BearsPosition coach · 1999–20046
- Colorado StatePosition coach · 1987–19926
- LouisvilleCoordinator · 2010–20134
- MichiganPosition coach · 1995–20074
- Oklahoma StatePosition coach · 1993–20063
- FloridaPosition coach · 2008–20092
- TexasPosition coach · 20151
- TexasCoordinator · 20141
- Oklahoma StateCoordinator · 20051
- NavarroPosition coach · 19861
- Forest Brook (TX) HSPosition coach · 19851
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Vance Bedford. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.