Woody Widenhofer

Coaching Record

Years Coached	Record	Win %	Playoff record	Playoff win %
17	158-96-1	62.16%	15-7	68.18%

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Biography

Career Summary

Woody Widenhofer was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1973 to 1994, finishing his career as the linebackers coach of the Cleveland Browns. Over his seventeen years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of 158-96-1.

Playing Career

Widenhofer played linebacker while at college.

Personal Information

Widenhofer was born on Wednesday, January 20, 1943 in Butler, Pennsylvania. He died on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at the age of 77.

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History

Year	Position	Record	Playoff record
1994 Cleveland Browns	Linebackers Coach	11-5-0	1-1
1993 Cleveland Browns	Linebackers Coach	7-9-0	0-0
1992 Detroit Lions	Defensive Coordinator	5-11-0	0-0
1991 Detroit Lions	Defensive Coordinator	12-4-0	1-1
1990 Detroit Lions	Defensive Coordinator	6-10-0	0-0
1989 Detroit Lions	Defensive Coordinator	7-9-0	0-0
1983 Pittsburgh Steelers	Assistant Head Coach	10-6-0	0-1
1982 Pittsburgh Steelers	Assistant Head Coach	6-3-0	0-1
1981 Pittsburgh Steelers	Defensive Coordinator	8-8-0	0-0
1980 Pittsburgh Steelers	Defensive Coordinator	9-7-0	0-0
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers	Defensive Coordinator	12-4-0	3-0
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers	Linebackers Coach / Defensive Backs Coach	14-2-0	3-0
1977 Pittsburgh Steelers	Linebackers Coach	9-5-0	0-1
1976 Pittsburgh Steelers	Linebackers Coach	10-4-0	1-1
1975 Pittsburgh Steelers	Linebackers Coach	12-2-0	3-0
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers	Linebackers Coach	10-3-1	3-0
1973 Pittsburgh Steelers	Linebackers Coach	10-4-0	0-1

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Coach history guide

Seasons with a championship win

Seasons with a conference championship

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