Bob Sanders
Defensive Assistant at App State since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 46
- First season
- 1976
- Teams
- 14
Career
21 stints
1970s
- 1976–1978Southwest Onslow HS (NC)Defensive Coordinator
- 1979Georgia TechAssistant Defensive Line
1980s
- 1980–1982East CarolinaDefensive LineLinebackers
- 1983–1984RichmondLinebackers
- 1985–1988DukeOutside LinebackersDefensive Ends
- 1989DukeCo-Defensive CoordinatorOutside Linebackers
1990s
2000s
- 2000FloridaLinebackers
- 2001–2004Miami DolphinsLinebackers
- 2005Green Bay PackersDefensive Ends
- 2006–2008Green Bay PackersDefensive Coordinator
- 2009Buffalo BillsDefensive Line
2010s
- 2010–2011Buffalo BillsOutside Linebackers
- 2012Buffalo BillsLinebackers
- 2013–2014Oakland RaidersLinebackers
- 2015–2017Arizona CardinalsLinebackers
- 2019Orlando ApollosDefensive Coordinator
2020s
- 2022Tampa Bay BuccaneersOutside Linebackers
- 2025–presentApp StateDefensive Assistant
Coaching tree
14 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
16
- 2025–2026Dowell LoggainsCoached under · App State
- 2019Steve SpurrierCoached under · Orlando Apollos
- 2015–2017Bruce AriansCoached under · Arizona Cardinals
- 2010–2012Chan GaileyCoached under · Buffalo Bills
- 2006–2008Jimmy RobinsonCoached under · Green Bay Packers
- 2006–2008Mike McCarthyCoached under · Green Bay Packers
- 2005Mike ShermanCoached under · Green Bay Packers
- 2004Jim BatesCoached under · Miami Dolphins
- 2001–2004Dave WannstedtCoached under · Miami Dolphins
- 1996–1998Aubrey HillCoached under · Florida
- 1990–2000Steve SpurrierCoached under · Florida
- 1987–1989Steve SpurrierCoached under · Duke
- 1985–1986Steve SloanCoached under · Duke
- 1983–1984Dal ShealyCoached under · Richmond
- 1980–1982Ed EmoryCoached under · East Carolina
1 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
14
- 2015Sal SunseriSucceeded by · Oakland Raiders
- 2013Jim O'NeilSucceeded by · Buffalo Bills
- 2010Giff SmithSucceeded by · Buffalo Bills
- 2009Bill KollarSucceeded · Buffalo Bills
- 2009Dom CapersSucceeded by · Green Bay Packers
- 2006Jim BatesSucceeded · Green Bay Packers
- 2001Jerry OdomSucceeded by · Florida
- 2001Randy ShannonSucceeded · Miami Dolphins
- 1994Charlie StrongSucceeded · Florida
- 1991Charlie StrongSucceeded by · Florida
- 1991Dale JonesSucceeded · Florida
- 1991Jim BatesSucceeded · Florida
- 1991Jim WeaverSucceeded · Florida
- 1980Rod BroadwaySucceeded · East Carolina
Tenure
46 seasons
- FloridaPosition coach · 1990–200011
- Buffalo BillsPosition coach · 2009–20124
- Miami DolphinsPosition coach · 2001–20044
- DukePosition coach · 1985–19884
- Arizona CardinalsPosition coach · 2015–20173
- Green Bay PackersCoordinator · 2006–20083
- East CarolinaPosition coach · 1980–19823
- Southwest Onslow HS (NC)Coordinator · 1976–19783
- App StateAnalyst · 2025–2026 · current2
- Oakland RaidersPosition coach · 2013–20142
- RichmondPosition coach · 1983–19842
- Tampa Bay BuccaneersPosition coach · 20221
- Orlando ApollosCoordinator · 20191
- Green Bay PackersPosition coach · 20051
- DukeCoordinator · 19891
- Georgia TechPosition coach · 19791
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Bob Sanders. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.