Derek Mason
Mason being interviewed at the 2016 Vanderbilt football spring game
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Vanderbilt |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 13–24 |
| Annual salary | $2 Million |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Alma mater | Northern Arizona University |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1992 | Northern Arizona |
| Position(s) | Cornerback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994 | Mesa CC (WR) |
| 1995–1996 | Weber State (WR) |
| 1997–1998 | Idaho State (RB) |
| 1999–2001 | Bucknell (DB) |
| 2002 | Utah (WR/ST) |
| 2003 | St. Mary's (AHC/Co-DC) |
| 2004 | New Mexico State (WR) |
| 2005–2006 | Ohio (WR) |
| 2007–2009 | Minnesota Vikings (Asst. DB) |
| 2010 | Stanford (DB) |
| 2011 | Stanford (AHC/Co-DC/DB) |
| 2012–2013 | Stanford (AHC/DC) |
| 2014–present | Vanderbilt |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 13–24 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
Derek Mason is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Vanderbilt University.
Mason attended Camelback High School in Phoenix, Arizona. After graduating from high school, he attended Northern Arizona University from 1989 to 1992, where he was a four-year letterman and two-year starter at cornerback.
After his playing career ended, Mason coached college football at Mesa Community College, Weber State, Bucknell, Utah, St. Mary's, New Mexico State, and Ohio. From 2007 to 2009, he coached defensive backs for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL under Brad Childress, who had been one of his coaches at Northern Arizona.
In 2010, Mason was hired as defensive backs coach on Jim Harbaugh's staff at Stanford. In 2011, Mason was promoted to associate head coach and co-defensive coordinator under new head coach David Shaw. In 2012, Mason became the sole defensive coordinator for the Cardinal and was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the top assistant coach in college football. In 2013, the defensive coordinator position was endowed and named the Willie Shaw Director of Defense.
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