 He was promoted to defensive coordinator in 1979.By the time he left after the 1983 season, Widenhofer had won four Super Bowls and made the postseason nine times.He spent one year as head coach of the short-lived United States Football League team, the Oklahoma Outlaws, before landing an opportunity at his alma mater, bolstered by a much-remembered ad campaign that urged Tigers fans to "climb on Woody's Wagon".