Vance Bedford

Vance Juano Bedford (born August 20, 1958) is an American football coach currently serving as defensive coordinator at the University of Louisville. He has most recently served as defensive back coach at the University of Florida under Urban Meyer. He previously served as defensive backs coach under Lloyd Carr at the University of Michigan. He served in that same position for six seasons with the Chicago Bears, and also served two seasons as defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State University-Stillwater.

Bedford was born in Beaumont, Texas. He is a 1984 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He also played for the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals in 1982.