Barbour called a "great concern" the 48 percent graduation rate of football players at Cal who entered the school between 2002 and 2005; the rate was the lowest in the Pac-12. Tedford left Cal with the most bowl wins (5), conference wins (50), and games coached (139) in the school's history. He also tied Pappy Waldorf for most Big Game wins (7) against Stanford. During his tenure, Cal produced 40 players drafted by the NFL, including eight first-round picks. Tampa Bay Buccaneers On January 4, 2014, newly hired head coach Lovie Smith selected Tedford to become the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League, which was his first position on an NFL staff. Heart procedure Tedford was with the team throughout the offseason, including the NFL draft, summer training camp, and the beginning of the 2014 preseason. After the Bucs' third preseason game in August, Tedford had a coronary angioplasty in which two stents were placed in an artery near his heart. He returned to part-time duty about two weeks later, serving as an "extra pair of eyes" for the offensive staff. Quarterbacks coach Marcus Arroyo, who had come to the Bucs from Cal with Tedford, assumed control of the offense. Tedford planned to return to full-time duty in late September, but his health had not sufficiently improved, and on September 24, he and the team agreed that he should take an indefinite leave of absence. Meanwhile, the Bucs struggled to a 2-14 record, and their offense was ranked 30 out of 32 NFL teams. On December 5, 2014, the Buccaneers released Tedford from his contract, allowing to him to seek other coaching opportunities. In a press release, Tedford thanked Coach Smith and the Buccaneers organization for their support and declared that he was "healthy now and feeling great." BC Lions On December 19, 2014, Tedford was named the new head coach of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. Tedford got his first win as a CFL head coach on July 10, 2015, over the Saskatchewan Roughriders to lift BC to a record of 1-1. After week 6 the Lions remained at .500 with 3 wins and 3 losses. Under Tedford's leadership the Lions struggled in the last 2/3rds of the season losing 8 of the remaining 12 games. Despite only having a record of 7-11 the Lions qualified for the playoffs where