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Andy Gustafson

Followed Jack Harding. Andy Gustafson raised Miami from Regional Program I to Power Program III.

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1948–1963 · 1 stint
Miami
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Career arc

His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.

Stature score reached, by season of his head-coaching careerMIAMIPower Programperennial contenderNational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelMiami, 1948: 4-6, Regional Program I1948Miami, 1949: 6-3, Regional Program IMiami, 1950: 9-1, National Program IIIMiami, 1951: 8-3, National Program IIMiami, 1952: 4-7, National Program IIMiami, 1953: 4-5, National Program IIIMiami, 1954: 8-1, National Program IIMiami, 1955: 6-3, National Program IMiami, 1956: 8-1, Power Program IIIMiami, 1957: 5-4, Power Program IIIMiami, 1958: 2-8, National Program IMiami, 1959: 6-4, National Program IMiami, 1960: 6-4, National Program IMiami, 1961: 7-4, National Program IMiami, 1962: 7-4, National Program IMiami, 1963: 3-7, National Program II1963+19.0One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached Power Program in his 9th career season — faster than 10% of the 395 FBS coaches who have ever reached Power Program (rank #332 of 395 by seasons-to-arrival).

Miami, 16 seasons
+19.0
Regional Program I → National Program II.

The big-game ledger

How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.

9–2 against his rivals. Just 1–4 against Jim Tatum.

Rivalry record
9–2
81.8% · 2 rivals
One-score games
32–19–2
60.4% · margin ≤8
vs. Blue Blood or better
3–8
27.3%
Rivalry ledger
Florida State8–280%
Virginia Tech1–0100%
The toughest matchupNemesis
vs. Jim Tatum1–4
5 meetings, 1948–1957
’48 L’49 L’53 L’54 W’57 L
Performance by opponent class
Blue Blood
3–8 27.3%
Power Program
17–21 44.7%
National Program
31–25 55.4%
Regional Program
22–9 71.0%

Coaching career

1948–1963
Miamibuilder
Regional Program I → Power Program III
Andy Gustafson raised Miami from Regional Program I to Power Program III.

13th-best Miami tenure of 20 by the numbers.

Followed Jack Harding (1937–1947) · succeeded by Charlie Tate (1964–1970).

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