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Augie Tammariello

Followed Russ Faulkinberry. Augie Tammariello moved Louisiana from Regional Program III to Regional Program II in 6 seasons.

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1974–1979 · 1 stint
Louisiana
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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 careerLOUISIANARegional Programthe building-block levelLouisiana, 1974: 2-9, Regional Program III1974Louisiana, 1975: 6-5, Regional Program IV1975Louisiana, 1976: 9-2, Regional Program III1976Louisiana, 1977: 6-4, Regional Program II1977Louisiana, 1978: 3-8, Regional Program II1978Louisiana, 1979: 4-7, Regional Program III1979+1.3One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached Regional Program in his 1st career season — faster than 20% of the 925 FBS coaches who have ever reached Regional Program (rank #1 of 925 by seasons-to-arrival).

Louisiana, 6 seasons
+1.3
Regional Program III → Regional Program III.

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.

2–0 against his rivals. Just 1–4 against Bill Davidson.

Rivalry record
2–0
100.0% · 1 rival
One-score games
7–8–1
43.8% · margin ≤8
Rivalry ledger
UL Monroe2–0100%
The toughest matchupNemesis
vs. Bill Davidson1–4
5 meetings, 1974–1978
’74 L’75 L’76 W’77 L’78 L
Performance by opponent class
National Program
7–10 41.2%
Regional Program
10–7 58.8%

Coaching career

1974–1979
Louisianacaretaker
Regional Program III → Regional Program II
Augie Tammariello moved Louisiana from Regional Program III to Regional Program II in 6 seasons.

3rd-best Louisiana tenure of 9 by the numbers.

Followed Russ Faulkinberry (1973–1973) · succeeded by Sam Robertson (1980–1985).

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