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Charlie Bailey

Charlie Bailey held UTEP at Regional Program V for 7 seasons.

The journeyman
31–73
1986–1999 · 2 stints
MemphisUTEP
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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 careerMEMPHISUTEPRegional Programthe building-block levelMemphis, 1986: 1-10, Regional Program II1986Memphis, 1987: 5-5, Regional Program II1987Memphis, 1988: 6-5, Regional Program II1988-2.7UTEP, 1993: 0-5, Regional Program V1993UTEP, 1994: 3-7, Regional Program V1994UTEP, 1995: 2-10, Regional Program V1995UTEP, 1996: 2-9, Regional Program V1996UTEP, 1997: 4-7, Regional Program V1997UTEP, 1998: 3-8, Regional Program V1998UTEP, 1999: 5-7, Regional Program V1999-3.7One 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).

Memphis, 3 seasons
−2.7
Regional Program II → Regional Program II.
UTEP, 7 seasons
−3.7
Regional Program V → Regional Program V.

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.

1–2 against his rivals. Just 1–4 against Dennis Franchione.

Rivalry record
1–2
33.3% · 1 rival
One-score games
15–17–1
45.5% · margin ≤8
vs. Blue Blood or better
1–1
50.0%
Rivalry ledger
Ole Miss1–233%
The toughest matchupNemesis
vs. Dennis Franchione1–4
5 meetings, 1994–1999
’94 L’95 W’96 L’97 L’99 L
Performance by opponent class
Blue Blood
1–1 50.0%
Power Program
2–12 14.3%
National Program
4–20 16.7%
Regional Program
21–34 38.2%

Coaching career

1993–1999
UTEPcaretaker
Regional Program V → Regional Program V
Charlie Bailey held UTEP at Regional Program V for 7 seasons.

15th-best UTEP tenure of 20 by the numbers.

Succeeded by Gary Nord (2000–2003).

6 NFL Draft picks: Ed Bunn (1993), Barron Wortham (1994), David Terrell (1998), Paul Smith (2000), Brian Young (2000), Leif Larsen (2000)

19–53
1986–1988
Memphiscaretaker
Regional Program I → Regional Program II
Charlie Bailey slid Memphis from Regional Program I to Regional Program II in 3 seasons.

13th-best Memphis tenure of 15 by the numbers.

Followed Rey Dempsey (1984–1985) · succeeded by Chuck Stobart (1989–1994).

5 NFL Draft picks: Jeff Walker (1986), Tim Harris (1986), Gary Hunt (1986), David Brandon (1987), Mike Nettles (1989)

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