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Chuck Amato

Followed Mike O'Cain. Chuck Amato moved NC State from National Program II to National Program I in 7 seasons.

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2000–2006 · 1 stint
NC State
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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 careerNC STATEPower Programperennial contenderNational Programrespectable, streakyNC State, 2000: 8-4, National Program II2000NC State, 2001: 7-5, National Program II2001NC State, 2002: 11-3, National Program II2002NC State, 2003: 8-5, National Program I2003NC State, 2004: 5-6, National Program I2004NC State, 2005: 7-5, National Program I2005NC State, 2006: 3-9, National Program I2006+9.7One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached National Program in his 1st career season — faster than 41% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #1 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

NC State, 7 seasons
+9.7
National Program II → National Program I.

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.

4–5 against his rivals. Just 1–4 against Chan Gailey.

Rivalry record
4–5
44.4% · 2 rivals
One-score games
19–27
41.3% · margin ≤8
vs. Blue Blood or better
4–6
40.0%
Rivalry ledger
North Carolina3–443%
East Carolina1–150%
The toughest matchupNemesis
vs. Chan Gailey1–4
5 meetings, 2002–2006
’02 L’03 L’04 L’05 W’06 L
Performance by opponent class
Blue Blood
4–6 40.0%
Power Program
3–3 50.0%
National Program
15–23 39.5%
Regional Program
20–5 80.0%

Coaching career

2000–2006
NC Statecaretaker
National Program II → National Program I
Chuck Amato moved NC State from National Program II to National Program I in 7 seasons.

2nd-best NC State tenure of 15 by the numbers.

Followed Mike O'Cain (1993–1999) · succeeded by Tom O'Brien (2007–2012).

23 NFL Draft picks: Lloyd Harrison (2000), Tony Scott (2000), Koren Robinson (2001), Adrian Wilson (2001), Levar Fisher (2002), Brian Williams (2002), Terrence Holt (2003), Scott Kooistra (2003) + 15 more

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