Now
Career arc
Stats
Big games
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.
4-4 against his rivals. Winless in 4 tries against Abe Martin.
Building the roster
One numbers on how he actually stocks a roster, from signing day to draft day.
Roster ownership
Roster ownership
This coach's entire tenure (1954-1957) predates 2021, when transfer-portal tracking begins in this database. Portal usage cannot be measured for this tenure at all -- this is not the same as '0% portal'.
“His own” means the player arrived while he was head coach; “inherited” means a predecessor brought him in.
Career
Coaching career
The arc of his career is on Now.
Steady no large move in either direction on our stature ladder
12th-best Kansas tenure of 21 by the numbers.
Followed Jules Sikes (1948–1953) · succeeded by Jack Mitchell (1958–1966).
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
-12.5 pts at Kansas · #1257 of 1290 · bottom quarter