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Denny Myers

Followed Frank Leahy. Denny Myers held Boston College at Power Program III for 7 seasons.

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1941–1950 · 1 stint
Boston College
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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 careerBOSTON COLLEGEPower Programperennial contenderNational Programrespectable, streakyBoston College, 1941: 7-3, Power Program III1941Boston College, 1942: 8-2, Power Program III1942Boston College, 1946: 6-3, National Program I1946Boston College, 1947: 5-4, National Program I1947Boston College, 1948: 5-2, National Program I1948Boston College, 1949: 4-4, National Program I1949Boston College, 1950: 0-9, National Program II1950-7.4One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached Power Program in his 1st career season — faster than 57% of the 395 FBS coaches who have ever reached Power Program (rank #1 of 395 by seasons-to-arrival).

Boston College, 7 seasons
−7.4
Power Program III → 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.

Winless in 3 tries against John Vaught.

One-score games
10–6–2
55.6% · margin ≤8
vs. Blue Blood or better
0–1
0.0%
The toughest matchup
vs. John Vaught0–2–1
3 meetings, 1948–1950
’48 L’49 T’50 L
0% win rate across a real, 3-meeting series — short of the bar this site uses before badging a series “Nemesis.” Shown here as the toughest matchup on record, not an algorithmic crown.
Performance by opponent class
Blue Blood
0–1 0.0%
Power Program
1–9 10.0%
National Program
15–8 65.2%
Regional Program
6–1 85.7%

Coaching career

1941–1950
Boston Collegecaretaker
Power Program III → Power Program III
Denny Myers held Boston College at Power Program III for 7 seasons.

1st-best Boston College tenure of 18 by the numbers.

Followed Frank Leahy (1939–1940) · succeeded by Mike Holovak (1951–1959).

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