Now
Career arc
Bowls and playoffs: 2-4
1986Peach BowlL 24-25
1988Peach BowlW 28-23
1989Copper BowlL 10-17USM1990All-American BowlW 31-27
1991Peach BowlL 34-37
1992Gator BowlL 10-27
Stats
Big games
Pick a job to see its years on their own.
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.
Nobody he faced three or more times there has a winning record against him.
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.
7-3 against his rivals at NC State. Just 1-6 against George Welsh.
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.
7-3 against his rivals. Just 1-6 against George Welsh.
Building the roster
Two numbers on how he actually stocks a roster, from signing day to draft day.
Roster ownership
Roster ownership
This coach's entire tenure (1986-1992) 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.
The NFL pipeline
The NFL pipeline
players drafted into the NFL off his teams here (a floor — see the note below). None can be traced to who brought them in — there’s no roster record for these players here. 2 went in the first round.
At least 16 — the draft class following his 1987 season is missing from this table entirely; and his 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 seasons predate the modern 7-round draft, so this table’s pre-1994 pick counts are a floor, not a full count, for those seasons.
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R3.21 | Mike Reid | Defensive Back |  Philadelphia Eagles | Estimated |
| 1993 | R5.27 | Sebastian Savage | Defensive Back |  Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1993 | R7.23 | David Merritt | Linebacker |  Miami Dolphins | Estimated |
| 1992 | R4.05 | Mark Thomas | Defensive End |  San Francisco 49ers | Estimated |
| 1992 | R4.10 | Charles Davenport | Wide Receiver |  Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
| 1992 | R5.22 | Todd Harrison | Tight End |  Chicago Bears | Estimated |
| 1991 | R2.05 | Mike Jones | Defensive End |  Phoenix Cardinals | Estimated |
| 1991 | R2.21 | Jesse Campbell | Defensive Back | Philadelphia Eagles | Estimated |
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | R4.22 | Joe Johnson | Defensive Back | Chicago Bears | Estimated |
| 1991 | R7.17 | Fernandus Vinson | Defensive Back |  Cincinnati Bengals | Estimated |
| 1990 | R1.10 | Ray Agnew | Defensive End | New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1990 | R3.22 | Bobby Houston | Linebacker |  Green Bay Packers | Estimated |
| 1989 | R2.05 | Danny Peebles | Wide Receiver |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Estimated |
| 1989 | R3.04 | Naz Worthen | Wide Receiver |  Kansas City Chiefs | Estimated |
| 1987 | R1.20 | Haywood Jeffires | Wide Receiver |  Houston Oilers | Estimated |
| 1987 | R5.03 | Nelson Jones | Defensive Back |  San Diego Chargers | Estimated |
A pick counts toward his tenure when the player’s final college season was one he coached, a checkable rule rather than a claim about who developed the player. A blank note means the player is on a verified roster and arrived on his watch. “Estimated” means no roster record, so the final season is assumed to be the year before the draft.
Career
Coaching career
The arc of his career is on Now.
Steady no large move in either direction on our stature ladder
6th-best NC State tenure of 15 by the numbers.
Followed Tom Reed (1983–1985) · succeeded by Mike O'Cain (1993–1999).
| Season | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||||
| Record | 8-3-1 | 4-7 | 8-3-1 | 7-5 | 7-5 | 9-3 | 9-3-1 | |
| Postseason | L bowl | — | W bowl | L bowl | W bowl | L bowl | L bowl | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||||
| Offense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Defense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | ||||||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1st-best Furman tenure of 3 by the numbers.
Followed Art Baker (1973–1977).
All-time wins
Wins at programs this site tracks, 1936–present — one consistent count for every coach, not each program’s own historically reported total.
3rd all-time at NC State
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
+10.7 pts at Furman · #198 of 1290 · top quarter