Now
Career arc
Bowls and playoffs: 4-1
1990Gator BowlW 35-3
1991Rose BowlL 14-34
1992Rose BowlW 38-31
1993Hall of Fame BowlW 42-7
1994Holiday BowlW 24-14Stats
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.
1-1 against his rivals at Illinois. Winless in 3 tries against Bo Schembechler.
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.
8-5 against his rivals at Michigan. Just 1-2 against Barry Alvarez.
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.
9-6 against his rivals. Winless in 3 tries against Bo Schembechler.
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 (1990-1994) 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. 7 went in the first round.
At least 18 — his 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | R1.17 | Tyrone Wheatley | Running Back |  New York Giants | Estimated |
| 1995 | R1.23 | Ty Law | Defensive Back |  New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1995 | R1.31 | Trezelle Jenkins | Offensive Tackle |  Kansas City Chiefs | Estimated |
| 1995 | R2.13 | Todd Collins | Quarterback |  Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1995 | R5.04 | Matt Dyson | Linebacker |  Oakland Raiders | Estimated |
| 1994 | R1.29 | Derrick Alexander | Wide Receiver |  Cleveland Browns | Estimated |
| 1993 | R1.14 | Steve Everitt | Center | Cleveland Browns | Estimated |
| 1993 | R2.08 | Tony McGee | Tight End |  Cincinnati Bengals | Estimated |
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R3.08 | Joe Cocozzo | Offensive Guard |  San Diego Chargers | Estimated |
| 1993 | R4.26 | Corwin Brown | Defensive Back | New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1992 | R1.04 | Desmond Howard | Wide Receiver |  Washington Redskins | Estimated |
| 1992 | R2.04 | Greg Skrepenak | Offensive Tackle |  Los Angeles Raiders | Estimated |
| 1992 | R4.17 | Mike Evans | Defensive End | Kansas City Chiefs | Estimated |
| 1992 | R7.18 | Erick Anderson | Linebacker | Kansas City Chiefs | Estimated |
| 1991 | R1.27 | Jarrod Bunch | Running Back | New York Giants | Estimated |
| 1991 | R5.01 | Jon Vaughn | Running Back | New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1991 | R6.01 | David Key | Defensive Back | New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1991 | R7.13 | Tripp WeLBorne | Defensive Back |  Minnesota Vikings | 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.
Inheritor inherited a power and neither built it higher nor let it collapse · Steady no large move in either direction on our stature ladder
8th-best Michigan tenure of 13 by the numbers.
Followed Bo Schembechler (1969–1989) · succeeded by Lloyd Carr (1995–2007).
| Season | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||
| Record | 9-3 | 10-2 | 9-0-3 | 8-4 | 8-4 | |
| Postseason | W bowl | L bowl | W bowl | W bowl | W 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 | — | — | — | — | — | |
14th-best Illinois tenure of 16 by the numbers.
Followed Bob Blackman (1971–1976) · succeeded by Mike White (1980–1987).
2 NFL Draft picks: Derwin Tucker (1979), John Sullivan (1979)
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
+-0.0 pts at Michigan · #684 of 1290 · middle half