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Career arc
Bowls and playoffs: 5-10
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1978Holiday BowlW 23-16
1980Garden State BowlL 0-35
1981Liberty BowlL 28-31Virginia
1984Peach BowlW 27-24
1987All-American BowlW 22-16
1989Florida Citrus BowlL 21-31
1990Sugar BowlL 22-23
1991Gator BowlL 14-48
1993Carquest BowlL 13-31
1994Independence BowlW 20-10
1995Peach BowlW 34-27
1996Carquest BowlL 21-31
1998Peach BowlL 33-35
1999MicronPC BowlL 21-63
2000Oahu BowlL 14-37Stats
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.
13-4 against his rivals at Navy. Winless in 6 tries against Dan Devine.
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.
9-10 against his rivals at Virginia. Winless in 8 tries against Danny Ford.
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.
22-14 against his rivals. Just 1-4 against Johnny Majors.
Building the roster
Four numbers on how he actually stocks a roster, from signing day to draft day.
Followed him here
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Virginia1982Players who transferred from his old program to his new one through the portal in the same year he made the move. Name-matching across data sources misses some, so every count is a floor, not an exact number.
Roster ownership
Roster ownership
This coach's entire tenure (1982-2000) 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.
Where he recruits
is his biggest recruiting state: 1 of 1 signees (100%) across his 2000–2000 classes on record (his tenure ran 1982–2000), drawn from 1 state in all.
The map counts signed recruits across his tenure; the distance figures cover his current roster, transfers and walk-ons included. Two different groups, kept separate on purpose.
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. 8 went in the first round.
At least 43 — the draft class following his 1987, 1995 seasons are missing from this table entirely; and his 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | R5.10 | Billy Baber | Tight End |  Kansas City Chiefs | Estimated |
| 2000 | R1.07 | Thomas Jones | Running Back |  Arizona Cardinals | Estimated |
| 2000 | R3.32 | John St. Clair | Center |  St. Louis Rams | Estimated |
| 2000 | R6.18 | Shannon Taylor | Linebacker |  San Diego Chargers | Estimated |
| 2000 | R6.21 | Antwan Harris | Defensive Back |  New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1999 | R1.30 | Patrick Kerney | Defensive End |  Atlanta Falcons | Estimated |
| 1999 | R4.29 | Wali Rainer | Linebacker |  Cleveland Browns | Estimated |
| 1999 | R4.36 | Aaron Brooks | Quarterback |  Green Bay Packers | Estimated |
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | R7.08 | Antonio Dingle | Defensive Tackle |  Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
| 1999 | R7.10 | Anthony Poindexter | Defensive Back |  Baltimore Ravens | Estimated |
| 1999 | R7.20 | Robert Hunt | Offensive Guard |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Estimated |
| 1998 | R2.20 | Germane Crowell | Wide Receiver |  Detroit Lions | Estimated |
| 1998 | R5.18 | Doug Karczewski | Offensive Guard |  New York Jets | Estimated |
| 1997 | R1.08 | James Farrior | Linebacker |  New York Jets | Estimated |
| 1997 | R1.25 | Jon Harris | Defensive End |  Philadelphia Eagles | Estimated |
| 1997 | R2.04 | Jamie Sharper | Linebacker |  Baltimore Ravens | Estimated |
| 1997 | R2.06 | Tiki Barber | Running Back |  New York Giants | Estimated |
| 1997 | R3.06 | Ronde Barber | Defensive Back | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Estimated |
| 1997 | R5.31 | Duane Ashman | Defensive End | Detroit Lions | Estimated |
| 1995 | R3.30 | Mike Frederick | Defensive End |  Cleveland Browns | Estimated |
| 1995 | R4.09 | Tyrone Davis | Wide Receiver | New York Jets | Estimated |
| 1995 | R6.35 | Charles Way | Running Back | New York Giants | Estimated |
| 1994 | R3.06 | Keith Lyle | Defensive Back |  Los Angeles Rams | Estimated |
| 1994 | R5.30 | Jim Reid | Offensive Tackle |  Houston Oilers | Estimated |
| 1993 | R2.02 | Chris Slade | Defensive End |  New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1993 | R3.22 | Terry Kirby | Running Back |  Miami Dolphins | Estimated |
| 1993 | R4.04 | David Ware | Offensive Tackle | New York Jets | Estimated |
| 1993 | R6.07 | Greg Jeffries | Defensive Back |  Detroit Lions | Estimated |
| 1992 | R1.10 | Ray Roberts | Offensive Tackle |  Seattle Seahawks | Estimated |
| 1992 | R2.12 | Matt Blundin | Quarterback | Kansas City Chiefs | Estimated |
| 1991 | R1.10 | Herman Moore | Wide Receiver | Detroit Lions | Estimated |
| 1991 | R4.10 | Tony Covington | Defensive Back |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Estimated |
| 1990 | R6.12 | Marcus Wilson | Running Back |  Los Angeles Raiders | Estimated |
| 1989 | R1.14 | Jeff Lageman | Defensive End | New York Jets | Estimated |
| 1989 | R2.02 | John Ford | Wide Receiver | Detroit Lions | Estimated |
| 1989 | R7.19 | David Griggs | Linebacker |  New Orleans Saints | Estimated |
| 1986 | R1.06 | Jim Dombrowski | Offensive Tackle | New Orleans Saints | Estimated |
| 1986 | R3.07 | Barry Word | Running Back | New Orleans Saints | Estimated |
| 1986 | R6.18 | Jim Huddleston | Offensive Guard |  Washington Redskins | Estimated |
| 1985 | R2.12 | Lester Lyles | Defensive Back | New York Jets | Estimated |
| 1985 | R4.15 | Bob Olderman | Offensive Guard | Kansas City Chiefs | Estimated |
| 1985 | R7.25 | Ron Mattes | Offensive Tackle | Seattle Seahawks | Estimated |
| 1984 | R7.17 | Quentin Walker | Running Back |  St. Louis Cardinals | 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.
Builder meaningfully raised a program that wasn't one · Steady no large move in either direction on our stature ladder
1st-best Virginia tenure of 16 by the numbers.
Followed Dick Bestwick (1976–1981) · succeeded by Al Groh (2001–2009).
| Season | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Record | 2-9 | 6-5 | 8-2-2 | 6-5 | 3-8 | 8-4 | 7-4 | 10-3 | 8-4 | 8-3-1 | 7-4 | 7-5 | 9-3 | 9-4 | 7-5 | 7-4 | 9-3 | 7-5 | 6-6 | |
| Postseason | — | — | W bowl | — | — | W bowl | — | L bowl | L bowl | L bowl | — | L bowl | W bowl | W bowl | L bowl | — | L 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
13th-best Navy tenure of 18 by the numbers.
Followed Rick Forzano (1969–1972) · succeeded by Gary Tranquill (1982–1986).
| Season | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||||||
| Record | 4-7 | 4-7 | 7-4 | 4-7 | 5-6 | 9-3 | 7-4 | 8-4 | 7-4-1 | |
| Postseason | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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-most wins by an ACC coach
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
+30.9 pts at Virginia · #21 of 1290 · top quarter