Now
Career arc
Bowls and playoffs: 4-4
1979Peach BowlW 24-18
1980Cotton Bowl ClassicL 2-30
1983Astro-Bluebonnet BowlL 14-24
1985Liberty BowlW 21-7
1986Bluebonnet BowlW 21-9
1991Copper BowlL 0-24
1992John Hancock BowlW 20-15Stats
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.
27-15 against his rivals. Just 1-4 against Bobby Collins.
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 (1972-1992) 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. 4 went in the first round.
At least 49 — the draft class following his 1987 season is missing from this table entirely; and his 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R4.28 | ALBert Fontenot | Defensive End |  Chicago Bears | Estimated |
| 1993 | R6.14 | Melvin Bonner | Wide Receiver |  Denver Broncos | Estimated |
| 1992 | R4.20 | Frankie Smith | Defensive Back |  Atlanta Falcons | Estimated |
| 1992 | R5.20 | Santana Dotson | Defensive Tackle |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Estimated |
| 1990 | R1.12 | James Francis | Linebacker |  Cincinnati Bengals | Estimated |
| 1990 | R2.09 | Robert Blackmon | Defensive Back |  Seattle Seahawks | Estimated |
| 1989 | R4.02 | Ray Crockett | Defensive Back |  Detroit Lions | Estimated |
| 1987 | R2.11 | Ron Francis | Defensive Back |  Dallas Cowboys | Estimated |
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | R2.16 | Ray Berry | Linebacker |  Minnesota Vikings | Estimated |
| 1987 | R3.08 | Cody Carlson | Quarterback |  Houston Oilers | Estimated |
| 1987 | R4.10 | Thomas Everett | Defensive Back |  Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
| 1987 | R6.14 | John Adickes | Center |  Chicago Bears | Estimated |
| 1987 | R7.24 | Johnny Thomas | Defensive Back |  Washington Redskins | Estimated |
| 1985 | R3.08 | Ervin Randle | Linebacker | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Estimated |
| 1985 | R4.06 | Kevin Hancock | Linebacker | Detroit Lions | Estimated |
| 1984 | R2.22 | Bruce Davis | Wide Receiver |  Cleveland Browns | Estimated |
| 1984 | R3.11 | Alfred Anderson | Running Back |  Minnesota Vikings | Estimated |
| 1984 | R5.28 | Allen Rice | Running Back | Minnesota Vikings | Estimated |
| 1983 | R2.16 | Cedric Mack | Defensive Back |  St. Louis Cardinals | Estimated |
| 1983 | R2.17 | Randy Grimes | Center | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Estimated |
| 1983 | R3.20 | Charles Benson | Defensive End |  Miami Dolphins | Estimated |
| 1983 | R4.22 | Bo Scott Metcalf | Defensive Back | Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
| 1983 | R7.23 | Mark Kirchner | Offensive Guard | Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
| 1982 | R1.12 | Walter Abercrombie | Running Back | Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
| 1982 | R3.09 | Vann McElroy | Defensive Back |  Los Angeles Raiders | Estimated |
| 1982 | R4.06 | Dennis Gentry | Running Back | Chicago Bears | Estimated |
| 1981 | R2.10 | Mike Singletary | Linebacker | Chicago Bears | Estimated |
| 1981 | R6.23 | Robert Holt | Wide Receiver |  Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1981 | R7.26 | Doak Field | Linebacker |  Philadelphia Eagles | Estimated |
| 1980 | R4.03 | Bill Glass | Offensive Guard |  Cincinnati Bengals | Estimated |
| 1980 | R4.20 | Arland Thompson | Offensive Guard | Chicago Bears | Estimated |
| 1980 | R6.19 | Keith Bishop | Offensive Guard |  Denver Broncos | Estimated |
| 1980 | R6.21 | Andrew Melontree | Linebacker | Cincinnati Bengals | Estimated |
| 1980 | R7.03 | Gary Don Johnson | Defensive Tackle | Cincinnati Bengals | Estimated |
| 1980 | R7.11 | Kirk Collins | Defensive Back |  Los Angeles Rams | Estimated |
| 1979 | R1.28 | Greg Hawthorne | Running Back | Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
| 1979 | R3.09 | Ronnie Lee | Tight End |  Miami Dolphins | Estimated |
| 1979 | R4.25 | Steve Howell | Running Back | Miami Dolphins | Estimated |
| 1979 | R7.23 | Luke Prestridge | Punter | Denver Broncos | Estimated |
| 1977 | R1.10 | Gary Green | Defensive Back |  Kansas City Chiefs | Estimated |
| 1977 | R5.17 | Gary Gregory | Offensive Tackle |  New York Jets | Estimated |
| 1977 | R7.03 | Mike Nelms | Defensive Back | Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1977 | R7.09 | Rell Tipton | Offensive Guard |  Green Bay Packers | Estimated |
| 1977 | R7.12 | Tim Black | Linebacker | Detroit Lions | Estimated |
| 1976 | R5.24 | Mike Hughes | Offensive Guard |  Washington Redskins | Estimated |
| 1976 | R6.08 | Leslie Benson | Defensive End | Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1975 | R7.12 | Derrel Luce | Linebacker |  Baltimore Colts | Estimated |
| 1975 | R7.21 | Steve Beaird | Running Back | St. Louis Cardinals | Estimated |
| 1975 | R7.23 | Phillip Kent | Running Back | Miami Dolphins | 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
6th-best Baylor tenure of 16 by the numbers.
Followed Bill Beall (1969–1971) · succeeded by Chuck Reedy (1993–1996).
| Season | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record | 5-6 | 2-9 | 8-4 | 3-6-2 | 7-3-1 | 5-6 | 3-8 | 8-4 | 10-2 | 5-6 | 4-6-1 | 7-4-1 | 5-6 | 9-3 | 9-3 | 6-5 | 6-5 | 5-6 | 6-4-1 | 8-4 | 7-5 | |
| Postseason | — | — | L bowl | — | — | — | — | W bowl | L bowl | — | — | L bowl | — | W bowl | W bowl | — | — | — | — | L bowl | W bowl | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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.
1st all-time at Baylor
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
+24.6 pts at Baylor · #43 of 1290 · top quarter