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Herb Deromedi

Followed Roy Kramer. Herb Deromedi held Central Michigan at National Program II for 16 seasons.

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1978–1993 · 1 stint
Central Michigan
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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 careerCENTRAL MICHIGANNational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelCentral Michigan, 1978: 9-2, National Program II1978Central Michigan, 1979: 10-0, National Program IICentral Michigan, 1980: 9-2, National Program ICentral Michigan, 1981: 7-4, National Program ICentral Michigan, 1982: 6-4, National Program IICentral Michigan, 1983: 8-3, National Program IICentral Michigan, 1984: 8-2, National Program IICentral Michigan, 1985: 7-3, National Program IICentral Michigan, 1986: 5-5, National Program IIICentral Michigan, 1987: 5-5, National Program IIICentral Michigan, 1988: 7-4, Regional Program ICentral Michigan, 1989: 5-5, Regional Program ICentral Michigan, 1990: 8-3, Regional Program ICentral Michigan, 1991: 6-1, Regional Program ICentral Michigan, 1992: 5-6, Regional Program ICentral Michigan, 1993: 5-6, Regional Program I1993+2.0One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached National Program in his 1st career season — faster than 41% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #1 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

Central Michigan, 16 seasons
+2.0
National Program II → Regional Program I.

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.

23–4 against his rivals. Just 2–5 against Dan Simrell.

Rivalry record
23–4–3
76.7% · 2 rivals
One-score games
31–30–10
43.7% · margin ≤8
Rivalry ledger
Western Michigan13–2–181%
Eastern Michigan10–2–271%
The toughest matchup
vs. Dan Simrell2–5–1
8 meetings, 1982–1989
’82 W’83 W’84 L’85 L’86 L’87 T’88 L’89 L
25% win rate across a real, 8-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
Power Program
2–1 66.7%
National Program
12–10 54.5%
Regional Program
83–41 66.9%

Coaching career

1978–1993
Central Michigancaretaker
National Program II → National Program II
Herb Deromedi held Central Michigan at National Program II for 16 seasons.

1st-best Central Michigan tenure of 10 by the numbers.

Followed Roy Kramer (1975–1977) · succeeded by Dick Flynn (1994–1999).

3 NFL Draft picks: Gary Hogeboom (1980), Jim Bowman (1985), Brian Williams (1987)

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