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Jerry Moore

Followed Rex Dockery. Jerry Moore held Texas Tech at National Program II for 5 seasons.

The ascent
27–48
1979–1985 · 2 stints
North TexasTexas Tech
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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 careerNORTH TEXASTEXAS TECHNational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelNorth Texas, 1979: 5-6, Regional Program I1979North Texas, 1980: 6-5, Regional Program I1980-1.7Texas Tech, 1981: 1-9, National Program II1981Texas Tech, 1982: 4-7, National Program III1982Texas Tech, 1983: 3-7, Regional Program I1983Texas Tech, 1984: 4-7, Regional Program I1984Texas Tech, 1985: 4-7, Regional Program I1985-9.6One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached National Program in his 3rd career season — faster than 25% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #454 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

North Texas, 2 seasons
−1.7
Regional Program I → Regional Program I.
Texas Tech, 5 seasons
−9.6
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.

1–9 against his rivals. Just 1–4 against Grant Teaff.

Rivalry record
1–9
10.0% · 2 rivals
One-score games
10–18–2
33.3% · margin ≤8
Rivalry ledger
Baylor1–420%
Texas0–50%
The toughest matchupNemesis
vs. Grant Teaff1–4
5 meetings, 1981–1985
’81 L’82 L’83 W’84 L’85 L
Performance by opponent class
Power Program
0–24 0.0%
National Program
7–16 30.4%
Regional Program
15–8 65.2%

Coaching career

1981–1985
Texas Techcaretaker
National Program II → National Program II
Jerry Moore held Texas Tech at National Program II for 5 seasons.

14th-best Texas Tech tenure of 15 by the numbers.

Followed Rex Dockery (1978–1980) · succeeded by Spike Dykes (1986–1999).

7 NFL Draft picks: Ted Watts (1981), Gabriel Rivera (1983), Stan David (1984), Dwayne Jiles (1985), Joe Walter (1985), Tim Crawford (1986), Carl Carter (1986)

16–37
1979–1980
North Texascaretaker
National Program III → Regional Program I
Jerry Moore slid North Texas from National Program III to Regional Program I in 2 seasons.

4th-best North Texas tenure of 16 by the numbers.

Followed Hayden Fry (1973–1978) · succeeded by Bob Tyler (1981–1981).

2 NFL Draft picks: Reginald Lewis (1979), Ron Battle (1981)

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