Joe Lee Dunn
Now
Career arc
Stats
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.
4-0 against his rivals at New Mexico. Winless in 4 tries against Dick Tomey.
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.
1-2 against his rivals at Ole Miss.
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.
5-2 against his rivals. Winless in 4 tries against Dick Tomey.
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 (1994-1994) 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. None can be traced to who brought them in — there’s no roster record for these players here.
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | R4.19 | Jeff Miller | Offensive Tackle |  Green Bay Packers | Estimated |
| 1995 | R4.31 | Alundis Brice | Defensive Back |  Dallas Cowboys | Estimated |
| 1995 | R5.11 | Roell Preston | Wide Receiver |  Atlanta Falcons | Estimated |
| 1995 | R5.24 | Norman Hand | Defensive Tackle |  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.
Steady no large move in either direction on our stature ladder
Followed Billy Brewer (1983–1993) · succeeded by Tommy Tuberville (1995–1998).
4th-best New Mexico tenure of 22 by the numbers.
Followed Joe Morrison (1980–1982) · succeeded by Mike Sheppard (1987–1991).
2 NFL Draft picks: Jimmie Carter (1984), Derwin Williams (1984)
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
-6.1 pts at New Mexico · #1066 of 1290 · bottom quarter