June Jones
Followed Phil Bennett. June Jones moved SMU from Regional Program V to Regional Program II in 7 seasons.
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.
Reached National Program in his 8th career season — faster than 7% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #617 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).
Style position and drift
Where each stint’s offense sat between run-first and pass-first, and how far it moved from one season to the next. The band is that stint’s real season-to-season range, not a fixed-width box.
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.
6–10 against his rivals. Winless in 5 tries against Dan Hawkins.
Coaching career
14th-best SMU tenure of 18 by the numbers.
Followed Phil Bennett (2002–2007) · succeeded by Chad Morris (2015–2017).
| Season | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||||
| Record | 1–11 | 8–5 | 7–7 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 0–2 | |
| Postseason | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Recruiting rank | — | — | — | — | — | — | #80 | |
| Style — pass rate | ||||||||
| Pass rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54.3 | |
| Coordinators | ||||||||
| OC | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dan Morrison / Jason Phillips | |
| DC | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tom Mason | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||||
| Offense | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Defense | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script (2021+ only) | ||||||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55.7 | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46.4 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37.5 | |
10 NFL Draft picks: Thomas Morstead (2009), Emmanuel Sanders (2010), Aldrick Robinson (2011), Josh LeRibeus (2012), Taylor Thompson (2012), Richard Crawford (2012), Kelvin Beachum (2012), Margus Hunt (2013) + 2 more
1st-best Hawai'i tenure of 12 by the numbers.
Followed Fred Vonappen (1996–1998) · succeeded by Greg McMackin (2008–2011).
17 NFL Draft picks: Adrian Klemm (2000), Jeff Ulbrich (2000), Kaulana Noa (2000), Kynan Forney (2001), Ashley Lelie (2002), Pisa Tinoisamoa (2003), Vince Manuwai (2003), Wayne Hunter (2003) + 9 more