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Career arc
Bowls and playoffs: 0-1
1996Liberty BowlL 17-30
Stats
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.
2-2 against his rivals. Winless in 3 tries against John Mackovic.
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 (1993-1999) 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. 2 went in the first round.
At least 11 — the draft class following his 1995 season is missing from this table entirely.
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | R7.07 | Mike Green | Running Back |  Tennessee Titans | Estimated |
| 1998 | R4.23 | Leonta Rheams | Defensive Tackle |  New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1998 | R7.24 | Ben Fricke | Center |  New York Giants | Estimated |
| 1997 | R1.23 | Antowain Smith | Running Back |  Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1997 | R4.21 | Delmonico Montgomery | Defensive Back |  Indianapolis Colts | Estimated |
| 1997 | R6.22 | Marcus Spriggs | Offensive Tackle | Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1997 | R6.28 | Chuck Clements | Quarterback |  New York Jets | Estimated |
| 1995 | R1.25 | Billy Milner | Offensive Tackle |  Miami Dolphins | Estimated |
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | R2.22 | Allen Aldridge | Linebacker |  Denver Broncos | Estimated |
| 1994 | R3.08 | Lamar Smith | Running Back |  Seattle Seahawks | Estimated |
| 1994 | R6.13 | Ryan McCoy | Linebacker |  Philadelphia Eagles | 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.
Decliner the program's standing fell materially during the tenure
7th-best Houston tenure of 16 by the numbers.
Followed John Jenkins (1990–1992) · succeeded by Dana Dimel (2000–2002).
| Season | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||||
| Record | 1-9-1 | 1-10 | 2-9 | 7-5 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 7-4 | |
| Postseason | — | — | — | L bowl | — | — | — | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||||
| Offense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Defense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | ||||||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
-17.9 pts at Houston · #1287 of 1290 · bottom quarter