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Career arc
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.
1-3 against his rivals. Just 1-3 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 (1988-1991) 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. 1 went in the first round.
At least 7 — his 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 seasons predate the modern 7-round draft, so this table’s pre-1994 pick counts are a floor, not a full count, for those seasons.
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | R2.09 | Darren Woodson | Defensive Back | Dallas Cowboys | Estimated |
| 1992 | R2.13 | Phillippi Sparks | Defensive Back | New York Giants | Estimated |
| 1992 | R2.19 | Shane Collins | Defensive End | Washington Redskins | Estimated |
| 1991 | R1.14 | Leonard Russell | Running Back | New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1991 | R5.16 | Floyd Fields | Defensive Back | San Diego Chargers | Estimated |
| 1991 | R7.23 | Paul Justin | Quarterback | Chicago Bears | Estimated |
| 1990 | R5.13 | Lynn James | Wide Receiver | Cincinnati Bengals | 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.
Inheritor inherited a power and neither built it higher nor let it collapse
5th-best Arizona State tenure of 19 by the numbers.
Followed John Cooper (1985–1987) · succeeded by Bruce Snyder (1992–2000).
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
-11.2 pts at Arizona State · #1239 of 1290 · bottom quarter
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
Washington Redskins
San Diego Chargers
Chicago Bears
Cincinnati Bengals