Now
Career arc
Bowls and playoffs: 2-2
1989Peach BowlL 18-19
1991Independence BowlW 24-15
1992Florida Citrus BowlW 21-14
1995Peach BowlL 27-34
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.
11-14 against his rivals. Winless in 6 tries against Steve Spurrier.
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 (1989-1995) 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. 4 went in the first round.
At least 14 — the draft class following his 1995 season is missing from this table entirely; and his 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | R3.20 | Eric Zeier | Quarterback |  Cleveland Browns | Estimated |
| 1995 | R6.25 | Terrell Davis | Running Back |  Denver Broncos | Estimated |
| 1995 | R7.26 | Carlos Yancy | Defensive Back |  New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1994 | R1.14 | Bernard Williams | Offensive Tackle |  Philadelphia Eagles | Estimated |
| 1994 | R4.15 | Mitch Davis | Linebacker |  Atlanta Falcons | Estimated |
| 1994 | R7.10 | Frank Harvey | Running Back |  Arizona Cardinals | Estimated |
| 1993 | R1.03 | Garrison Hearst | Running Back | Phoenix Cardinals | Estimated |
| 1993 | R3.20 | Andre Hastings | Wide Receiver |  Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R7.03 | Alec Millen | Offensive Tackle |  New York Jets | Estimated |
| 1993 | R7.09 | Todd Peterson | Place Kicker |  New York Giants | Estimated |
| 1991 | R3.08 | Mo Lewis | Linebacker | New York Jets | Estimated |
| 1991 | R4.15 | John Kasay | Place Kicker |  Seattle Seahawks | Estimated |
| 1990 | R1.22 | Ben Smith | Defensive Back | Philadelphia Eagles | Estimated |
| 1990 | R1.24 | Rodney Hampton | Running Back | New York Giants | 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 Georgia tenure of 9 by the numbers.
Followed Vince Dooley (1964–1988) · succeeded by Jim Donnan (1996–2000).
| Season | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||||
| Record | 6-6 | 4-7 | 9-3 | 10-2 | 5-6 | 6-4-1 | 6-6 | |
| Postseason | L bowl | — | W bowl | W bowl | — | — | 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.
-6.1 pts at Georgia · #1066 of 1290 · bottom quarter