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Steve Logan

Followed Bill Lewis. Steve Logan moved East Carolina from Regional Program I to National Program III in 11 seasons.

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1992–2002 · 1 stint
East Carolina
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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.

Stature score reached, by season of his head-coaching careerEAST CAROLINANational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelEast Carolina, 1992: 5-6, Regional Program I1992East Carolina, 1993: 2-9, Regional Program II1993East Carolina, 1994: 7-5, Regional Program I1994East Carolina, 1995: 9-3, Regional Program I1995East Carolina, 1996: 8-3, National Program III1996East Carolina, 1997: 5-6, National Program III1997East Carolina, 1998: 6-5, Regional Program I1998East Carolina, 1999: 9-3, Regional Program I1999East Carolina, 2000: 8-4, National Program III2000East Carolina, 2001: 6-6, National Program III2001East Carolina, 2002: 4-8, National Program III2002+1.7One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached National Program in his 5th career season — faster than 14% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #547 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

East Carolina, 11 seasons
+1.7
Regional Program I → National Program III.

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.

2–1 against his rivals. Just 1–5 against Frank Beamer.

Rivalry record
2–1
66.7% · 1 rival
One-score games
25–21
54.3% · margin ≤8
vs. Blue Blood or better
2–1
66.7%
Rivalry ledger
NC State2–167%
The toughest matchup
vs. Frank Beamer1–5
6 meetings, 1992–2000
’92 W’93 L’94 L’96 L’98 L’00 L
17% win rate across a real, 6-meeting series — short of the bar this site uses before badging a series “Nemesis.” Shown here as the toughest matchup on record, not an algorithmic crown.
Performance by opponent class
Blue Blood
2–1 66.7%
Power Program
3–11 21.4%
National Program
16–25 39.0%
Regional Program
42–21 66.7%

Coaching career

1992–2002
East Carolinacaretaker
Regional Program I → National Program III
Steve Logan moved East Carolina from Regional Program I to National Program III in 11 seasons.

4th-best East Carolina tenure of 15 by the numbers.

Followed Bill Lewis (1989–1991) · succeeded by John Thompson (2003–2004).

11 NFL Draft picks: Robert Jones (1992), Jeff Blake (1992), Tom Scott (1993), Bernard Carter (1994), Carlester Crumpler (1994), Lamont Burns (1997), Larry Shannon (1998), Roderick Coleman (1999) + 3 more

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