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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.
0-5 against his rivals. Just 1-4 against Mike Price.
Building the roster
Three numbers on how he actually stocks a roster, from signing day to draft day.
Roster ownership
Roster ownership
This coach's entire tenure (1997-2001) 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.
Where he recruits
is his biggest recruiting state: 1 of 1 signees (100%) across his 2001–2001 classes on record (his tenure ran 1997–2001), drawn from 1 state in all.
The map counts signed recruits across his tenure; the distance figures cover his current roster, transfers and walk-ons included. Two different groups, kept separate on purpose.
The NFL pipeline
The NFL pipeline
players drafted into the NFL off his teams here. None can be traced to who brought them in — there’s no roster record for these players here. 2 went in the first round.
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | R2.21 | Langston Walker | Offensive Tackle | Oakland Raiders | Estimated |
| 2002 | R5.08 | Scott Fujita | Linebacker | Kansas City Chiefs | Estimated |
| 2001 | R1.07 | Andre Carter | Defensive End | San Francisco 49ers | Estimated |
| 2001 | R4.25 | Nick Harris | Punter | Denver Broncos | Estimated |
| 2000 | R1.15 | Deltha O'Neal | Defensive Back | Denver Broncos | Estimated |
| 2000 | R6.26 | John Romero | Center | Philadelphia Eagles | Estimated |
| 2000 | R7.09 | Sekou Sanyika | Linebacker | Arizona Cardinals | Estimated |
| 2000 | R7.11 | Jeremiah Parker | Defensive End | New York Giants | Estimated |
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | R3.15 | Marquis Smith | Defensive Back | Cleveland Browns | Estimated |
| 1999 | R4.02 | John WeLBourn | Offensive Tackle | Philadelphia Eagles | Estimated |
| 1999 | R4.07 | Dameane Douglas | Wide Receiver | Oakland Raiders | Estimated |
| 1999 | R5.17 | John McLaughlin | Defensive End | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Estimated |
| 1998 | R2.28 | Jeremy Newberry | Center | San Francisco 49ers | Estimated |
| 1998 | R4.20 | Brandon Whiting | Defensive Tackle | Philadelphia Eagles | Estimated |
| 1998 | R6.16 | Bobby Shaw | Wide Receiver | Seattle Seahawks | Estimated |
| 1998 | R7.34 | Tarik Smith | Running Back | Dallas Cowboys | 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.
Steady no large move in either direction on our stature ladder
9th-best California tenure of 19 by the numbers.
Followed Steve Mariucci (1996) · succeeded by Jeff Tedford (2002–2012).
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
-3.7 pts at California · #930 of 1290 · middle half
Oakland Raiders
Kansas City Chiefs
San Francisco 49ers
Denver Broncos
Philadelphia Eagles
Arizona Cardinals
New York Giants
Cleveland Browns
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Seattle Seahawks
Dallas Cowboys