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Career arc
Stats
Big games
Pick a job to see its years on their own.
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.
3-1 against his rivals at Missouri. Winless in 4 tries against Barry Switzer.
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 at Vanderbilt. Winless in 5 tries against Phillip Fulmer.
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.
3-6 against his rivals. Winless in 5 tries against Phillip Fulmer.
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 2 signees (50%) across his 2000–2001 classes on record (his tenure ran 1997–2001), drawn from 2 states in all. Next: MS (1).
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.
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | R2.16 | Jamie Winborn | Linebacker |  San Francisco 49ers | Estimated |
| 2001 | R4.07 | Matt Stewart | Linebacker |  Atlanta Falcons | Estimated |
| 2001 | R5.29 | John Markham | Place Kicker |  New York Giants | Estimated |
| 2001 | R6.33 | Jimmy Williams | Defensive Back |  Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1999 | R2.16 | Fred Vinson | Defensive Back |  Green Bay Packers | Estimated |
| 1998 | R2.03 | Corey Chavous | Defensive Back |  Arizona Cardinals | Estimated |
| 1998 | R3.23 | Jamie Duncan | Linebacker |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Estimated |
| 1998 | R5.12 | Antony Jordan | Linebacker |  Indianapolis Colts | 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
16th-best Vanderbilt tenure of 20 by the numbers.
Followed Ron Dowhower (1995–1996) · succeeded by Bobby Johnson (2002–2009).
9th-best Missouri tenure of 12 by the numbers.
Followed Warren Powers (1978–1984) · succeeded by Bob Stull (1989–1993).
1 NFL Draft pick: John Clay (1987)
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
+3.8 pts at Vanderbilt · #446 of 1290 · middle half