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Career arc
Bowls and playoffs: 5-11
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1971Rose BowlL 12-13
1975Orange BowlL 6-14
1976Rose BowlL 6-14
1977Rose BowlL 20-271978Rose BowlL 10-17
1979Gator BowlL 15-17
1980Rose BowlW 23-6
1981Astro-Bluebonnet BowlW 33-14
1982Rose BowlL 14-24
1983Sugar BowlL 7-9
1984Holiday BowlL 17-24
1985Fiesta BowlW 27-231986Rose BowlL 15-22
1987Hall of Fame BowlW 28-24
1988Rose BowlW 22-14
1989Rose BowlL 10-17Stats
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.
7-5 against his rivals at Miami (OH). Nobody he faced three or more times there has a winning record against him.
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.
32-19 against his rivals at Michigan. Just 1-3 against Dan Devine.
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.
39-24 against his rivals. Just 1-3 against Dan Devine.
Building the roster
Three numbers on how he actually stocks a roster, from signing day to draft day.
Followed him here
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Michigan1969Players who transferred from his old program to his new one through the portal in the same year he made the move. Name-matching across data sources misses some, so every count is a floor, not an exact number.
Roster ownership
Roster ownership
This coach's entire tenure (1969-1989) 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. 13 went in the first round.
At least 80 — the draft class following his 1987 season is missing from this table entirely; and his 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | R2.20 | Leroy Hoard | Running Back |  Cleveland Browns | Estimated |
| 1990 | R3.27 | Greg McMurtry | Wide Receiver | New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1990 | R4.16 | Chris Calloway | Wide Receiver |  Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
| 1990 | R6.26 | Derrick Walker | Tight End |  San Diego Chargers | Estimated |
| 1989 | R4.25 | John Kolesar | Wide Receiver |  Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1989 | R5.06 | David Arnold | Defensive Back | Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
| 1989 | R6.22 | Mark Messner | Linebacker |  Los Angeles Rams | Estimated |
| 1987 | R1.26 | Jim Harbaugh | Quarterback |  Chicago Bears | Estimated |
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | R3.23 | Bob Perryman | Running Back |  New England Patriots | Estimated |
| 1987 | R4.08 | Garland Rivers | Defensive Back |  Detroit Lions | Estimated |
| 1987 | R5.22 | Paul Jokisch | Wide Receiver |  San Francisco 49ers | Estimated |
| 1986 | R3.10 | Mike Hammerstein | Defensive Tackle |  Cincinnati Bengals | Estimated |
| 1986 | R3.25 | Brad Cochran | Defensive Back |  Los Angeles Raiders | Estimated |
| 1986 | R4.09 | Eric Kattus | Tight End | Cincinnati Bengals | Estimated |
| 1985 | R1.17 | Kevin Brooks | Defensive End |  Dallas Cowboys | Estimated |
| 1984 | R3.15 | Stefan Humphries | Offensive Guard | Chicago Bears | Estimated |
| 1984 | R4.04 | Evan Cooper | Defensive Back |  Philadelphia Eagles | Estimated |
| 1983 | R2.12 | Rich Strenger | Offensive Tackle | Detroit Lions | Estimated |
| 1983 | R2.14 | Keith Bostic | Defensive Back |  Houston Oilers | Estimated |
| 1982 | R1.18 | Butch Woolfolk | Running Back |  New York Giants | Estimated |
| 1982 | R2.02 | Bubba Paris | Offensive Tackle | San Francisco 49ers | Estimated |
| 1982 | R3.17 | Stanley Edwards | Running Back | Houston Oilers | Estimated |
| 1982 | R4.08 | Ed Muransky | Offensive Tackle | Los Angeles Raiders | Estimated |
| 1982 | R4.18 | Brian Carpenter | Defensive Back | Dallas Cowboys | Estimated |
| 1982 | R6.07 | Kurt Becker | Offensive Guard | Chicago Bears | Estimated |
| 1982 | R7.27 | Ben Needham | Linebacker | Cincinnati Bengals | Estimated |
| 1981 | R1.09 | Mel Owens | Linebacker |  Los Angeles Rams | Estimated |
| 1981 | R4.21 | George Lilja | Center | Los Angeles Rams | Estimated |
| 1980 | R1.06 | Curtis Greer | Defensive End |  St. Louis Cardinals | Estimated |
| 1980 | R2.05 | Doug Marsh | Tight End | St. Louis Cardinals | Estimated |
| 1980 | R2.19 | Ralph Clayton | Wide Receiver |  New York Jets | Estimated |
| 1980 | R4.13 | Mike Jolly | Defensive Back |  New Orleans Saints | Estimated |
| 1980 | R5.21 | Mike Harden | Defensive Back |  Denver Broncos | Estimated |
| 1980 | R7.02 | Ron Simpkins | Linebacker |  Cincinnati Bengals | Estimated |
| 1979 | R1.24 | Jon Giesler | Offensive Tackle |  Miami Dolphins | Estimated |
| 1979 | R4.04 | Russell Davis | Running Back | Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
| 1979 | R5.01 | Tom Seabron | Linebacker | San Francisco 49ers | Estimated |
| 1979 | R5.10 | Harlan Huckleby | Running Back | New Orleans Saints | Estimated |
| 1979 | R5.19 | Jerry Meter | Linebacker |  Minnesota Vikings | Estimated |
| 1979 | R5.22 | Rick Leach | Quarterback | Denver Broncos | Estimated |
| 1979 | R6.12 | Bill Dufek | Offensive Guard | New York Jets | Estimated |
| 1978 | R1.13 | Mike Kenn | Offensive Tackle |  Atlanta Falcons | Estimated |
| 1978 | R1.26 | John Anderson | Linebacker |  Green Bay Packers | Estimated |
| 1978 | R2.19 | Walt Downing | Offensive Guard | San Francisco 49ers | Estimated |
| 1978 | R6.12 | Dwight Hicks | Defensive Back | Detroit Lions | Estimated |
| 1977 | R2.17 | Rob Lytle | Running Back | Denver Broncos | Estimated |
| 1977 | R3.19 | Jim Smith | Wide Receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
| 1977 | R6.24 | Calvin O'Neal | Linebacker |  Baltimore Colts | Estimated |
| 1976 | R4.12 | Gordon Bell | Running Back | New York Giants | Estimated |
| 1976 | R4.17 | Dan Jilek | Linebacker | Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1976 | R5.02 | Don Dufek | Defensive Back |  Seattle Seahawks | Estimated |
| 1976 | R5.05 | Steve King | Offensive Tackle |  New York Jets | Estimated |
| 1975 | R1.26 | Dave Brown | Defensive Back | Pittsburgh Steelers | Estimated |
| 1975 | R6.14 | Dennis Franklin | Wide Receiver | Detroit Lions | Estimated |
| 1975 | R7.10 | Gil Chapman | Running Back | Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1975 | R7.19 | Harry Banks | Defensive Back | Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1974 | R1.20 | Dave Gallagher | Defensive End | Chicago Bears | Estimated |
| 1974 | R2.10 | Paul Seal | Tight End | New Orleans Saints | Estimated |
| 1974 | R2.11 | Ed Shuttlesworth | Running Back | Baltimore Colts | Estimated |
| 1974 | R4.05 | Clint Haslerig | Wide Receiver | San Francisco 49ers | Estimated |
| 1974 | R7.17 | James Coode | Offensive Tackle | Atlanta Falcons | Estimated |
| 1973 | R1.07 | Paul Seymour | Tight End |  Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1973 | R3.03 | Randy Logan | Defensive Back | Philadelphia Eagles | Estimated |
| 1973 | R4.26 | Bo Rather | Wide Receiver | Miami Dolphins | Estimated |
| 1973 | R5.16 | Fred Grambau | Defensive End |  Kansas City Chiefs | Estimated |
| 1972 | R1.18 | Thom Darden | Defensive Back |  Cleveland Browns | Estimated |
| 1972 | R1.20 | Mike Taylor | Linebacker | New York Jets | Estimated |
| 1972 | R2.01 | Reggie McKenzie | Offensive Guard | Buffalo Bills | Estimated |
| 1972 | R2.21 | Glenn Doughty | Wide Receiver | Baltimore Colts | Estimated |
| 1972 | R3.05 | Tom Beckman | Defensive End | St. Louis Cardinals | Estimated |
| 1972 | R3.12 | Mike Keller | Linebacker | Dallas Cowboys | Estimated |
| 1972 | R5.05 | Bill Taylor | Running Back | Atlanta Falcons | Estimated |
| 1971 | R2.17 | Dan Dierdorf | Offensive Tackle | St. Louis Cardinals | Estimated |
| 1971 | R3.14 | Paul Staroba | Wide Receiver | Cleveland Browns | Estimated |
| 1971 | R5.21 | Pete Newell | Offensive Guard | Detroit Lions | Estimated |
| 1971 | R5.23 | Marty Huff | Linebacker | San Francisco 49ers | Estimated |
| 1971 | R6.02 | Don Moorhead | Running Back | New Orleans Saints | Estimated |
| 1970 | R2.03 | Jim Mandich | Tight End |  Miami Dolphins | Estimated |
| 1970 | R5.16 | Cecil Pryor | Defensive End | Green Bay Packers | Estimated |
| 1970 | R5.23 | Barry Pierson | Defensive Back | St. Louis Cardinals | 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.
Builder meaningfully raised a program that wasn't one · Steady no large move in either direction on our stature ladder
7th-best Michigan tenure of 13 by the numbers.
Followed Bump Elliott (1959–1968) · succeeded by Gary Moeller (1990–1994).
| Season | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | Trend |
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| Record & result | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record | 8-3 | 9-1 | 11-1 | 10-1 | 10-0-1 | 10-1 | 8-2-2 | 10-2 | 10-2 | 10-2 | 8-4 | 10-2 | 9-3 | 8-4 | 9-3 | 6-6 | 10-1-1 | 11-2 | 8-4 | 9-2-1 | 10-2 | |
| Postseason | — | — | L bowl | — | — | — | L bowl | L bowl | L bowl | L bowl | L bowl | W bowl | W bowl | L bowl | L bowl | L bowl | W bowl | L bowl | W bowl | W bowl | L bowl | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
3rd-best Miami (OH) tenure of 14 by the numbers.
Followed John Pont (1962) · succeeded by Bill Mallory (1969–1973).
3 NFL Draft picks: Ed Philpott (1967), Bruce Matte (1967), Bob Babich (1969)
All-time wins
Wins at programs this site tracks, 1936–present — one consistent count for every coach, not each program’s own historically reported total.
10th all-time in FBS wins
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
+20.4 pts at Michigan · #64 of 1290 · top quarter