Now
Career arc
Bowls and playoffs: 0-1
1997Alamo BowlL 20-33
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.
4-7 against his rivals. Winless in 5 tries against R.C. Slocum.
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 (1995-2000) 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 2000–2000 classes on record (his tenure ran 1995–2000), 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 (a floor — see the note below). None can be traced to who brought them in — there’s no roster record for these players here. 1 went in the first round.
At least 5 — the draft class following his 1995 season is missing from this table entirely.
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | R2.31 | Jacoby Shepherd | Defensive Back |  St. Louis Rams | Estimated |
| 2000 | R7.44 | Ethan Howell | Wide Receiver |  Washington Redskins | Estimated |
| 1998 | R1.28 | R.W. McQuarters | Defensive Back |  San Francisco 49ers | Estimated |
| 1998 | R3.26 | Kevin Williams | Defensive Back |  New York Jets | Estimated |
| 1998 | R4.02 | Alonzo Mayes | Tight End |  Chicago Bears | 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
12th-best Oklahoma State tenure of 15 by the numbers.
Followed Pat Jones (1984–1994) · succeeded by Les Miles (2001–2004).
| Season | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | |||||||
| Record | 4-8 | 5-6 | 8-4 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 3-8 | |
| Postseason | — | — | 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.
+3.2 pts at Oklahoma State · #481 of 1290 · middle half